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A Voice for Learning? Exploring the Pros and Cons of Having Audio Narration in eLearning

IT Training Department Blog

I like reading a good book but when you put an eLearning white paper in front of me it’ll likely sit there for a few months. It provides less of a cognitive load on employees and makes it easier for the most part to learn content. Cost Audio narration is expensive. Any updates you make also require additional cost.

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Why Engagement in Online Learning Matters

Growth Engineering

With millennial turnover costing the US economy alone $30.5billion annually , high turnover should be last thing on your L&D shopping list! Of course, it’s not all about the cognitive stuff! Discover more about how to harness the powers of this engagement tool with our Epic Meaning White Paper. What’s In It For Me.

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Accessibility in eLearning – David Berman

Petra Mayer

So I want people to throw away the idea that this has to cost money that we’re going to do this just we got to do this. And now, in a half a day, we can take, we can take a group and get them to the point of feeling intimidated, curious, wondering how much is this going to cost, etc. You have some numbers. David Berman 22:31.

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Top 74 eLearning Posts from September 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Here’s what four cognitive psychologists concluded: “The contrast between the enormous popularity of the learning-styles approach within education and the lack of credible evidence for its utility is, in our opinion, striking and disturbing. Social Enterprise White Paper (PDF). Learning styles: Worth our time? Other Sources.

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Commonly Used Training Evaluations Models: A Discussion with Dr. Will Thalheimer

Convergence Training

But anyway, when we think about data and analysis, you know, we need to collect data that’s accurate, valid, relevant, highly predictive of what we care about, what’s important, that’s also cost-effective. You take the benefits and the costs. We want that data to help us make our most important decisions.

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Leveraging Interactive Tools to Transform Your Training Program

Kitaboo

Besides, they are a great and cost-effective way to provide remote support. The other advantage is that since they are short in length, they prevent cognitive overload, so the learners are more likely to process and retain the information. White paper: Accelerate Employee Engagement with Mobile-based Corporate Training Program.

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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 4: Microlearning

Limestone Learning

Cognitive overload is a reality these days, and microlearning is a credible answer to it. Cost-effectiveness. Download a white paper by Axonify on Microlearning: Small Bites, Big Impact. And once they’re done, they can get right back to work. Less fatiguing. Learners prefer it. It fits with longer courses.