eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The ’80s meant acid-washed jeans, big hair, and a lot of neon. But way back in 1987, John Keller came up with a theory known as the ARCS model. Keller is currently a professor of instructional systems and educational psychology at the University of Florida, and his ARCS model is essentially a way to marry instructional design with learner motivation for the best possible result.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

You might associate it with reaction videos and makeup tutorials, but YouTube is actually a great teacher too. Think about all the times you’ve turned to video to help you learn to do something—from fixing your washing machine to perfecting your contour. It makes sense too: A 2021 study by Squarespace found that 59 percent of Gen Z-ers and 55 percent of millennials have a clear preference for video over in-person learning, apps, games, or even books, giving video a clear advantage in the age gro

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eLearningMind

JULY 21, 2023

The perfect combination of learning, application and performance: It’s what every eLearning professional wants learners to get out of a program. It’s the Holy Grail of eLearning, proving that the delivery and material get results. Of course, if you really want to capture the Holy Grail, you’re going to need a lot more than a few PowerPoint presentations.

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eLearningMind

MAY 2, 2023

Instagram boasts over 1.28 billion active users; it’s the fourth most popular social media platform after YouTube, WhatsApp, and Facebook. But as it turns out, Instagram’s surge and unprecedented success in a sea of failed social media networks (we’re looking at you, Google+) may be more linked to the way the brain works than those #nofilter pictures shared.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 24, 2023

Some think you can’t create talent; you’re just born with it. Others think that after 10,000 hours of training , you’ll become an expert at anything. While a multitude of different leadership styles exist, we’ve chosen servant leadership as our goal. And in terms of servant leadership, we think it’s both, in that order. While valuable leadership skills can be developed through training and practice, a servant leader is born with a high level of compassion and empathy, as well as a desire to lear

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eLearningMind

MARCH 23, 2023

Blended learning has become an increasingly popular way of teaching and learning. It combines traditional classroom-style instruction with online technology to offer learners more options for their training. However, too much of a good thing can be detrimental, as it can lead to cognitive overload for learners. Let’s start by examining blended learning and its benefits.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

Most L&D professionals are likely familiar with the acronym API. But for those of you who are new to it, it stands for Application Programming Interface. It is software, or snippets of code, that enables the communication between two or more other pieces of software, systems, programs, or apps. For instance, an L&D ecosystem might include several components, like a Learning Management System (LMS), Content Management System (CMS), Learning Analytics Platform (LAP), or other learning syst

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When you think of the term eLearning ecosystem, you often think of a National Geographic documentary, complete with the sounds of wild animals roaming the jungle. But did you know that the same word is used to describe a learning environment? An eLearning ecosystem is an interconnected system of technology, people and content that enables organizations to create and deliver a well-designed learning experience.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

You know you need to train your employees: that much is clear. But, what about everything that comes after? It might be clear as mud. Anyone who has tried to train can tell you that creating effective corporate learning programs isn’t always as simple as it seems. Your organization is comprised of different types of objectives , media, and most importantly, people.

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eLearningMind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the competitive landscape changes rapidly. Products, services, and value-adds that were in vogue just a few years (or months!) ago might not see much demand a few months from today. Keeping up with this highly competitive and evolving landscape requires newer skills and capabilities. The quicker you can equip a workforce with those skills, the more likely a business will survive and thrive over its competitors.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 2, 2023

Immersive learning is when we learn by doing something ourselves. Interactive learning is when we learn through discussion and interaction with others. It’s vital to learn the reasons behind the existence of immersive and interactive learning approaches, as well as the differences between the two, so that you may determine the strategy that is best for your own training programs.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The recruitment industry has witnessed seismic shifts in the last few years. According to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), job opening and quitting rates were recorded at their highest between November and December 2021 in the United States. Industry experts suggest that this Great Resignation is the single largest cause of all job shifts in the world currently.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Most of the time, and especially when instructional design is done in-house, the teams for instructional design and product design and development work together. Each one is neatly stored in its own box, and any collaboration takes place “over the wall.” Traditional elearning development is driven from a single list of requirements, with each contributing team performing their tasks independently.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Gone are the days of evergreen training manuals! Nowadays, technological advancements leave eLearning programs in the dust in no time. And that’s why today we’re talking about why you should hire an instructional designer. Instructional designers keep a constant eye on how online education evolves. They keep up with technological innovation and adjust eLearning programs accordingly so they appeal to your learners.

