Assessments are amazing learning tools. They provide an opportunity to check in on progress and get feedback.

Too many times, learning objectives focus on vague notions of "learning." For example, understand is probably one of the most overused verbs

I've had a lot of time to make mistakes! There are definitely some skeletons in my L&D closet I'd rather forget about. But today, I want to

Many new IDs tell me: "There are times when I don't think the design approach my organization/client wants to take is the best one, but...

I've done... ok, I honestly can't remember how many any more... but a lot of kick off meetings with different kinds of clients from all...

Clients who are new to eLearning are often surprised when I show them the schedule for production/development.

Either way, there's a cost to wasted training. At worst, you might design something that makes people want to leave the organization.

But if you write a poor script, then no matter how high your production value, your video is not going to be engaging and effective.

Start by assuming the learner knows nothing... Well, it's bad advice, and here's why.

Trainers and leaders design for the folks they wish they had and the training environments they wish existed instead of the real people...

The one we don't always think about is WNFM. (Never heard of it? That's because I made it up.) WNFM-- what's not for me?-- is the question w

Is likeability a good measure of whether or not you should continue to use or to remove an approach from your training tool kit?

Picture this: you're a nurse working in a busy hospital. New regulatory compliance is issued regarding HIPAA. The hospital issues...

This paella looks pretty good, doesn't it? It took me hours to make. The ingredients were expensive. I wanted to impress my guests (my...

You may have seen the teaser to this post already on LinkedIn, but I am IN LOVE with The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. And...

I've had a bunch of emails lately from hopefuls wanting to start freelancing as Instructional Designers and asking for advice on how to...

As the old saying goes "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." I've written quite a few posts now that talk about...

"Those passengers who could use a little extra time getting settled are invited to pre-board at this time." If you've ever flown, I'm...

Training is a wonderful thing. Effectively designed learning has the potential to help improve the customer experience, help...

Wow! Let me repeat that. According to Gallup's 2017 State of the American Workforce report: "Only 3 in 10 U.S. employees strongly agree...