IT Training Department Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

There are tools available that make creating software tutorials easy and quick; the problem is that their quality is lacking. It’s easy to think corporate technical training involves grabbing a tool like Stepsy or iorad and making many software tutorials. Watch the demo software tutorial on the iorad home page.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 15, 2019

If your video strategy for creating course videos was to tape a lecture and throw it online, it’s unlikely many of your learners are staying till the end. And no, it’s not because attention spans are shrinking. Guides, tutorials, and overviews. (6–10 Videos are an essential aspect of online education. But how long is too long?

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Microlearning is an emerging instructional design strategy and has been a buzzword both in eLearning Industry and Learning & Development landscape. Given their low attention spans and heavy distractions, long and boring content (aka information dump) makes no more sense in the present context. What is Microlearning?

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Tesseract Learning

JUNE 23, 2021

There are many significant advantages with video-based training when we use the appropriate strategies. This article will look at 4 video-based learning strategies to use to train your remote workforce. Use Interactive Videos To Capture Learner Attention. Screencast videos can be integrated with many other learning activities.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

It implies a cognitive and affective absorption that goes beyond mere attention and focus and encapsulates a love of what one is doing. Here’s what Sharon has to say about games: “Using games in learning takes a strategy. Here are four strategies Sharon recommends you try: 1. The bottom-line: kids love to play games.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 24, 2024

However, achieving this success requires a focused approach to strategies that promote virtual training engagement, effective instructional design, and technology-enabled interactivity. Key Strategies for Effective Online Training 1. Incorporate tools like live polls, breakout rooms, and gamified elements into your sessions.

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BigTinCan

AUGUST 7, 2020

A poorly-defined content strategy leads to poor audience engagement. Without the right content strategy, you won’t even get any views, let alone the engagement you need. Polishing your content strategy is not so straightforward, as it varies for every company. Want to really capture your audience’s attention? Not quite.

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TOPYX LMS

JULY 14, 2016

Practically, micro learning could entail a learner watching a tutorial on YouTube or reading a 300- to 500-word educational article. Another way it fosters information recall is by catering to the average employee’s short attention span. Cater to Changing Attention Spans with Micro Learning.

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Tutorials, scenario-based learning, practice and feedback, and problem-solving strategies were identified as typical. Data focus the instructional designer’s attention, with output from one phase of the effort enlightening subsequent actions and decisions. Practitioners inclined towards the familiar in mid 2009. I hope not.

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Tutorials, scenario-based learning, practice and feedback, and problem-solving strategies were identified as typical. Data focus the instructional designer’s attention, with output from one phase of the effort enlightening subsequent actions and decisions. Practitioners inclined towards the familiar in mid 2009. I hope not.

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CourseArc

DECEMBER 20, 2021

and “How do you get their attention?”. This book from Patti Shank focuses on strategies and tactics that instructional designers can put into practice right away, along with other helpful examples and tools. If you are new to instructional design, Julie Dirksen’s book is a great pick for those just getting started.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 26, 2017

Organizations have the most success when Drive is part of a larger blended curriculum or strategy. Create a communications strategy around the game. Incorporate some sort of multi-part communications strategy to get the word out about your new Drive game. Link to tutorial about registering players).

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Docebo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Your LMS content strategy is the core foundation of your training programs. Videos are particularly helpful for tutorials, software demonstrations, and screen-recordings. . You can record these yourself to highlight objection handling in a sales pitch, demonstrate how to operate the office coffee maker – the options are endless.

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As learning professionals, the election is a large tutorial on how to motivate learners to undergo organizational learning at a reasonable pace. This will not only further facilitate learner engagement but also bring attention to learning efforts. These are highlighted above as reminders, engagement strategies, and badging.

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Matrix

DECEMBER 6, 2018

6 Strategies for including remote workers in your L&D plan. Fortunately, with the right services and the right strategies listed below, inclusion will be easy. Screen capture tools might also prove useful during tutorials. Even with these challenges, the need for training and development persists. Utilize technology.

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Appsembler

AUGUST 3, 2022

Product marketing involves building a go-to-market strategy to bring a new product to market, including positioning the product in the market, creating messaging and marketing materials to communicate the value of the product, launching it, and training salespeople to sell the product to the audience.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 27, 2022

Improving Return on Attention in the Idea Business. He says,”If you’re in the idea business, you need to focus on the return on attention that you’re delivering to the people you are trying to reach. Dr. Wendy Suzuk discusses:boosting attention & memory with science-based tools on the Huberman Labs podcast.

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WalkMe Training Station

AUGUST 2, 2018

For this reason, software training is essential, whether it comes in the form of a software tutorial, or instructor-led teaching. The Importance of Software Training: How a Software Tutorial Can Transform Operations. There’s no denying the importance of software training, especially when you engage staff with a software tutorial.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 13, 2015

In comparison to traditional computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this study explored the impact of the varied types of instructional delivery strategies on children’s learning achievement. Here is the abstract: This experimental study investigated whether computer-based video games facilitate children’s cognitive learning.

