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Why Upskilling and Reskilling Are Key to Future-proofing Your Organization

Corporate Learning Network

According to LinkedIn, 59% of L&D experts worldwide say upskilling and reskilling is the #1 priority of their function. Here are four reasons why, and why investments in these are going to keep paying.

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Gamified Microlearning: Engage Better and Retain More

Infopro Learning

Online learning is not merely consuming content at your own pace and convenience. Instead, it includes different training strategies focusing on multiple aspects, from employee engagement and knowledge retention to job productivity and ROIs. Two of the most effective training approaches are gamification and microlearning. While gamification is a widely popular training approach that helps boost learner skills, microlearning focuses on improving learner retention.

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5 Employee Training 2023 Trends You Need to Know

Inkling

If you tend to not pay attention to industry trends, we’re suggesting you take another look at some of the 2023 employee training trends. Why? Industry trends are like a thermometer and a compass. On one hand, they can reveal opportunities and signal if something needs to change. On the other hand, they also guide important decisions and confirm the proper directions.

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When to Use Open Courses Versus Free Courses?

LearnDash

Depending on your motivations and goals for offering a course, there may be times you’ll want to offer a course for free. Setting your courses to open and/or free grants a user immediate access to your course materials. The appeal of using open and free courses is to attract users to your course and ultimately, to your business. When deciding if an open or free course is a good fit for you, consider the following questions: Are you teaching learners how to use or understand your product?

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From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology

Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles.

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Right-Skilling Revolution: How To Prepare Your Remote Employees For Emerging Challenges

eLearning Industry

It’s no secret that finding and hiring the right employees is a major investment, with major consequences for any organization. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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You’ve been doing engagement surveys wrong all this time

TLNT: Training and L&D

Engagement surveys are like bread and butter to HRD departments – they’re the go-to staple for finding out the health of people and the organization.

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Virtual Conferences as a Path to Inclusion and Diversity

WBT Systems

If your association is serious about inclusion and diversity, make sure you know what ‘going back to normal’ really means.

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How Rapid eLearning Services Can Transform Your Corporate Training Initiatives

CommLab India

Wondering how rapid eLearning helps your corporate training initiatives? This blog will help you understand. Continue reading to know more about Rapid eLearning Services that help you rollout eLearning courses faster without compromising on the quality!

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Instructional Design 3.0: Designing the Learner’s Journey - Part 5 - The Post Instruction Phase

Allen Interactions

In this series of blogs, I’m emphasizing factors that can have a profound effect on learning but yet are often left unattended. We all do this. We do it for a variety of reasons, including very pragmatic ones such as the fact that developing good training requires professional attention to the myriad components of a training program. We have much to do.

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The Best Skills Analysis Tools for Upskilling

Faster than ever, the world is shifting and shaping how people work, exposing and creating deep skill divides across industries and around the world. As a result, business and HR leaders are scrambling to “upskill” employees. If you’re scrambling to upskill your employees but don’t know where to start, make skills analysis a routine part of your decision-making process.

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Role of Learning & Development in Non-profit Organizations

Infopro Learning

Multiple factors have affected the business milieu in the recent years. The changing corporate landscape and increasing complexity are reshaping the entire world. The rise of a multigenerational workforce and business ambiguity constantly shift the focus towards upskilling and reskilling. Also, digitization shows that the need for a technology-savvy workforce is more important than ever.

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Podcast Interviews on Scenarios, ID Careers, and More

Experiencing eLearning

I’ve had the opportunity to be interviewed on some wonderful podcasts over the last few years. Most of the time, our discussions related to scenario-based learning. I have also recorded several conversations about instructional design careers, freelancing, and other topics. To make these easier to find, here’s a collection of my podcast interviews.

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How Elucidat Can Create Impactful Rapid eLearning Courses for Your Corporate Training

CommLab India

Rapid eLearning courses are developed with the help of rapid authoring tools and Elucidat is one of the most popular online platforms to build interesting courses for a large number of learners efficiently. Explore the various features of Elucidat in this blog.

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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. These eLearning protocols are important so that courses are interoperable between LMSs and organizations can track learning-related activity. Tin Can, otherwise known as xAPI, was developed in 2013 (over a decade after SCORM was released). So, in this article, we’re going to talk about some differences between the two standards.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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The Power of Digital – How can L&D Teams Embrace this Transformation

Infopro Learning

The learning and development (L&D) department has grown more centralized, strategic, and cross-functional, which indicates that digital transformation has begun to permeate the L&D function. This transformation has caused organizations to become increasingly concerned about employee experience, connectivity, upskilling, reskilling, and capability building.

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When Will AI Stop Being “Artificial?”

