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The next normal

E-Learning Provocateur

While many of us had been offering online courses and other alternatives to in-person training for years, suddenly nothing could be run in a traditional classroom setting; and so as a collective we’ve been forced to shift learning and development online. Look outside your organization to see what others are doing.

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What’s Your Learning Tool Stack?

Clark Quinn

Seriously, this is important, as the tools we use and provide through the organization impact the effectiveness with which people can work. What we’re talking about here, starting at the bottom, are the tools you personally use for learning. I woke up this morning thinking about the tools we use at various levels. Maybe OneNote?

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Playing with Gamification? Those Badges and Leaderboards Aren’t Enough

eLearningMind

It’s no wonder that organizations are quick to jump on the gamification bandwagon. Personalization. If you’re going to use game elements to increase user engagement, the elements need to have a personal element. The idea of gamification often feels way too good to be true. Interaction.

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Top Learning Trends for 2017 (according to the experts)

Axonify

It’s the beginning of the new year—the perfect time to evolve corporate learning within your organization. Employees today are highly distracted (2/3 of organizations tell us they are “overwhelmed”), we spend 4-5 hours a day on email, and employee engagement and culture have become CEO-level issues. billion in 2015.

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10 Reasons to Use Illustrations Instead of Stock Photography in Learning

eLearningMind

Using animation, you take away the personal bias so that users can focus on the content. One type of person can’t represent the spectrum of employees in an international organization. It’s glossy and polished appearance might not really jive with your brand or the tone of your content. It better directs focus.

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How to Make BYOD Work

CLO Magazine

Employees increasingly expect to use their personal devices at work. Bring your own device (BYOD) represents an emergent practice in many organizations. To make BYOD work, learning leaders must first determine if a device strategy fits an organization’s learning needs. He said organizations need to be goal-oriented.

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Mentoring or Coaching: What’s Best for Your Company?

CLO Magazine

Mentoring can help improve career development, simplify increased responsibilities, build confidence, and help individuals learn and grow within an organization. There is no perfect model or one-size-fits-all solution for every organization to adopt.