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A Year of Innovative Activities to Market a New Training Team
Does senior leadership in your organization think of you and your training colleagues as a strategic advantage? If not, then you may be missing out on opportunities. This case study highlights how a newly formed training department met the challenges when sales training at Pacific Life Insurance Company merged with teams in the performance and knowledge services department.
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Nuts and Bolts: The Best Lessons Learned in Instructional Design
Over the last 15 years, eLearning has evolved, from Authorware to PowerPoint to the proprietary tools and interactive, experiential, and social formats that we have today. The good news is that, while tools have come and gone and possibilities have expanded beyond imagining, some things haven’t changed. Jane summarizes the best of the lessons we’ve learned since the early 2000s.
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Digital Readiness Gap Could Be More Significant than Digital Divide
A study of digital readiness suggests that familiarity with concepts and innovations in eLearning might be more important than access to tools and technology in preparing learners to engage in eLearning.
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Skillsoft Targets Modern Learners with Content, Platform Redesign
Skillsoft is launching a redesigned business-skills curriculum—and a new learning platform—aimed at modern, tech-savvy learners.
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Going Virtual: Tips for Moving Instructor-Led Training Online
Teaching adult learners—on any platform—rests on the same basic principles. But choosing the right format and structuring eLearning to take full advantage of the platform is essential. These tips can help transition in-person learning to eLearning.
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Top Seven Microlearning Activities for Onboarding Online Training
You need your new hires to learn company policy and improve their task proficiency as quickly as possible. There are some training topics that call for full-length online training courses, such as complex skills and compliance protocols. However, others require a more distilled microlearning approach. These seven activities are at the heart of an excellent microlearning experience.
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Viewing eLearning Through the Lens of Change Management
Instead of thinking, “What training can we convert to eLearning?” we should be asking ourselves, “What’s changing in our company?” eLearning is perfectly suited to communicate change and to do so with voice, images, interaction, and context. With simple interactions and questioning, an eLearning asset can test viewer understanding of the message. Here’s how to use eLearning to support change!
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Three Factors to Help You Choose the Right Cloud-Based Training Provider
Organizations are keen to invest in effective training solutions for globally scattered employees while keeping requirements low for resources, including time, money, and staffing. This is what virtual cloud-based training solutions should bring to the table. Here are three characteristics to consider when searching for a provider.
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Knowledge Science: The Great Big Beautiful Puzzle
What is fascinating about knowledge, and learning, is that it is massively expansive and intricately interconnected. One idea always relates to another idea. It is the ultimate puzzle. People are naturally motivated to learn and grow because, in the end, our lives and lifestyles depend upon it. Yet organizational cultures and technology work against this innate motivation. Here’s why.
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Raise the Bar: Removing Backgrounds in Photoshop
Removing photo backgrounds so you can use an object in an image is a common task in Photoshop, but it’s not an easy one. Upon mastering this task, you can composite engaging images for inclusion in your learning content.