Adaptive Learning — What You Need to Know Today to Get Started
What is adaptive learning? It’s a relatively new learning and development term that boils down to really good storytelling and a choose-your-own-adventure style of training. Where the learner ends up is based on what actions the learner takes. It’s like artificial intelligence for L&D. NASA uses it, many smart phone apps use it, and now... View Article
Read MoreMay 6, 2019
Jessica Howell
ttcInnovations Founder and CEO, Debbie Wooldridge, Awarded SBA District Director’s Award for Growth in the Workforce Training Sector
SAN DIEGO, CA — May 5th – 11th, 2019 marks the 56th anniversary of National Small Business Week. In celebration, we are proud to announce that our Founder and CEO, Debbie Wooldridge, has been nominated by Sharon Peterson, Ph.D., Alumni Manager, Southern California Region for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, and was awarded the District... View Article
May 1, 2019
Emily Meade
Our Top Session Picks for #ATD2019
The ATD International Conference & Exposition is upon us once again, and we are so excited to share that a few of our Innovators will be in attendance! Each year, our team looks forward to meeting up with fellow learning and development professionals to discover the newest trends and get a refresher on traditional learning techniques.... View Article
April 30, 2019
Dana Janssen
Emotional Intelligence: The One Skill You Need to Stand Out, Plus Tactics to Boost It
What are you looking for in a contractor? What are your gold standard requirements? What makes a freelance contractor stand out? I’m consistently fielding these questions and I suggest that the answer is simple – high emotional intelligence (or emotional quotient [EQ]). According to Talent Smart, 90% of high performers have high EQ, while a... View Article
April 25, 2019
Lesley Lang
How to Scope and Manage a Project Budget — Tips from a Master PM
“Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that moves the organization forward.” — Joy Gumz So how do you get the train moving and keep it going down the right track? As someone with an extensive background in project management... View Article
April 16, 2019
Debbie Wooldridge
Is Training the Ultimate Employee Benefit for Millennials?
In case you haven’t heard, Millennials are now the largest workforce demographic. And, this generation is having a major impact on how companies compete to attract and retain today’s top talent. Spoiler alert: Throwing more money at this generation will not buy you loyalty or attract the most qualified candidate to your organization. What Millennials... View Article
April 12, 2019
Melissa Snell
Content Curation is The New Black: Tools & Strategies for L&D
Think about it: Companies have been collecting training for decades. They have purchased off-the-shelf training, developed their own instructor-led training (ILT) and eLearning, and reworked their training programs for leaders and front-line employees numerous times to keep up with the latest and greatest industry standards. They have PowerPoints, virtual learning, ILT, eLearning, mobile learning, and... View Article
April 10, 2019
Nicole Whitney
5 Secrets to Guarantee a Stand Out Professional Resume
Resumes are a first impression – words on a page that illustrate what YOU bring to the table. Whether you’re an employee or a freelancer, your resume is one of the most powerful marketing tools at your disposal. Here are some professional resume tips and tricks to help guarantee a stand out resume. #1: Update Your... View Article
April 3, 2019
Emily Meade
Top 10 Tweets and Tips That Will Ease Your #LSCon FOMO
Although we would have loved to make it to the Learning Solutions 2019 Conference and Expo, we are living vicariously through all the posts across social media. From inspiring keynotes to insightful workshop sessions, we have scoured the web (Twitter, specifically) for the best tweets and tips that will ease your #LSCon FOMO. This year’s... View Article
March 25, 2019
Teresa Chiapputo
4 Ways to Futureproof Your Learning Career
The evolution of our economy and social construct is now moving at a faster pace than at any other time in history. New industries are emerging every day while others are becoming obsolete. In the past, people could stay with a company for a long period of time, which allowed them to really hone their... View Article
March 20, 2019
Emily Herrero
Designing with Visual and Audio Accessibility in Mind: What You Need to Know
A few years back, I was on a team designing a program for employee career development. One of our tasks was to create a profile that showed an employee’s readiness to move to the next level. As we thought about ways to create something useful that would be a quick indicator of an employee’s progress,... View Article