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7 eLearning Design And Development Mistakes

eLearning Industry

In this article, I will list common eLearning design mistakes you should avoid while creating your deliverable. Avoiding these pitfalls will help maximize the value for learners and provide them with maximum learning opportunities from their coursework! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Pitfalls to Avoid in 2022

Dashe & Thomson

The emergence of virtual and remote work over the last two years has led to radical changes in learning and development strategy. In-person instructor-led training has become nearly impossible to conduct, and many organizations are opting for fully digital development strategies in the wake of office closures and permanent remote workers. As with nearly all business areas, this shift came quickly and without proper time for planning and strategy.

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What are the limitations of mobile learning?

Wizcabin

We use them to perform several different activities, including calling, listening to music, chatting, online shopping, ordering for items, and many more. According to a study by Statista , the number of smartphone users across the world is more than 6 billion. The study further reveals that the number will increase to over 7.5 billion users by the end of 2026.

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Branching Scenario Course Q&A

Experiencing eLearning

My Build Your Branching Scenario course is still in development, but I can answer some questions about the program now. What does this branching scenario course include? This course includes opportunities to learn by doing, plus presentations, resources, and feedback to help you create a branching scenario from start to finish. We’ll have 8 live, virtual sessions.

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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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A Robust Workplace Is Indeed A Hybrid One

eLearning Industry

Workplaces aren't the same anymore. This article talks about the challenges faced in a hybrid work model and how L&D experts are helping organizations cope with the changing times using innovative Learning and Development strategies that suit these hybrid working norms. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Performance Ecosystem and L&D

Clark Quinn

On LinkedIn recently, a survey in a post asked whether L&D should simply become performance consulting (Y/N). In the ensuing discussion, a comment was made that the binary discussion was flawed, and that a richer picture was possible. I was extremely pleased when she referred to my Revolutionize Learning & Development book , and posted a diagram from it.

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L&D Vision 2022: The Future of Managed Learning Services

Infopro Learning

In the last two years, most businesses have been forced to adapt to the ever-changing market conditions and accordingly adjust their feet in the new environment. Organizations were bound to learn about managing their business virtually- from upskilling and reskilling their workforce to virtual employee onboarding and training on how to stay motivated and productive.

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Contextualized Learning At Its Finest: Top Tips To Foster Real-World Application With Online Bootcamps

eLearning Industry

When digital bootcamps align their learning paths with the job roles that enterprises need, it provides a faster and more effective learning experience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Best Video Equipment for Recording Your LearnDash Online Course

LearnDash

Creating a course can feel intimidating especially if this is your first attempt. What can make this task even more overwhelming is choosing the right equipment to record your online course videos. Here are our recommendations for the best video equipment for recording an online course. You’ve probably spent hours watching “how-to” Youtube videos, browsing Amazon for the right tech, and budgeting your money so you can afford to make your course look as professional as possible.

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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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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Effectively Train Volunteers

TOPYX LMS

The pandemic has had a profound impact on nonprofit organizations. Many nonprofits have scrambled to raise funds virtually and are suffering financially. This is especially true for nonprofits that held mostly in-person fundraising events prior to the pandemic.

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Product Knowledge Training: What, Why and How?

Infopro Learning

A product’s quality combined with its usability significantly impacts customer satisfaction. Product knowledge training facilitates the ease-of-use aspect. This article will unpack what product knowledge training is, why it is important, and how to implement it. Let’s begin. What is product knowledge training? Training employees to thoroughly understand your organization’s products and services and improve their communication skills regarding them is known as product knowledge training.

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Developing A More Inclusive eLearning Course

eLearning Industry

This article discusses the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, ways to address it, how to spot bias, and how it impacts learning. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Wisetail’s Virtual Series: Cocktails + Community

Wisetail

We are embarking on the two-year anniversary of this pandemic. While we don’t know if it’s a “congratulations for coming this far” or a “can we take a nap yet,” we do know it has been impressive how quickly the world has pivoted to become primarily virtual. The post Wisetail’s Virtual Series: Cocktails + Community appeared first on Wisetail LMS & LXP.

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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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Training Evaluations 101: Benefits, How To, Plus Examples You’ll Want To Use

Spark Your Interest

Organizations globally are investing $400 billion annually in training. Naturally, if you invest so much in training, you should show a measurable positive impact. That’s where training evaluations come in. But are all training evaluations the same? And are the benefits of training evaluations worth the effort? We answer these questions and more by providing examples of training evaluations you can apply in your specific situation.

