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L&D SHOULD THINK LIKE MARKETING – BUT DO WE UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE?

Learnnovators

The similarities are all too obvious: L&D and marketing are both trying to change behavior. By following effective persuasion techniques, marketers convince you to alter your belief and to start a new behavior (or stop an existing one). Just like marketing, L&D also focuses on behavior change (via persuasion).

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The Secret to Effective Employee Training: Instructional Design

Training Folks

The Secret to Effective Employee Training: Instructional Design Have you ever experienced problems with employee training? This is where instructional design comes in. It's a critical aspect of employee training and the secret to effective training.

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Use Your E-Learning Course to Change Behavior

LearnDash

But learning is also a behavior. If someone signs up for an online fitness course, or for life coaching, or for meditation, they’re trying to learn new behaviors that will replace existing patterns of behavior. Here’s how you can create a course that focuses on behavioral learning.

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Must-Have Skills to Look For When Hiring an Instructional Designer

LearnDash

The role of an instructional designer is critical in creating successful learning experiences. Instructional designers are responsible for designing courses that meet learners’ needs and achieve objectives. Instructional designers do this in a few ways. They’ll use this evaluation to find opportunities for improvement.

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Developing a Results Driven Curriculum

A well-designed learning curriculum develops and nurtures skills needed to achieve organizational and business goals with the most effective and engaging set of experiences. This ebook outlines 5 critical steps to develop learning solutions that will help you achieve the most ambitious objectives.

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SMEs Shouldn’t Write Branching Scenarios (And What To Do Instead)

Experiencing eLearning

Instructional designers and training managers sometimes ask me, “How do I train SMEs to write better branching scenarios?” Instead, I think we as instructional designers and LXDs should interview the SMEs as part of our analysis, and then we should write it. Identify the desired behavior you want to change or practice.

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Blog Roundup: Instructional Design

LearnDash

This is what instructional design is all about. By following proven methods for delivering materials in ways that work with the ways learns absorb information, you can create more effective and enjoyable courses. Let’s start by reviewing some of the instructional design basics. 5 Instructional Design Mistakes to Avoid.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.