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It's all in the delivery - How to choose the right training method
Selecting a training method can seem daunting… but it doesn’t have to be difficult.
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Evergreen Content - How Timeless concepts can help reduce training ...
Your team has spent months developing an eLearning module and comprehensive guides for a major company initiative. After extensive research, planning, collaboration, ...
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Communicating Purpose Through Training
Communicating Purpose through Training Sadly, we’ve all been there. That moment during training where you sit back and ask yourself “why am I being asked to do this?” As ...
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How to Set Your Project Kick-Offs Up for Success
Being on a creative training team means I have worked on some crazy cool L&D initiatives. eLearning, animations, video series’, stand-up training, even a card game! ...
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How Coaching Fosters a Sense of Belonging
Working in silos, remotely and even hybrid work can impact an associates’ job satisfaction and sense of belonging. After all, it’s fundamental human nature to want to ...
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Curiosity and Connection - Bringing Stories to Life.
  • Adam Trosper & Sally Nabors
  • 07.09.2024
  • eLearning
Learning is a complex process and approaches to it can vary. Most often, learning and development programs follow a structured and predetermined path. Learners advance ...
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How upskilling and reskilling can help future proof your workspace
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Why is the dollar bill so stressed? Answer: Because it’s always afraid of change! Pun aside, I think we can all relate to having ...
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Maker vs. Manager: How to unlock your L&D team’s full productivity
Throughout the day our jobs consist of tasks and to do's that dictate how we focus our time and energy. There are the team meetings, the graphics to create, the ...
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Talking Text: Design Tips to Make the Most of your On-screen Text
Whether you’re creating video content, developing an eLearning, or even just putting together a PowerPoint presentation, chances are you’re going to be utilizing ...
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How To Market Your Training
Rolling out a new training program takes a lot of work. You have to outline your objectives, interview SMEs, create stunning graphics, and schedule all of your workshops ...
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Using Games to Inspire Better Training for Adults
As an avid gamer and a full-time eLearning developer, I’m always on the lookout for gamification concepts that we can incorporate into our training. While game-based ...
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Learning Past the Punch Line: Integrating Playful Engagement in ...
  • Imaan Ali & Alicia Seguin
  • 09.21.2023
  • eLearning
Someone once said, “Laughter is the best medicine.” We’re not really sure who that someone was, but we thought they had a great point and it makes for a pretty catchy ...
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It's Not Just a Learning Path... It's Personal
Personalized learning paths are all about giving the learner control over their learning journey. They choose the pace, they select which objectives to focus on, and ...
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Building a Foundation of Inclusivity and Diversity for IDs
While there are many teams that help support an organization in its DEI initiatives, Instructional Designers are in a unique position to communicate and educate the ...
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How Your L&D Platform Can Help Re-engage Your Workforce
Employee turnover is one of themost discussed and analyzed topics currently for businesses. From return-to-office pros and cons, the appetite for more development ...
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Integrating Accessibility into Your Online Learning
When it comes to accessibility, the L&D industry has taken huge steps forward in recent years – with more accessibility tools than ever to support content creators ...
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ChatGPT: What it means for instructional designers
  • Liesl Christle & Grant Morin
  • 03.28.2023
  • eLearning
ChatGPT is a conversational AI model developed by OpenAI. It is a transformer-based language model that has been trained on a massive amount of text data to generate ...
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Project Spotlight: NASM Card Game
  • Alicia Seguin (RS) & Jeri Dow (NASM)
  • 03.01.2023
  • gamification
Part of what makes me excited to be in the L&D field is the constantly evolving ways learning experiences are being transformed and reimagined. We had the amazing ...
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Cognition Updates: Vimeo and YouTube Integrations
With Vimeo and YouTube now integrated into the Cognition Learning & Development platform, you can start leveraging the world's top free videos for your training ...
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Making Time for Personal Growth in L&D
It’s no secret that the learning and development industry has been rapidly evolving these last few years—take the increased demand for exclusive training adapted to ...
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Pixelton Adventures: Award Winning Case Study
We are excited to announce that “Pixelton Adventures” was recognized by the Brandon Hall Group with a Bronze award for "Best Use of Games or Simulations for Learning". ...
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5 Tips for Breaking Through Writer’s Block
  • Imaan Ali
  • 07.05.2022
Is there anything worse than being all ready to script and design a training, only for the right ideas to just... not come to mind? We’ve all had a bad case of writer’s ...
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Pixelton Adventures: Leveraging Games for Learning and Social Impact
Video games are often given a bad rap when it comes to a child’s development. We’ve all read articles where they are linked to aggression or anti-social behavior, ...
