by Mark Siegrist
Using virtual machines to deliver certain types of training can save time and money in deploying your courses, and it can provide a better learner experience. Cloud-based virtualization solutions make this strategy even better. This article is a must-read if you are doing software training!
by Bill Brandon
Every year, we try to look ahead to what we might expect in the next 12 months. Every year, this gets more interesting and exciting. This year is no exception.
by Carmen Taran
When we move learning from one medium to another, it is tempting to do it the easy way: scrape the old content and dump it into the new format. Unfortunately, this creates more problems than it solves, especially in the interface. Here are the five questions to ask, with illustrated answers.
by Ryan Tracey
Informal learning today is a lot like the old saying about the weather: everybody talks about it, but nobody knows what to do about it. Here’s an approach to creation of an environment that will support both formal and informal processes.
by Eric Davidove
Social learning supports powerful learning experiences, leverages social networks to accelerate learning, and improves productivity. Learn here how to create a great strategy to make these things happen.
by Mike Dickinson
Testing is, or should be, a matter of major concern to the instructional designer. Doing testing well is a challenge, however, and here is a great guide to meeting that challenge.
by Patti Shank
There is a simple process that will help you figure out what learners need to be able to do in the real world and then make sure they get adequate practice doing it during instruction. Here’s a “play along” article that shows you the process.
by Bill Brandon
The eLearning Guild’s DevLearn 2010 Conference and Expo opened today in San Francisco, with well over 1600 attending. Here is a summary of the first day.
by Marc Rosenberg
Social media and social learning are attracting a lot of attention, but don’t overlook the fact that it’s not the technology that makes them effective. Here are the eight ingredients you need to make social learning successful.
by Saul Carliner
Preparing a complete and persuasive effective business case increases the likelihood that decision makers will accept your proposals for learning projects. Here is a complete guide and template for this critical process.

