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4 (Exceptionally Good) Reasons Gamification is Worth the Hype

LearnDash

Gamification isn’t just a gimmick—it’s a vetted and highly effective learning tool. Here are four reasons gamification is worth investing in for your online course. An important course increases the pressure, causing learners to feel more stress. may be forgiven for raising an eyebrow at the concept of gamification.

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2019 eLearning Predictions – Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

The discussion of the concept or technology increases a bit – never reaching the previous level of buzz, because the only people with reason to discuss it are the actual users – and reaches a moderate, stable level: Gartner dubs this phase the Plateau of Productivity. How we Built the eLearning Hype Curve.

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Create recurring revenue from your online course with subscriptions

Plume - e-learning & learning management systems

For online course creators and training providers a subscription model approach offers new opportunities to work less and earn more by increasing the value you bring to your customers. Traditionally we might look at online courses or training as a one-time purchase. No lead generation or overtime in the office required.

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How to Encourage Effective and Successful On-the-Job Training

Acorn Labs

So just how can you design an effective and successful on-the-job program, and why should you? It usually takes place in the course of an employee’s day-to-day environment, often while they perform actual tasks. Hot tip: providing job rotations for employees who are experiencing a career plateau can help to revive waning engagement.

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Five Years of Blogging

Experiencing eLearning

As I noted in my first post, five years ago I was developing a course on social media tools for K-12 teachers called Building Collaborative Online Environments. Will Richardson was the SME for that course, and I’m very grateful for his influence in starting me on this path. I can see the effect of infrequent posting in my stats.

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How to Encourage Effective and Successful On-the-Job Training

Acorn Labs

So just how can you design an effective and successful on-the-job program, and why should you? It often takes place in the course of an employee’s day-to-day environment, often while they perform actual tasks. It’s cost-effective. Why is on-the-job training important? It saves time and increases productivity. It’s flexible.

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eLearning Hype Curve: Our Predictions for 2019

Web Courseworks

The discussion of the concept or technology increases a bit – never reaching the previous level of buzz, because the only people with reason to discuss it are the actual users – and reaches a moderate, stable level: Gartner dubs this phase the Plateau of Productivity. Plateau of Productivity. Slope of Enlightenment.