News & Thinking

Entrepreneur, eLearning Pioneer and Udemy Vice-President, Leadership Development Alan Todd shares his reflections on the past, present and future of making learning a competitive advantage.

It is surprisingly common for individuals to find themselves in the role of an educator, even if it was not their intended career path. Often, their expertise and the recognition of their colleagues lead them to become official educators in their field, despite lacking a background in education. If you find yourself in this position, it becomes essential to become acquainted with the technical terms and jargon used in the industry, especially for eLearning.

Developing an organizational learning strategy before you create a learning experience can make all the difference in team motivation, engagement and retention. In this interview, Washington, D.C. Department of Health Chief Learning Officer Dr. Adaora Otiji shares the steps to take to be successful and accomplish your organizational goals.

Hundreds of learning leaders came together at the Training Industry Conference & Expo (TICE) to discuss the latest industry trends and challenges. In this episode, several conference attendees shared how they engage learners and how they're beginning to embrace AI's potential to drive employee growth and organizational success. d'Vinci Client Solutions Consultant Angeline Evans and d'Vinci Senior Instructional Designer/Project Manager Beth Buchanan attended the conference and also share their thoughts. 

With the emergence of generative AI technology and popular tools such as ChatGPT, it’s time for learning leaders to take a fresh look at VR. Read more about the synergy between AI and VR and how they can improve training results.

Virtual Reality (VR) will play a major role in the future of experiential learning. In part two of our conversation with Sozo Labs CEO Jason Haddock, we explore the myths of VR and learn how organizations can best put this tool into action to improve learning and retention.

 

Online learning offers a flexible and convenient way to learn new skills. But if it's not accessible to all, online learning can worsen educational inequality. It can also lead to legal risks. Section 508 requires that federal agencies make technology accessible to those with disabilities. 

For these and other reasons, it's crucial to ensure that eLearning platforms are accessible to all. 

This takes effort and planning. Learners have diverse abilities, disabilities, and learning styles. These may include:

Leo Afonso joins the d’Vinci team as a Web Developer.

In this position, Afonso will write custom PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript code for educational web applications and d’Vinci’s own Blueprint of Life product, which is designed to provide a compelling, first-of-its kind, genomics course for high school students. Working with experts internally and externally, he will bring the platform to life for a soft launch in spring of 2024. Previously, Afonso served as a business systems consultant. 

Learning and development professionals are leveraging the power of virtual reality to build immersive learning experiences. In part one of our interview, Sozo Labs CEO Jason Haddock discusses the opportunities and the challenges of VR in organizational training.

WestEd, a nationally recognized nonprofit education research and development agency, is currently seeking high school biology teachers to participate in a classroom study of dVinci Interactive's online genetics and genomics curriculum Blueprint of Life.