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eLearning content built in Flash won’t be usable soon. Sometime in 2020, browsers will cease to display Flash content, rendering these modules useless to learners, and leaving administrators with a raft of seemingly intractable problems. Your course of action Devising a course of action may seem daunting...

SAP SuccessFactors is updating Flash elements in their admin area in November 2020. Flash is being decommissioned from browsers such as Chrome and IE/Edge sometime in 2020, and SAP is working hard to replace any Flash elements with ones compatible with the newer HTML5 technology. The dashboard,...

What Is A Flipped Classroom? This means changing the basic model of classroom teaching, and is being actively used in Australian universities right now. The concept – where learners study content in their own time, then discuss and solve problems in class with a facilitator -...

You might not know much about the Super Bowl, but you probably know the half time video ads are the cream of the crop. There's a good reason why they cost millions to air for just a few seconds. It's because they get results. And...

Brisbane Convention Centre, 28th November With Kerry O’Brien opening the event and as host, Annastacia Palaszczuk was introduced for the event’s opening speech before having to leave to attend to the bushfires concern in Baffle Creek region in QLD. Annastacia spoke about how QLD is staying proactive regarding the...

What is WCAG? WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and is a guideline used in Australia. The version for a long time was 2.0 (it was released in 2008). Recently the version has been lifted to 2.1 to incorporate device accessibility regarding touch response etc. The US abides...

After 2 days of brilliant speakers and fascinating exhibitors, fine food and cutting edge demonstrations, we're feeling happy and tired. We learned a lot. Here's some high level ideas shared. To paraphrase Adrian Turner, leader of Data61 (CSIRO's tech arm), Australia has a choice. Either we...

When it comes to finding out information, Google is possibly the best tool for L&D professionals and would be the go-to option for most scenarios. It's search results are impressive, but sometimes you need a little more power to get the info you need from...

What does digital literacy mean? Digital literacy means "having the skills you need to live, learn, and work in a society where communication and access to information is increasingly through digital technologies like internet platforms, social media, and mobile devices." What is the difference between digital literacy...

Elearning ROI (return on investment) is a standard reporting requirement of Learning and Development teams. But it sure isn't obvious, because learning is a slow-burn long-term process that often pays off in nebulous ways. Finding an easy ROI calculation can be a challenge, but this...