Has COVID-19 disrupted your classroom training schedule? Now is the time to seize momentum, pivot your training model and future-proof your organisation. It may seem daunting moving to online, but there is always a ‘sweet spot’ where risk and reward is acceptable. It is about knowing how to test an idea, how to phase a...Read More

Question from a client: We are thinking about purchasing a corporate Learning Management System (LMS). What do we need to think about? Answer: Most people I come across want to implement a LMS as fast as they can. A quick scan of the market, a shopping list of high-level requirements and off they go. My...Read More

There’s lots of excitement about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course); new business models and prestige for education institutions, new opportunities for people from around the world to access learning. I’ve been a university student and lecturer, I’ve trained tertiary teachers in online design and facilitation, and I’ve been a guest presenter in MOOCs. Online learning...Read More

Implementing eLearning and/or a Learning Management System (LMS) is a significant investment in resources and budget. It can also feel like a ‘leap of faith’ when engaging an e-learning or LMS provider. Engaging a provider requires trust. It requires a deep and mutual understanding of requirements and expectations. It’s inevitable there will be misunderstandings along the...Read More

Question from a client: What do I need to do to ensure our e-learning is WCAG 2.0 compliant? This is a very important question for any Australian Federal or State Government agency in particular. I reached out to a trusted network of e-learning providers (listed below) to better understand the issues from an e-learning design...Read More

Followers of our E-Learning Academy blog may be aware I have been posting a series of videos on change management when implementing e-learning including Learning Management systems, webinars and performance support tools. Here is a link to the entire series on YouTube The series is also embedded below. Please kindly let me know if any...Read More

One of the great debates we see in organisations is between the will or sovereignty of the individual versus the corporate desire for conformity – for staff to comply with corporate strategy and execution. Sometimes Learning and Development find ourselves caught in the middle – wanting to inspire employees through engaging experiences yet instructed (or at...Read More

Over the last several weeks I’ve blogged about change management when introducing  a learning technology (e-learning) strategy (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Today is the final post on the topic of change management, exploring things to think about to manage end user expectations and accountability.  I will examine the topic from the perspective of both...Read More

Over the last several weeks I’ve blogged about change management when introducing technology (e-learning) to a learning strategy (see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3). Today is the fourth post on the topic of change management, this time thinking about what managers need to know and do to be part of the change. Managers play a...Read More