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Booster Training to Level Up — The Key to Promoting Associates’ Growth
Booster training is typically seen as a tool to reinforce knowledge to help material stay fresh and top of mind, but with the right strategy it can be so much more! ...
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Our Recipe for a Successful Training Experience
We all love a good holiday feast – from the perfect mashed potatoes, roasted turkey, family-favorite stuffing, to the mouthwatering desserts. But if you're the one ...
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Transitioning from Internet Explorer: The Time is Now
Internet Explorer has been a part of the Windows experience since it first released in 1995. It has since grown with Windows through a total of 11 major versions and ...
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Client Spotlight Series - NASM
It’s no secret that we have the best client partners in the L&D UNIVERSE! And we’re not just saying that. We are truly fortunate to work with leaders in the L&D ...
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It's a System: How to Organize and Manage Your Learning Curriculums
Home organization is having it's time, and it seems like we're all looking for organizing systems that are smart, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing. It makes it ...
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Learner Personas: Frequently Asked Questions
Learner personas are a powerful tool to help you better understand and develop content for your audience. Since we started writing on this topic, we’ve received some ...
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Tech Tips for the eLearning Creator Who Does It All
There’s a lot that goes into creating and successfully rolling out an eLearning. And if you’re an "eLearning Creator Who Does It All", this could mean that you’re not ...
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Get a Move On: 3 Benefits of Using Animation for Training!
Animation been around longer than you might think! People throughout the ages realized that pictures of moving objects could be flipped in succession to create the ...
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How to Use Learner Personas in Your Training Development Process
In our first blog on Learner Personas, you learned all about the best practices for creating personas to use in your training projects. After gathering all of your ...
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The Hunt for the Perfect Image for Your Training
We’ve all heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” When it comes to training, this still holds true (if not even more true!). Sometimes finding the right ...
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How We Flipped the Script on Employee Documentation
And now for everybody’s favorite subject, employee documentation! Ok, we’re no fools (about this anyway). We know that employee documentation can have a negative ...
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How to Build a Security Culture Within Your Organization
Security is a continuous process that involves everyone in your organization, and your security training should reflect that. You’ve probably seen news headlines for ...
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Flash Content Not Working? What You Should Know About Flash End Of ...
Now that Adobe has officially disabled Flash Player, we wanted to take a moment and make sure that you knew what this meant for you and for your training modules that ...
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Making the Most Out of your LMS, Part II: This is the site you're ...
When you purchase an LMS (Learning Management System), you may find it difficult to get user buy-in – especially if your organization has never done eLearning before. ...
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Goodbye 2020! The Words of Wisdom that Got Us Through
See ya later. Ciao. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. We’re wishing 2020 farewell and you best believe we're doing our happy dance now that this crazy year is ...
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Collective Serendipity (the win/win situation)
COVID-19 rapidly disrupted our lives and economies. It’s impacted numerous facets of the employee experience, in part by forcing businesses to make drastic changes to ...
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3 Brain Tips for Smarter Training
Our brains are capable of AMAZING things! They create art, make scientific discoveries, and can even memorize every line and lyric of Hamilton. Other times... they ...
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Security Best Practices for Your LMS
You may have seen news stories about high profile cyberattacks on companies and government organizations. As our world becomes more digital, and more training moves ...
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The How and Why of Compressing Videos for eLearning
Picture this. Wait. What if you CAN’T picture this because it’s still loading? Waiting for content to load and buffer is at the very least, a major bummer. At worst, it ...
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On-the-Job Training Pt 2 – The Ability for Accountability!
I’ll admit it, I’ve fallen off the wagon a bit with my exercise plan. Ok, more than a bit, I’ve practically been run over by the wagon at this point. Thankfully I have ...
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4 Ways to Keep Learning Personalized in the Virtual Classroom
Making new norms to keep learning impactful There is no doubt that the pandemic has impacted every aspect of our lives, and the learning and education fields are ...
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A Beginner’s Guide to LMS Troubleshooting Like a Pro
You're enjoying your morning coffee when you get an email from a colleague or an associate in the field. Something isn't working in your LMS and completions aren't being ...
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Making the Most Out of your LMS, Part I: The Ferris Bueller Problem
Whether you’re a seasoned pro looking for ways to fully use all of your platform’s available features; or brand new to the learning space and just need some strategies ...
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The Daunting Task of Switching Systems
Have you ever considered moving to a new home and meticulously weighed the pros and cons, but still weren’t sure if it was the right move? You might have had a strong ...
