The American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that U.S. organizations spent over 170 billion dollars on employee learning and development in 2010. It is a staggering number and no wonder that CEOs are asking how much return on investment they can expect. The answer to that question depends on another question: What did […]
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What exactly do instructional designers (IDs) really do? When we ask our Clients this question, it’s surprising the number of answers we get back. Some people believe an ID’s main task is similar to that of a graphic designer. They find images to illustrate content, work with Web developers to make Web sites come alive,
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Did you take a university- or college-level biology class? If so, do you remember how the lecturer stood in front of the class going through fact after fact, process after process, bacteria, protozoa, and the like? Then you went home and propped your eyes open with toothpicks to get through a textbook that was so
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It\’s 10:00 am and your office building just caught fire. What would you like your employees to do? Define emergency preparedness, describe the risks associated with lack of planning, or quickly and safely evacuate the building? Unless your employees are fire-proof, you are most likely to choose the last option. Our goal at PulseLearning is
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Our instructional designers are finding more and more that employers are looking for creative training solutions. The fact is, employees don’t want training that shoves them back into an old-style school desk. It’s not that employees don’t want to learn, they do. As in everything, it’s the ‘how’ not the ‘what’ that matters most. Employees
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PulseLearning has partnered with organizations large and small to assist with strategic communication related to projects. We understand that large scale training initiatives are typically a support to a significant change within an organization. While that change may be very positive and productive for the company, many people may have fears about it or want
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The People 1st State of the Nation report released earlier this year provided some pointed insights into training needs in the hospitality sector in advance of the 2012 Olympics. Hotel, restaurant and bar staff numbers have dropped by 30% in the last year – leaving the remaining staff to take on more work. In addition to
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PulseLearning ISD+3D Click the link above to see a self-running video of an interactive hands-on training module that enables learners to practice maintenance on expensive or dangerous equipment in a safe, virtual environment. If you\’d like to play with the actual demo – just ask – we\’ll send you the link.
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Most people who actively use Twitter started out in the same place – wondering… what the world is this for? At first glance, it may look like a useless time waster. But, the reality is that the value you get from Twitter depends on how you nurture it. And, truth be told, it’s not very
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About a month ago, a frenzy was stirred up when critics of Learning Styles suggested that the U.S. government should not permit any federal funding to be used for differentiated instruction in K-12 public schools. This idea of adjusting the way we teach to the way our students learn is why we (as trainers of
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