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10 Gamification pitfalls to avoid when designing online training

Matrix

E-learning badges and points are mere ropes used to motivate online learners, keep their attention, and fuel their engagement. This is why e-learning designers should start from the objectives and then determine how game mechanics can help achieve them, not the other way around. Frustrating beginners.

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Expert Advice

CLO Magazine

Learners and experts fall on an experience continuum that spans beginners, practitioners and experts. An extreme expert typically does not make for the best adviser to someone who is a beginner, despite what many people may think. Beginners need advisers who are only a step or two ahead of them in terms of proficiency.

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Free learning & development webinars for December 2022

Limestone Learning

The role of leaders has evolved to include a responsibility to provide coaching, support employee development and retain top talent. Challenging yourself and having a growth mindset can create new opportunities to improve your L&D practice or make a move to a new role. Friday, December 9, 2022, 9 a.m.–10

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The Best eLearning Websites to Bookmark

LearnUpon

E-Learning Heroes have a great selection of eBooks for you to download, with the aim of learning the ropes, getting answers, or brushing up on your eLearning skills. With titles including ‘E-learning for Beginners’ and ‘9 Steps to Better E-Learning Project Management’, there’s lots to learn. Cathy Moore.

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The Incredible Power of Design Thinking in Learning Design

Learnnovators

Why Design Thinking : Check this video from IDEO (co-produced for a workshop with Edutopia) that depicts the inspiring story of a teacher who has always been sceptical about the role and significance of design thinking in education, and her transition into a true believer and practitioner of this approach.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. 10 Ways To Learn In 2010 - The eLearning Coach , January 3, 2010. Social Learning Strategies Checklist - Social Enterprise Blog , January 11, 2010. Four roles for social media in workplace learning - Clive on Learning , September 28, 2010.

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Free L&D webinars for July 2019

Limestone Learning

To capitalize on emerging opportunities and reduce risk, effectively managing change has become a core organizational and individual competency. Talent development professionals play a critical role ensuring that organizations build this capability and capture best practices from each successive wave of change.

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