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The Principles of Learning and How You Can Adapt Them to E-Learning

Capytech

The Principles of Learning and How You Can Adapt Them to E-Learning. The Principles of Learning describe the factors and situations that facilitate learning and help people retain information. There are six principles: Readiness. Exercise. Effect. Primacy. Recency. Intensity. Let’s look at each as well as how you can use them when developing an e-learning course.

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Not All Interactivity is the Same – Decoding Interactivity Levels

Enyota Learning

Today, the pressure is always on increasing the level of interactivity in learning. In eLearning, interactivity drives engagement. Interactive elements help the learners actively participate in the learning. This, in turn, improves learning outcomes and facilitates better knowledge retention. Why Use Interactivity? The objective of using interactive elements is to facilitate learning, best explain the topic to the learner, and keep the learner actively engaged.

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Dealing With 5 Common Yet Serious eLearning Challenges

eLearning Industry

eLearning professionals face quite a few challenges that need to be dealt with in order for any eLearning course to succeed. This article lists down the five most common ones and also suggests possible workarounds to deal with them. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Creativity within Constraints: When Cost, Resource Scarcity, or Deadlines Make Effective Elearning Seem Out of Reach

The Learning Dispatch

Budget limits. Deadlines. Legacy tools. They don’t have to mean sacrificing creativity, engagement, or effectiveness. An interaction catalog can help you develop effective elearning under constraints. Developing Effective Custom Training While Respecting Resource Limitations. Learning development is a paradox. Study after study tells us that training matters.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Video Training Is Critical for Employee Success

KnowledgeCity

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is a video worth? A Forrester report claims it’s about two million. To be more specific, the report indicates that one minute of online video equals approximately 1.8 million written words if the old adage holds true. Consequently, video training is a valuable tool that your organization may not be able to afford to ignore for much longer.

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The #1 Mistake We’re All Making In L&D

eLearning Industry

When receiving – or diagnosing – the learning needs, we are making grand assumptions about the needs of people whose roles we know so little about that we’d fail within minutes in their shoes. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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3 Statistics that Prove the Business Value of Online Learning

TOPYX LMS

Is online learning really valuable to companies? That’s a question most organizational leaders need an answer to before they decide to purchase and implement a learning management system or other online learning tools. The fact is that online learning has incredible business value. It can provide a competitive advantage and reduce training costs. The following statistics prove that online learning is well worth investing in.

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Mobile Learning is Here to Stay and Here’s Why

KnowledgeCity

As the popularity and prevalence of mobile devices continues to skyrocket, mobile learning is now far more than an industry buzzword. It’s a necessity to stay competitive and on track with organizational goals, as well as meet employee demands and expectations. Mobile Learning for a Mobile World. In October, unique mobile Internet users hit the 3.9 billion mark.

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How to Think Like a Cat

Learningtogo

In my opinion, cats are probably far smarter than we generally imagine; they simply don’t exhibit intelligence in ways that are meaningful to us.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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20 Free Courses On Design And Development You Should Know About

eLearning Industry

Here is a list of 20 free courses on design and development you should be aware of for sure, if you want to develop as a professional in the field. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Competencies and Innovation?

Clark Quinn

This may seem like an odd pairing, so bear with me. I believe that we want to find ways to support organizations moving in the direction of innovation and learning cultures. Of course, I’ve been on a pretty continuous campaign for this, but I’m wondering what other levers we have. And, oddly, I think competencies may be one. Let me make the case for competencies and innovation.

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#DevLearn 2018: The death of the Learning styles, microlearning, and Millennials

Challenge to Learn

Back home after DevLearn 2018 and the one thing that stands out is the annihilation of three big learning buzzwords: Learning Styles, Microlearning and Millennials. Learning styles. The e-learning guild published a couple of new reports, I attended a session on them. One of the reports is "The truth about teaching to learning styles and what to do instead" by Jane Bozarth.

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Are you voting with your lizard brain?

Learningtogo

With a national election getting closer and closer, I find myself thinking about our political system and the increasingly divisive tone of policy debate today.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Training Industry Selected Gyrus Systems as a 2018 Gamification Watch List Company

Gyrus

Gyrus Systems , a leading Learning Management Systems (LMS) vendor, announced today it has been selected as a 2018 Gamification Watch List company by Training Industry.com. “The companies selected for the Top 20 Gamification List lead the way in engaging learners through innovative techniques, virtual reality, augmented reality, virtual worlds and simulations,” said Ken Taylor, president of Training Industry, Inc.

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TEACHING LIVE, ONLINE CLASSES: What You Need to Know ?About Your Online Platform: Part 2

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Jennie Ruby, COTP, CTT. Today I was teaching an online class on GoToTraining. I use this online training platform about three to five days a week. But today, it threw me for a loop.    Just two days ago, I taught a class on this platform and all was well.   Today, I logged in one Instructor computer to serve as my main platform.

