Our eLearning Guild Academy courses are a blend of live virtual instructor-led (VILT) sessions supplemented by a knowledge sharing platform for asynchronous learning (although sometimes it’s the other way around with live VILT sessions supplementing the asynchronous learning) . The duration of the courses range from two live, 2-hour sessions …
Years ago mLearning was limited, consisting mostly of existing courses that were converted to be accessible via a mobile device. As more designers became comfortable with designing for mobile, we saw more experiences designed with mobile in mind. More and more mobile experiences are taking advantage of the unique affordances …
I feel the torch and pitchfork crowd coming after me when I tell them the Guild Academy offers “courses.” That’s because the “course” is sometimes called out as what is wrong with corporate training. I have to call BS on that. What is a course (US version)? LMGTFY. Individual subject Often …
I’ve attended quite a few virtual instructor-led training (VILT) sessions over the years. Unfortunately, many have offered little more than a lecture with Q&A at the end and a few basic polling questions thrown in – basically a webinar in the guise of VILT. In short, they were not designed …
When I reflect on my career, it amazes me how much technology has evolved, and how it has completely changed the way I look at the work we do. I first took on the role of “Training Director” for an organization about 15 years ago. At that time, most of …
This past weekend I spent an evening making Smores with my kids in the backyard. My son enjoys this and loves helping his dad build the campfire. Here are some of the fire-building ‘tips’ I shared with my son. “We want to make sure we build a strong foundation so …