Monday, December 27, 2010

New Year’s Resolution- Get your Course Online!

Every week throughout the year Coggno is contacted by trainers, content developers, instructional designers and would-be courseware developers who are searching for a means to take their traditionally off line training, online. Most often they have a specific expertise around a subject or domain that they have spent years developing and delivering in a traditional format, and they have decided to take their training online.

This usually falls into two categories, making the jump from instructor lead training, to an online format, or converting DVD based training onto an LMS format. While this can seem like a daunting task, if it is carefully planned, and executed, making the leap to an online training course can be the beginning of a whole new avenue to deliver and expand your audience.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

Training on the Go

Last week, due to my own personal discovery of online tools (which are available to anyone seeking knowledge or the means of providing it), I was able to complete a book that would have otherwise taken me about two weeks. LMS training courses could benefit from this kind of gap time.

My daily chores and commutes suddenly became interesting and relevant to my life, and they seemed to go by faster. In just four days, I had read the whole Book I of Don Quixote, without making any changes in my daily schedule.

Every employee, no matter what their daily routines are, can surely find at least an hour or two daily that is "sunk" time, or time when they are not doing much other than skimming the newspaper in the subway, driving, or exercising. Everyone has gap spaces in their schedule while are perfect times for learning.

Podcasts and audiobooks are a pedagogical tool not used widely enough in today's education system, from youth to adult learning. With LMS platforms for employee online training, podcasts are extremely easy--and fun--to create.

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