Creating an eLearning Tutorial using Microsoft PowerPoint
By Dr. Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. Creating an eLearning Tutorial on a Budget Creating an eLearning tutorial on a budget can be easily accomplished by using Microsoft PowerPoint - software you probably already own. You can make the eLearning tutorial quite interactive by inserting hyperlinks, trigger effects, audio, and video. I've broken down the process of creating an eLearning tutorial using … [Read more...]
Types of Conflict in the Workplace and How to Resolve Them
By Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D What is Conflict? The word “conflict”, especially in a workplace setting, is usually synonymous with the word “disagreement”. When defined as a disagreement, a conflict can be small – such as a disagreement over whose turn it is to clean a bathroom, or large – such as taking credit for work or ideas that are not one’s own. In reality, a conflict can entail much more … [Read more...]
Psychological Test for Employment – 6 Most Effective Questions to Ask & Their Answers
There is no doubt that hiring and training a new employee can be a very difficult, expensive and time-consuming process. For that reason, it's very important to perform an accurate evaluation of all candidates before making a decision. In addition to the classic job interview, employers often resort to giving a psychological test for employment. This test can be comprised of any number of … [Read more...]
10 Fun and Engaging Team Building Exercises
Apart from home, employees spend a significant amount of time at the workplace, hence the need to know how to interact and understand their colleagues. Teamwork is crucial to the success of any company. Also, team building exercises enhance cooperation, communication, and productivity and allow employees to know each other better. The activities should be fun and challenging with the aim of … [Read more...]
Employee Tips: The Best Ways to Deal with a Hostile Work Environment
There have been moments in our lives when our jobs got the better of us. Some particular days or situations made us uncomfortable or angry. But if the prospect of going back to work makes you feel ill and disrupts your overall private life, then you are dealing with a hostile work environment. This means that a superior or co-worker repeatedly engages in damaging behavior that comes into conflict … [Read more...]
Human Resource Development and Instructional Design
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. What is Human Resource Development? Human Resource Development, or HRD, is often difficult to explain to others and is often confused with Human Resources. HRD is a practice that combines training, organization development, and career development efforts to encourage improvement of individual, group, and organizational performance. Its purpose is to enhance employee … [Read more...]
Workplace Training Topics: The Top Four of Today’s Organizations
Shirley J. Caruso, Ed.D. Workplace training can be either proactive or reactive. When organizations take a proactive approach to workplace training, the goal is to prevent or promote a certain behavior or behaviors in an effort to increase revenue, avoid costs, and/or improve service. Taking a proactive approach to workplace training often requires organizations to be well versed in current … [Read more...]
Find Your Work Life Balance – the Intricate Process of Having a Life Outside Your Career
Beyond any shadow of a doubt, we live in a very career-oriented society. We spend our high school years thinking about college and then our college years finding our path to the best possible career. And once we set out on that path, we dedicate all of our time to it and it becomes extremely easy to overlook all the other things that are important to us - including work life balance. Nowadays, … [Read more...]
The Flipped Classroom – A Valuable Tool For Upgrading Education
The flipped classroom perfectly describes how a minor change in the perception of the school environment can help students understand lessons better and consolidate the information they are presented with. Nowadays, we live in a highly technological world, where we can gain access to a virtually endless amount of information with only a few clicks or taps. Using this technology for the … [Read more...]