One of my goals in life is to help learning practitioners and subject matter experts really understand that a powerpoint deck converted to elearning is not a great learning experience. Powerpoint decks and other source materials are great raw materials to create an awesome course, but your powerpoint deck with bullet points and lots of
Have you been tasked to come up with a way to change the culture in your organization? If you have been in a position to try and change the culture in your organization, you know the challenges that it presents. Lately, we have worked with several clients who were looking to better articulate and build
The brain responds to games, no matter how young or old the mind may be. The digital world was built on games, and there is no reason to keep that aspect of the digital world away from your eLearning initiatives, especially with all of the positive effects that gamification has on eLearning. However, it is
Hello everyone – it’s Tara Bryan, founder of TLS Learning. One of the biggest challenges that our clients face is to make sure that the investment they are making in courses for their organization is moving the needle. Our clients want to improve business results by improving employee performance and/or behavior. Many times they come
Concepts such as gamification and big data are adding new levels of immersion into eLearning that are creating new, more successful experiences for learners. Here are the 5 newest successful eLearning trends that you can begin using immediately in your own eLearning programs. 1. Gamification The mainstream nature of the gaming industry has found its way into
Want to have more better courses? We do too. When we first work with our clients we always ask the same question to get started. This question sets the tone for the whole project and becomes the foundation for our work. We start with this question and then use it to build effective and engaging
TLS Learning is participating in the Elearning Guild’s FocusOn Learning Trade Show in Austin, TX. FocusOn Learning Trade show…here we come! We are all packed, pumped and excited to be departing for the Elearning Guild’s FocusOn Learning Trade Show in Austin, Texas this week! A few Highlights we’re looking forward to:
We all have challenges in our lives. And some challenges create a rise in the stress hormone cortisol. So some might question if those challenges are good or bad for us. Well, the answer seems to be “it depends” based on how we deal with challenges! A recent article by ATD called How Successful People Stay Calm gives us some
Are you concerned about how the learning you create is making a business impact? Well, we are too. In fact, in every initial project meeting, we make it our top priority to discuss how your learning directly aligns back to business impact and goals you are trying to achieve. When we sit down to
Motivating Learners Performance We all want our learners to succeed, but sometimes motivating learners can be downright difficult! But I recently ran across a new way to tap into your learners’ inner motivation. It’s based on the Fresh Start Effect and the Nielsen Norman Group has a great article on it (that inspired me!).
