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 […]