Oct
17
I’ve had a Gmail account for a few years now. Their logo still has the word “beta” in it. I used to ask, “When are they going to take ‘BETA’ off the logo? Aren’t they ready to release the final version?” Now I get it. When your business is about constant improvement, you’re always in …
Oct
15
We were invited to particpate in several Adobe roadshows that are taking place in the eastern region this month. The focus is on how firms have used Adobe products to accomplish green initiatives. Our story is a little odd, in that we never planned to go green, we were simply trying to apply good business …
Jul
09
Elliott Masie, Godfather of e-learning, has a great new post on setting the tone during training. He says that you define the learner’s expectations in the first three minutes in the classroom. After teaching for 30 years, I feel that a large number of learners make a thumbs up or thumbs down rating in those …
Jun
27
This is probably not new to legal learning professionals, but training cannot be an afterthought to an effective rollout project. It does not matter if the rollout is a technical success; if the user community does not “get” it, and responds negatively, then the project has largely failed. Well planned, well executed training is the …
Jun
04
We’ve created assessments for a couple of years now. They’re required for our secretaries, but not associated with annual reviews. That may change in the near future, but that’s another tale for another time. As I compare our first assessment modules to the one that will release later this summer, I’ve seen an evolution in …
May
15
Like it or not, it’s hip to go Green in the office. Is this a trend that will go the way of the 8-Track, or a fundamental change in how we conduct business? Okay, so we now print double-sided whenever possible, and we’ve reduced the amount of printed material in the classroom to day-1 essentials. …