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Curated Insights: What does an instructional designer do?

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In the search for improved practices, L&D pros often gain inspiration from other fields, including marketing and technology. And, this is a great example! For example, Sam dives into the principles that make Duolingo an effective and well-regarded language learning tool. Charbel had my attention with this statement alone.

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Curated Insights: Using Video to Drive Learning

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For example, I fixed my refrigerator a few months back and avoided a costly repair bill thanks to YouTube. I started exploring content for this post by searching for an article that discussed how to use video, not how to make video. TLDChat is one great example. But it’s not just about entertainment.

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Omni-channel is an opportunity for L&D to renew its business value

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I still enjoy going to a place to search for and select particular items. In the example of Whole Foods, employees may soon be expected to expand their role to include picking products, packaging pick-up orders and making home deliveries. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to buy everything online.

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Measuring What Matters

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They are 49 times more likely than Level 1 organizations to use search software, 43 times more likely to use VR and 32 times more likely to use mobile apps. You can apply it to less tangible outcomes as well—with leadership skill development for example.

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4 ways to think more like Google and less like an LMS

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The sad fact is, no matter how robust and fantastic your learning content is, the LMS is generally a last resort destination when it comes to searching for content, visited only when required to complete some mandatory compliance training. A Google search takes one or two clicks. Fun example, try Googling “buns”.

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4 ways to think more like Google and less like an LMS

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The sad fact is, no matter how robust and fantastic your learning content is, the LMS is generally a last resort destination when it comes to searching for content, visited only when required to complete some mandatory compliance training. A Google search takes one or two clicks. Fun example, try Googling “buns”.

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