Evaluation of Top eLearning Content Development Tools

Evaluation of Top eLearning Content Development Tools There is a vast array of eLearning content development tools on the market today, with more being introduced every year, so it’s challenging to keep up to date with what is available. We are a content development, management and hosting company, and our instructional designers have a broad […]

Making the right choice for Training Users on New Software

Making the right choice for Training Users on New Software The sooner your users become competent and confident with your new or upgraded ERP system, the quicker the software will deliver ROI. Providing a comprehensive and well considered user training solution not only helps ensure compliance with your business processes, but it also helps increase […]

Effective Training and Support can drive Sales

Effective Training and Support can drive Sales No matter what software you are selling, you will no doubt recognise the benefits of offering some form of after-sales training – if for no other reason than to reduce the volume of support desk calls. But offering an effective Training and Support solution takes this much further, […]

Learning at Work is the most Effective Way to Learn

Learning at Work is the most Effective Way to Learn With Learning at Work Week just around the corner (13th to 19th May 2019 – @CforLearning) it seems pertinent to talk about the value of learning ‘on the job’. I don’t mean throwing new employees in at the deep end and letting them ‘pick it up […]

Five Reasons Why Software Vendors need a Training Partner

Five Reasons Why Software Vendors need a Training Partner 1. Your Business is Software Development, not Training or Support As an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) the continuous development of your software product(s) or application(s) is a balancing act between the development of new features and functions that keep you ahead of the competition, and the […]

Is there still life in UPK?

Is there still Life in UPK? If, as an organisation, you have invested in Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) for the development of your learning content, you may, understandably, be concerned by Oracle’s announcement that UPK Support is being withdrawn. Despite the recent announcement that Premier UPK Support will now continue until December 2022, development in the […]

The importance of Process Mapping in eLearning Design

The importance of Process Mapping in eLearning Design Although Larmer Brown has been involved in more content development projects than I can begin to remember, developing the actual content is a small proportion of what we do. Identifying and recording the correct process (process mapping) often presents our biggest challenge! End to end processes, usually combining a […]

The True Cost of eLearning

The True Cost of eLearning Building an eLearning Business Case Engaging with the Project can be tricky.  The culture, politics and hierarchy have to be taken into account.  The eLearning Business Case for a Business As Usual (BAU) Team (generally comprising Learning and Development or Training personnel) is strong, but only once the Project has gone […]