Bob S
Bob S
Instructional Design Manager
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"Hi Helen, It's a great question. And not to read too much into it.... But for internal projects like yours, I try and make sure my SME'..."
  • almost 7 years ago07/11/17 at 4:43 pm (UTC)
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"HI Sarah, These types of conversations can be QUITE difficult for new (and not so new) managers to have. Lots of fear, discomfort, etc. ..."
  • almost 7 years ago07/07/17 at 7:09 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Solutioning
"Hi Malvika, I too am not quite sure what you are asking. But if I understand correctly, then I think the options available are really ab..."
  • almost 7 years ago07/06/17 at 2:40 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Pernille, Thanks for starting the conversation.  Setting aside how we got here for a moment, how about a different thought on handlei..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/30/17 at 2:26 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Thoughts on course updates?
"Hi Bill, Allison has this right. I would think of this in terms of learner groups. You have three learner groups...  Legacy users that ..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/30/17 at 1:56 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Registering #attempts in LMS
"Hi Frank, Every time I've done this it's been on the LMS side. As one of the more prominent systems, I would be shocked if Success Facto..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/29/17 at 4:50 pm (UTC)
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"You might also point out that seeing the same information presented two different ways/points of view can aid in retention and ensures th..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/27/17 at 1:28 pm (UTC)
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"I agreed with my fellow IDs here.... what issue are we trying to solve.  That being said, sometimes business needs dictate certain outco..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/26/17 at 6:06 pm (UTC)
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"  Hi Eric, While Allison's suggestion of an LMS that supports offline is probably the most elegant solution (and I would second it), it..."
  • almost 7 years ago06/26/17 at 5:47 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Jason, Good question. To get started you might want to quantify what "required" means in this case... They Must Know The Topic: T..."
  • 7 years ago05/02/17 at 4:39 pm (UTC)
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"Hi again Christy, Thanks for sharing your point of view so eloquently. One of the things that makes this community great is the ability ..."
  • 7 years ago04/28/17 at 2:47 pm (UTC)
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"Christy, While I respect your opinion, it strikes me as more idealistic than the way I view the business world. Perhaps it's the grey i..."
  • 7 years ago04/27/17 at 5:30 pm (UTC)
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"So thinking that I may be the odd man out again here....  ;-) I look at this differently. Yes the client/stakeholder is paying for my ex..."
  • 7 years ago04/26/17 at 2:59 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Jeremy, Well at least your team is out in front of the challenge instead of ignoring the issue. Kudos. And yes, assessing them with ..."
  • 7 years ago04/24/17 at 2:38 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Angela, I do not know of a specific library for those types of images. However, often times by visiting standard stock image sites an..."
  • 7 years ago04/13/17 at 7:41 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Standard Operating Procedure
"Hi Tara, At a high level this sort of exists with the various ID models such as ADDIE, et al.  Is that what you mean? At the more detai..."
  • 7 years ago04/12/17 at 6:56 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Video Editing software
"Hi Trish, I might suggest Sony's Movie Studio Platinum or whatever they call it now; about $75. It's the consumer version of the pro-le..."
  • 7 years ago04/12/17 at 4:22 pm (UTC)
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"While I 100% agree that highlighting WIIFM is key,  it's also important to remember that sometimes there are also other reasons to take t..."
  • 7 years ago04/11/17 at 8:39 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion Off Topic: Content Vendors
"Hi Steve, As you probably realize, getting canned content for some specific competencies can be challenging as the topics/titles can be ..."
  • 7 years ago04/10/17 at 9:08 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Suzanne, Do you do any internal marketing? Couple proven approaches are:  A Competition - Which team will get the highest score/fi..."
  • 7 years ago04/10/17 at 8:55 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Jeremy, So setting aside the knee-jerk reaction to having folks in the Buyer role who don't understand how to calculate margins/disco..."
  • 7 years ago04/06/17 at 7:34 pm (UTC)
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"Hi Ian, Taking your question at face value (rather than from a learning style debate), have you considered a simple solution of optional..."
  • 7 years ago04/05/17 at 4:09 pm (UTC)
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"HI Meaghan, You are really getting to the heart of a Training Manager role. Try and remember that each training option has pros & co..."
  • 7 years ago04/04/17 at 5:40 pm (UTC)
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"As an old school stand-up trainer originally, my take on these kinds of topics always defaults to how it would be said in front of a grou..."
  • 7 years ago04/03/17 at 5:35 pm (UTC)
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Bob S replied to the discussion LMS Categories/Subject Areas
"Hi Elizabeth, The thread Allison linked contains  general thoughts on the topic that might be helpful. If you want to share a bit more a..."
  • 7 years ago03/30/17 at 3:18 pm (UTC)