February - 2019

Feb 26, 2019
2 min

UI Design for eLearning

When a user interacts with a device, this could be a PC, tablet, games console or smartphone they interact with that devices UI or User Interface. The UI is a very important as it determines how friendly or useable your product is, having a well designed and clean UI improves the user experience and keeps your users coming back. Apple is a great example of this having dev eloped a clean, simple UI for their iPhones and Mac’s which allowed them to introduce their technology to

Feb 25, 2019
1 min

Lucky Year 13 – Pathways Training and eLearning Does It Again!

Pathways Training and eLearning Inc. is in it’s 13th year of business and thanks to many wonderful Fortune 500 clients, we continue to grow! In the first quarter of our thirteenth year, we have already completed the following: Created 6 highly interactive eLearning modules and created and host a custom Learning Management System (LMS) for a well-know and leading Canadian cannabis company. Created over 50 eLearning courses, and 10 short training videos for one of Canada’s lead

Feb 25, 2019
2 min

It's More Than A Transaction...

My son asked me a question yesterday (as he’s apt to do) that had seemingly come from nowhere…. “Dad, do you think I should have kids when I’m old enough?” Before I gave him my reply I said, “…where’s that question coming from?” “I was just wondering if it’s worth it… (wait for it) … “I mean, you have to buy me birthday presents and stuff and it’s expensive. You could just buy yourself stuff instead.” Fair enough I thought. If not for he and his sister, I could spend my money

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

Converting Storyline files into Powerpoint files

Storyline is a great tool for eLearning, and has some great capabilities which include importing PowerPoint slides directly into a Storyline file, which can simplify programming if your storyboards are close to what the final eLearning product will look like. However, sometimes the programming may go in a different direction or include content not in the ‘final’ storyboard. So if the client wants the storyboard to be updated to match, or if they would like a PowerPoint versi

Feb 15, 2019
2 min

Facilitators Don't Tell...

Today I received an email from a dear friend. I’ll be facilitating a “leadership values” key note for his team soon. He required some additional information in advance of my presentation. Seemed simple enough. Well, my friend’s manager wanted to know exactly what content would be delivered during my ‘talk’. What would I be saying? What would I be telling the attendees? Look, I understand the need to affect a measure of control in a managerial sense. I understand the need to e

Feb 12, 2019
2 min

Learning Games & eLearning

Traditional eLearning involves the learner taking a digital course online, typically this would involve using text, audio, video and animations to teach the learner about a specific topic. This may be fine but this method has been done for a number of years now. As eLearning is focused around technology it is important that you innovate your digital training as learners expectations changes, one way you can do this is through learning games. Not be confused with gamification

Feb 11, 2019
3 min

4 Tips for Adding Sizzle to Your eLearning Courses to Increase Visual Engagement

With the increase in the use of the Internet in both our personal and professional lives, people are looking for eLearning course that are above and beyond a level one interactivity (a level one eLearning course, can essentially be defined as an animated PowerPoint, that can be used in an online environment. For a good overview of the 4 levels of eLearning interactivity refer to this recent article posted at eLearning industry). When you are a vendor, you need to be able to d

Feb 8, 2019
2 min

Is A Plan Too Much To Ask For...?

Today a new client reached out after finding us online. Our conversation was (as expected) very cordial and (happily) it has led to follow-up meeting about next steps. So why write about it…? Primarily, because they began the conversation by telling me they were new to 'training'; but it seemed to them that learning was always an organizational 'after-thought'. Sound familiar? A box to be checked, but not a process worthy of planning rigour; which didn’t seem right to them. B

Feb 5, 2019
1 min

Manipulating Audio inside of eLearning Modules

When programming an exciting, eLearning module audio is always a key component. Without audio eLearning modules often feel very bland and have that dreaded PowerPoint type of feel. To make our modules more dynamic we use several audio files in various areas to create a unique and interactive feel to our eLearning modules. Types of audio usage in eLearning modules: Voice over Narration Instruction Character Activities Background music Sound effects Interactive object feedback

Feb 5, 2019
2 min

Benefits of blended learning

Blended learning is a learning & development approach that involves combining traditional learning such as classroom sessions with digital training such as eLearning, videos and learning games. Blended learning involves combing the best of both learning types, when used together it can be an effective method to help to deliver a well structured learning solution for your learners. Below are some of the benefits that using a blended learning approach can have for your organisa

Feb 4, 2019
2 min

Gone are the Days of the Million Dollar Learning Management System (LMS)!

I started my career as a Grade 2 teacher and very quickly discovered that teaching kids was not for me! After being broken by seven years old and deciding that teaching adults was more for me, I began my corporate career in the training department of Rogers Communication. At that time classroom training was still considered the best (and quite frankly the only way) to teach adults. Also at this time, eLearning and Learning Management Systems (LMS), were just starting to make

Feb 1, 2019
2 min

Customer Service - It's Just Too Important

Customer service is incredibly important to me. Frankly, it’s more important to me than the product or service itself. It is actually possible for those two sentences, to be my blog’s beginning, middle and end. But that wouldn’t be very much fun would it? Every time I “enjoy” a poor customer service experience, I recoil and remember, just how important it really is. I have made more decisions than I care to admit, exclusively because the service was so poor, I could not conti

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