It’s all-too-common to get into a work rut. You show up and diligently do your job every day. You chat with the same colleagues, grumble at the same challenges, and smile at the same silly inside jokes. And while you truly care and genuinely try to do your best, sometimes you’re at a loss for […]

I recently stumbled upon a video of Jim Carrey giving a commencement address at the Maharishi University of Management. All students, including Carrey, at the school practice Transcendental Meditation. You can watch the B-Roll here or the full speech here.  There were many gold nuggets in his address, however for this post about self-sabotaging your learning efforts, one stood […]

Learning and development is in the middle of an exciting transformation. New technology, the changing nature of work, and an influx of millennials into the workplace mean companies have to move away from a training culture — in which companies serve specific training to employees — to a culture of continuous learning. The need to do […]

As I discussed in Part 1 of this blog series,  I presented a webinar with Litmos recently that outlined my top ten tips to guarantee a successful eLearning program launch. You can see the full webinar by clicking here, but if you don't want to spend the time on the full presentation, I've broken some of […]

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Litmos - my top ten tips to guarantee a successful eLearning program launch. If you’re keen to see the full webinar, please click here. Following some great discussion and plenty of questions from attendees, I wanted to share an overview of those tips […]

Because the corporate learning market is evolving at such a rapid pace, learning teams are looking to go beyond traditional models of eLearning and classroom training. They increasingly want to offer learners a wider range of digital learning opportunities and better learning experiences. But what are those options? Are they expensive? Are they difficult to […]

Implementing an online learning solution within an organisation can sometimes be a challenging project. You only get one chance, so make it count! In this article I’ll reveal some useful techniques to ensure that your launch is as successful as possible. Too much content I have spoken before about the amount of content required on an LMS […]

Guest blog post by Megan Pacella. Megan is a contributor for TechnologyAdvice.com, with specializations in HR, employee training, B2B marketing, and sales. She has also written for USA Today, Bearings Guide, 10Best Nashville, and other publications.   Learning management systems are a great way to conduct corporate training and help your staff improve their skills. […]

There’s a role for eLearning courses. Not as often as they’re used, perhaps, but the ability to get on top of a particular skill at one’s own pace on one’s own time is clearly a valuable opportunity. Thus, we then need to ask the classic question: build or buy? However, one question to be addressed before that […]

Alongside gamification, mLearning and xAPI, ‘micro-learning’ has become one of the buzzwords within the e-learning industry over the past few years. In this article, we'll explain the optimal way to deliver additional resources with your next micro-learning course. Benefits of Micro-learning As many of you know from my previous articles both on this website, the […]