Emerging Technologies
Breakthrough technologies impacting how people work, shop, entertain, and live that can ultimately affect how people learn.
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Mind the Gap: L&D Needs Situational Awareness in the Coming Information Explosion
Situational awareness is knowing what is happening around us and how to respond effectively. It involves perception, assessment, and decision-making based on the situation. In the information explosion, situational awareness, along with up-to-date AI skills and knowledge will determine L&D success for many years.
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5 Key EdTech Innovations to Watch
L&D is buzzing with change, thanks to rapid technological advancements. Explore 5 EdTech innovations that you can use to improve learner experience.
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 11/4/2024
This week’s curated content explores innovative tools and strategies for learning design, from using Twine for immersive scenarios and AI for instructional support to fostering habit change with commitment tools, creating accessible content through color contrast, and enhancing compliance training to build a culture of responsibility.
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AI Chatbot Use Cases for L&D
AI has introduced the world to chatbots that are exponentially more capable than before. The world at large has been introduced to general-use chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini but L&D teams are also discovering the power of highly specialized chatbots. Specialized chatbots can do anything from help onboard new hires, reinforce training programs, perform help desk tasks for your LMS and even be personalized executive coaches.
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Mastering Prompt Design for Instructional Designers: Leveraging AI for Workflow Optimization
Dive deep into the functionality of LLMs and learn to craft prompts that can streamline content development, learner assessments, and feedback mechanisms. Through real-world examples and practical exercises, you’ll gain hands-on experience in applying prompt strategies to elevate your design strategies and unlock new levels of efficiency and innovation. Equip yourself with the skills to harness AI’s transformative potential and elevate your instructional design to new heights. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your practice and stay ahead of the curve. In this session, you will:
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How to Achieve Global Learning Accessibility with AI Course Creation
Join Smartcat and see how our fully-integratedAI course creation and translation platform can dramatically increase learningcourse engagement for global teams. In this session we’ll walk through a livedemonstration of Smartcat AI for Course Content so you see for yourself how AIcan significantly accelerate content delivery, remove low-value activities,improve quality, and free you up to do your best work ever.
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David Kelly’s Curated Content for 10/21/2024
This week’s curation covers practical AI applications in learning analytics and content generation with xAPI, inclusive design benefits for nonbinary learners, how NotebookLM enhances instructional design workflows, the value of learning from mistakes for better decision-making, and why aligning employee development with business goals fosters engagement and success.
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2 Ways You Can Use AI with xAPI
Is it possible to use AI with xAPI? It certainly is! Learn two ways to leverage these technologies together: to visualize data and to create content!
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Unlocking AI’s Full Potential in L&D: A Strategic Shift for 2025
AI’s growth in 2024 has primarily been as a problem-solver rather than as strategic deployment. Let’s look at why—and how to move AI into a more strategic role within L&D.
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See the Next Generation of Course Authoring with Articulate’s AI Assistant
See how Articulate 360—the #1 e-learningplatform—now helps authors create content up to 9x faster with the power of AI.You’ll see firsthand how an integrated AI Assistant built specifically fore-learning accelerates course creation while keeping you in the driver’s seatevery step of the way, by brainstorming, outlining, and drafting e-learningcontent together with you. Generate and polish content to perfection—allwithout leaving your Articulate 360 workflow.