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Your Questions Answered: Getting MORE out of Subject Matter Expert ...

By Nicole Mellas, Instructional Designer A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of conducting a 30-minute webinar exploring how to get more out of ...

By: Nicole Mellas | Jul, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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A Commencement Address for e-Learning

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist It’s that time of year when our children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews are wrapping up ...

By: Ethan Edwards | May, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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10 Blogs for Working With SMEs To Create Performance-Changing e-Learning

by Nicole Mellas, Instructional Designer On Wednesday, June 24th, I’ll be presenting a complimentary 30-minute webinar on 3 Strategies For IDs to Get ...

By: Nicole Mellas | May, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Context in e-Learning Design: From Routine To Remarkable

By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist On Sunday I had the privilege of being in the audience at the final performance of The Chicago Lyric ...

By: Ethan Edwards | May, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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Q&A: Three Quick Ideas for Creating Interactive e-Learning

by Ellen Burns-Johnson, instructional writer/designer | @EllenBJohnson More than 200 participants joined last week's 30-minute complimentary webinar: ...

By: Ellen Burns-Johnson | Apr, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting

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3 Tips to Counter 'They Just Need To Know It'

by Edmond Manning, Senior Instructional Strategist "They Don't Need To Do Anything, They Just Need To Know It." Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. When it ...

By: Edmond Manning | Apr, 2015
Categories: Strategic Consulting

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15 Shareable Learning Design and Development Quotes

Here is a list of are some of the best quotes about training, success and learning. What are your favorite sharable learning quotes? Share them in ...

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

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Michael Allen Interview–Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

‘Crystal Balling with Learnnovators’ is a thought-provoking interview series that attempts to gaze into the future of e-learning. It comprises ...

By: Michael Allen | Jan, 2015
Categories: Custom Learning, Strategic Consulting, Dr. Michael Allen

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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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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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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