Learning Myths: Debunked
Perhaps the most pervasive myth about education is the ubiquitous "learning styles" myth. A quick Google search will bring up millions of hits. Many of those hits are, tellingly, for websites trying to sell you [...]
Dense eLearning Isn’t Smart
“It was too much all at once. I was overwhelmed.” That’s not something you want to see in the feedback for your association’s eLearning. Luckily, there are ways to make eLearning more digestible, regardless of [...]
What Copywriting Can Teach Us About Writing for an Audience
Copywriting is the practice of using written content, both online and in print to market, advertise, raise brand awareness and communicate core brand values. The beauty of copywriting is that it’s written in such a [...]
Blended Learning: Not your Mother’s, Grandmother’s, or Possibly Even Older Sibling’s Training
Blended learning is not new to training. Remember the days when you looked forward to field trips to the planetarium, hovering over a formaldehyde preserved frog with your [...]
Gamification or Game-Based Learning? What’s the Difference?
Gamification and game-based learning (sometimes abbreviated GBL) are both hot topics and the terms are often used interchangeably. They’re not the same thing, but a lot of the definitions and explanations that are floating around [...]
Why Negative Reinforcement is Actually Quite Positive!
Today, I wanted to talk about a misnomer I hear all the time that drives me up a wall. Negative reinforcement. Many people hear the phrase and picture scenes of scolding and beratement. They believe [...]
What is WCAG 2.0 and Why Does it Matter?
WCAG 2.0 stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Similar to Section 508, WCAG is the international standard for accessibility in web content created by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Most people are familiar with [...]
Education Balancing Act: Asynchronous, Synchronous, and Blended Learning
What do you think of when you hear the term eLearning? Maybe your mind jumps to webinars or interactive courses in a Learning Management System (LMS). There are many different types of eLearning, so it [...]
The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy (And when to use each one)
“Make your audience care.” It’s an often repeated tenet of instructional design and it sounds great in theory. If you can make your audience care about the material they will engage more deeply with the [...]
Don’t Treat Beginners and Experienced Learners the Same Way
Some time ago, I was cast as a chorus member in a musical. I could sing and read music, but I didn’t have any experience dancing. So, I was a beginner for one set of [...]