Disability awareness: Accommodation doesn’t have to cost a lot
I am a short person, just a little over five feet tall. When I began working at Velsoft, the chair I was provided was too big for me, and my back got sore every day. The company accommodated…
Getting Started with Microsoft Windows 10: May 2019 Update
TOPIC A: What is New? This course is designed to help in getting started with the Microsoft Windows 10: May 2019 Update. Microsoft Windows 10 is a powerful and easy-to-use operating system. Nearly everyone who works with computers…
Why you should (or shouldn’t) get Windows 10 May 2019 Update
Is it necessary to install updates to Windows 10 on your computer? Yes and no. In most cases, Windows will still function without the update, but it is crucial in preventing hackers and other unwanted users from accessing…
Useful Features That Will Change How You Use Microsoft Word 365
I’ve used Microsoft Word for years. I’ve worked with it for so long that I can’t even remember when I began using it. I never had formal training – I just learned how to use the various features…
Developing Formative Assessments for eLearning
As trainers, how do we ensure that we are assessing for higher levels of learning in the e-Learning environment? Formative assessments are tests or evaluations that take place throughout a course and provide feedback to the student in…
Getting Started With Word: Course Excerpt
Identify the Components of the Word Interface Microsoft Word is a powerful, easy-to-use word processor. It can be used to create reports, letters, memos, and all sorts of different documents. If you have used earlier versions of Microsoft…
Key Performance Indicators that Manage Sales Success
Key performance indicators (KPI) are the measurable parts of each step along a sales representative’s activity funnel. Each KPI naturally aligns with the activity a sales representative does every day. For example, “leads” are the direct result of…
Stop being a bottleneck: Learn the art of delegating
Do you cause congestion in the workplace? Are you a bottleneck? Does not having control over every little thing that your staff works on make your skin crawl? Is the only way for things to get done correctly…
Assessment — Nuts and Bolts
Now we will look at Assessment Nuts and Bolts. This is the final blog in a series that started with Assessment — Some Initial Thoughts, and Some Assessment Vocabulary. Individual Assessment Instructors should work with students to develop criteria for…
Teamwork: On the ice and in the office
I’ve seen it happen many times. Both of my daughters played hockey growing up, and I’ve seen their teams lose important games because the teams stopped acting like teams. It usually goes like this: the team is behind…
Knowledge Platform: What could it contain
In April, I wrote a blog looking at the future of learning as I see it. At the end I said the Learning Management System of the future was going to be a Knowledge Platform. Today I’d like…
How to get staff on board with eLearning
You’ve finalized all the eLearning details for your organization, except one: How to get employee buy-in. I’ve worked in offices where training was mandatory and accepted grudgingly and with plenty of grumbling in the classroom. You may be…