The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Welcome to the A-Z of Digital Learning, your comprehensive glossary of learning and eLearning terminology. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone.

Diversity Training 52

Diversity Training Compliance Training Digital Blended Learning 52

Scissortail's Learning Nest

AUGUST 26, 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction Every year for the past 18 years, Jane Hart has asked, “What are the most popular digital tools for learning and why?” My Top 10 Tools for Learning I narrowed my list to ten tools for learning experience design and development I use in my day-to-day work.

Authoring Tools 52

Authoring Tools Tools Mac PowerPoint 52

Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Over the next few weeks, there will be over 20 stops with blog posts, interviews, and more. One recurring theme of the book is that good design still applies even when you’re creating short learning activities. Microlearning, like any learning initiative, benefits from thoughtful planning and design to meet the needs.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. Clark Quinn reflects on the work of the LDA (Learning Development Accelerator) to improve the field of L&D with approaches informed by science and research. Upcoming events Creating Your Online E-learning Portfolio. This is about a fake detective agency. Real or Fake?

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Portfolio Research Images Text-to-Speech 413

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2013

We have compiled the 50 best eLearning posts of 2012 from our blog. The posts are broadly divided into 3 categories – Mobile Learning, Learning Management System and Learning Technology. The posts are broadly divided into 3 categories – Mobile Learning, Learning Management System and Learning Technology.

Best eLearning 277

Best eLearning Blended Learning Augmented Reality eLearning Strategy 277

Upside Learning

JULY 5, 2012

When it comes to mobile learning myths and misconceptions abound. These myths are holding back widespread adoption of mobile learning in the workplace. Also contrast with a list of myths we posted on this blog a couple of years ago. It’s just learning on the move. Small screen size is not suitable for learning.

Mobile Learning 279

Mobile Learning Mobile Compliance Training Blended Learning 279

LearnDash

JUNE 10, 2020

As a result, I grew up learning how to find information the traditional way—in books, magazines, and even microfilm newspapers. But I also learned how to find information on the Internet, and how to measure the credibility of a source early on. What can you learn about the authorship of the sources?

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Guidelines Learner Help Online 290

Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 29, 2023

In a previous blog post, I explained how to start writing branching scenarios with AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard. Coming up with alternate paths and plausible wrong answers is always one of the most challenging tasks in writing branching scenarios. Ideal path In my last blog post, I used ChatGPT to draft two decision points.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

However, I think Clark didn’t do a very careful review of the literature before writing her post, and I don’t think that one study is enough for her to make such a broad claim dismissing games for learning. According to Ruth Clark, you didn’t learn anything playing Oregon Trail, Carmen Sandiego or Lemonade Stand.

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Teach Games Simulations Research 421

ID Reflections

MARCH 10, 2014

Andragogy stepped in to rectify this and foster awareness about how adults learned. While the principles of Andragogy clearly stated what it takes to motivate adults to learn, the role of a teacher / the expert remained undisputed. Then came Heutagogy advocating principles of self-determined learning. “A

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Social Networks Micro-Learning Pedagogy Learning 277

Paradiso

APRIL 1, 2025

In the world of eLearning, assessments and feedback are two critical components that play a significant role in shaping the learning experience. Learning Management Systems (LMS) have transformed how assessments are conducted, and feedback is provided. Did you know that timely feedback can improve student performance by up to 30%?

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Assessment LMS Tools Augmented Reality 91

Clark Quinn

JUNE 1, 2021

Karl Kapp), visuals (Connie Malamed), design (Michael Allen), mixed realities (Ann Rollins), AI (Donald Clark), informal (Jane Hart), evaluation (Will Thalheimer) and so on, they have deep experience and a great conceptual grasp in a particular area. The second point is that these folks write and talk about their models and/or approaches.

Expert 262

Expert eLearning Strategy eLearning PKM 262

LearnDash

APRIL 14, 2020

Here’s how flexible learning can help. Flexible learning is naturally suited to e-learning and online courses. With the focus on mastering the material and online studies, flexible learning naturally lends itself well to this type of educational course. What is Flexible Learning?

