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Evidence-Informed LX Design Supports Effective Learning
Evidence-informed LX design helps ensure that learning aligns with learners’ goals and needs.
By Mirjam Neelen • -
Working With Game Developers: Unity
Is game development with Unity something your organization can do in-house, or do you need the services of an outside developer? Work out your answer here!
By Bill Brandon • -
VR Training Ideal for Dangerous or Impossible Experiences
VR pioneer Jeremy Bailenson says VR training is a natural application of the technology; it shows promise for changing behavior and deepening empathy.
By Julie Dirksen, Pamela Hogle • -
Metafocus: XR Lessons I Wish I Had Learned in 2014
These are the 10 most valuable XR lessons (VR + AR) and serious game industry learnings I wish I could tell my younger self.
By Matt Sparks • -
A New Twist on Learner Feedback: Let Users Improve Training
Letting learners provide meaningful feedback on eLearning content can improve learner buy-in and increase engagement.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Pivot: How the MAYA Principle Relates to eLearning
Raymond Loewy’s MAYA industrial design principle, which introduces the future gradually, can be applied to eLearning design and development.
By Joanne Etmanski • -
Keys to Hiring and Retaining the Best L&D Professionals
To hire and retain top L&D professionals, employers might want to think about offering flexibility, challenges.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Finding The New Normal”: The Shock of the New”
Read this review of the new book by Chad Udell and Gary Woodill, The Shock of the New, to learn their systematic approach to evaluating new technology.
By Bill Brandon • -
In Real Life: The Two Sides of Learning in the Flow of Work
Employees learn constantly as part of the flow of work. This isn’t an L&D strategy, it’s reality. But L&D can play a supporting role in making it happen.
By JD Dillon • -
Create Compelling eLearning with Immersive Storytelling
Immersive storytelling differs from traditional storytelling in key ways that eLearning designers can exploit.
By Pamela Hogle •