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THE CASE FOR CLARITY IN L&D JOB POSTINGS

Learnnovators

However, a recent job posting for an instructional designer that caught my attention read something on the lines of: Has the ability to create instructional materials that follow sound instructional design principles and learning theories. Demonstrates proficiency in learning and adapting to new software applications and technologies.

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Behind the Scenes with Maestro: Our Innovative and Effective eLearning Development Process

Maestro

Our eLearning development process plays a significant role in many of the L&D experiences we create—after all, our organization lives and breathes learning innovation. And while it’s often just one aspect of a more-comprehensive learning strategy, it’s an extremely important tool in any L&D toolkit.

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Learning Solutions 2022 - Conference Summary #LSCon

Learning Visions

Content Strategy for LXP Authoring when Collaboration with an AI (Chad Udell, Float Learning/SparkLearn) Chad is one of those guys who plays with the new tech and tinkers and is about 50 steps ahead of the rest of the learning world. Copy.ai - automated creativity tool - generates copy in seconds - marketing automation tool.

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Learning Pool features on Training Industry’s ‘Custom Content Development Companies to Watch’ list

Learning Pool

Vendors that feature both on the main ‘Top Custom Content Development Companies’ list and the ‘Companies to Watch’ list are recognized for their ability to develop multiple types of learning content and for offering a variety of content development services. .

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Getting a job as an Instructional Designer

Learning Visions

Try different design approaches using different tools to show you’re not just a one trick pony. And if your ID bag does not include using actual tools (mine doesn’t!) In fact, most job postings typically include tools right in the job description. Buy some books on using the tools, and then read ‘em. That’s right.

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Everything you need to know about the spacing effect – in five minutes

Learning Pool

There is a huge and teeming literature of learning theory which, let’s be honest, most of us don’t have the time to read. It may have an impeccable grounding in empirical research, but the spacing effect is far from being an obscure scientific principle known only to learning theory ‘geeks’. in experimental psychology.

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Learning Solutions conference: the day after. #LS2011

Challenge to Learn

What did I learn the last few days at the guild conference? Learning is about people and not about tools. Sometimes we forget this, especially someone like me who works with a tool vendor. But of course it’s true, tools are the means and not the goal. But there is more than just that statement.