Diversity Training 247

Diversity Training Blended Learning Online Course 247

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 19, 2018

Last month, I attended the Learning Solutions 2018 Conference in Orlando. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to process and reflect, I want to summarize some of what I learned. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to process and reflect, I want to summarize some of what I learned. Kevin Thorn: Comics for Learning.

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Blended Learning Micro-Learning microlearning Examples 216

Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

I work with a lot of faculty who have no experience with online learning, so they generally are open to my expertise as far as how to use the technology creatively. It was a lot of creative writing and storytelling to put learners in a real context. A: I wouldn’t learn Flash right now. New Trends.

Instructional Design 319

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 319

Association eLearning

JANUARY 2, 2014

Not many people enjoy reading data, but if you think about how it can affect your association’s online learning for the better, you might relish it. A major lesson I learned from a conference session at this year’s ASAE Annual Meeting was the idea that data should be connected , not just collected. 1) Big Data. 2) Data Trends.

Association Learning Management System 204

Association Learning Management System Association LMS Association Online Learning 204

Axonify

JANUARY 26, 2018

That’s why I wanted to do something a bit more practical for our curated January blog post. My goal is to provide specific, achievable ideas you can use this year to evolve your L&D (learning and development) practices for the better. Founder, Centre for Learning. & Senior Learning Strategist. Josh Bersin.

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Origin Learning

JUNE 24, 2014

Not only children, adults too are quicker at learning and retaining concepts conveyed via stories because they help them identify with the characters portrayed and evaluate how the content is relevant to them. Most LMS s are web-based to facilitate access to learning content and administration. We’ll give you an example.

Compliance Training 230

Compliance Training LMS eLearning Strategy eLearning 230

Ed App

JULY 20, 2020

A training evaluation , like any assessment, is only as good as the data it captures. So, what are the most effective questions to ask when evaluating training programs ? How do you truly evaluate training effectiveness ? Kirkpatrick has been writing about evaluating training programs for close to 60 years.

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Evalution Kirkpatrick Examples Sample 83

Upside Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Scenario Design: Go to Whoa If scenarios are a powerful learning solution, how do you go about designing them? As with all learning design, you need appropriate initial information gathering, then aligned design, implementation in appropriate technologies, and evaluation to test and finalize the design.

Design 147

Design Performance Support Analysis Learning 147

Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I write about instructional design (ID) all the time but I’ve never stopped to explain what Instructional Designers really do. Every aspect of ID is intended to make learning experiences as effective as possible. Some of this overlaps a bit, but I think it gets the idea across: • Learning and instructional theories. Creativity.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Design 186

Upside Learning

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re enthusiastic about leveraging your learning interventions to produce measurable results, you should definitely read our most recent interactive eBook, Designing for Learning Impact: Strategies and Implementation. A Glimpse Inside: Defining Impact Gain a solid understanding of learning that makes a difference.

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eBook Case Study eLearning Strategy Strategy 147

Infopro Learning

AUGUST 26, 2022

Learning leaders have a challenging task in building consistent and efficient employee training experiences. This blog will list the proven techniques and strategies to power up training & delivery in a hybrid workplace setting. Evaluate Training Requirements. Make Training Specific to Job Roles. We have launched a?

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Environment Blended Learning Compliance Training Develop 221

TalentLMS

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For each activity, they’ll also have a clear idea of what to evaluate. And how to evaluate all of those things, whether it’s through data and compliance audits, activity and communication logs, or response and conversion rates. Employee training on AI tools goes beyond learning how to navigate specific tools such as ChatGPT.

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Evalution Compliance Training Tools Score 105

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2015

She had been struggling for weeks to coach him on the writing style and content. This Fair Use Evaluator helps walk you through all the factors and gives you a time stamped PDF to document your analysis. Blog post sharing a fairly typical example of plagiarism by a professor admonishing his students against plagiarizing).

