With the final hours of 2012 upon us, it’s time to start thinking ahead to 2013! Between sweeping Government reforms and slower paradigm shifts, we’ll be watching for several trends in the upcoming year. Among them: An increase in training for behind-the-scenes Government personnel – There is a lot of training created for Warfighters, fiel...

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With the winter holidays upon us, the hustle and bustle can be a bit overwhelming. But if you find yourself looking for a last-minute way to truly honor the reason for the season, why not consider making a heartfelt donation to a charity supporting American Warfighters and their families? During the holiday season, it can make a huge impact in th...

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A little while back I wrote about taking the plunge and letting go of the hardcopy of my local newspaper in favor of the e-edition. In that post, I talked about some of the benefits but I mostly bemoaned the experience because it wasn't quite what I thought it could be. Today, I have to report the opposite. I now have a reading experience that's su...

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Nowadays, many instructional designers sing the praises of E-Learning, M-Learning and Computer-Based Training over traditional training methods. Even live exercises are abuzz with prospects of augmented reality, virtual reality, precise surrogates and highly realistic gaming platforms. But sometimes, there’s no place like a good, old fashioned cl...

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Today's technical communicator must work with multiple tools and multiple output formats, be adept at audience analysis, and be social-media savvy. Here are twelve days in the life of a modern technical communicator.

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Here at SDI, we employ a variety of Instructional Systems Design (ISD) best practices and approaches to ensure that all of our clients are satisfied with their training products. Though no two clients or solutions are alike, there are several overarching techniques that we apply frequently. One of these is the Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement ...

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The story of Václav Havel, the first president of Czechoslovakia after the Iron Curtain fell, offers guidance to the business leaders of today. In a time of profound, lasting change, every successful leader has to start from an unshakeable core set of beliefs.

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