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From training success to training nightmare: 5 spooky stories

TalentLMS

No tricks, just treats. That’s how employee training should be. Yet, there are some stories scary enough to make people scream, “No more training, please!”. These stories may not involve ghosts or monsters like the classic Halloween setting, but they’re equally horrifying. And, sadly, they can be real, too. Let’s take a look at some spooky, spine-tingling employee training stories that are sure to haunt you this Halloween. 1.

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A quick guide to learner engagement

Learning Pool

Keeping learners engaged is a major challenge for L&D. Our most recent blog “A quick guide to learner engagement” looks at how you can employ to boost engagement by applying the right learning strategies. Countering disengagement. We quickly forget what we learn if we don’t practice and apply it. Yet all too often training consists of one-off events with little follow-up on how effective they’ve been.

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How Modern Technology Enables Mentorship & Coaching

eLearning Brothers

Mentoring in the workplace can motivate individual contributors to learn and grow, expose them to new perspectives and best practices from more experienced employees, and build a culture of learning and growth.

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6 Crowd-Pleasing Resources To Add To Your eLearning Course Design

eLearning Industry

eLearning courses are popular for a variety of reasons, such as flexibility and convenience. Are there any specific, must-have components proven to keep trainees happy and focused? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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How to Create a Clear and Engaging Content Outline for Your Online Course

LearnDash

Creating an online course is more of an art than a science. There isn’t a strict formula for success—but there are a few elements that most successful courses share in common. One of those elements is a course outline. A clear, engaging content outline serves both you and your learners as you start mapping out a new course. Creating an outline can also help ensure your course content aligns with your goals for your students.

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Are You Going to Lose Your E-Learning Job?

Rapid eLearning

The organization’s ultimate goal is not to build a course. Instead, the goal is to meet some sort of performance need. And in that sense, the e-learning course is a solution to meet an objective. And this is where e-learning often falls down. Effective training programs successfully meet learning objectives that aren’t fuzzy and non-measurable.

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7 Effective Tips to Migrate from Classroom Training to VILT

CommLab India

The recent pandemic has pushed the hybrid work model to be prioritized by companies and virtual instructor-led training (VILT) can be considered one of the best upgrades of classroom training. Let’s explore 7 effective tips to get started with VILT.

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The 5 Phases of Employee Onboarding

Training Folks

The 5 Phases of Employee Onboarding. In today’s job market, one in every three employees will leave a new job in the first three months. An effective onboarding program is crucial to retaining talent and setting employees up for long-term success in their roles. Lets explore the phases of employee onboarding. Employee onboarding is the process of providing new employees with the skills, knowledge, and mindset to integrate into their role and the organization.

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The Mirror: A Valuable Professional Development Tool

InSync Training

Mirror, mirror, on the wall. When the evil queen asks her magic mirror, “who’s the fairest of them all?” – she only wants to hear the best about herself in return. We all want a bit of that, don’t we? We want to look at ourselves and see mostly the good in us.

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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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Games, Organizing, & Motivation: ID Links 10/25/22

Experiencing eLearning

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on games built in Twine, storytelling, organization, useful tools, motivation, and transitioning from teaching to ID. Games built in Twine. Top games made with Twine – itch.io. All of the top games made with Twine on the hosting platform itch.io.

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Reimagining Customer Supply Chain Training Using a Hybrid Approach

Wisetail

By using an LMS, Intertek Business Assurance modernized, consolidated their resources, and supported their supply chains' learning journey. The post Reimagining Customer Supply Chain Training Using a Hybrid Approach appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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Innovation Blueprint: Cultivating An Innovation Mindset

eLearning Industry

To complete the innovation mindset journey from dreaming and doubting to persevering, transforming, and championing, leaders need to cultivate a growth mindset, connect the dots, network broadly, strengthen their storytelling skills, and embrace lifelong learning to drive and sustain innovation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Mirror: A Valuable Evaluation Tool

InSync Training

Mirror, mirror, on the wall. When the evil queen asks her magic mirror, “who’s the fairest of them all?” – she only wants to hear the best about herself in return. We all want a bit of that, don’t we? We want to look at ourselves and see mostly the good in us.

