Category: eLearning
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What is an enterprise learning management system (and how is it different from a standard LMS?)
Navigating the endless LMS options out there is complicated enough on its own. Add it in the extra layer of complexity that comes with choosing an enterprise LMS, and it’s enough to…
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Instructor-led vs. self-paced learning: What’s more effective?
Both instructor-led and self-paced learning are common workplace training practices. And both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Let’s see two examples to get a better idea of what they look like…
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Interleaving vs. Targeted training: What’s more effective for learning?
Your job as an L&D professional is not only to get the right training in front of the right people. It’s also to help ensure those people are engaging with and absorbing…
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5 strategies to spark maintenance staff motivation for online training
Online learning has become more than a fad or an alternative to traditional education. With some wind coming into its sails from the pandemic, the numbers of people in the online learning…
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The challenges of training remote teams
Online training presents an interesting paradox. It’s an elegant solution if you need to train employees working from home or distributed teams at offices across time zones. But online delivery has its…
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Train employees with bite-sized courses
Imagine having a movie marathon or binge-watching your favorite show. Time flies and you don’t even notice. Likewise, long conversations with friends and family can be stimulating and refreshing. But can you say the…
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New Year’s resolutions: 7 training goals for 2022
The beginning of each new year is traditionally an opportunity for a reset, both personal and professional. From a business perspective, this reset means setting objectives and priorities, and making sure to allocate…
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Off-the-shelf training: How to grow employees’ skills with ready-made courses
When thinking of employee development, you’ve likely debated at some point whether to go with off-the-shelf training or create your own course content. Off-the-shelf training is ready-made content you can plug directly into…
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Training employees online? Beware of these challenges
Whether you’ve recently transitioned to online training, thinking of doing so, or have just introduced a new LMS, one thing is for sure: tech could make or break your training program. Remote…
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How to apply Gagne’s nine events of instruction
Born in 1916, educational psychologist Robert Gagne’s nine events of instruction learning model is still very much in use today. Centered around how people (he calls them performers) process information, practitioners in…
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Learning metrics: Can they show that your training is failing?
When it comes to your training program effectiveness, data could tell the difference between a win and a total failure. You already know that learning metrics are important. But collecting these metrics is just as…
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