InSync Training

APRIL 22, 2024

We know that localization matters in training, and organizations need to adapt training content to fit various cultures without losing the meaning of the messages. Learn more as Dr. Charles Dye discussed this topic in depth on the InSync podcast Modern Learning on the Air. Click below to watch on YouTube.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

The good news is that content makes it easy for you to measure several of the common key performance indicators of training effectiveness. For many, this may incite a rapid heartbeat, flushed skin, and sweaty palms.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 19, 2017

We opened this series by introducing six technology toolbox compartments that are used in blended learning to provide content, develop interaction, and perform assessment. Knowing which tools to use in each piece of your modern learning design improves the learning experience.

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InSync Training

JUNE 14, 2016

Several months ago, Jennifer Hofmann’s presentation “ How to Engage Modern Learners ,” explored the differences between Push training and Pull learning. Pull learning, on the other hand, uses a decentralized, learner-centric approach to make content readily available in a specific moment of learning need.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 9, 2016

Today’s workforce is learning in new ways, and it’s deeply impacting the way Learning and Development professionals need to approach training. Not only do we need to design effective traditional learning programs, but we also need to provide structure to the informal learning taking place on a daily basis in our organizations.

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Now, with years of experience proving that much of this content can be taught effectively in a virtual environment, training programs are being designed for virtual and hybrid delivery first. Pre-pandemic, it was a common perception that more rigorous training programs required an in-person classroom experience.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 13, 2018

When we think of self-paced training content, eLearning modules often come to mind. Even with the development of “choose-your-own-adventure” content and the inclusion of bells-and-whistles, eLearning can fail to resonate with modern learners. What if, instead, we elevated self-paced content to better bolster our blended training?

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InSync Training

AUGUST 29, 2017

As we all know, blended learning is all the rage these days! We know that selecting authentic design treatments for each defined learning objective creates the most impactful training experience. BYTE Session Recap.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 16, 2020

In 2020, we’ll be sharing the lessons we’ve learned about the virtual classroom over the last twenty years, and we’ll link back to our more detailed content around these topics, in case you want to learn more!

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InSync Training

APRIL 3, 2018

Unfortunately, we are still holding on to a content model that insists the most important outcome is getting through all of the slides. This webinar approach to content delivery is perhaps the most ineffective way to get information out to the world. Few of us have the motivation or concentration to focus on 60 minutes of lecture.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In 2020, we are sharing the lessons we’ve learned about the virtual classroom over the last twenty years, and we’ll link back to our more detailed content around these topics, in case you want to learn more! ? Take a peek at the entire Lessons Learned series by clicking here.

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InSync Training

JUNE 18, 2019

Would it surprise you to learn that, on Wikipedia, the following three phrases are equivalent? Online Learning --> eLearning > Educational Technology. Having so many ways of saying the same thing is understandably confusing the people not in the learning and development community.

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InSync Training

MARCH 10, 2017

InSync training was launching a new community of practice in March – the Blended Learning Hub -- and I wanted to emphasize how InSync Training is a credible expert in all things having to do with blended learning. So why not create 50 pieces of modern learning content and push them out to the learning universe?

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InSync Training

JANUARY 15, 2019

Should you add “content strategist” to your modern learning repertoire? Learning and Development practitioners hear about emerging trends and “mission-critical” professional development regularly.

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InSync Training

MAY 5, 2020

Not only do current global circumstances demand training go digital, but, over the last few years, industry experts have promoted the value of virtual blended learning. This virtual model offers a number of critical advantages, like: Adaptability of programs (designers can update individual content pieces as information changes).

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InSync Training

MARCH 17, 2020

Each year, this informal holiday will include kudos and tips shared on social media using #InstructionalDesignerDay, complimentary content and events, and more. Have you ever attended a learning program that helped you build new skills? I learned something valuable today!”? Have you walked out of a classroom and thought, “Wow!

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InSync Training

JULY 16, 2019

“How many of you have a dynamic learning performance ecosystem in place today?”. Most organizations have a learning ecosystem that attempts to change based on business and learner needs. The modern learning landscape requires some level of training content adaptability and personalization.

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InSync Training

MAY 16, 2019

The future of learning is blended. As content becomes more complex, learner attention spans shorten, and new technologies emerge, a combination approach to training offers engagement and impact. Virtually There Session Recap. But what stars need to align in order to create an effective blend?