Online Learning 170

Online Learning Online Images Google 170

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

mLearning and Tablet Learning. A: mLearning or Mobile Learning is designed specifically for mobile devices, mostly for learners who are constantly on the move or do not have regular access to traditional learning methodologies. What are the limitations of mobile learning? What is mLearning? What is your thought on this?

iPad 270

iPad Custom eLearning Development Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 270

Fly Plugins

APRIL 8, 2024

Article Index Step 1: Evaluate the monthly search volume for your topic. Step 2: Evaluate trends around your topic. Step 4: Evaluate social media engagement for your online course idea. No, it wasn’t kickstarted by reading some wannabe make money online guru’s blog. It was a single book.

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Ideas Guide Course Online 234

The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 1, 2016

To what extent does your organization have a learning culture? Using Edgar Schein ’s definition of organizational culture, you’ll want to know to what extent: Underlying beliefs and assumptions support learning in your organization. Values and principles drive learning in your organization. Look around your organization.

Organizational Learning 145

Organizational Learning Culture Assessment Survey 145

LearnDash

MARCH 19, 2018

Skill-based online learning helps learners put their knowledge to use. Imagine taking a coding course in which you were never required to write a line of code, or a French course in which you never spoke a word of French. That’s because coding is a skill most of only learn by doing. Some courses are inherently skill-based.

Diversity Training 138

Diversity Training Skills Online Course 138

Learning Pool

MARCH 11, 2021

At times, the forces that previously held L&D back from exploiting the use of learning data analytics have seemed to have the solidity and durability of permafrost. A broader view of learning data analytics. Part of this stuckness for learning analytics lies in the fact that it tends to focus narrowly on evaluation after the fact.

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Analytics Change Write Blog Evalution 98

Tesseract Learning

JULY 16, 2021

AI can be applied to every sector, including learning and training, to achieve better efficiencies and create new possibilities. L&D professionals can also use the power of AI to optimize the learning experience and develop unique learning strategies to deliver effective learning and training.

Performance Support 116

Performance Support Support Custom eLearning Development LMS 116

Web Courseworks

MAY 28, 2015

At present time she is working on her first ebook dedicated to online learning. Are you having a hard time to focus during the lectures and comprehend the learning material you’ll be tested on? However, memorizing the text is a learning strategy that’s not only outdated, but ineffective too. Study Guides and Strategies.

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Study Online Learning Tools Online 100

Origin Learning

MARCH 14, 2018

VR is described as the next big thing, especially in terms of online learning and corporate training. When we are learning something the old-fashioned way, we can manipulate objects and carry out different actions. VR enables learners to have a direct interaction with their learning materials. Virtual Reality in eLearning.

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Virtual World Authoring Tools Corporate eLearning Association Learning Management System 205

Infopro Learning

AUGUST 21, 2015

My thoughts have taken shape in this blog and I hope reading it will be worthwhile. The prolonged practice of creating conventional training made me feel like I was part of a bucket brigade , passing buckets for someone else to put out the fire-writing my own decline into obsolescence. But, for me conventional training is now passé.

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Performance Support Performance Tips Management 170

Hurix Digital

MAY 4, 2025

Summary Instructional design is evolving with new models and adaptive learning technologies. This guide explores the most effective instructional design models of 2025 and how AI-driven adaptive learning is transforming education. These models have transformed modern learning experiences to be more engaging and effective.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Cognitive 59

Upside Learning

JANUARY 8, 2024

What should learning & development (L&D) be doing? Learning Science One of the areas we actively investigate, and apply, is learning science. If we’re designing learning, shouldn’t we be professional about it? I was asked to write a book in 2018 addressing the persistent training myths hindering our industry.

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Trends Cognitive Develop Virtual World 130

Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2024

In our previous blog, Performance-Focused Analysis , we explored the process of addressing performance gaps through a comprehensive approach, including performance-focused analysis, gap analysis, root cause analysis, and targeted interventions. Here, as with learning design, we should have metrics we’re iterating to achieve.

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