July 2008
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: If It Works for Indiana Jones, Why Not e-Learning?
• Podcast: Listen to this month’s roundtable discussion about the latest issues regarding e-Learning and immersive learning simulations.
• Ask the Expert: I’m in charge of developing a custom training course for our sales team, and I think I need some expert help. Does NexLearn offer consulting services?

May 2008
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Maximizing e-Learning ROI
• Podcast: Listen to this month’s roundtable discussion about the latest issues regarding e-Learning and immersive learning simulations.
• Ask the Expert: We’re preparing to develop some e-Learning courses, but we’re not sure how to create content to meet the learning goals. How do you do it?

March 2008
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Green Learning
• Podcast: Listen to this month’s roundtable discussion about the latest issues regarding e-Learning and immersive learning simulations.
• Ask the Expert: Are immersive learning simulations more effective for certain employee levels or specific types of organizations than other training formats?

January 2008
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: The Year in Preview
• Podcast: Listen to this month’s roundtable discussion about the latest issues regarding e-Learning and immersive learning simulations.
• Ask the Expert: My company has decided to update our existing employee training programs (including both annual courses and career enhancement programs) to incorporate simulations. However, we’re not sure where to begin—training for frontline employees or managers. Any thoughts?

November 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Is Your Content Suitable for Simulation Training? Yes!
• Podcast: This month we discuss how to determine the best content for simulation training. If you think your content is not suitable for a simulation, think again.
• Ask the Expert: I’d like to make information available to our customers to decrease the number of trouble calls we receive. But I don’t want to post a lot of information on our Web site, which might overwhelm or confuse people and lead to even more calls. Can you offer help in this area?

September 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: The Beauty Issue
• Podcast: This month, listen to a roundtable discussion featuring NexLearn’s design team. The group talks about do’s and don’ts when it comes to incorporating media components into the e-Learning experience.
• Ask the Expert: I’m currently developing an outline for an e-Learning course for our employees. I want to make it interesting and interactive, so I plan to incorporate some media elements. I’ve heard other developers talk about “making sure the media supports the learning objectives.” What does this mean?

July 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: BlogBites
• Ask the Expert: My company has been looking into LMS’s for a while now, and we just can’t seem to find the right system. The ones with all of the features we want are just too pricey, but the cheaper systems just don’t quite have what we need. Do you have any suggestions?

May 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Are You Satisfied?
• Ask the Expert: I’ve heard the terms scenario-based simulations, branching sims, and social simulations, but now people are talking about immersive learning simulations. What’s the difference?

March 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Where Do You Learn?
• Podcast: Where People Learn
• Ask the Expert: I need to train employees in various locations throughout the world. Some have access to the Internet, some don’t. How can I make sure that they get the training they need and I get the performance data I need?

January 2007
Included in this edition:

• Feature Article: Getting Social
• Podcast: The Fundamentals of Social Simulations
• Ask the Expert: What's the difference between a social and a technical simulation?