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

You’ve created an instructional design plan that includes validated learning goals and objectives and an assessment plan, and maps the learning outcomes to the most appropriate delivery methodologies. Developing virtual and blended learning programs is not a “plug-and-play” scenario. Blended learning Design'

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InSync Training

MAY 19, 2014

This is the second post in a series of five titled The Pedagogy of Learning Design by Phylise H. To read the first in the series click here: The Pedagogy of Learning Design: A Translation of Pedagogies. Creating Learning Communities with Social Presence. Pedagogy'

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Blended learning involves a much more complex equation than what we use to create and support traditional face-to-face or singular training events. Not only do we have to manage more technology and content, but our audience also learns on their own, futher complicating matters. Virtually There Session recap.

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InSync Training

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Can any ol’ content be taught using any ol’ technology? This seems to be the perception as the use of various learning technologies becomes commonplace in training departments. Can a four-hour sales training session that is usually held face-to-face be delivered in a dozen 20-minute self-paced e-learning chunks? Me neither.

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InSync Training

MARCH 3, 2020

In 2020, we are sharing the lessons we’ve learned about the virtual classroom over the last twenty years, and we’ll link back to our more detailed content around these topics, in case you want to learn more! ? Take a peek at the entire Lessons Learned series by clicking here.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Learning and Development practitioners strive to impact business outcomes by improving the skills of our audience. Performance improvement grows out of learners truly understanding content and successfully applying it back on the job. Behavior change is the holy grail of training.

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InSync Training

APRIL 15, 2014

Can any ol’ content be taught using any ol’ technology? This seems to be the perception as the use of various learning technologies becomes commonplace in training departments. Can a four-hour sales training session that is usually held face-to-face be delivered in a dozen 20-minute self-paced e-learning chunks?

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InSync Training

AUGUST 24, 2017

As learning practitioners, there’s an expectation that we will adapt to and support this new way of life through our training programs. Thanks to blended learning , we can support this new vision for the digital age. Our approach to the mobile learning (mLearning) evolution matters.

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InSync Training

APRIL 16, 2019

Workflow learning is something we're starting to hear a lot about. It's the concept of embedding content into the flow of work at each moment of learning need. I think this is a great idea. But it’s not really new. Our children are already doing this.

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InSync Training

APRIL 4, 2019

The design and implementation of blended learning includes many moving parts. We consider the LMS that will host all the content, and the virtual classroom platform on which we will deliver live online components. By not thinking through how learning takes place, we limit the potential of our programs.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 3, 2017

Live online learning has been a part of the corporate learning mix for nearly two decades. Initially, virtual classrooms supported a specific, logistical need: delivering content to a live audience in the different physical locations. We all could use more energy, staff, and money!

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

You just became a virtual learning facilitator or your organization has made the leap from face-to-face learning to the blended virtual classroom. You have to contend with technology, and sometimes decision makers did not invest in content redesign. So now what? Oftentimes, you cannot “see” the learners.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 6, 2017

When we talk about the modern learning experience it’s important to rem ember that we are all modern learners. It’s easy to lose sight of that fact when we spend our days designing learning experiences for others. You have a choice in how you learn, just like the learners you're developing and designing training content for.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 10, 2017

When it comes down to the nuts and bolts of instructional design , the methodology you use should not be very different when designing a stand-alone traditional classroom course, e-learning module , or a blended learning curriculum. We need to analyze needs, design a learning strategy, and develop and implement content.

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InSync Training

MAY 15, 2019

With plenty of new instructional strategies, techniques, and technologies available to us to create modern learning, it seems creating a comprehensive and instructionally sound blended learning solution should be fairly easy. That’s because blended learning is much more than content associated with a common theme.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Our assignment involved choosing one of these categories, then creating and/or curating content to support a particular community through a blog. I discovered that blogging was a self-learning tool. I learned to improve through trial and error, which made me a stronger blogger in time.

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InSync Training

JUNE 21, 2018

Adult Learning Principles tell us that adults learn best when they believe information relates to their responsibilities. This theoretical principle serves as an important reminder: if learners don’t feel connected to the content, they’ll disengage. Training Industry Webcast Recap.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Why Instructional Designers Need Specialized Skills to Support the Virtual Classroom The success of any learning program can be traced back to the instructional designer. It’s the Designer who brings together the content in a way that’s engaging, relevant and impactful.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

As well all know, visual learning aids are wildly popular. Learners respond to, and remember, colorful images related to the content being presented. Infographics in particular have gained popularity in learning programs in the past few years. BYTE session recap.

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