As we step into 2026, I want to thank you for reading our newsletter and for being part of our extended community, whether you’ve partnered with us directly or are learning with us through the news and insights we share. Each year reminds us that learning is the bedrock of progress, shaping culture and strengthening people and organizations across every sector.
Looking ahead at the learning landscape, we are moving forward with renewed purpose to help you navigate change that feels faster and more complex than ever. One of our key priorities is supporting you in building resilience and capability at every level of your organization. As technologies evolve and the pressure to adopt new strategies increases, we know your need for meaningful, well-designed learning grows right alongside it. Through it all, your teams continue to seek training that respectful of their time, and directly relevant to their work, so this year calls for fresh ideas that build on what already works and strengthen your learning systems for the long haul.
Dr. Angela Robbins,
Founder & CEO
Whatever learning challenges the new year brings, launching first-time programs, refreshing compliance training, or reimagining existing courses, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Warmly,
Angela
eLD On the Road: Training Conference & Expo
A Resource for Association
Learning Professionals
In mid-February, our team will head to Orlando, Florida, to attend the 49th Training Conference & Expo. Hosted by Training Magazine, this train-the-trainer conference is considered to be the premier event for the training industry.If you are influential in your association’s education and training programs, this is a great conference to connect with fellow professionals seeking solutions for their members and a great opportunity to discuss your training and development needs with learning providers. For more information, download the conference brochure here.
During the conference on Wednesday, February 25, at 9:45 AM, our Chief Information Technology Officer, Dr. Diana Brandon, and Janet Lee will be hosting a breakout session on tech training and how to translate hands-on practice with evolving eLearning modalities. Attendees will learn how to create engaging digital learning that mirrors the realism, decision-making, and skill-building of in-person environments.
FREE GUEST PASSES
For any of our subscribers to visit the Expo Floor!
A Little Bragging Rights... We were honored in 2025 to receive recognition from Training Magazine for Custom Content Program Development.This award means a great deal to us as it is decided entirely by learning and development professionals who purchase or influence the purchase of training solutions. A great affirmation of our core purpose!
Podcast: Training Impact
Organizations don't just need courses. They need learning systems.
eLearningDOC joined host Jeff Walter for episode 16 of the Training Impact Podcast to explore how training programs come to life when sound pedagogy and learning innovation are grounded in a clear system.
In a roundtable conversation, Dr. Angela Robbins, Dr. Diana Brandon, and Dr. Toni DiMella explained how they bring together instructional design, visual communication, and process improvement into a unified discipline they call “documented learning.” At the center of the discussion was a reality many organizations recognize: training only has a lasting impact when it is closely aligned with how work actually gets done. From onboarding new employees to capturing tribal knowledge before it walks out the door, learning initiatives are most effective when they are woven into the day-to-day fabric of operations.
When your training library reflects how your business actually runs, you get consistency, compliance, and the freedom to grow.
In the end, the message was clear that it is not just about what people learn, it is about how learning holds up, scales, and sustains over time. To hear the full discussion and dive deeper into “documented learning,” watch the complete episode of the Training Impact Podcast below:
New Services: Good News for Higher Ed
QM-certified courses scale across classrooms and workforce training without sacrificing instructional integrity.
We’re proud to announce that eLearningDOC is now an Academic Service Company with Quality Matters®, and our team of professionals includes certified higher education master reviewers and a certified QM Coordinator.
Quality Matters is a research-informed framework that helps institutions evaluate and strengthen online course design. When applied consistently, it drives measurable improvements of 25-40% higher completion rates and stronger accreditation/ROI outcomes. It also makes it easier to scale quality across programs, departments, and individual teams.
We use the Quality Matters framework to help all clients build online learning that feels clear and structured, while also remaining accessible and measurable. For higher education partners, this work supports accreditation expectations (including regional accreditors such as HLC and SACSCOC) by strengthening course design quality and documentation. For business teams, it enables training that is consistent across audiences and designed to deliver measurable results at scale.
Rather than treating QM as a compliance checklist, we use it as a design and teaching framework that embeds online learning best practices, including:
Explicit alignment between learning objectives and assessments.
Active learning strategies and knowledge checks tied directly to objectives.
Clear learner guidance and “why this matters” framing.
Instructor and learner interaction models that support engagement whether asynchronous, synchronous, or hybrid.
Built-in accessibility and UDL principles, reducing retrofitting costs while improving outcomes for all learners.
