Workplace Learning and Mental Health: Why Psychological Safety Matters The connection between workplace learning and mental health has never been more apparent. Given that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I’d like to share some experiences that have made me…
Tag: eLearning
AI Adoption in the Canadian Workplace: Why L&D Should Lead the Charge
In virtually all organizations, AI adoption in the Canadian workplace is accelerating. But Canada still trails behind the US and other OECD countries in deep business integration. The immediate challenge is to move from simply trying AI to embedding it…
Top eLearning trends in 2020
Author, Asha Pandy has put a lot of work into outlining what she sees as the top eLearning trends in 2020. READ THE FULL ARTICLE published in eLearning Industry. Asha has also conveniently grouped them into three areas: eLearning trends…
Seven reasons why training can fail
Panopto not only outlines seven reasons why training can fail (see below), they also provide succinct fail-safe training tips. LEARN MORE. Limited Time and Competing Priorities Lack of Interest Limited Budget and Training Resources Information Overload Lack of Planning and…
Be a better leader
Joanne Trotta has written many excellent articles about the importance of soft skills, such as empathy for effective leadership. She notes, “In my opinion, effective leadership simply does not exist without empathy. I feel this way because of experience: Every…
Learn more about learning
The eLearning Coach’s Connie Malamed has kindly put together her LIST and rationale for five “books that pack a powerful punch.” Agile for Instructional Designers by Megan Torrance Fully Compliant: Compliance Training to Change Behavior by Travis Waugh Microlearning: Short and Sweet…
The right way to conduct a debrief
I recently came out of what was supposed to be a project debrief quite shocked. It was a complex project with a lot of moving pieces, and the result was quite amazing. But the external consultant leading the debrief was…
Redwood’s process for designing and building eLearning
Ever wonder what the process is for designing and building eLearning? We created a brief explainer vignette showing the phases (consult, design, build) and steps we use. WATCH the video.
Online learning is going to high school
The Ontario provincial government just announced they want high school students to take online courses for four out of 30 high school credits in order to graduate. Joanne Laucius, writing in the Ottawa Citizen, says this means that “Ontario high…
Actionable Reporting is changing the measurement arena
How do we know our training is effective? How can we tie it to business outcomes? Through a well-planned assessment and measurement approach. And one of the more interesting is called Actionable Reporting that allows a user to act on information…










