This post is about preparing for the world of live online streaming video. You're probably more familiar with the term webinar. But the reality is that innovations in technology have made streaming live video content feasible for any online application. Most of the online streaming video apps are best used via mobile device. However more […]

Are you still wondering if you should try out Meerkat? Oops! Too late! It's still around... but probably not for long. Innovations in Video Production Happening Fast This happen fast in the land of tech. But over the last year or 2 it seems that technologies supporting video are moving faster and faster. As an avid […]

This is the last post in my Christmas gift series. Today's list is my favorite. It's time to list some of the fun software apps that make our jobs excellent! But first, let's recap the first 3 posts: Part 1 - Books - Most of the books in this list were not training books. And I'd […]

Welcome to part 3 of the Christmas Wish List Series. Today's list is all about audio/video recording gear. WAIT! Before you click away click away thinking you've "got people who do that", hear me out. Even if you are manager, or director, or training/eLearning, there are a few things you should know. We are in […]

Video, Video Everywhere Video is popping up everywhere. Everyone that carries a smartphone carries a good quality video camera. And like all technologies video cameras keep getting smaller and cheaper. And with increasing bandwidth and more powerful cloud technologies, the uses become endless. We are only seeing the beginning of the age of video. Size […]

Introduction Today's guest post is written by Tom Spiglanin. He was one of the first in my network to identify, and embrace, the trend of micro videos for learning...or microlearning. He's a regular speaker and advocate for the production of shorter learning content. I'm very pleased he agreed to share his tips on producing microlearning. […]

Technology is shifting again. It all started with a live-casting app called Meerkat at this year's SXSW event. It was quickly followed by Twitter's entry called Periscope. Google couldn't be left out so they launched YouNOW. And most recently Facebook entered the race with Mention. Unfortunately, Facebook made their early launch only available to celebrities. So, […]

I guess technology is moving more quickly than I thought.  So quickly, in fact, that vertical video has already jumped the shark. Okay, maybe not yet. But it's further along in the main stream than I thought. Vertical video is already being embraced by mobile journalists. News departments and digital content producers have even defined […]

This week seems to be full of reflective learning for me. After Tuesday's reflections of Apple, The Cloud, and Litmos, I find myself looking back 25 years. In 1990 I was preparing to graduate from the University of Arizona with a degree in Media Arts. I loved the creativity of media production even back then […]

Blended Learning Webinar The webinar on Blended Learning recently delivered live is now available on the Litmos YouTube channel. In the video I covered the following: How do we define blended learning? The history of blended learning according to @bschlenker. 21st century blended learning is part of shifting to an iterative development process. And I also remind […]

Last week I shared parts 1 and 2 of my conversation with Dr. Will Thalheimer. In part 3 we learn the top 3 things you can do to improve your training solutions. All 3 are based on proven research. However, Will also reminds us... "none of these are panaceas. The key is to have more tools […]

You're staring at your computer screen and your heart sinks. Weeks have gone by with no input from your manager on your latest (most likely brilliant) eLearning project. What you're staring at is an email asking for confirmation that you've taken into account the different learning styles of the employees required to take your training. […]

Remember playing the telephone game as a kid? Or perhaps you played it recently at a conference or leadership workshop? It's the game where someone whispers a story to the person next to them and then that person attempts to tell the same story to the person next to them, and so on down the line (or […]

This is the 3rd video interview in a series titled, "Getting to Know Your Learning Colleagues". You can find the first in the series here: Laura Renaud Jason Willensky is an independent eLearning consultant in Arizona. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry and so we discussed some of the challenges and […]

I have another video interview this week for you. While I was at the ATD Valley of the Sun Chapter annual conference I met Maggie Haenel thanks to an introduction by Jason Willensky.  Thank you, Jason. Maggie started her career as an educator, like many other corporate training professionals. She delivered a couple sessions at the […]

eLearning is a great way to provide a wide range of content that people can conveniently access online whenever they have free time to do so. Unlike face-to-face courses, eLearning requires special attention when it comes to designing courses that effectively keep participants engaged. If your program doesn't give them what they need or is […]

Do you ever feel alone in the work that you do? Learning and Development roles within the enterprise can be lonely. And it's not always easy to reach out to others following a similar career path despite social media tools like LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Working in L&D is a lonely existence. I've heard about it […]

Have you heard of Adobe Voice yet? If not...then, you're welcome! At a time when video content continues to grow, and the learning industry debates the validity of templates, Adobe launches one of the coolest iPad apps I've found in a long time called Voice.  If you own an iPad download it now. ITS FREE! […]

I first met the presenter of this session, Michelle Lentz (@writetechnology), at DevLearn in 2009 and now again at mLearnCon, plus she has become a good friend in the Twittersphere. Michelle is a technology evangelist and she is a wealth of knowledge blogging on everything elearning, social media and technology related on one hand while […]

Today's little demo video isn't the greatest quality recording as we did it on the spot at mLearnCon. A big mobile learning conference taking place in San Diego over the next few days. Anyway we're excited to show you HTML5 video running on a version of the Litmos LMS that is customized for iPad!! We've […]

Today in my Google Reader list I found a very interesting post from eLearning Designer Jeffery Goldman (@minutebio) called 'A Great Example of Using Multiple Forms of Media'. Goldman's post centers around a very successful interactive project created by Domani Studios and The Martin Agency called 'We Choose the Moon'. The goal of the project […]

If you're putting together your eLearning or online training content and you can't stand the sound of your own voice, or you just need a professional voice of a different accent or language to narrate the audio, look no further than www.voice123.com. Voice123 is a really cool site that has hundreds of thousands (!) of  […]

I've been reading Tom Kuhlmann's eBook as pictured on the right. Tom is the author of The Rapid E-Learning Blog (part of the Articulate website) and although the book has been around for a wee while, there are some really great ideas and relevant tips in there. I extracted a few of the ones I […]

It's not particularly original, and others have done it before - but we haven't! So please do enjoy our 'Happy Holidays 2009' hip hop dance routine, carefully choreographed and performed by Rich, Dan, Nicole and our favorite 4-legged office mascot, Sprocket. Just a little something on the lighter side...@Schnicker