Designing Blended Learning: A Success Story
To create blended learning, instructional designers chunk content into lessons, and determine the best medium to deliver those lessons to the learner.
New Whitepaper - Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics
In this paper we’ll share high-level summaries of virtual classroom tools and providing strategies for creating engagement during virtual training.
Pedagogy of Learning Design: Fostering Critical Thinking Skills with Cognitive Presence
In this post we'll explore cognitive presence and roles we play on the critical inquiry path leading toward higher levels of learning.

Cultural Intelligence for Learning Professionals
As global audiences expand, trainers need to develop a ‘cultural intelligence’ competency to master the virtual classroom.

Training on the Edge: Trend 4 - Blurring the Lines Between Work and Learning
The convergence of work and learning is a compelling trend. We are now looking at job experience as another aspect of training and learning.

Training on the Edge: Trend 3 - Cognitive Educational Technologies
The key to choosing the correct educational technology is to identify which technologies work best for the desired learning outcome.

Training on the Edge: Trend 2 - Collaboration As A Competency
What do you need to set the stage for collaboration? Designed interactions, a strong facilitator, and managed expectations.
The Pedagogy of Learning Design: Crafting Optimal e-Learning Spaces with Teaching Presence
Let's have a look at what teaching presence is, and how direct instruction and facilitation play a role in crafting optimal e-Learning spaces.

Training on the Edge: Trend 1 - Blended Learning & Flipping The Classroom
Implementing a flipped classroom isn’t a fad-it's a trend. When instructional design is applied to blended learning a flipped classroom is the result.

Training on the Edge: Training Context 2014-2019
We need to consider how to implement a culture change in our training organizations and identify some of the challenges these changes will bring.

Training on the Edge: Understanding Four Generations of Workers
Understanding the four generations in the modern workplace help us to adapt how we deliver learning or training to these different groups.
How to Anticipate and Alleviate Risk in the Virtual Classroom
In the virtual classroom, both technology risks and behavioral risks are easily alleviated if you’re prepared for them. Plan ahead to prepare.