The CBC Interactives team has been doing an excellent job with creating engaging news interactives. âA City Destroyed: Experience the Halifax Explosion, 100 years laterâ is both excellent and informative. Experience it here.
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Micro-learning: not just about video
Micro-learning is short, focused training that should take the learner no more than 2 to 5 minutes to review. And itâs not just about video. Hereâs eLearning Industryâs round-up of 15 types of micro-learning divided into three themes: read, view,…
Using Storytelling to move from selling to telling
We all know that storytelling (done right) can be one of the most effective ways of communicating and embedding your message. And itâs not just for learning, itâs also how businesses can build their brands (and increase sales). Itâs about…
Jane Bozarth on career development for L&D
I just posted about Jane Bozarth’s wonderful Nuts and Bolt blog.  Here’s a vimeo gem from seven years ago where Jane provides insights around career development for learning and development practitioners. A good quote from the video: âI think that folks in…
Jane Bozarth is awesome!
We love author, eLearning guru, and director of research for The eLearning Guild, Jane Bozarth. Itâs hard to choose just one item from her Nuts and Bolts blog, so weâre linking you to all of them and letting you decide. You…
Whatâs in a business case?
A solid business case is essential to showing why your proposed solution is a good investment to decision-makers. A business case should include: An executive summary An introduction and context around why you are proposing the solutionâwhat is opportunity? The…
Cognitive bias and faulty judgement
Wikipedia defines cognitive bias as âa systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment. Individuals create their own âsubjective social realityâ from their perception of the input.â Visual Capitalistâs Jeff Desjardins writes about cognitive bias and how an…
The age of immersive learning
Weâre all being pulled in a multiplicity of directions with endless social media updates, email notifications, web pop-ups and advertisements. A constant stream of information means that learning needs to be able to capture our attention, and keep it. Weâre…
Seven things to look for in an LMS
As Redwoodâs Learning and Technology Manager, I work closely with our LMS clients. Here are my top seven things to look for in a learning management system: Ease of use; intuitive for both learner and administrator Modern, fully-responsive, mobile-first interface…
Virtual Reality and Learning Development
A new film announced at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival is offering viewers the chance to see life through the eyes of a 12-year-old Syrian refugee and whatâs it like to live life inside one of the worldâs largest…