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How to Write Training Scripts that aren't a Snooze
So…you want to write creative training scripts like a pro? Want your content and scripts to sound conversational, while still getting important information across? Well, ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks – The State of the Layers
Layers in Storyline are aptly named since they do exactly as the name says – provide an extra layer of content that appears over the main slide. You can add as many or ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks – The Truth about True/False Variables
One of the greatest things about Storyline is the freedom to create variables and triggers. These offer a level of customization and interactivity limited only by your ...
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20 Creative Ideas to Inspire Your Next eLearning Project
Feeling a little uninspired lately? Is your learner engagement tapering off? Online training has become even more essential to employee development plans. But taking ...
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What to Do When You’re Stuck
We’ve all been there. From design to development to management and anywhere in between, we’ve all had that moment of hitting a wall in our work. With more of us working ...
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Happy Every-versary! A round up our favorite moments.
We’re similar to many other workspaces in that we are decent on celebrating things – birthdays, weddings, babies, etc. we’ve got pretty well covered. But we weren't the ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks – Creating Scenarios
Welcome to Storyline Tips & Tricks, where we are always on the lookout for ways to spice up our work in Articulate Storyline. In this session we will explore how to ...
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At the Intersection of COVID and Coaching: 3 strategies for ...
Maybe you have heard the saying, “Life is always a bumpy road. Eventually you just learn to drive on it.” I think it is safe to say no one was prepared to drive life and ...
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Training Video Tips & Tricks: Gear Prep - Lights & More
Here we are. The final stretch in planning a training video shoot. It’s been a lot to think about. Hopefully, with the tips we’ve been providing you, that opportunity ...
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On-the-Job Training Pt 1 - Repeat to Remember and Remember to Repeat!
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to fish and you feed them for a lifetime"? I’m sure you have, as this ...
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Training Video Tips & Tricks: Gear Prep - Audio
In our last gear prep blog on cameras, we referenced the age old phrase, “Lights, Camera, Action!” Then, it occurred to us that there was something important missing ...
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Succession Planning Simplified - Cognition Updates
In-between watching episodes of The Crown, baking loaves of sourdough bread, and making fancy whipped coffee; we've been hard at work expanding our Learning & ...
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Training Video Tips & Tricks: Gear Prep – The Camera
We’ve already given you a few handy hints for casting your talent and preparing for your video shoot. Still panicked? Yeah, it’s a lot to think about and manage. If you ...
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Spring into Fresh Ideas and Inspired Content
Over here in the Midwest, Spring brings us the excitement of warmer days and more sunshine. This year, as we transition into a new season typically marked by renewing ...
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Coaching as an Ally in Every Business Environment
Even during the best of times, juggling work and family demands can be a challenge. Add in makeshift offices, homeschooled kids, and worries over the health of ourselves ...
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4 Tips for Pivoting Your Training
  • Liesl Christle
  • 05.05.2020
As some shelter in place orders are being extended, many Learning and Development teams are facing the challenge of quickly pivoting the way their training is presented ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks – Navigating Storyline's Built-In Navigation
Welcome to Storyline Tips & Tricks! If you are ever feeling lost when it comes to using Storyline, we are here to help you find ways to get content to your learners ...
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Our Take on Choosing an HTML5 Authoring Tool
With over 25 years of experience in the Learning & Development industry, we’ve seen our share of changing technology. With the many different authoring tools on the ...
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Training Video Tips & Tricks: The Proof is in the Pre-Production
Your boss peeks over your cubicle, “Meet me in my office. I have an opportunity for you.” Alarm bells go off in your head. The word “opportunity” has a strangely ominous ...
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Keeping the Connection Through Social Distancing
COVID-19 is shifting the way all of us operate. The news is transforming our expectations daily, if not hourly.
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Using Comics in Your Training May Just Save the Day
As a kid (heck, even as an “adult”!) I’ve always loved comic books and graphic novels. They have a wonderful way of pulling you in and guiding you through stories in a ...
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Using Learner Personas for Empathy Driven Training
Think about what your learners are doing right now. Are they on the floor helping a customer? Are they hopping from meeting to meeting? What needs do they have during ...
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Vendor vs. Thought-Partner: Which Do You Need?
About this time last year, I went on the search for a new living room set. Our existing furniture was an eclectic mix of pieces – some from my husband’s single days, ...
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Training to Click: When Does Interaction Get in the Way?
The end goal of any eLearning course is to have the learner finish knowing new information. While interactive training can increase learner retention and generally aids ...
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It Takes More than Coffee to Keep Your Participants Engaged
Whether it was lectures in college, the latest L&D conference or webinar you attended, or even a quick online learning course, you’ve probably experienced learning ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks: 3 Quick Tips to Save You Time
Welcome back to Storyline Tips & Tricks – where we are always on the lookout for ways to streamline our work in Articulate Storyline. Last time, we gave you some ...
