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Long before PowerPoint, teachers used flannelgraphs: felt boards where paper cut-outs revealed ideas one at a time. That same principle (reveal info gradually, reduce overload) is still built into e-learning today. #LearningHistory #PresentationDesign

Highlighting feels productive, but research says it does little for long-term learning. Marking text doesn't make your brain process or retrieve it. Better: close your notes and try to recall what you just read before checking your answer. #LearningAndDevelopment

Most people picture the finished course when they think e-learning. That's actually the last thing we build. The real work happens before that: understanding the audience and picking the right approach. hubs.li/Q04wMCtR0 #InstructionalDesign

Today marks 60 years of International Literacy Day Understanding every word in a training course isn't the same as understanding what to actually do with it. Clear writing removes barriers. It doesn't mean dumbing content down. hubs.li/Q04wMbZR0 #LiteracyDay

Here's a peek behind the curtain at one of our e-learning builds: a branching scenario for social work students where every decision carries a real consequence. Explore it yourself 👉 hubs.li/Q04nqrBh0 #InstructionalDesign #ELearning

Cramming feels productive. It isn't. The spacing effect: spread-out review beats one long session, even with the same total time. #LearningScience #SpacingEffect

The biggest problem with most staff training isn't its length, it's its timing ⏰ #Microlearning #WorkplaceLearning #LearningResources

Practicing the same scenario over and over doesn't reflect real work. Varying the situation each time builds stronger recall and easier transfer to the job. That's why on-demand role-plays work. #LearningScience #WorkplaceLearning

Most learning content gets rebuilt from scratch when it doesn't need to be. Often the content isn't the problem, the structure is. Content migration cleans up what's already there instead of starting over. #LearningTechnology #ContentStrategy

When an experienced employee leaves, so does years of practical knowledge that never made it into a manual. Capture the "why," not just the process. Interview the experts before they're gone. #KnowledgeSharing #WorkplaceLearning

Your brain treats imagined decisions almost like real ones. That's why scenario-based learning works: it lets people rehearse hard situations before they happen. The closer the scenario to reality, the more it sticks. #ScenarioBasedLearning #LearningDesign

72% of organizations say they lack the resources for a strong learning culture. But per ATD, the real barrier is usually connection to daily work, not budget. Tie learning to actual roles and check-ins, not just annual reviews. #LearningCulture #TalentDevelopment

Medieval students couldn't afford whole books, so universities rented them out a few pages at a time under a system called pecia. Access to knowledge, not attention span, was the real bottleneck. #LearningHistory #HigherEducation

One estimate puts phone checks at 58 times a day. Every interruption costs focus, and attention doesn't fully return right away. Shorter content, clear structure, and recall prompts help learning survive the distraction. #WorkplaceTraining #LearningDesignTips

Employees can tell within seconds when training wasn't built for their job. Generic content means more work translating it to real tasks. Custom course development removes that gap. #CustomLearning #WorkplaceTraining

Finnish schools give students a 15-minute break after every 45 minutes of learning. Attention doesn't hold indefinitely, and the same is true for adults. Workplace training built in longer blocks is often working against the brain, not with it. #LearningScience #WorkplaceLearning

We are having a great time at ATD 2026. If you're here this week, come find us at Booth 2220. We're talking custom courses, scenario-based learning, content migration, and microlearning. Plus - we have great stickers. #ATD2026

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Every decision a learner has to make takes attention away from actually learning. Clear navigation. Obvious next steps. Purposeful interactions only. Design that reduces decision load is design that works. #UserExperienceDesign #LearningExperience #CognitiveLoad

Microlearning isn't about shorter content. It's about whether employees can find and use the right resource at the moment they need it. We design job aids and performance support built around how your org actually works. hubs.li/Q04fvBjb0 #Microlearning #WorkplaceLearning

In 1960, learners on one of the first e-learning platforms started messaging each other instead of engaging with the content. Some things don't change. The platform was never the point. #LearningHistory #LearningDesign