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Origin Learning

MARCH 8, 2015

Below are the Nine Events of Instruction and the Do’s and Don’ts that must be kept in mind: STEP 1: GAIN ATTENTION. Gaining attention is inevitable for a course to take off successfully. What would they gain from the e-learning tutorial? Learn more about creating an effective content strategy here.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 30, 2023

Join GP Strategies’ Learning Experience Consultants, Laura Barrett and Craig Stokes, as they discuss how they adopted an event’s mindset in the design and delivery of live learning and share some of the exciting work they’ve been doing in this space. Why are in-person and virtual live learning key to organizational transformation?

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SHIFT eLearning

APRIL 15, 2014

Brad Cohen, Director of Strategy at JESS3, said it best: “Bite sized nuggets of content that are easy to consume, sometimes they''re images or image-based, whose meaning can be grasped quickly, and often create deeper meaning by referencing shared experience or shared stories. Offer your audience light, short yet substantial content.

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SHIFT eLearning

JUNE 12, 2014

Use Color to Direct Attention. Color can help reduce boredom and passivity, thus improving attention spans. Specially red , when used carefully, stands out and grabs attention immediately, stimulating the visual sense and helping learners remember facts and figures. Tutorial: Understanding how color affects readability.'

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TechSmith Camtasia

AUGUST 25, 2020

In fact, Google uses this strategy to easily scale their help content and consistently deliver great help content to users across numerous languages. This may include covering up and removing visual noise, unrelated text, menus, buttons, or tool tips to reduce an image’s complexity and focus attention on the important parts.

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TechSmith Camtasia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Whether you work for a big brand, a small business or yourself, creating a video marketing strategy is a great way to connect customers with your product or service. Kerry O’Shea Gorgone is an attorney, a speaker, and the Director of Product Strategy at MarketingProfs. You’re in the right place. B2B video creation next steps.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

They’re usually less than a minute long and appeal to today’s media consumers, who have notoriously short attention spans. This strategy also allows for more control over the pace of learning and makes the learning content easier to consume. Tutorial Video. Check out our tutorial on how to make a tutorial.

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eLearningMind

JULY 27, 2015

And, in today’s fast-paced, tech-based society, just because information is good doesn’t mean it’ll make a learner pay attention. Call it CADD: Content Attention Deficit Disorder. Think about the way you might scan an article for a specific paragraph, or choose the shortest YouTube tutorial video, for example.

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Appsembler

OCTOBER 26, 2022

On its developer tools homepage, you can access educational materials such as tutorials that can serve as part of your developer marketing. It contains: Documentation Tutorials Code snippets Integration information Videos A podcast. Stripe hits the mark on many fronts when it comes to developer marketing campaigns.

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Xyleme

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Develop a Content Strategy: Create a systematic plan that outlines content types, target audiences, and delivery milestones. Best Practices for Learning and Mastering Your LCMS Most LCMS platforms provide an easy form of management for extensive documentation, tutorials, and guides to help content creators maximize system utilization.

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 29, 2014

Each of these strategies may be beneficial to developing your eLearning course. Therefore, we have carefully selected six texts that form a basic eLearning library and examine these strategies in the context of improving your course designs. Pay attention (to something unexpected). For an idea to stick, it has to make people.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It’s time to swap that mentality for a strategy that allows learners to clear the way for their own growth. A more robust LMS can create intelligent and beautiful datasets that inform your strategy going into 2022. If you already have the materials for ILT, you don’t need to scrap them and start from scratch.

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Think Orion

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

But with the right strategies to promote your course , you’ll get your name out there. In this blog, we’ll explore strategies to promote online cooking classes. Videos can offer step-by-step tutorials, while blog posts and recipes provide valuable insights and inspiration.

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Docebo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Your LMS content strategy is the core foundation of your training programs. Videos are particularly helpful for tutorials, software demonstrations, and screen-recordings. . You can record these yourself to highlight objection handling in a sales pitch, demonstrate how to operate the office coffee maker – the options are endless.

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Think Orion

JUNE 12, 2023

Whether you’re starting or have been an expert in the field, refining your content marketing strategy never hurts. Unsurprisingly, content marketing strategy for online course creators can define success or failure – as you risk all your efforts. Content is pivotal in driving the target audience and engaging them. Let’s explore.

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SHIFT eLearning

AUGUST 19, 2014

Simply incorporating different tools to their your current eLearning training strategy isn’t enough. In this modern information age, learners often struggle to maintain a long attention span and people are impatient for immediate gratification. A recent study , revealed that the average attention span online is about 8 seconds.

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Litmos

MARCH 30, 2020

Review your original training strategy and plan. Help them do that by giving it the attention it deserves. Have you ever signed up for an app and then forgotten to use it after reviewing the tutorial video and installing it? Here are some suggestions to address these needs to benefit both your teams and your customers.

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Ninja Tropic

JANUARY 13, 2025

How to Build an Effective Customer Education Strategy that Drives Adoption Employee onboarding is one of the most critical stages in an employee’s journey at your company. People have short attention spans, so keep your videos concise and to the point. Building a customer education strategy involves several steps.

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