InSync Training

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

James Paul Gee’s (2007), What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy , had caught the eyes of experts in psychology, linguistics, communications, and digital media, and a new generation of games researchers began work to explain how and why games were so successful at capturing our attention (as well as the ways in which educators, (..)

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InSync Training

MARCH 25, 2020

I n response to changes happening in L&D during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts Jane Bozarth and Jennifer Hofmann joined forces for a special 90-minute Virtually There webinar on March 9, 2020.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 1, 2017

Amy Lins and Munira Bangee recently shared their expert insight with BYTE learners recently during their informative session, Global Teams and Virtual Learning. One proven possibility: adapt an existing model based on our understanding of successful remote teams.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 2, 2018

As learning professionals, team members, and managers, we strive to engage and involve our audiences so that they can remember the information we share with them. Brain-based learning expert Sharon Bowman shared her presentation model and guided our Virtually There participants through a process for getting the brain to pay attention.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 9, 2016

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. In her expert opinion, when done correctly, content curation can create this much-needed support to informal learning opportunities.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 20, 2017

Once you have constructed your personal learning path , and identified the experts, resources, and websites that support your goals, now it’s time to create a plan that maximizes your learning while minimizing distractions. Remember, this is a NETWORK, and that means that information flows in more than one direction.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Guest BYTE speaker Laura Goodrich, a change management expert, recently shared the secret to creating a mindset for adapting to our ever-evolving world. This blog explores the urgency associated with change today, the drivers behind it, and the underlying connection to learning.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Learning theories, which attempt to define how students gain, process, and retain information, have a storied and stormy history within the Learning and Development field. Some experts swear by their efficacy and rely on them heavily, while others dispel them as pseudoscience bunk.

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InSync Training

AUGUST 3, 2017

How do you measure results of this format, and other informal learning treatments? How do we make sure learners share accurate information? By encouraging learners to collaborate and connect, we honor the way people have always learned: from one another. Despite the value of social learning, there’s a stigma.

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