More and more organizations are using webinars to educate their members, establish themselves as thought-leaders in their industry, promote the benefits of membership, or offer continuing education. If you are launching a webinar, here are some things to consider. Are you going to charge for your webinars? If you are offering free content, you need [...]
I recently read this great blog by Shauna Vaughn, an online learning instructional designer. In her blog, Vaughn dreamed of a world where online learning took inspiration from Amazon’s mission statement and created a more customer-centric approach that kept learners coming back for more. Vaughn longed for the day when learning management systems incorporated some [...]
As a continuing education pro, your instincts can be pretty spot-on on what will and won’t be successful with your learners. But, your instincts become even more powerful when you have some access to data to inform your decisions. By leveraging data on learner preferences, you can give your program that inside edge. Simply having [...]
Now, this blog post might wander down into the weeds of technical specifications, but it is definitely worth explaining how InReach’s implementation of SCORM compliance is unique to the world of Continuing Education (CE) and how the implementation ensures certification standards are met. As you know, most on-line CE requires participation and/or the completion of [...]
Analytics, data, big data, trending, actionable information – if you used these words 50, or even 15, years ago people would look at you funny and secretly wonder if you’d been having a bit too much wine as you read your sci-fi books. Now, however, these terms are common place. In fact, people expect you [...]
Happy 2015! New Year resolutions are a rite of passage this time of year, and in our fast-paced, technology-focused lives there’s always “more” to do. But more doesn’t always equal better, especially when it comes to continuing education professionals. With all of the responsibilities a CE department has, it’s important that resolutions are strategic and [...]
This is one of the easier questions about SCORM to answer. If you run an on-line CE program and are concerned about learner engagement and satisfaction, SCORM courses will be invaluable to you. SCORM offers higher levels of interactivity compared to other course content formats. SCORM provides the ability for learners to navigate each course [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – December 22, 2014 – Georgetown Law CLE announces that they have partnered with The State Bar of California to offer online Continuing Legal Education courses in advance of California’s February 2nd compliance deadline. They are able to do this by utilizing the unique InReach Sharing Network to share content with each other. Known as an [...]
Considering that SCORM has existed for a number of years, why is it only now becoming a hot topic in the world of continuing education (CE)? Again, if we look to the history of both SCORM and CE the answers become clearer. The last blog explored how SCORM was developed out of the training needs [...]
One of the hot topics in on-line continuing education these days is SCORM. In fact, the term is being so commonly used that it runs the risk of becoming just another acronym tossed around without true comprehension of its meaning. So now is a good time to focus on SCORM, understand what it means to [...]
