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Stick to it! 5 ways to keep your learning resolutions with SAM

It’s the end of January - which also means many New Year’s resolutions are also coming to an end. Of course, we can set goals and resolutions any ...

By: Allen Interactions | Jan, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Be an Inventor: The Importance of Prototyping for e-Learning Design

by Ethan Edwards, chief instructional strategist | @ethanaedwards In December I was scheduled to teach two ATD e-Learning Instructional Design ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Jan, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning

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Don't Create e-Learning No One Wants...Lessons From Holiday Sweaters

‘Tis the season of snow and cold…and holiday sweaters—each lovingly created with all good intent, sometimes gaudy, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes ...

By: Ethan Edwards | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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Embracing the Serious eLearning Manifesto

Given decades of informative research on instructional paradigms, human learning, and performance measurement, it seems the burgeoning e-learning ...

By: Michael Allen | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Four Questions that Shift You into Design Success

by Ann Iverson, instructional designer | @iverson_ann “Question everything!”- Albert Einstein As an instructional designer, I think the most ...

By: Ann Iverson | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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4 Exercises to Help You Find Your e-Learning Writing Voice

by Hannah von Bank, instructional writer I’ve always been a writer. As a kid, I cranked out little paper books by the dozens with such titles as “The ...

By: Hannah Hunter | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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You Say Quantitative—I Say Qualitative: Whose Training ROI is This Anyway?

In a previous blog post, Educating and Challenging Stakeholders on Instructional Design Best Practices, I suggested that certain qualities that make ...

By: Gerald Matykowski | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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6 Ways to Connect with the e-Learning Community on LinkedIn

by Brittany Laeger, Marketing Communications Specialist LinkedIn is a powerful tool for creating connections within your industry. Without leaving ...

By: Brittany Laeger | Dec, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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Be a SAM Superstar with "The 12 Days of SAM"

This year we are excited to share our holiday spirit with you through the act of giving! So today, we introduce to you the 12 Days of SAM—to the tune ...

By: Richard Sites | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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[New e-Book] 14 Tips for Preparing an e-Learning Feast

As we all get ready to join our family and friends for the Thanksgiving holidays and prepare for the big meal, it’s nearly impossible to avoid the ...

By: Allen Interactions | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning

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Four Tips to Create the Perfectly Imperfect e-Learning Prototype

We recently redesigned the ATD Advanced e-Learning Instructional Design Certificate Program, and I had the pleasure of facilitating the first ...

By: Angel Green | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Incredibly Obvious e-Learning Design

by LInda Rening, instructional designer Have you noticed that everyone seems to be an expert in “training?” It seems curious that folks who have deep ...

By: Linda Rening | Nov, 2014
Categories: Custom Learning