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How To Combat The Forgetting Curve

Unboxed

How many times have you focused really hard in an effort to learn something once just to forget it later on? For most of us, it’s a regular occurrence. Over time, memories fade. Good memories, bad memories, important memories…all of them. That doesn’t mean we forget everything entirely – just that the details become fuzzy. If those details are important, that could be a serious problem.

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7 Creative Ways To Make The Most Of eLearning Pre-Assessments

Dashe & Thomson

How much do your online learners really know, and how well are they able to apply it in the real world? That’s the million-dollar question when you’re designing an eLearning course. It’s all about identifying the gaps so that you can bridge them as quickly, and stress-free, as possible. However, straightforward assessments may not be the best way to go.

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Artificial Intelligence Enhances The Learning Process: How Is That Possible?

eLearning Industry

AI-based learning not only eases the process of learning but also generates a significant amount of data that can be further analyzed through to improvise not only the students but the different industries as well. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Is Instructional Design the Right Career?

Experiencing eLearning

This is the last installment of my series on instructional design careers. Links to the rest of the series are at the end of this post. Previously, I’ve talked about the skills instructional designers need and how to get into the field of ID. In this post, I talk about determining if instructional design is a good “fit” as a career. This is less about the skills and more about the desire; it’s about figuring out if you’d be happy working as an instructional designer.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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A 7-step guide for eLearning Modernization

Infopro Learning

Everything needs an upgrade eventually, even a successful eLearning course. But is it really feasible to modernize an eLearning course without spending unnecessary time and money? When we think about updates in an eLearning course, we focus more on the software. We usually don’t put much emphasis on the content and learning materials. The assumption is these won’t change very much since our learning goals, objectives, and needs are by-and-large the same.

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6 Common Mistakes When Creating Online Learning

eLearning Industry

Let's apply some 80/20 to our eLearning course design, and stop making these 5 common mistakes! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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4 Key Considerations when Creating an Online Course

LearnDash

Online courses are a fantastic way to transfer your expertise into the willing hands and minds of would-be students. However, starting one can be easier said than done. How do you quantify and “package” a span of information that for you likely comes as second nature? While creating an online course can seem challenging at first, it is ultimately a rewarding – both personally and financially speaking – goal that carries the strong potential to be self-sustaining for years to come.

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Root Cause Analysis Methods & Tips

Association eLearning

You fell and hurt your arm. X-rays reveal that it’s broken, and you’re in a lot of pain. What would you think if the doctor gave you pain medication and sent you home, without doing anything else? Speaking personally, I wouldn’t have a very high opinion of the doctor. The pain is just a symptom and treating it is a temporary fix. The broken bone is the root cause.

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LMS Software: The Difference Between SCORM Compliant and SCORM Certified

TOPYX LMS

The corporate LMS market is large, and growing, expected to reach $7 billion globally¹ by 2023. There are an enormous number of vendors for corporations to choose from, each offering a different suite of content, features, and pricing.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Factors That Drive Cost And Schedule In Localization Of eLearning Content

eLearning Industry

When it becomes necessary to translate and localize training or eLearning content for a global audience, the process can be quite complex. Learn about the factors that drive cost and schedule so that your localization efforts will stay on time and on budget. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Spot a Training Opportunity for Businesses

LearnDash

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What’s the next buzzword?

Clark Quinn

I was perusing an old list of potential column topics, and came across one that asked about MOOCs. Now, you probably recognize that the term is pretty much evaporated from any list of top L&D concerns. That’s kind of funny, to me (ok, so you may question my sense of humor). And it makes me wonder what topics are current and are on the horizon.

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Simple Tips for Staying Up to Date with Healthcare Regulations and Compliance Standards

TOPYX LMS

Healthcare organizations have to deal with federal regulations and compliance standards that are constantly changing. In the U.S., healthcare providers spend $39 billion yearly on the administrative aspects of regulatory compliance, per the American Hospital Association.¹.

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Why Customization is Essential for an Effective LMS Strategy in Your Company

Customization is crucial for an effective LMS strategy. A one-size-fits-all approach no longer works for diverse and dynamic organizations. Customizable LMS platforms allow tailored learning experiences that meet specific company needs, boost user engagement, and seamlessly integrate with existing systems. Customization also supports scalability, adapting as an organization evolves, ensuring long-term investment value.

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What Benefits Can eLearning Offer The Retail Industry?

eLearning Industry

The retail industry isn’t very different from your usual corporate organization. eLearning can offer massive benefits to the retail sector in terms of employee training. In this article we’ll discuss those benefits, in addition to the problems facing the industry and how eLearning can solve them. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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What if you could read other people’s minds?

