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Learning Escape Room – Year 2

By Digitec Interactive|2017-11-09T09:00:53+00:00November 9th, 2017|Creative Design, Game-based Learning, Gamification, Instructional Design, Training and Development|

Last year, the Learning Escape Room was one of the most popular features of the Masie Center’s Learning 2016 conference. It was my first experience with an escape room and I was delighted to hear [...]

Visuals and Visual Thinking

By Digitec Interactive|2017-03-30T09:00:31+00:00March 30th, 2017|Creative Design, eLearning, Instructional Design, Tips and Tricks, Training and Development|

Logos, billboards, icons, infographics, memes, and other visuals are everywhere. A picture is supposedly worth a thousand words. “tldr” (too long, didn’t read) is an all too common acronym. And there are lots of articles [...]

eLearning Trends of 2016

By Digitec Interactive|2016-12-02T21:39:01+00:00December 2nd, 2016|Association eLearning Blog, Association Management, eLearning, eLearning News, Gamification, Gamification, Learning Management Systems, Member Engagement & Retention, Mobile Learning|

As the year ends, we look back at three eLearning trends of 2016. What was predicted? What did you think was important? The results may surprise you. eLearning Trends: Gamification At the end of 2015, [...]

From Our Digitec Family to Yours, Happy Thanksgiving

By Digitec Interactive|2016-11-24T09:00:55+00:00November 24th, 2016|Member Engagement and Retention, Online Communities, Social Media Marketing, Uncategorized|

Happy Thanksgiving We just wanted to take a moment to let you know, we are thankful for our partners, friends, and loyal blog readers this holiday season. So, from our Digitec Family to yours, Happy [...]

The Magic of Microlearning

By Digitec Interactive|2016-11-17T09:00:09+00:00November 17th, 2016|Association Management, Creative Design, eLearning, Employee engagement and reterntion, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Project Management, Tips and Tricks, Training and Development, Uncategorized|

One of you car’s headlights is out. It’s supposed to be pretty easy to replace, so you buy a new one and decide to give it a try. Where do you go for instructions? I’m [...]

Can I Get a Mentor?

By Digitec Interactive|2016-10-13T09:00:43+00:00October 13th, 2016|Communications, Employee engagement and reterntion, Learning Theory, Member Engagement and Retention, Online Communities, Training and Development|

I hate to say it, but medieval Europe might have had better job preparation than we do today. In short, they used apprenticeships. I’m glossing over a lot of details and caveats here but, if [...]

I’m Glad Millennials Scare Learning and Development – Part 3

By Digitec Interactive|2016-09-29T09:00:25+00:00September 29th, 2016|Association Management, eLearning, Employee engagement and reterntion, Featured Post, Game-based Learning, Gamification, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Member Engagement & Retention, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Training and Development, Uncategorized|

Part 2 discussed five outdated Learning and Development (L&D) practices and why they don’t work. This final installment is going to visit the other side of the coin. Here are five updated practices that will [...]

Bridge the Skills-Gap with Competency Based Learning

By Digitec Interactive|2016-09-22T09:00:42+00:00September 22nd, 2016|Association eLearning Blog, Association Management, Communications, eLearning, Featured Post, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Member Engagement & Retention, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Tips and Tricks, Training and Development|

Dear Associations, I am trying to get into a skilled labor position at company X. I have some experience but there are new rules and regulations and I just can’t keep up. I could go [...]

Once Upon a Gamified Interstate

By Digitec Interactive|2016-07-21T21:40:05+00:00July 21st, 2016|Association eLearning Blog, eLearning, Featured Post, Game-based Learning, Gamification, Gamification, Mobile Learning, Training and Development|

It was a dark and lengthy car ride. I had two and a half hours of nighttime driving ahead of me and I’d had a long day. I needed to stay alert, but my usual [...]

The Power of Song and Rhyme in eLearning

By Digitec Interactive|2016-05-26T09:15:12+00:00May 26th, 2016|Association eLearning Blog, Communications, Creative Design, eLearning, Featured Post, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Tips and Tricks, Training and Development|

We get songs stuck in our heads all the time. They’re powerful things, as advertisers know well. But have you ever considered using them as part of an eLearning program? Just about anything can be [...]