Blue Consulting & Resourcing

03/21/2023

Have you ever noticed that some designers just seem to get more recognition for their courses than others? Novices may be fooled into thinking it's just the content. But we've found that any course gets more buzz when you apply the "Magic Magnifier". In this episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham continue the discussion about curation and the "Magic Magnifier" people aren't talking about. Listen now to find out what you've been missing.

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02/22/2023

Would you want to be the patient operated upon by a brain surgeon who has been given access to Wikipedia articles written by fellow students? Sometimes curated learning may feel like that is what has happened.

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11/15/2022

When it comes to instructional design, are experts still “better” than the collective wisdom of the crowd? If so, when? If not, why? In this episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham sit down with Linnaea Marvel to discuss some of the ongoing L&D trends she sees emerging and what that might mean for you, as a learning professional. Listen to find out why brushing up on competency models should be on your agenda for the next quarter.

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09/21/2022

Have you been worried by the winds of change in corporate learning and wondered what that might mean for you, as an Instructional Designer? In recent years, has your company begun to leverage more and more curated content? In this episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham discuss some of the ongoing L&D trends and ways we can move with the times without sacrificing quality. Listen now for insight on ways we can continue to add value to the learning path.

with Dr. Joanne Bentley (Doc) and Graham EdmondsonHave you been worried by the winds of change in corporate learning and wondered what that might mean f...

09/07/2022

We are all of us scrambling to address retention issues and severe skill gaps.
In 2021 Capterra interviewed 300 HR representatives in corporations across the country and found that 49% of these organizations are increasing their learning and development budgets in 2022. This, after record numbers decreased their budgets during COVID. Why is this happening? Training budgets are increasing for two primary reasons.

We are all of us scrambling to address retention issues and severe skill gaps. In 2021 Capterra interviewed 300 HR representatives in corporations across the country and found that 49% of these organizations are increasing their learning and development budgets in 2022. This, after record numbers de...

06/14/2022

How do you know if joining a consulting network is right for you? Are you suspicious of groups with high entry fees? In this episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham discuss some of the most profitable, FREE, networks they’ve belonged to and what it took to become a successful member. Listen now, to set new expectations for your professional network.


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04/06/2022

Are you a little frustrated with your efforts to build your network just on social media? In this episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham dive into the real-world efforts of a successful independent consultant, Ardel Thornton, to find meaningful contract work. Listen for practical ideas on smart ways to build your professional network today.

with Ardel Thornton, Dr. Joanne Bentley (Doc), and Graham EdmondsonAre you a little frustrated with your efforts to build your network just on social m...

03/10/2022

What Can Your L&D Network Do For You?
This is a crucial question that I think any L&D professional should be asking themselves, because networking is a massively important tool

What can your L&D Network do for you? Do you even have one? This is a crucial question that any L&D professional should be asking.

02/17/2022

The projects that we work on create a lot of documentation and files. Some are more important than others. However, they all need to be stored in a way the keeps them easy to access. Working closely with SMEs on document sharing is important.

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Projects create a lot of documentation. Some of it is more important than others. But they all need to be stored properly

02/03/2022

If the average TikTok user determines content relevance in less than 10 seconds and expects to learn something useful in about 1-3 minutes, what’s that doing to our learners’ tolerance for most of today’s in-person and online training?

If the average TikTok user determines content relevance in less than 10 seconds and expects to learn something useful in about 1-3 minutes, what’s that doing to our learners’ tolerance for most of today’s in-person and online training? Long courses with a slow build to relevance are dinosaurs!...

01/27/2022

Chunking up current content is a great low-cost place to start creating microlearning’s. In this new episode of Leaders in Learning Design, Joanne and Graham discuss the importance of developing a learning strategy that includes microlearning to support broader application and integration of ideas. Listen for a worked example and ideas on how you could start using smaller content chunks today.

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12/22/2021

As organizations continue to manage the impact of a pandemic on their approach to professional development, we now need to shift our focus to how do we utilize content that may have been in process before everything changed.



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