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The importance of symbiotic relationships

Adding narration to an eLearning course creates depth and energy that complements the course’s content. Professional voice-over actors understand the ins and outs—from the preparation through a[...]

The Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) had a dilemma. They had a great training, built in Adobe Flash, that had been in service since 2010. The content, theory, and instructional design had yielded[...]

“Should I show my learning objectives at the beginning of my training?” Many people are asking this as the practice of explicitly stating learning objectives becomes less popular. Does this mean[...]

Confession: I’m a video gamer. One of my favorite things to do is to stop thinking about the world and all my troubles and get lost in the story of a different world.