What determines success with any strategy is how well it’s implemented. Because great implementation translates into results. Good strategy + great implementation = awesome results. ... [more]
Last month, I shared why becoming a values-based culture is good for business. But knowing something is the right thing to do and accomplishing it are two different steps. Once an organization realizes they want to focus on building and cultivating a values-based culture, they need to put an action plan in place to accomplish the goal. ... [more]
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Organizational values are those values that allow the organization to complete their mission and ultimately fulfill their vision. So it makes complete sense. Organizations need to embrace the values that will help them succeed. ... [more]
Up to this point, we’ve been talking about the brand and content of your elearning program. We’ve focused on your course delivering its objective. Now we have some technical aspects to consider. Prior to publishing your elearning program on OpenSesame, you should make time to test your program. The last thing anyone wants is for all of the hard work designing and developing a program not to be successful. There are two steps in the testing phase: compliance and user experience. ... [more]
I have a confession to make. My elearning project is behind schedule. It happens to the best of us. Something unexpected happens—like getting a cold that slows you down, or having your computer hard drive go kaput, or other projects come along that need immediate attention. Being behind schedule doesn’t mean the project is over. The important part is getting the project back on track. ... [more]
This next step in course design, called storyboarding, is the process of visualizing what your elearning module is going to look like. It includes the visual elements, text, and audio. It identifies where interactions will be included. And it creates a roadmap of where the user will go in the module. The idea with storyboarding is to put your concept together visually and then start building it. Clearly, storyboarding is important. The last thing you want to do is start building a program and go back/forth during development. Storyboarding allows you to work out the flow and hopefully minimize errors. ... [more]
After developing your elearning course strategy, it’s important to make some decisions about your training brand. Ultimately, sellers want their programs to sell. We’ve all heard that famous line from the movie, Field of Dreams - “If you build it, they will come.” Well, it really doesn’t apply anymore. Sharlyn Lauby shares her tips on branding elearning courses to last. ... [more]
Today’s guest post is part of a blog series on creating eLearning courses by Sharlyn Lauby, president of ITM Group, Inc. and blogger of HR Bartender. In this post, Sharlyn takes on the challenge of writing effective learning objectives, the cornerstone element to creating engaging elearning courses. ... [more]
Sharlyn Lauby, president of ITM Group Inc and the mind behind the blog HR Bartender, shares her personal experiences with creating elearning courses to add to the OpenSesame marketplace. Her first post covers the decision-making process that needs to happen before thinking about the courses themselves. ... [more]
