There’s no doubting that action mapping in instructional design is a hot topic. It’s a phrase often heard in learning circles. But what is action mapping and how can it help your goals? Planning a digital learning solution at a high level is an essential part of the instructional design process. For most projects, here at Dynamic, we now invite clients to get involved in an online action mapping exercise as a prerequisite to storyboarding or scripting.
In a previous post on successfully developing elearning solutions, we looked at the initial planning stage. The things to consider when you’re identifying and exploring the learning need and determining what the ideal elearning learning solution will be.
Developing robust digital learning solutions can often be an effective and efficient way of addressing a training, learning or development need. And when done well, they can deliver a memorable learner experience that drives both the learners’ engagement and their knowledge retention.
Earlier this year, I was asked to contribute to an article in the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) bi-monthly members magazine ‘Master Builder’, on the benefits of elearning in the construction industry. The FMB is the UK’s largest trade association for the construction industry. Their bi-monthly magazine aims to inform, inspire and connect small to medium construction firms in the UK. The magazine offers insights into the latest industry news and developments. It also offers exclusive discounts on products and services and advice to help builders grow and protect their business.
Digital learning can be a vital tool in raising awareness of important topics such as dementia. Alison discusses the symptoms, the signs and what we can do to look out for them—as well as how digital learning can play its part. We all know what it’s like to forget or misplace something. Have you ever bumped into someone in the street and not been able to place them? Or walked into a room and realised that you don’t know why you went in there? Ever struggled to find the word that you want to say but can’t? Even though it’s on the tip of your tongue?
When it comes to raising awareness of important social issues, elearning has become a really effective tool. Our partnership with SFA in the fight against modern slavery is just one example. Modern slavery is the fastest-growing criminal industry in the world and generates annual profits of $150 billion. It affects every economy, industry and sector.
When considering how to train and develop your team, it’s worth remembering that the best learning management systems are the ones that offer more functionality—and flexibility. And in the latest of our recurring articles exploring some of the features of the dynamic LMS. and how you can make the most of it, LMS Service Delivery Manager, Lisa Welch, takes a look at just one of its great features: guest access courses.
As technologies change, choosing the best elearning authoring tools can be difficult. Authoring tools have become the number one solution for quickly producing high-quality digital learning and have opened the door to more content creators than ever before. Here at Dynamic, we use a range of authoring tools and knowing which one is best for each situation is vital. If you don’t have much experience, how would you know which are the top elearning authoring tools to use.
Lisa Johnson, our Projects Director discusses over two decades at the helm of a successful digital learning provider, from the infancy of communicating digitally to stretching the boundaries of technology in the modern elearning environment.
Leeds digital learning provider, Dynamic were a huge help to me during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s the story.