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Intellectricity

Clark Quinn

Many years ago, I met a guy who worked for Apple. They were allowed to have their own job titles, and his was “Intellectrician” I thought that was a very nice turn of phrase. And, as I just ordered new business cards, I put Intellectricity as the tagline instead of “Learning & Performance Strategy” or other permutations with Technology and such in the title.

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Neuroscience, AI and the Mona Lisa

Learningtogo

I always have a great time with Rick Zanotti, the CEO of Relate.com, a leading eLearning and video development provider. We were joined by Lesley Price the founder of LearnAppeal, the charity for eLearning professionals. In this interview, we talked about my work with neuroscience and how brain science is converging with artificial intelligence. We […].

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Key eLearning Trends for 2019

Origin Learning

We are nearing the end of 2018. This year seems to have flown at jet-speed and we are ready to start making lists of tech-predictions and eLearning trends for 2019. When we published our list of ‘Workplace Learning Trends in 2018’ in January this year; we listed the following: Augmented and Virtual Reality. Artificial Intelligence. App-Based Learning.

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5 Ways to Use Gamification in E-Learning

LearnDash

How to build engagement, improve learner outcomes, and create a course your learners can’t quit. Gamification has been a huge buzzword in the e-learning industry for a while now, and with good reason. As a teaching tool, it’s proven both its effectiveness and popularity time and again. As such, e-learning programs with gamification functionality have been in high demand among learners and educators alike.

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Introducing Gamification Can Help You Take Student Engagement to the Next Level

Client Engagement Academy

Ever played Candy Crush? Pokémon GO? Monopoly? You’re not alone! People of all ages, genders, and cultures are absorbed in these games for hours––even days. According to The 2018 Gamification of Work Survey, over 50% of people reported they gamed “casually,” while 27% reported playing “moderately to fairly often.” That means there’s over 75% of […].

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And the Winners Are …

Learningtogo

Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Northlake Professional Development Summit. To celebrate the terrific turnout for my closing address (many kudos to Brianne Thomas for running such a successful event) I gave every attendee a free ebook on the neuroscience of developing leaders. Now I’m announcing the two winners of signed […].

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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How to Build Real-Time L&D Strategies

Docebo

How do you get the right training to people, at the right time, in the right way? Everything in business is shifting to real-time performance – and learning and development is no exception. Real-time business intelligence allows you to tap into real-time data that helps you make informed decisions, so why not apply this approach to how you engage and enhance your most valuable asset – your people?

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How to Research Your Course Audience

LearnDash

How do you learn more about your audience if you can’t ask them directly? We’ve talked before about the importance of finding your audience. It’s not just about their age or knowledge level, which are both important for choosing appropriate subject matter. It’s also about the life experience of your learners, what they bring with them to the course, and how you can connect with it through the lessons you offer and the examples you choose.

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Lessons in Creativity from DevLearn 2018

ej4 eLearning

Whether your job description or title includes words like training, eLearning, instructional design, talent, safety, or performance, we all need to be creative in our jobs, specifically when creating training content. The sessions I attended at DevLearn 2018 were especially inspiring so I thought I would share my observations and lessons learned.

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Scary Halloween Deals at our Online Store

Learningtogo

If you’re looking for brains, zombies, black cats, costumes, or scary artwork, you’ve come to the right place. Our online store is full of fun stuff for Halloween – or just any time you want to celebrate the brain! Here are just a few items you can find online. .

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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How to Close the Corporate Leadership Skills Gap with LMS Software

TOPYX LMS

Eighty-four percent of companies anticipate a shortage of leaders in the workplace in the next five years, according to Infopro Learning. 1. Twenty-five percent of organizations also claim that less than 10 percent of vital leadership positions have successors who are willing and able to assume leadership roles. That indicates a leadership skills gap that needs to be closed as quickly as possible.

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L&D’s Impact on Organizational Performance

dVinci Interactive

L&D’s Impact on Organizational Performance Today’s learning and development leaders are more focused than ever on improving their organization’s performance. In different organizations, this may mean different things at different times. For the L&D leader, this means aligning all training investments with the organization’s strategy and goals.

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Innovative Learning: Strategies for Fostering Different Thinking

Lambda Solutions

How are new ideas received in your organization? Is innovative learning part of your L&D strategy? Do people feel comfortable with voicing their opinions and thoughts? Is a new idea likely to result in a change? Listening to new ideas and encouraging outside-the-box thinking are characteristics of innovative businesses. An organization that doesn't value and encourage innovation can become stagnant and miss out on opportunities.