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Training Video Tips & Tricks - Take 1 - Start With Your Talent
So, you want to add video into your latest training initiative? Great idea! But it’s no secret that interactive elements, such as video, can be one of the largest ...
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Storyline Tips & Tricks: Converting Flash to HTML5
By now you’ve probably heard the news – by the end of 2020, Adobe and Google Chrome will no longer support Flash. We’ve even featured a blog of our own about the ...
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Just What Does an LMS Administrator Really Do Anyway?
A good Learning Management System (LMS) is kind of like a spaceship. Powerful, pretty to look at, with lots of cool features and controls to explore. But after you get ...
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Troubleshooting Spotlight: How Chrome 80 Affects AICC and SCORM
The digital world we live in is fast-paced and ever-changing. Sometimes, old standards get left by the wayside while tech companies forge a new, better path forward. ...
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Finding Pieces of Yourself In Everyone Else
What comes to mind when you think of “the holidays?” Maybe you think about the amazing food, the gathering of family and friends, the changing of the seasons (depending ...
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Putting Theory Into Practice - The Robert Crown Center for Health ...
Foreword by Bryan Robb In my recent post, The Next Big Thing in Learning is Already Here, I discussed the merits of data driven L&D. So, we thought it would be great ...
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eLearning: Why it’s ALWAYS a Good Idea
Three years ago with the help of YouTube I disassembled our front-loading washing machine to replace the door boot. I had nothing to lose. If all went well, I spent $50 ...
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Ducks and Dammit Dolls - A Thanksgiving Tale
The holidays are approaching, and you know what that means…it’s time for lots and lots of food! Ok yes, and time to think about everything you’re thankful for in life ...
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Diving in with Immersive Learning
When you try to make a learning module immersive you are trying to make it true to life. The more elements of realism you can add, the more immersed the learner will be.
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The Next Big Thing in Learning is Already Here!
I just got back from an extensive week at the eLearning Guild's DevLearn 2019 conference. This is my first time attending and I have to say I was thoroughly impressed. ...
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'Tis the Season of Seasonal Hiring
  • Liesl Christle
  • 11.05.2019
Even though the leaves are just starting to turn here in the Midwest, our thoughts have already moved beyond pumpkin spice lattes and caramel apples to prepping the ...
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Surviving the Initial Scare of Instructional Design
Being a new instructional designer is exciting, but with so much to learn, some days may feel a little more like fright night. There are many different “tricks” that can ...
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Training to Cover vs. Training to Improve
At pretty much any organization, you can’t throw a rock without hitting a policy or procedure that needs to be reviewed and signed off on. Sometimes, those policies and ...
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Honey, I Shrunk the eLearning!
I’m sure by now you’ve heard the term microlearning. Everyone has their own definition of it, but the truth is that it’s surprisingly hard to define. The most a person ...
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The Importance of Cultivating a Learning Culture
A huge challenge in the world of learning and development is the cultivation of a learning culture – creating an environment where learners are passionate about the ...
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How To Find Your PM/PM (Perfect Match in Performance Management)
So, you’re the one that got stuck looking for a Performance Management System? Lucky you! I’ll just go ahead and say it. Reviews don’t have the best rep. Therefore, ...
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TechLearn 2019 – Putting the Learner First
TechLearn 2019 summarized in just one word? AMAZING! We met so many talented peers that inspired thought-provoking conversations, which opened up a dialogue surrounding ...
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….It’s a SME??
SUPER-WHO? I am probably one of the least knowledgeable people out there when it comes to the Superhero Universes. Exhibit A - I have not seen Avengers: Endgame. ...
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5 Tips for Creating eLearning for Mobile
The training landscape is constantly changing and evolving. With mobile phones and tablets becoming more common and easily accessible, many organizations are turning to ...
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An Ounce of Prevention: Stop Harassment in the Workplace Before It ...
We’ve all heard the Ben Franklin saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” As it turns out, preventing harassment in the workplace may be the “cure” ...
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Three Big Takeaways from the Chicago eLearning and Technology Showcase
We at RS had a great time at the Chicago eLearning and Technology Showcase (CETS) 2019! ATDChi and STC Chicago did an awesome job of organizing a great show, where we ...
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Partnership with NADA Wins Brandon Hall Group Gold Award for ...
Reflection Software Partners with NADA to Win Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards Gold A picture may be worth a thousand words, but Reflection Software and the ...
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Gone in a Flash: What Does It Mean For You?
