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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses. Much of cognitive learning theory focuses on the mechanics of memory and the mapping of new information to preexisting mental schema. Or do we just learn through raw mental power?

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Course Ideas for Online Coaches and Mentors

LearnDash

Coaching and mentoring tend to be very personal courses. In theory, a coach could set up a business simply by combining a payment method with the ability to schedule a one-on-one zoom meeting. As you can see, there are any number of coaching and mentoring courses that can be offered online. It’s a great win for everyone.

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Moving from Sales Theory to Practice: Strategies for Better Outcomes

Infopro Learning

In the world of commerce, theories abound, filling countless textbooks and lecture halls with promises of winning strategies and techniques. These theories provide a foundation, a blueprint, for navigating the intricate sales landscape. However, theory alone seldom guarantees success.

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How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning

Experiencing eLearning

This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009). One Mentor, One Learner. In a two-narrator course, one character is the mentor, and one is the learner. Mentor as Manager or Leader. Who are the mentors for your audience? That’s the role for your mentor character.

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Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap

Association eLearning

These “mentors” can opt in to provide feedback and advice to these learners. According to the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmark report, the number one reason members join an association is for networking. In this model, learners needing a skill or competency are connected with those members who already have that competency.

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Can I Get a Mentor?

Association eLearning

Mentoring can help fill these gaps. Either way, a productive mentor-mentee relationship is rewarding for both parties. The mentor has an opportunity to stop and reflect on why they work the way they do, to make a positive impact on someone else’s life, and to be introduced to a new way of looking at things they may take for granted.

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Developing Your ELearning Career

LearnDash

There are constantly new elearning technologies being introduced, instructional design theories to understand, and professional organizations popping up all over the world. One of the best ways to develop your new career is to seek a mentoring relationship with an established professional. Online Communities. elearning'

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