Name that Tune: The Evolution of a Retail Training Program
I vividly remember an old television game show called Name that Tune in which contestants would guess how many notes it would take them to recognize a song when played. The goal was to bid on the...
View ArticleSmile, Take a Bath, and Tuck in Your Shirt: Retail Training Essentials?
I heard a conference speaker once say that their biggest training challenge was getting their theme park employees to tuck in their shirts and pull up their sagging pants. The host of the quirky Been...
View ArticleDesign for the Greater Good: Empathy and eLearning
Welcome to week two of 12 on our journey through the Design for the Greater Good Instructional Design online course. This week, we focused on the ‘Analyze’ phase of the design process, learning more...
View ArticleThinkingKap’s 10 Best Posts of 2015
It’s that time of year when we look back at the year to find the crème de la crème—the best, most interesting eLearning topics we […] The post ThinkingKap’s 10 Best Posts of 2015 appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Night Before Christmas at ThinkingKap Learning
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a learner was clicking a single mouse. The training was completed, and computers sat […] The post The Night Before Christmas at...
View Article3 Downton Abbey Characters with Traits eLearning Teams Value
Even if you weren’t one of the 9.9 million people who tuned in for the premiere of Downton Abbey’s final season, there are probably similarities […] The post 3 Downton Abbey Characters with Traits...
View ArticlemLearning Growth and Application in the Medical Industry
As demands on the medical industry continue to increase, time becomes an even more precious resource. And to accommodate the on-the-go requirements for education in […] The post mLearning Growth and...
View ArticleHow Sales Teams are Leveraging mLearning
Sales teams know that time is money. Their mentality is much like that of Glengarry Glen Ross: “ABC: Always be closing.” So how can they […] The post How Sales Teams are Leveraging mLearning appeared...
View ArticleUsing mLearning for Compliance with Regulations
Many different industries are bound by federal, state, and even local regulations. Their compliance with these regulations is monitored—so it’s important that all employees are […] The post Using...
View ArticleManufacturing and mLearning: Improving Efficiency
There are officially more Google searches done on mobile devices than on desktop computers, according to new research released by Google. Interesting, don’t you think? […] The post Manufacturing and...
View ArticleImproving Customer Service and Retail Training with mLearning
Smartphones are no longer the way of the future—they’re the way of right now. Today, there are 2.6 billion people using a handheld device to […] The post Improving Customer Service and Retail Training...
View ArticleLessons From Sean Penn’s El Chapo Interview on the Importance of SMEs
When news broke that Sean Penn interviewed the infamous drug kingpin El Chapo for Rolling Stone, it didn’t take long for professional writers to speak […] The post Lessons From Sean Penn’s El Chapo...
View ArticleBalancing eLearning Customization with Reusability
One of the things we consistently find with training teams is their desire to reuse things they’ve already created. Depending on the diversity of the […] The post Balancing eLearning Customization with...
View ArticleTop Resources for Learning Articulate Storyline
So you bought Articulate Storyline and now you need to learn how to use it. The good news: Storyline is one of the most approachable […] The post Top Resources for Learning Articulate Storyline...
View ArticleSimulating Real World Activities in Articulate Storyline
One of the most common struggles we hear from eLearning designers and developers is the “inability” to accurately replicate real world activities in an online […] The post Simulating Real World...
View ArticleeLearning Context Lessons from Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Performance
Did you see Lady Gaga sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday? We did, and we were pretty impressed. But this also […] The post eLearning Context Lessons from Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl...
View ArticleMedium is the Message in Retail Training
It is widely accepted that technology advances in recent years are shaping the future of retail. Retailers no longer have one brick and mortar connection […] The post Medium is the Message in Retail...
View ArticleShow, Tell, Watch, Coach, Repeat: Retail Sales Floor Training
On-the-job training is not restricted to use on the retail floor. The principles described in this article are applicable to any industry or work environment […] The post Show, Tell, Watch, Coach,...
View ArticleThe Right Narrator Can Bring Your eLearning Course to Life
Think the narrator of your eLearning course isn’t all that important? Think again. The voice that accompanies your content can make a major impact on […] The post The Right Narrator Can Bring Your...
View ArticleFully Restricting Navigation Using a Custom Menu
A while back, we talked about how to partially restrict navigation when using a custom menu. Partial restriction for that example simply means requiring the […] The post Fully Restricting Navigation...
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