Another Lens for Viewing Your eLearning
There is more than one way to look at an object. You can view it from the front or back, close up or far away, and so on. This is also true of eLearning. So, [...]
Marketing Your Association to Millennials: Make it Social
Years ago, while interning for a social media marketer, I was taught the value of social media to engage and attract business. Today social media marketing has changed from meme generation, to promoted posts and [...]
5 Ways to Bring Contextual Learning to Your Association
Then it exploded. By itself, this sentence doesn’t say much. What exploded and was it supposed to? Why did it blow up? Are we talking about a car in an action movie, a firework, or [...]
How to Prevent Member Education Burnout
After your organization decides to increase learning opportunities, there is usually a flurry of activity to roll out some eLearning. Classes are designed, written, and posted. Then the waiting begins. Build it and they will, [...]
Don’t Just Tell, Show: the Value of Examples
I found something interesting while cleaning off an old shelf recently. It was a children’s story called Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann. I planned on reading it one last time and then donating [...]
Game Based Learning: Is It Appropriate For My Association?
According to BigFish games, 58% of Americans play video games, with 68% of that population older than 18. In fact, the average age of a video gamer is 35 – a key demographic we’d all [...]
PowerPoint or Prezi: Which is Best for eLearning?
[sg_popup id="8" event="hover"][/sg_popup]The question is becoming more and more common -- “Should I use PowerPoint (PPT) or Prezi?” The two presentation programs share many of the same features, such as the ability to include text, [...]
Achieving Learning Flow with Your Online Member Education
Earlier this year, Associations Now wrote an article asking whether “binge learning” will become the new “binge watching.” This references the growing trend among Netflix subscribers who use the on-demand television and movie steaming service [...]
Challenge Your Learners By…
In this hectic world of on-the-spot access to information, conversations held in 140 characters or less, and instant picture uploads, Instructional Designers are faced with the challenge of designing effective learning that won’t overload learners. [...]
Using PDF Job Aids for Just-in-Time Training
When someone is on the job and needs an answer fast they don’t have time to go through a whole eLearning course. They need an answer they can get to just-in-time. This is where job [...]