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The Brightwave blog shares imaginative ideas, observations and real-world tips on how to engage learners and improve performance with e-learning content and tools.

A number of Brightwave experts will be contributing on topics ranging from instructional design to social learning to how high impact online learning solutions can drive employee engagement and business transformation.

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Learning Technologies 2012: Heads in the Cloud Debate

live debateSenior Instructional Designer Kai Merriott shares his view on the Brightwave debate, collating the key benefits of using the cloud from trends shared by the live audience and expert panellists.

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Those butterfly moments

An image of a butterflyOn the back of yesterday's webinar 'Design innovations: 10 ways to improve the user experience' I'm picking up on a couple of dominant themes in the chat and the tweets. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed.

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HTML5 is here, but is your workplace ready?

An image of a golden number "5"Brightwave's Senior Technologist Jonathan Archibald looks into whether HTML5 delivered content is suitable for the workplace and whether it should be considered for e-learning course development

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"Life long learning is not just a strong concept - it's an economic imperative"

learning_at_work_dayCheryl Clemons, Brightwave's Communications Director, reports on the National Learning at Work Day Launch

Last week's 12th National Learning at Work Day - as part of 20th Adult Learning Week - was the biggest yet featuring more than 500 participant organisations hosting a wide range of activities in conjunction with Campaign for Learning to support this year's theme 'Future Matters'.

Brightwave - actively involved with two events in partnership with British Airways and The Co-operative this year - was the only e-learning company in attendance at the launch, hosted by Pearsons, overlooking the Thames. Considering the topic this was perhaps a surprise.

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National Learning at Work Day round-up

learning_at_work_dayThis year Brightwave worked in partnership with British Airways and The Co-operative to celebrate and stimulate effective learning in the workplace. Content Editor Peter Styles reveals how a successful day unfolded

May 19th is a significant date in the calendar for several reasons - in 1536 Anne Boleyn was beheaded; Elizabeth I ordered the arrest of Mary Queen of Scots 32 years later and Oscar Wilde was released from Reading Gaol in 1897. These - among others - are three things I learned during National Learning at Work Day held on that very date this year.

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Mobile phone learning - is there an app for that?

A photo of a man smiling holding a mobile phoneBrightwave's Senior Technologist Jonathan Archibald examines whether it's best to deliver mobile learning as a native application or as a browser delivered solution.

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What is important when choosing your LMS?

An image of a notepad - making a listBrightwave's Senior Technologist Jonathan Archibald examines how usability is key when wanting your learners to come back for more

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E-learning by the yard

An image showing a clock with gold hands and a £ sign pointing to 12 o' clockShould we consign the quantity/effectiveness ratio in e-learning to history? Brightwave MD Charles Gould rethinks the value of learning by the hour.

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Does search need rescue?

An image showing 'SOS' being typed into a search engineBrightwave MD Charles Gould examines Google's results methodology and still hasn't found what he's looking for

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How to improve learner take-up with an engaging communications plan – Part 1: Email marketing

An image showing email folders with 111 new emailsYou’ve developed a great piece of learning. The content is engaging - it’s visually appealing, designed well in accordance with objectives and has received fantastic feedback from all stakeholders. So why aren’t your learners coming onboard?


In a series of blog posts Brightwave’s marketing team aims to provide practical tips and advice to help you form a successful communications strategy to support your learning.

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Assessment fear

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James Cory-Wright investigates a common phobia amongst many learning and development professionals - the fear of assessment.

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Vive la difference

Male and female signsOn International Women's Day, Operations Director Virginia Barder, inspired by the contribution Brightwave's women have made over the last decade, considers the significance of gender equality in e-learning design.

 

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Food for thought - Proven recipes for e-learning success

Image of milk splashing in a glassBrightwave's Content Editor Peter Styles, sums up Friday's 'Proven recipes for e-learning success' E-Learning Network event.

 

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University challenge - a question for Dustin Hoffman

An image of a graduation cap and scrollDo today's graduates feel prepared for the workplace? Brightwave's Content Editor, Peter Styles investigates.

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A response to 'The secret of e-learning' (Guardian Money, Feb 5)

Image: A speech bubble containing the word 'comment' in.In Anna Tims' recent piece 'The secret to e-learning' (Guardian Money, February 5) Britain's deskbound workforce is portrayed as autonomously brushing up on the fall of the Roman Empire or refreshing their Excel shortcuts in their lunch hour. Though this ad-hoc, informal approach is to be applauded the article is quite damning of formal courses without recognising the significant benefits organisations are reaping as a result of commissioning e-learning designed according to the specific needs of the business - combined with meticulous impact measurement.

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Learning Tech 2011 - riding out the wave together

blog-riding-out-the-waveThis was my first Learning Tech but have experienced similar in the form of several London Book Fairs. Trade shows - walls of human energy, tsunamis of thrust and vigour. Fortunately there was a twenty-strong Brightwave team present on both days, riding out the wave together.

The months of planning and preparation needed instant implementation - like athletes in the blocks for the Olympic 100 metres - then bang! We were off... presenting seminars, manning(!) the stand, hosting lunches and setting up a keynote debate at a moment's notice.

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Brightwave LT2011 debate - all the action as it happened - part two

LT-logo-smallRight - back in the saddle for part two of the report of our LT2011 keynote debate...

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Brightwave LT2011 debate - all the action as it happened - part one

LT-logo-smallWell... it's barely an hour since our keynote debate ended - and I've just managed to catch my breath in order to look through some of the results from the TurningPoint live audience voting technology.

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In the year 2020... crystal ball gazing Brightwave style

What does the future hold?As part of our 'What a difference' campaign we have been casting our collective minds into the future in order to predict how technology will improve the quality of our lives a decade from now. We've not relied on crystal balls, tea leaves or psychic octopuses - just the power of insight and a little imagination.

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Will 2011 be a knockout year for L&D?

An image of a boxerIs 2011 going to be a knockout year for L&D? Brightwave's content editor Peter Styles examines the CBI's Ready to Grow report to see if we are boxing clever

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