It’s hard to find ways to continue to learn about Information Technology (IT) without going bankrupt or settling for old (outdated) training at an affordable price. If you are like me and learning is the joyful process of jamming as much knowledge as possible in the vast storage space that we have for brains; then […]
Would you like the opportunity to test out SharePoint2013? How about Windows Server 2012? No problem, for at least 15 to 20 days you can get away with testing these technologies free of charge on Windows Azure. Azure is a Platform as a Service (Paas) allowing you to build Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and […]
I made a compilation of multiple videos posted on YouTube of highly disturbing and violent images of pacific demonstrations gone wrong in Venezuela. Why? Well, I was born there but, I also felt the obligation to denounce this from a humanistic viewpoint. This video was produced with Adobe Premiere CS5 (video editing software) and I translated lyrics […]
OK folks! It’s been longer than a week (blame the Polar Vortex, everybody else does ; ). Here’s the follow-up to the original post about publishing Adobe Captivate 7 e-learning modules on HTML5 (not Flash) to the web. The Not So Great… This is a quick look at what Adobe needs to pay attention to for a […]
Captivate 7 is the latest instance of one of the top contenders in the eLearning authoring software arena from Adobe. However, although it has many built-in features for interaction like its main rival Articulate Storyline; the application reveals many glitches on the final product. Hence the importance of allowing ample testing time as an Instructional Designer so […]
The YouTube Downloader is an awesome application I use to extract videos from YouTube. Not only does this application allow you to download the video but, it also converts it to any other video friendly format i.e. MP3, MP4, WMV and AVI. I found this app most useful when you want to beef up your […]
That’s right! Are you taking advantage of the Shareable Content Object Reference Model or SCORM on your Learning Management System (LMS)? SCORM is the protocol by which multimedia courses can report their results to the LMS. Why is it important? Courses that are developed in Captivate 7 or Articulate Storyline can be configured to be […]
I love technology but, it’s just not fair. I remember being 12 and having to spend so many hours researching content for my school projects while traveling many miles between bookstores and libraries to find what I needed. Now, imagine having complete access to every media library at every major university in the world! Ok, open your eyes, […]
Here’s something to share with my fellow Trainers and Instructional Designers out there. PowerPoint slides can be creatively used to compliment your training environment and help interact by providing the following: Timed Q&A slides for quick answers on the spot Exam slide counting down from 45 minutes Other timer slides counting down from 20, 15 and […]
Are you aware of the cognitive load your training materials place on your adult learners? Cognitive Load Theory or CLT has been around for at least 25 years but, after reading this you may reconsider the structure of your training curriculum. Sweller and CLT John Sweller is an Australian educational psychologist who brought forth the notion […]
The training industry is a very trend-driven community feeding of any concept or theorem by linking them to buzzwords such as “e-learning”, “m-learning”, “blended learning” and of course “learning styles”. The latter has been the recent focus of many researchers, bloggers and even has made the January 2014 issue of T + D magazine published […]
These companies get listed by their financial prowess year after year. Most of them have an impact on the global economy and share one common feature: Vision. Aside from their mission statements, these companies have invested in communicating their vision not only to their shareholders but, more importantly to their workforce. Below is a list with […]
We quite often refer to technology and the resources we use as being obsolete once they no longer serve their original purpose. We might even deem them obsolete if they serve their purpose but, there’s a newer thing out there that can do it faster and\or cheaper. Is that the case when we refer to […]
Whether you work in a retail, long term care or specialty pharmacy, you would probably benefit from being “technically dangerous” when thinking about investing thousands of dollars in pharmacy management systems and software. What do I mean by “technically dangerous”? By that, I mean knowing enough so you can make the best decision and generate […]
The Successive Approximation Model or SAM is the latest and greatest proposal in Instructional Systems Design (ISD) getting significant fanfare by the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD). However, if you are a learning professional, leader, trainer or instructional designer you have probably heard of ADDIE as “The” instructional design model to follow for more […]
