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Tradeoffs in Scenarios-Based Learning: Costs and Impact

Upside Learning

There are some costs associated, and some benefits on tap. Costs The first cost to be considered is the development. While there are no technical costs involved, as they just use pre-existing MCQ frameworks, they do require thinking a bit differently. As well as the development costs, there’re also the tuning costs.

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Improve Management Skills with Mentoring

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Improve management skills with mentoring With countless articles, books, and podcasts dedicated to tips on how to deal with bad bosses, strict micro-managers, and toxic workplaces, it seems like the corporate world is plagued with bad managers. How can mentoring enhance management skills? What are management skills?

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eLearning Trends for 2018

Association eLearning

As costs have come down, and the technology has improved, the old problems have been going away. Research shows that learners retain up to 9% more using game mechanics in courses. In addition, activities like meeting with their mentor, reading related articles, and completing in person tasks all need to be tracked within the LMS.

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Unleash the Potential of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring

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Peer mentoring matches mentors and mentees with similar job titles, backgrounds, or levels of experience. Mentor and mentee are likely to share common challenges and goals, which enables them to relate to one another on a level that other mentorship pairs cannot. Mentors and mentees benefit from peer mentoring.

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Mentoring with E-Learning (Q/A)

eLearning 24-7

A lot of people think coaching is the same as mentoring, and that by having coaching in their learning system or buying a coaching platform will suffice for their employees. Q: Can you explain the difference between “Coaching” and “People Development powered by Mentoring”? Tapping into a leader’s wisdom is Mentoring.

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Drive Employee Skill Development with Mentoring

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This can cost them money and people. On the other hand, integrating skill development as part of a well-rounded mentoring program can have the opposite effect. The Bond Between Mentoring and Skill Development Skill development and mentoring can and should go hand-in-hand.

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Virtual Mentoring In Times of Crisis and Social Isolation

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A 2018 Cigna study found that nearly half of survey respondents felt alone or left out which some researchers claim “can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.” Not only are there health ramifications, but according to Harvard Business Review , lonelier workers cost employers upward of $3.5