by Bill Brandon
While User Interface (UI) guidelines help designers solve usability issues on Web sites, eLearning must satisfy a different set of needs in order to provide an effective experience for learners. This learner interface can be at odds with the UI requirements. The latest volume in Michael Allen’s e-Learning Library will guide you and your team safely through resolution of these conflicts.
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by Ben Betts
The oft-quoted “70-20-10” model posits that the majority of learning happens from on the job experience, as opposed to learning from peers or in a formal learning environment. Are we paying attention to the wrong part of the model? Read this review of 70-20-10.
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by Patti Shank
Expanding on last month’s column about alignment of graphics, here are the first two of four overarching principles of visual design. Try them – they make a real difference in the appearance and effectiveness of your content!
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by Marc Rosenberg
We know that training is only one solution to performance problems, and that there are several others. So why always fall back on “build a course to fix it” as the default solution? Here’s an aid to help with that particular performance problem, and there’s no course required.
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by Stan Bunson
In classic Instructional Systems Design (ISD), the designer investigates the performance problem and possible alternative ways to correct it before actually beginning to create instructional content. We call this Front-end Analysis, and this week’s feature offers the first part of a two-part tutorial on the process.
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by Terrence Wing
Twitter is no longer a solution looking for a problem. Users find more uses for this microblogging service every day through apps, and that includes uses for personal and organizational learning. Here is a handy list of apps that will improve your Twitter experience!
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by Mike Dickinson
Converting a single course from instructor-led to a blend of classroom and eLearning can be a challenge. Converting an entire program is far more complex. When getting it right can be a matter of life, death, and national security, the task is mind-boggling. Here is a story that contains a lot of wisdom for designers!
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by Jane Bozarth
Have you heard of Bloom’s Taxonomy, the system for getting your learning objectives to specify measureable outcomes? Here’s a quick summary and a great job aid for instructional designers.
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by News Editor
(Press Release) Education software company Blackboard Inc. announced today that it will be acquired by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners.
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by Joe Ganci
Adobe has upgraded Captivate to Version 5.5 by providing a new interface for faster development, a number of new features, and several improvements. Is it worth the cost to upgrade? Joe takes you through the important changes to help you decide.
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