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The Shift from Static to Multimedia Communication

eLearningMind

Emails fail to grab attention in the same way pictures, sounds, motion. Instant messages with embedded links, videos, and photos. Sometimes your brain just needs a rest because we know that brains are ultimately lazy organs. Video journals or vlogs. Interactive slideshows. Online photo albums.

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Is Multimedia the Most Underrated Tool for Internal Communication?

eLearningMind

Instant messages with embedded links, videos, and photos. Being creative with the way that you share your message might mean the difference between real change and just another workplace memo. We know that images are processed 60,000 times faster than text by the brain and that brains are ultimately lazy organs.

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How to Design Addiction from “FOMO” into eLearning

eLearningMind

It’s what keeps you scrolling through pictures on Instagram or checking Twitter every five minutes. Of course, we know that not every status update is a gem and every picture posted isn’t Picasso, but it’s not the actual content that keeps us glued; it’s the delivery method. New picture posted? Giving Instant Feedback.

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What You Need to Know About Visuals, Video, and the 2019 Internet Trends Report

TechSmith Camtasia

The human brain has a vast visual GPU that processes signals like crazy, and so we are naturally drawn to it.” – Camtasia Technical Product Manager Brooks Andrus. Whether being via email, instant message, Slack, Flowdock, and all of those real-time interaction platforms. Why are images and video increasing in importance?

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10 Remote Training Ideas

Ed App

Here’s where microlearning comes into the picture. . It is even backed by a study published in Psychology Today, which found that the human brain processes and retains video information 60,000 times faster than text. Conclusion.

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Building a Performance Ecosystem

CLO Magazine

By combining the power of the human brain with technology in a way that facilitates work, collaboration and communication, leaders can turn learning into multifaceted performance support. Human brains are good at pattern matching and extracting meaning, and bad at rote performance and keeping complex intermediate steps in mind.

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Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2013

OpenSesame

AIM – An old standby for instant messaging. Lumosity – Fun brain games to pump up your mental capacity. Quantified Mind – Hack your brain, get smarter. Take a picture of your lunch and these folks will estimate for you. Dropbox – File storage and sharing that just works. meet cool people?