For the past two decades, Adobe Flash has been one of the leading platforms for the development of eLearning software. During that time, it was a one-stop shop where ...
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Tobacco 21 – What You Need to Know to Stay Compliant
Compliance is one of the biggest topics (and sometimes challenges!) for learning and development, and often there is a struggle to find that sweet spot between ...
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5 Do’s and Don’ts of Animation
Animation is a powerful tool used in just about every industry on the planet. What is this crazy, powerful thing called animation you ask? Generally, animation is ...
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Spring Time Means ATD Time
Ah, it’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping, trees are starting to bud, shorts are being pulled from storage just hopeful to see a bit of sun (we are from ...
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The Unsung Hero of eLearning - the Subject Matter Expert!
Subject Matter Experts can help save the day - and your training! No matter if you’re a hardcore comic book fan or a bit more ambivalent to the whole “super” thing, we ...
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Top 5 Tidying-Up Tips to Get Your Training Initiatives Ready for ...
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Learning Management: It's Not About the Generation
Recently, I watched a webinar discussing the trends for 2018, and the term “Modern Learner” was used.
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Learning Management: It Doesn't Have to Be a Hassle
As someone who is fairly new to the world of eLearning and has worked in both content development as well as learning management development, I’ve learned two things:
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New Year, and Our Take on Non-Resolutions
As predictable as it is that a New Year will arrive, so are the resolutions that come with it.
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3 Gifts Learning Brings to Your Company
  • Alicia Raff & Liesl Christle
  • 12.07.2017
  • eLearning
In celebration of ATD’s Employee Learning Week (Dec. 4-8, 2018) AND as a kick-off to the holiday season, we will be sharing 3 gifts that learning can bring to your ...
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Bright Lights and Big Ideas
  • Alicia Raff & Liesl Christle
  • 11.02.2017
  • eLearning
“What a fun ride DevLearn 2017 was for the Reflection Software team! Check out what our thoughts were on the top 3 L&D topics that had everyone at DevLearn talking.”
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You Have Become Better at eLearning! (100)*
"Gamification is simply another term for creativity and thinking outside of the box. Gamification for eLearning can take training to a whole new level."
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A Quick Lesson in the Art of Storyboarding
  • Alicia Raff & Liesl Christle
  • 09.07.2017
  • eLearning
We're glad you're here! Welcome to Reflection Software's monthly blog where we share our insights into what's going on with the Learning & Development industry. We ...
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Making Content Curation Work for You
We're glad you're here! Welcome to Reflection Software's first installment of our monthly blog where we will share our insights into what's going on with the Learning ...
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Our 5 Big Wins Add Impact to Training - What Have You Got to Lose?
  • Alicia Raff & Liesl Christle
  • 07.06.2017
  • eLearning
To say we had an AMAZING time at the FocusOn Learning Conference & Expo in San Diego in June would be an understatement! This exceptional event sponsored by The ...
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Reflection Software Awarded Bronze Brandon Hall Excellence Award in ...
We are honored to announce that Brandon Hall Group, the leading independent research and analyst organization focused on human capital management practices, has awarded ...
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5 Tips for Designing Effective Online Training for Retailers
It’s hard to stand out in the retail world. You need to have a strong brand and outstanding customer service to build an experience that brings people back for more. ...
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How to Make Employee Training More Effective
When you invest in employee training, you want to make sure it works. The information conveyed needs to stick, and whatever platform or module you use, it has to be ...
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Elevating Your Microlearning with Animation
How engaging are your training, onboarding and customer service videos?
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eLearning Trends for 2016 Include Analytics, Collaboration
What are you hoping to accomplish with corporate training this year? This year looks to offer a lot of potential for any organization that wants to improve the way its ...
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6 Ways to Prevent Harassment in Your Workplace
You want your employees to be able to work in a comfortable, non-threatening environment. But whether through deliberate malice or ignorance, employees who harass others ...
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What Does CIP Version 5 Compliance Look Like?
Imagine your customers flicking the switch on in their homes, expecting the lights to turn on. When they don’t, they check the circuit breaker, but even that doesn’t ...
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No Place for Harassment
Anti-Harassment: Preventing discrimination is vital for today’s diverse workplaces. Harassment and discrimination in the workplace is a complex issue for organizations ...
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How Learning Clarifies and Amplifies a Company's Culture.
Many executives often believe that an organization’s trademark and logotype not only represents their brand, but is the brand. However, while a brand may be powerfully ...
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​Why Learning is at the Heart of a Lively (and Successful) Retail ...
Is your retail service experience delivering on your brand promise? Great retail brands are rare. For every remarkable experience, there are dozens of forgettable or ...
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