Learningtogo

If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader? In Essentials of Brain-Based Learning, you will learn how the brain receives, encodes, and retrieves information to construct knowledge, and use these insights to improve your learning programs. Send me […].

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3 Shocking Facts About Knowledge Retention

Docebo

Employees forget up to 50% of what they learned within an hour. One of the biggest obstacles preventing L&D effectiveness is an employee’s ability to retain knowledge that is critical to their job. Considering that over 60% of companies expect employees to use learning resources weekly, daily or more often to effectively perform their tasks, an inability to understand and apply knowledge can have major consequences on productivity and the quality of an employee’s work.

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Are You Attending ATD ICE 2019?!

Tim Slade

Did you know ATD’s 2019 International Conference & Expo is only a month away? It’s crazy how quickly the weeks fly by! Although I’ve attended several different conferences and facilitated many different sessions over the years, my favorite part of any conference is meeting all of the folks, like you, that follow me here at TimSlade.com. If you’re attending ATD ICE this year, I’d love to meet you and invite you to join me for the two, jam-packed sessions I’ll be facilitating!

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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7 Tips To Repurpose eLearning Assets

eLearning Industry

Are you getting the most out of the thousands of eLearning development hours? An audit can transform your eLearning design process and reduce complexity. If you plan on repurposing your eLearning resources, this article can help you take stock of your available eLearning assets. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Role of Managers in Modern Learning

InSync Training

Trainers must not only support learning objectives, but also business goals. More often than not, our stakeholders include our learners’ managers. Their involvement in our initiatives impact the outcomes we see. In our experience, if managers undervalue components of a blend – for example, virtual classroom sessions – their teams will lack the necessary support and resources they need in order to successfully participate in learning activities.

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“We ARE the Disruption” – Changing what it means to be human in the digital age

Learningtogo

Once in a while an event series is born that shakes things up, it makes you think differently, it leaves you inspired. That event is DisruptHR. This year, I joined 13 fellow HR professionals to shake things up in Phoenix. It was fun to develop a presentation that limited me to 20 slides, 15 seconds […].

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How to Encourage Management Buy-In Using LMS Learning Analytics

Lambda Solutions

Every organization has its own set of goals, unique methodology, and a particular way of using their LMS to serve learners and provide training. Because of this, it’s important that you choose the right analytics when presenting your program to management. The data available to LMS users is expansive and highly-detailed, so the best analytics-based presentations always have a game-plan, that makes sure only the most persuasive and relevant data is used.

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Transform Your L&D Strategy: Register for the 2024 Virtual LearnOps Summit

The 2024 Virtual LearnOps Summit is a free event designed for Learning & Development professionals who want to enhance their approach to Learning Operations. Join industry experts to explore the latest strategies, tools, and best practices in the field. The summit offers practical insights and advice to help you optimize your training programs and improve operational efficiency.

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L&D Contracting: Outsource Your Entire L&D Project Or Bring On Temporary Staff To Get The Job Done?

eLearning Industry

When a client comes to us wondering if it would be better to outsource their project or add temporary talent to their team, our answer is always "it depends". Here's what you should consider when you face an L&D contracting decision. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Beyond Or and Both/And in Learning Design

InSync Training

When online learning and engagement tools first appeared on the scene, people were talking about whether to use them. The conversation in learning design was about face-to-face OR digital.

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Provide Live support with the implementation of a Chatbot for eLearning

Paradiso

Chatbot for eLearning is the support tool that accompanies the training process to provide more closeness to the users and thus combat the face-to-face barrier within the virtual training platform. Chatbots incorporate artificial intelligence tools to predict users’ concerns while conducting their workouts. The goal of the chatbot for eLearning is to establish an automatic communication channel with its users in order to provide first-hand attention and in the user’s time, as it shou

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Give Your Microlearning Strategy a Makeover – A Step-by-Step Methodology

Learningtogo

I was recently invited to join the folks at eLearning Learning to talk about microlearning. More than 700 learning professionals registered for the live webinar to learn how microlearning builds engagement and retention by stimulating the reward center of the brain. But it’s not so easy to change the way you design learning. With disruptive […].

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Shaping a Better Future by Uniting Corporate and Higher Education Content

With the increased interest in reskilling and upskilling existing workforces, companies are looking for more training and development content and realizing that higher education has a lot to offer. Similarly, companies are finding value in providing training to students and preskilling their future workforce. The challenge is that the technology and platforms used to serve these two audiences have never had to work well together—until now.

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