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eLearningMind

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here’s something no one can deny: Feedback is the cornerstone of quality improvement. And this applies to online training! So, today you’re going to step into the art of asking online training evaluation questions. We’re going to focus on the post-training survey. Think of it as your tool to figure out what went wrong (and well) with your online training course or program.

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eLearningMind

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“A map tells you where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going — in a sense, it’s three tenses in one.”? Peter Greenaway, British Film Director. If maps didn’t exist, we would never get where we wanted to go. The same goes for life. Without plans, we’d never achieve our goals. Maps and plans keep us from wandering around in the weeds. At ELM, we create plans for our customers so they can achieve both their learning objectives and business goals—what we call learning experience maps.

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eLearningMind

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With more employers (and workers) opting for remote work, delivering highly engaging and meaningful employee training across the organization is a challenge. Why? Because remote learners face a slew of “distractions” that in-class learners don’t! The best way to improve learner participation among distance learners is to create highly engaging interactive eLearning content.

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eLearningMind

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Neurolearning isn’t just the hot topic du jour or a corporate buzzword to throw around in meetings. Instead, Neurolearning is a combination of learning theory and neuroscience; a complicated study of how the brain (and the nervous system) works and reacts to stimuli and situations. For our purposes, Neurolearning helps us understand the way individuals learn and how to turn material into memories for later retention.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Weighing two such crucial concepts could be cited as a challenge. Nevertheless, with a talent for training and a love for learning, we’ve come up with some great definitions and interesting comparisons. Read on to discover the difference between training and learning. . What is the difference between training and learning? The difference between training and learning is like the difference between falling in love and feeling joyful.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Design. Thinking. Learning. What comes to mind when you visualize those three words? For us, it’s a valuable educational model that guides and informs our process for most of our projects. Design thinking in learning helps reframe any problem or project in a human-centric way. By putting real people, real emotions, and real connection at the heart of learning and development, design thinking in eLearning gives us the right steps toward true mastery.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Considering its importance, objective-setting is a term we tend to throw around loosely. Setting objectives is the first step in most how-to blogs, the first chapter in most textbooks, and probably the most misunderstood of both. Training objectives are no different. Most of the time, we think up a few things at the beginning and never think about them again.

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eLearningMind

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Continuing evolution—in products, services, processes, and procedures—are the hallmarks of today’s workplace. Add to that a disbursed, mobile, and remote workforce as well as ever-changing employee, client, customer, and business partner needs, and it’s not hard to understand how employees’ competencies and capabilities might not match stakeholder expectations.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 16, 2022

Have you ever been stuck in a bout of L&D block? You know that you want to come up with something engaging and impactful, but you’re stuck creating the same modules again and again. Hey, it happens to the best of us! The difference between run-of-the-mill pros and real visionaries is admitting that you need inspiration. Here, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite eLearning blogs and websites to help you reignite your eLearning passion and come up with new L&D solutions for your organizatio

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 17, 2022

Jane Wagner said , “Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience where a real-world environment is enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information. First invented in the early 1990s by the US air force, AR was soon adopted for use in gaming. . The benefits of AR are vast.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 19, 2022

What is Continuous Partial Attention (CPA)? Continuous Partial Attention (CPA) is an automatic process that enables people to simultaneously pay attention to several sources of information, whilst scanning for relevant information. It allows people to shift from superficially concentrating on a lot of information to focusing on highly relevant information during a short attention span.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 17, 2022

