When learning about software, do you prefer using a video tutorial (YouTube-style), or well-written text instructions? There are positive aspects to both mediums. A video is excellent in illustrating how to navigate a software’s interface. Text, on the other hand, provides the advantage of searchability and also makes it easy…

This is a guest article written by Bartosz Gonczarek, one of Explain Everything’s co-founders and COO. Using tablet devices for learning continues to be a matter of dispute. The discussion usually is usually centered around devices, leaving software as an afterthought. The continuous innovation on a software level will certainly…

With the enormous advancement in technology of the past several years, especially in the field of telecommunications, the distance between people around the world has been significantly shortened. Working with team members who are located across the globe has became standard for most of us. …

This is a guest post from Kristin Savage Everything starts with a great idea. You start to formulate your plan in your mind and bring the elements together. You create an outline and your idea is looking bright and shiny. However, once you begin to realize your plan, things can…

Countless studies show how understanding and retention greatly improves by combining images and words. Writing by hand is also said to increase understanding and retention, as well as enhance creativity and critical thinking as it engages the brain more through special cognitive processing. This is why many lecturers, tutors and…

One of the most frustrating problems at work, no matter if you work as a teacher, sales representative, manager or a specialist in your industry, is the lack of understanding. There might be several different solutions to achieve better understanding. …

One of the most challenging areas for teams is communication. Although most employees have learned how to overcome the challenges of working in different time zones or have gotten used to working with remote team members, communication remains one of the top challenges for distributed teams. Some issues are related…

Visual thinking and learning are said to be innate as humans have been visually communicating since cave paintings. Countless studies show how understanding and retention greatly improves by combining images and words. In education and business communication, this has happened on dusty chalkboards since the 1800s, crowded cork boards since…

Visuals grab attention. When you’re on the hunt for a job and need to stand above the crowd, how do you do that among a sea of qualified applicants? …