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10 Instructional Design Commandments Every Instructional Designer Should Abide By To Help Their Organization Thrive

IT Training Department Blog

If these “commandments” are followed, practiced, and lived each day then the organization will thrive with a learning environment driven by good instructional design practices. This will ensure that employees are receiving the best possible learning experience. That’s better than water cooler conversations!

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Why Locking eLearning Navigation Is a Mistake

IT Training Department Blog

Learning isn’t something you can force, nor will locking eLearning navigation encourage learning. Quite the opposite since locking navigation creates a hostile learning environment right off the bat. When it comes to corporate IT training and company software, realistic software simulations are a spectacular option.

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Course creation software: examples, tips & tricks

Elucidat

This helps you evaluate their understanding and identify areas for development. Integration and compatibility: Consider whether the platform integrates well with other tools and systems you use, such as Learning Management Systems (LMSs). Responsive support team: Evaluate the level of support and resources the platform provides.

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Close the Digital Skills Gap in the Workplace with Technical Training

IT Training Department Blog

Practical Application Opportunities : Providing opportunities for employees to apply their newly acquired skills in real-world scenarios is crucial for reinforcing learning and building confidence. That could mean creating realistic software simulations or in some circumstances venturing into even more complex (and expensive) methods.

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Discover the Power of Training: How User Guides Fall Short Compared to Providing Employees Software Training

IT Training Department Blog

If you can train employees with only what’s relevant rather than everything, which is what a user guide does, then employees are going to learn better. Real Practice Through the use of interactive tutorials, real-life examples, and even software simulations training can facilitate better learning and engagement.

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Enhance Corporate Technical Training with The Power of Scenario Based Learning

IT Training Department Blog

This approach not only engages employees on a deeper level but also allows them to experience the consequences of their decisions in a safe environment. We like creating a safe environment to learn with software simulations. But engagement isn’t good enough, it also has to be relevant.

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Testing Doesn’t Work at Work

Digitec Interactive

They’re never evaluated again. They increase skill and knowledge transfer from the learning environment to real life. Role-playing, software simulations, decision making scenarios, and other interactive forms of assessment are also more memorable than traditional testing. Testing That Does Work at Work.