Articulate Storyline or Studio ’13?
I hear this question a lot from other developers, which tool should I pick? I answer, "it depends on your content and several other factors. It isn't a cut and dry answer." This past year, ZPS has been on somewhat of a road show presenting at ASTD ICE, Training 2013...
Why you should hire a graphic designer
Graphic designers are everywhere. Some people like them and some people don’t. But I’m here to shed some light on why you should hire a graphic designer, instead of doing the graphics yourself. But first we thought we would share why you shouldn’t date a graphic...
Four Strategies to Engage Learners…Socially
The landscape of learning is changing, but are instructional designers and trainers changing too? In order for learning to be as effective and engaging as possible, those developing and delivering learning have to think differently about their roles. We can no longer...
Ok…Instructional Designers – Storyboards: PowerPoint or Word?
This week I participated in two #ASTD chapter events, both on using templates and storyboards. While I have been doing instructional design for a long time, I always attend these types of activities because if I can learn one new thing that will make me more...
Conference Mode in Full Effect
I presented at ASTD ICE in Dallas this week and decided to take full advantage of the conference registration too. I quickly realized I was out of “conference attendee 101” practice. Conferences are all about how many technology, frameworks, strategies, steps, and...
The Croods: A Great Tale of Change and Innovation
As an instructional designer who works virtually, it sometimes hard to separate personal time with work time. This is mostly because my "office" is such a short commute, but also mostly because my brain is like a constant pinball machine. It rarely stops. This proved...
Work Virtually, but Take the Office with You
What if you want the benefits of working virtually, but you also want to be able to benefit from the collaboration, networking and relationships that can be fostered in an office? Let's take a look at a great new option. Coworking offers another very attractive...
Narrowing Down and Choosing the Right Candidate
I recently posted for a position for a bookkeeper and instead of getting 200 resumes for that position, I instead received 400 resumes from CPAs to non-degreed administrative assistants. That is a lot to sift through to find the right resume without sacrificing the...
Work Virtually: What are the Pluses?
My neighbor is always talking about her “carbon footprint”…and how important it is to her that she leaves a small one on our environment. She has changed many things in her life to make her home and family more “green”. One of the first things she did was to convince...
Follow Up on Coworking – Scrib
We sent out our newsletter earlier this week, and highlighted options for virtual workers who wanted the flexibility to have an office environment. The company we love is Scrib in Boulder. They were highlighted in Coworking News. Checkout the video below!...