Writing Effective Business Emails
By VickyWeiland, Rosie Bunnow
The learner will study an effective workplace email being written while a narrator explains the step-by-step process. The learner will distinguish the difference between poorly written and effectively written emails.
Workplace Ethics: Enforcing Rules
By Elizabeth Jones
This interactive study guide will help students to identify recommended processes for enforcing rules on a work team.
What's Your Point of View?
By Rosie Bunnow
Learners evaluate how well others describe their points of view in a workplace problem-solving situation. They then apply techniques for explaining their points of view as well as for gaining understanding of others' perspectives. This learning object contains audio.
What's the Point?
Learners dissect a portion of a wordy document by summarizing and "chunking" related bits of information to find the important points.
What Was That Name Again?
Learners practice techniques to remember names when being introduced to people. This activity has audio content.
What Type of Team Do You Belong To?
By VickyWeiland
Are you a member of a fragmented, conflicted, or smooth- functioning team? Learn the characteristics of each to build a stronger team.
What Is Integrity?
By Barbara Liang
In this interactive object, learners identify the qualities of a person with integrity. They also list the qualities that they themselves possess.
What Is Attitude?
Learners identify attitudes that they want to examine and perhaps change. They then write an individual action plan to achieve this goal.
Water Leak
In this scenario, learners put themselves in the place of a safety director at a local company. They watch video of an injury-causing incident and propose changes to company policies and procedures to try to maintain a safe environment.
Time Management
By Mitch Vesaas
The learner will assess his or her time management strategies and study habits.
Thinking Outside the Box
Learners examine strategies for evaluating new ideas and accepting change. They consider a list of various reactions to change and a list of actions that enhance teamwork, and check those statements that apply to themselves.
The THINK Principle
By Andrea Krabbe, Rosie Bunnow
Learners are shown questions to ask themselves before they speak. They evaluate three responses according to the criteria presented. This activity has audio content.
The Study Cycle
Explore The Study Cycle – an approach that research and experience shows is the best and most efficient way to study
The SMART Principle
Learners will examine how to use the SMART principle to make sure a goal is simple, measurable, realistic, timely, and holds people accountable.
The Productive Business
By Barbara Liang, Rosie Bunnow
Learners apply knowledge about how productivity is reflected in people, processes, and goals.
The Five Whys
By Janet Braun
The learner will explore the techniques used to identify cause-and-effect relationships of a particular problem.
The 8 Wastes of the Lean Production System
The learner identifies ways to eliminate or minimize wastes found in business processes. A quiz completes the activity.
Take Initiative to Live Your Values
Learners identify their values in a drag-and-drop exercise and read about the importance of taking initiative to move from scapegoating to accepting personal responsibility.
Solve Problems with POWER
Learners apply the problem-solving tool POWER to a problem at their workplace.
Sleep Deprivation
Learners test their knowledge of how sleep deprivation affects work productivity.
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Learners read the legal definition of sexual harassment and then evaluate two situations to determine if the behavior should be reported as possible sexual harassment.
Scenario: Your Call May Be Monitored
Scenario: The New Footings
Scenario: The Neglected Lawn
Scenario: The Boss's Nephew