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Leveraging Effective L&D Modes to Improve Organizational Culture and Retention

Dashe & Thomson

One of the greatest challenges organizations face when creating learning and development programs is a lack of engagement from their learners. Traditionally, L&D has been viewed as an additional burden and task for employees, thus leading to a general dread for development and education courses, experiences, and sessions. Fortunately, this is often due not to the content itself, or general employee stubbornness, but rather poorly designed, deployed, and customized learning courses.

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7 Crucial Incentive Schemes For Retaining Talents

eLearning Industry

Looking for cost-effective incentive schemes for retaining talents? This article proves that you don’t have to spend a fortune to reduce employee turnover. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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ADDIE vs SAM: A Comparison of Common Characteristics

Allen Interactions

As someone that spent years, if not decades working in and teaching both ADDIE and SAM (the model I created), I felt it was imperative to comment on these two models that continue to be discussed and compared is a topic that seems to be trending quite strongly now.

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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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It’s Fun, But Is Netflix Right For Workplace Learning?

Upside Learning

Time To Dump The Phrase “Netflix Of Learning” “The world has nearly ended. The only two humans left are battling huge waves at a place that was once a desert. Their only hope is to configure and activate a device that will beam an SOS to the nearest inhabited asteroid. Tom, the older of the […]. The post It’s Fun, But Is Netflix Right For Workplace Learning?

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Microlearning Best Practices: Revolutionizing Your Training in 2022

Dashe & Thomson

Recently, microlearning has become a go-to strategy for organizations looking to create engaging development solutions without overwhelming their learners. Simply put, microlearning is the use of small, short, learning units that can be delivered through a variety of different media. This can include video, interactive modules, interactive knowledge checks, and even games.

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Using Gamification as a Strategy to Design Training Programs for Employee Upskilling

Origin Learning

In the first part of this series of blog posts on gamification in workplace learning, we examined how organizations can. The post Using Gamification as a Strategy to Design Training Programs for Employee Upskilling appeared first on Blog - Originlearning.

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Leveling Up Your Professional Learning

CourseArc

Leveling Up Your Professional Learning. A Case for Setting a Standard Framework for Professional Learning Online Content Development. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the online learning spotlight shone brightly on K-12 and higher education. Rightfully so, as school systems and higher education institutions across the world were scrambling to find a better online learning solution, or enhance what they already had.

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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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Can gamification level up your employee onboarding experience and boost outcome?

Upside Learning

I accepted a new position as a Director. Upon arrival my first day, I was informed that “Corporate” did not approve my position and though it would not affect my pay, my title was going to be “Nurse Manager.” It made no sense. After breaking the news to me I was led to my office […]. The post Can gamification level up your employee onboarding experience and boost outcome?

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POINT-of-WORK:  Using Connected Worker Impacts to Mine Data-Driven Insights

Living in Learning

To this camper, it is clear the data flow from the Point-of-Work to Informed Insights critical to drive effective Decision Making must be two-way. Obviously, we need data from actual execution activities to track Point-of-Work effectiveness, but there is something else we need to inform and optimize – Workforce Engagement.

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10 Ways HR Can Motivate Your Remote Workforce

Gyrus

Remote workers must have the option to converse in any manner on any issue at any time. Digital solutions that enable this must be adopted.

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The top 10 LMS reporting features to look for

Axonify

Robust reporting and analytics are critical components of any good learning management system (LMS). The more user data you can access, the more effectively you can fine-tune the program, identify problems early on and equip your team for success. When shopping for a learning system, there are certain reporting features that are especially invaluable. 1. … Continued.

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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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Managers make the difference — but they need help

Chief Learning Officer

“They’re broken.”. This was how a senior executive responded when asked about the current status of their management team. For the past 18 months, managers had guided their teams through nonstop, pandemic-induced disruption. On the corporate side, managers led the shift to remote work while relearning how to do their own jobs digitally. On the front line, managers worked to keep employees and customers safe while implementing new business models like curbside pickup and home delivery.

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POINT-of-WORK:  Impacting the Connected Worker

Living in Learning

Despite thirty plus years in the corporate learning space I am sensing an overwhelming demand to reiterate the critical nature of shifting emphasis to a post-training ground zero – Point-of-Work. If you’ve read any of my postings of the last several years on the blog at my website – Living in Learning – you will.

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How Does Employee Training Tracking Software Ensure Workforce Productivity?

Gyrus

Employee training tracking software makes sure that employees are learning at their best capabilities. To ensure workforce productivity, companies must make sure that they are adopting this tool.

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