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Education Balancing Act: Asynchronous, Synchronous, and Blended Learning

Association eLearning

What do you think of when you hear the term eLearning? Maybe your mind jumps to webinars or interactive courses in a Learning Management System (LMS). There are many different types of eLearning, so it isn’t surprising that they can be divided into categories. Asynchronous refers to eLearning offerings you take on your own.

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Blended Learning Basics: Using Asynchronous and Synchronous Training Activities

Convergence Training

Many studies have shown that blended learning experiences tend to lead to better instructional outcomes–more learning, more knowledge acquisition, more skill development, better transfer to the job, etc. But of course, learning design professionals shouldn’t just blend willy-nilly.

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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various anagrams and terminology used in this industry. Grab a spoon, and let’s dig in to the soup, with this eLearning glossary. Grab a spoon, and let’s dig in to the soup, with this eLearning glossary.

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Does synchronous training fit the modern workplace?

TalentLMS

And train flexibly and remotely, too. Powered by technology, self-paced (asynchronous) training is when employees control their own learning journey. And it’s become a well-used method of training in most organizations. billion in 2016, the US self-paced online learning market dropped to $15.86 billion in 2021.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. The focus is on the training event itself and the follow-up to that event. In a column entitled “How to Evaluate e-Learning,” she says Kirkpatrick’s model focuses on final outcomes.

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Update on my events

Clark Quinn

As things open up again (yay, vaccines), some upcoming events will be happening live! So here’s an update on my events. First, starting next week, is the Learning Development Conference , by the Learning Development Accelerator (caveat: I’m on their advisory board ). This is a live event in Salt Lake City. (My

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional by Jim on April 24, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery When we think of the concept of “success,” it often seems relatively straightforward.