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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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5 Smart Ways to Make eLearning Assessments Fun

CommLab India

Engaging eLearning assessments help understand the employee’s progress, instil competitiveness and also build motivation to learn more. Let's discover the top 5 ways to design engaging eLearning assessments.

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A Four-Step Guide to Move from ILT to VILT and 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid

eLearning Brothers

Moving from ILT to VILT is the right L&D strategy for organizations. Virtual instructor-led training has proven to be cost-effective and maximizes return on training investment. Further, it also boosts learner engagement, learning flexibility, and learning outcomes. However, in order to reap the benefits quickly, follow these best practices while transitioning from ILT to VILT.

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Benefits Of Video-Based Learning

eLearning Industry

Videos are a great tool for eLearning. They not only help in cognitive load reduction but also grab viewer attention and add to learner engagement. In this article, I show you the benefits and the future of video-based learning for digital learners. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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MobieTrain raises €9m to expand European market leadership in microlearning?

MobileTrain

MobieTrain, the market-leading microlearning application for frontline workers, announces a €9m funding round led by two new shareholders, Fortino Capital and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity, with the participation of existing financial partners Concentra (Baert Family Office), FOM Capital and LRM. The Belgian HR tech scale-up will leverage the funds to accelerate its expansion into.

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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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Top 5 Elements of Effective Learning to Design a Learner-Centric eLearning Course

CommLab India

Designing an impactful eLearning course can be tricky but not impossible. There are five elements of effective learning that play a major role in deciding the outcome of the training. Read this blog to know these five components in detail.

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How Readymade Assessments are Powering Growth Stage EdTech Companies

MagicBox

EdTech has brought about a profound evolution in K-12 and higher ed pedagogy. But the challenge of aligning learning objectives, instructional strategies, and assessments still persists. Why Assessment Offerings Can Be Tricky Online assessments have been challenging for both educators and learners. While it is easier to convert most learning resources to digital, assessments pose [.

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eLearning Trailblazers: Leadership Developers

eLearning Industry

These leadership development experts are always ready and willing to share their knowledge and help leaders achieve excellence. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Elevate Your Organization’s Professional Development Efforts with eLearning

Beyond Campus Innovations

While eLearning solutions have been gaining popularity for a while, they have experienced widespread adoption in recent years as our society has been forced to adjust to health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the areas in which the pandemic has ushered in a new era for online learning involves its use for professional development.

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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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7 Reasons to Outsource Your eLearning Development

CommLab India

Outsourcing eLearning development is a feasible solution that addresses challenges like the lack of in-house expertise and time. It will also help make your eLearning courses more engaging. Read on to explore more reasons to outsource eLearning.

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12 Best Marketing Campaigns for Universities

Think Orion

Have you ever wondered what sorcery renowned universities and colleges use to consistently attract more and more students? Well, you’re not alone. A lot of higher ed marketers struggle to come up with marketing campaign ideas that can attract the right student leads. The reason why Saint Louis University or Binghamton University always top the list of the most prestigious universities in the US is because of their marketing efforts. ?

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What Does The Metaverse Promise Us?

eLearning Industry

What can the metaverse provide to the learning and teaching environment. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Top 5 Things We Learned at Cornerstone Convergence 2022

Bluewater Learning

Wow, that week went by fast! Our first time in person at Convergence since May 2019. It was fantastic! Seeing people in person, reconnecting, developing new relationships, and experiencing the energy of the event was just what I needed. I also know that it is just what the industry needed. We are designed to be with people, to engage and learn from each other.

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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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5 Common Virtual Instructor-Led Training Myths Busted!

CommLab India

VILT has gained much popularity in recent times. Along with its popularity, Virtual Instructor-led Training has attracted several myths. The article busts the top 5 of them.

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Promote Online Courses With Email Marketing – A Guide

Think Orion

We are assuming you have developed a fully-fledged online course with informative and engaging material and are more than eager to launch it to the public now. Now, what kind of marketing strategy should you adopt? With so many “new” digital marketing methods popping up every day, you need to stay updated. Luckily, we have found the most effective way to market your state-of-the-art online course.

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8 Leadership Training Topics To Invest In For Better Team Performance

eLearning Industry

Leadership training teaches you the skills and strategies you need to succeed as a leader and retain a team of enthusiastic employees. Here are 8 leadership training topics to invest in in 2022 for efficient leadership and improved team performance. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.