Jane Wagner said , “Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience where a real-world environment is enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information. First invented in the early 1990s by the US air force, AR was soon adopted for use in gaming. The benefits of AR are vast.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 11, 2022

We bet that when you hear the word “training,” educating your employees immediately comes to mind. Well, as much as that’s training, eLearning programs can target another kind of audience: your customers! Customer training aims to educate your customers, partners, and resellers. And after reading this guide, you’ll know what that means.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 9, 2022

YouTube and its over 2.6 billion users engage in 1 billion hours of video content across the world everyday. 62% of users access the platform every day in the US and more than 1/4 of the world’s population use YouTube on a monthly basis. It’s colossal and it’s growing. Ever wondered why? It’s in the vid, the tape, the reel – whatever you want to call it – but content-wise it just works.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 2, 2022

Instructional design was how we used to create learning materials when learning was still a bit boring and difficult. Now we use learning experience design, which brings learning to life and makes it really interesting. Learning experience design is unlimited, like a blank canvas on which anything can be painted. The objective is to create learning experiences that truly captivate the learner and make the enterprise delightful so they learn to their best ability.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 27, 2022

eLearning is often misunderstood as training that’s simply delivered online. And, while that’s technically true, the spectrum of eLearning is so much more than a paper manual or classroom-delivered PowerPoint presentation converted to searchable online modules. Understanding the true scope of eLearning requires a deeper look into how it works and how that translates to smarter, savvier, and more productive learners.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 28, 2022

Remember the good ol’ days when you would walk into work, look a person in the eyes, and shake their hand? Well, times have changed, and it’s 2022 where we now click a Zoom link, turn on our cameras, and unmute our microphones. A lot has changed in the past few years, and it’s important to be able to adapt and move forward. Starting a new training can be both exciting and scary: for the trainer and the trainee.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 27, 2022

The modern human resource department barely resembles the HR department of the 20th century. The old and siloed functions of hiring, firing and tracking infractions such as tardiness along the route from hiring to firing have given way to a broader function—and for good reason. More than ever, each department has to think outside their strict roles and HR is one of the areas ripe for change and development.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 24, 2022

What is synchronous learning? Synchronous learning is real-time learning that takes place at the same time but not in the same place. Television was an early tool for synchronous learning. Synchronous learning used to mean real-time learning in a face-to-face environment, such as in a classroom or lecture hall, allowing for interplay between student and teacher.

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eLearningMind

JUNE 17, 2022

Knowing what you need to teach your learners is one thing, but understanding how to deliver that content can leave you scratching your head. Sometimes, choosing an authoring tool feels like trying to learn a new language: SCORM? WYSIWG? What does it all mean for your next eLearning project? No worries: we have you covered. One of the most user-friendly authoring tools (and one we frequently use at ELM Learning) is Evolve.

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eLearningMind

MAY 16, 2022

It’s not all Greek to us: When we’re talking about eLearning, the words “pedagogy” and “andragogy” are often thrown around. Both of Greek origin, pedagogy literally translates to paidi (child) and ago (guide). Andragogy, on the other hand, means andras (man) and ago (guide). While both words refer to learning strategies, they each have their own distinct philosophies.

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eLearningMind

MAY 19, 2022

What did you do the last time you needed to travel to a new address? We take having maps and navigation in our pockets at all times and most of the time, we don’t think much about punching in a destination and seeing our path miraculously appear, turn by turn. Unfortunately, there’s no map app to direct your training efforts. Even if you know where you want to go, how do you plan out your route?

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eLearningMind

MAY 20, 2022

Imagine you’re about to start working at a huge royal palace as a tour guide. You’ll receive orientation on the first few days of work, but senior staff will continue to onboard you for a while. Onboarding can last up to six months or a year. So, when you think of onboarding vs. orientation, duration is distinctive, but they’re different in other ways.

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