Be on your guard against scammers, phishers and other online criminals, folks! Cyber attackers are using Covid-19 to target people via text, email and messaging apps. Some of the potentially dangerous emails, texts and other messages are […]
Transfer your training online to keep employees informed, connected and up-to-date while remote working.
Thanks to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the way we all work is rapidly changing. Remote working is becoming the new norm for many, for the time being at least.
Even before the UK government issued its new guidelines […]
It was good to catch up with our friends at Serious Factory at LT20UK – and see how far it’s possible to go with their virtual reality software. Check out a couple of learning demos that we made using Serious Factory’s Virtual Training Suite (VTS).
The biggest entry […]
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and – SNAP! –the job’s a game!”
– Mary Poppins
February can be a moody month. It’s dark in the morning when we set off for work and it’s dark again when we leave […]
Now that 2020 is well under way, many of our clients are turning their attention to staff training, and refresher courses in particular. Some are preparing to make big company-wide changes. For others, there’s an annual compliance deadline coming up. Whatever the reason, now is a good time to […]
Virtual reality is making scenario-based elearning more effective (and enjoyable) than ever.
Here at Ashford, we love a good story. A well-designed, realistic workplace scenario can be more motivating and relevant for learners than linear approaches to learning. (And besides, they’re fun to create!)
An effective elearning scenario is a story […]
This year, we’re determined not to break our resolutions – so we’ve decided to tell everybody what they are.
We made it! Here we are in the 2020s – a new year, a new decade, a new… us? Well, hardly, though here at Ashford HQ, we have been thinking about […]
Having decided to end 2019 with a review of the year, we looked back through news websites and social media. It didn’t look good, to be honest. Economies on the verge of collapse; countries at war; people taking to the streets in protest; violent clashes with security forces; racism and […]
While a large proportion of our work is accessed online, Ashford’s focus is where it has always been, on the learning. So, when a client asked this week if we do ‘traditional’ training materials we answered honestly – yes it’s our core business!
You could be forgiven […]
Every job has its own language
Here at Ashford, we pride ourselves in developing elearning that’s in plain English and easy to understand. But, like everybody else, we have our own jargon that can be confusing for people outside the learning community. So, here’s a short guide to some of […]