Category: Training Strategy & Design

2 ways to handle subject matter expert problems

2 ways to handle subject matter expert problems

One way of making knowledge sharing within an organisation easier is to have multiple people share expertise on the same topic – multiple subject matter experts. Seems like a sound way to speed up the process and reduce everyone’s workload. But how do you make it work?

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Improving knowledge transfer through training accountability

Improving knowledge transfer through training accountability

Despite all of the issues of training relevance and training context, most participants are typically well-intentioned when it comes to training! While there will always be those participants who, for whatever reason, are unable to approach learning with the best of intentions, they are in the minority. Most learners are keen to improve themselves and make change. But learners are also busy. They can be easily distracted.

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Partner group curating content for training

5 C’s of Curating Content Efficiently

Curating Training Content Efficiently Curating content with regular improvement loops is key to preventing training materials from becoming stale and outdated. Without ongoing updates, your content may lose its relevance and effectiveness. Even if you are assessing the success of your training modules regularly, you may still see the need

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4 common mistakes in determining how long an elearning course should be

4 common mistakes in determining how long an elearning course should be

One of the top questions we see from people new to elearning (or even experienced instructional designers) is how long an elearning course should be? Yet most people approach this question with fundamental mistakes in their thinking. Let’s review four of the most common mistakes in determining how long an elearning course should be in this article.

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6 tips for creating great software training

6 tips for creating great software training

Software training is a common focus of online learning. Within an organisation, new employees often have to become familiar with many software platforms. Software training, therefore, represents a significant part of internal processes. Software training can also be used for software providers as part of onboarding, user support or service packages for that software. Providing training for the users of your software often reduces support needs and improves the initial experience for your users. In this article, let’s review six tips for creating software training to help you create training which is effective for the task at hand.

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Working with multiple subject matter experts

Working with multiple subject matter experts

One way of making knowledge sharing within an organisation easier is to have multiple people share expertise on the same topic – multiple subject matter experts. Seems like a sound way to speed up the process and reduce everyone’s workload. But how do you make it work?

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