Bob S
Bob S
Instructional Design Manager
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Bob S replied to the discussion Compass Dials Example
"This is pretty great. Nice job!"
  • over 6 years ago01/15/18 at 5:38 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Vicious Cycle of Course Review
"Hi Ben, No worries and it's still a valid question as this issue can occur on both sides (as you've experienced).  This is why we often ..."
  • over 6 years ago01/11/18 at 8:08 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Kyle, So a couple of quick ideas... Visuals - How about theming it with something fun. Choo-choo train that discovers new tracks o..."
  • over 6 years ago01/09/18 at 1:56 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion LMS 101
"Hi Katie, Lots of great questions in there that I'm sure some of the heroes will weigh in on. It might also be helpful to think about ju..."
  • over 6 years ago01/08/18 at 6:12 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Nicole, My #1 tip for New Hire Training is to separate "onboarding" type training needs from "functional" type training needs. New f..."
  • over 6 years ago01/08/18 at 5:52 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Katie, First... congrats indeed.  Not an easy task to secure buy-in for this. While relevance is certainly important (always), but i..."
  • over 6 years ago01/05/18 at 6:44 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Deirdre, Totally get it and it can be hard to change culture for sure.  So in addition to the previously shared thought about how to ..."
  • over 6 years ago01/02/18 at 7:40 pm (UTC)
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"Nancy beat me to it... As I read through the thread I had the same reaction.  Your SMEs are experts in the subject, you are the expert i..."
  • over 6 years ago01/02/18 at 2:33 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion How would you approach this?
"Hi David, Sounds like quite a challenge.  Not sure if this will help, but here are a few thoughts to get started.... 1) It's been an ex..."
  • over 6 years ago12/22/17 at 10:01 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Product Sales Aid
"Kudos. Nice alternative use for a great tool."
  • over 6 years ago12/13/17 at 11:40 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Catherine, The technique above is a total win... +1 One thing to keep in mind though is that depending on the breadth of the course,..."
  • over 6 years ago12/13/17 at 11:35 pm (UTC)
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"Required Basics Essential Knowledge Compulsory Learning"
  • over 6 years ago12/08/17 at 6:35 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Erica, So I totally agree with my fellow IDs that visual is the way to go here. Use bar graphs, not numbers for example. One other t..."
  • over 6 years ago11/20/17 at 11:27 pm (UTC)
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"@ Sean's last point... Amen! Knowing when good is good enough is absolutely essential.  I personally place this under the broad "busines..."
  • over 6 years ago11/17/17 at 7:32 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Julie, Assumed in your question is that we have already done some level of analysis and/or understand the needs and objectives before..."
  • over 6 years ago11/16/17 at 6:17 pm (UTC)
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"I might add  "the ability to look at things from different perspectives". Remember that we are not creating for us, but rather for someo..."
  • over 6 years ago11/16/17 at 6:04 pm (UTC)
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"Thanks for this, Ashi! Very cool. On a related note...  This automobile reminds me of a Saturday morning cartoon from years past.  Hope ..."
  • over 6 years ago10/18/17 at 4:13 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion What constitutes a video?
"Hi Erica, To piggyback on Donna's point, perhaps you use a term such as "multi media clips" but then go on to give a few short examples ..."
  • over 6 years ago10/18/17 at 2:35 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Complaint training
"Hi Gemma, 20 mins is quick for such an important topic.  So guessing you have already considered just hitting the most important pieces ..."
  • over 6 years ago10/16/17 at 5:04 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Interviewing Skills Course
"Hi Artie, If you are talking about building this (rather than purchasing), couple of things you may want to keep in mind: Keep the In..."
  • over 6 years ago10/13/17 at 6:19 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Naysia, Have you checked out Syntrio?   They have a couple of driving courses and several DOT courses on materials handling, placardi..."
  • over 6 years ago10/11/17 at 10:08 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Paper based manuals
"Hi Carl, Welcome to the community!   While this is primarily an e-learning centric community, lots of knowledgeable folks here are typi..."
  • over 6 years ago10/11/17 at 5:33 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Showing thoughts in elearning
"Hi Amanda, Visually you might bring in a black and white version of the same character off to the side and a timed narration clip of the..."
  • over 6 years ago10/03/17 at 1:08 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Andrew, Good question. There is some related info over in this thread that might be helpful. Good luck.  "
  • over 6 years ago10/02/17 at 8:31 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Martin, Mike's recommendations are pretty darn spot on. One area where you might want to consider some additional info is in the area..."
  • over 6 years ago09/28/17 at 5:02 pm (UTC)