Learningtogo

When Will AI Stop Being “Artificial?”. by Margie Meacham. The Singularity is a term you’ll find in science and in science fiction. It was coined by mathematician John von Neumann to define a theoretical moment when the artificial intelligence of computers surpasses the capacity of the human brain. The term is borrowed from physics and quantum mechanics, where the term gravitational singularity is used in the study of black holes.

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Indecent proposals

E-Learning Provocateur

Another year has flown by, and once again I’m pleasantly surprised by the number of articles I managed to post in-between the trials and tribulations of life. In December I like to review each one with a view to identifying a common theme. This time around, I’ve noticed that I – perhaps more directly than usual – presented my ideas in the form of proposals.

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Your LMS MUST be Able to Marry the Management Needs with Learner Experience

Gyrus

In today's hybrid workplaces, learner experience is critical to ensuring employee engagement. How to select the right LMS platform to drive high learning outcomes while delivering greater accessibility to employees.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Special Interests – December 9, 2022

MakingBetter

Journaling some of the things I'm learning, especially things that help me do my things would be helpful for me. I also wouldn't mind sharing a bit of some other interests I have (like music); maybe there's something that connects a dot for y'all.

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5 Foolproof Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees

TOPYX LMS

Onboarding is a hot topic this year. “As we enter into 2023, strategic employee onboarding will be a key focus for many organizations,” an article by Sapling stated. 1 Companies (that) invest in improving the onboarding experience are more likely to see key benefits, such as increased engagement levels, decreased time to proficiency, and decreased turnover.”.

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When to Use Open Courses Versus Free Courses?

LearnDash

Depending on your motivations and goals for offering a course, there may be times you’ll want to offer a course for free. Setting your courses to open and/or free grants a user immediate access to your course materials. The appeal of using open and free courses is to attract users to your course and ultimately, to your business. When deciding if an open or free course is a good fit for you, consider the following questions: Are you teaching learners how to use or understand your product?

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The Brain Science of Keeping Resolutions

Learningtogo

The Brain Science of Keeping Resolutions. by Margie Meacham. If you are one of the many people making a New Year’s resolution, your should know this. After one month, only about 64 percent of resolutions are still in force and by six months that number drops to less than 50 percent. The Brain on Change. So why is change so hard? In a previous post, we explored applications of neuroscience to change management and consulting.

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What Is the Actual Cost of an Open Role in Your Company?

In today's tight labor market, hiring and retaining top talent is more challenging than ever. Every day a job remains unfilled means lost productivity and revenue. But vacancies can affect much more than your revenue. There are multiple direct and indirect costs, and it's crucial to adapt your recruiting strategies to prioritize the most costly open roles.

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Special Interests – December 9, 2022

MakingBetter

Journaling some of the things I'm learning, especially things that help me do my things would be helpful for me. I also wouldn't mind sharing a bit of some other interests I have (like music); maybe there's something that connects a dot for y'all.

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Ask and Lead

The Simple Shift

I have two questions for you. 1. “What if training wasn’t an option?” Asking this first, simple question at the point of solution discussion can be a game changer for the learning function and the organizations they support. Here’s why: The belief of most outside of L&D is that “learning” = training.

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Transformation Blueprint: The Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, And Beyond

eLearning Industry

Technological changes are taking place at an exponential pace, with new technologies such as the metaverse, AI, and quantum computing continuously maturing faster and faster. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Finding a Career Path in Instructional Design

The eLearning Coach

In this solo episode, I talk about the diversity of career paths in instructional design for people who are trying to break into the field. The diversity of career paths in instructional design is greater than you may think. This solo episode is for people who are trying to break into instructional design and those who are new to the field. I work with a lot of people who want to break into the field and many people don’t know that there are numerous instructional design career paths that you ca

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Accelerating Change in the Insurance Industry: Why You Need to Invest in Talent Strategy

This whitepaper brings together research, expert opinion and industry trend data to help senior leaders understand current challenges and future-proof their businesses. Inside you’ll find insights on: The big challenges: From automation to onboarding, we explore the big challenges facing the sector. Onboarding: You only get one chance to make a first impression.

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On De-platforming

MakingBetter

Since April when Twitter first appeared to be for-sale, friends and I took initiatives to plan for a life without relying on Twitter. It’s now one month since that sale has completed. Here I’ll share what de-platforming means for me. I deleted my main Twitter account on November 10. Verification on that platform was problematic […].

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How to Design an Online Course in 2023: Learn from the Experts!

Clarity Consultants

When you’re responsible for training or presenting information, it can be tempting to wing the presentation, mainly if you are working on a familiar topic. The most effective training is conducted when the instructional design is incorporated. Simply put, instructional design is a strategy or framework to deliver training content. It considers learning styles, the material’s complexity, and the efficacy of different delivery methods in learning acquisition and retention. .

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eLearning Trailblazers: Workplace Training Experts

eLearning Industry

These workplace training experts show us how to personalize L&D, reduce employee turnover, and maximize eLearning ROI. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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