Isn’t it funny how the universe sometimes seems to align? Today I read an article because the title made me laugh and caught my interest. Well, the planets must be aligning. It turns out that the article fits in very nicely...
Sometimes it feels that I am working in a vacuum. I spend hours and hours clicking away on the keyboard. I can go an entire day at work without talking to a single person. However, it is important to...
editor, graphic designer, illustrator, instructional design, project team, SME, subject matter expert, technical writing, tips
Instructional design guru, Thiagi, presented at the Association for Training and Development (ATD) of Great Cleveland last night. If you haven’t heard of Thiagi, be sure to check out his website (www.thiagi.com) for more information and over 400 templates...
Every project is unique. It has its own set of challenges and requirements. To become a pro at estimating your documentation and training projects, you need to know how to account for these unique challenges. First, make sure you...
blended learning, classroom training, documentation, elearning, estimating, formulas, instructional design, job aid, storyboard
A big part of estimating the cost to develop an eLearning course is to correctly determine the level of learning. If you read the first post in this series, Estimating Formulas for Documentation and Training, you know that I...
Here is a mid-week interlude in the Estimating Formulas for Documentation and Training Projects blog posts. This post was not originally planned, but an article from Bottom Line Performance entitled How to Create Award-Winning Training Solutions caught my eye. It identifies...
classroom training, consulting, elearning, estimating, instructional design, projects, training, value
I am a big fan of Coursera, an online education platform. I’ve taken several courses through the site and each one has been excellent. The instructors are respected in their field and they are from reputable colleges across the country....