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Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap

Association eLearning

Here are some statistics: According to a 2013 Talent Shortage Survey conducted by ManpowerGroup, – 39% of U.S. . – Attracting new members to the association, while giving the labor force new career opportunities. – Increasing their overall relevancy. The Skills-Gap Crisis. How bad is the skills-gap problem?

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

Several trends will drive performance and development in 2013, and learning leaders will need to strategize for mobility. This level of engagement could prompt organizations to build their learning content on the TED video lecture model, leveraging the fact that all generations are experienced at consuming information via video.

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Bridge the Skills-Gap with Competency Based Learning

Association eLearning

You might have a safety course for him, but what if you could help him build the competencies necessary to have the career he always wanted, the opportunities to advance, to learn the newest techniques in the industry? According to a 2013 Talent Shortage Survey conducted by ManpowerGroup, 39% of U.S.

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Learner Engagement – Are Games the Answer?

Association eLearning

In the early days of online learning, I took a class on game-based learning design. While much of it focused on theory and models, where all of us sat listening to a lecturer, there was a unit that involved us partnering up to compete in a game of “Lemonade Stand.” July 1, 2013. They just want recognition.

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MOOC – Setup for Failure?

eLearning 24-7

Unless you have been like Rip Van Winkle for the past few years, you are well aware of the latest rage in online education – MOOC. Massive Online Open Courses – better known as MOOC – are big – in terms of courses, end users and online learning. Assignments/Projects/Etc. Poor is poor. A syllabus.

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Top eLearning Trends for 2015

DigitalChalk eLearning

Gamification is the use of game theory and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems. The convenience flexible learning and choices for curriculum creation and delivery that LMSs provide is expected to bring more demand for the learning management solutions. billion in 2013 to $7.83

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Free-form responses on MOOCs+Business

Jay Cross

2/26/2013 3:48 PM View Responses. 2/26/2013 3:16 PM View Responses. 2/26/2013 7:36 AM. 2/26/2013 5:22 AM View Responses. 2/26/2013 12:28 AM View Responses. . 2/26/2013 12:28 AM View Responses. I was impressed how they could use free text responses to qualify the progress of my learning.

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