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The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy (And when to use each one)

Association eLearning

It’s an often repeated tenet of instructional design and it sounds great in theory. The two words are often confused, and for good reason, since their definitions are so similar. If, on the other hand, someone from the sales team mentioned a particularly stressful sale, I would have less frame of reference.

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Blinded by the buzzword!

Clark Quinn

We can refer to things tersely that unpack into a complex understanding. People can toss around buzzwords to sound cool. And the prefix ‘neuro’ has little practical implications, but it sounds like we’re on top of the latest scientific findings! You need to look for definitions. In our field, of course!

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Corporate E-learning vs. E-learning in the Education Sector: Definitions, Differences & Use Cases

Cloudshare

The two definitions overlap but are fundamentally different. Let’s dig a little deeper into the definitions and use cases of both types of e-learning. E-learning refers to the online interaction between an instructor and a participant or between a student and a teacher. Online learning is exactly what it sounds like.

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Product Adoption vs User Adoption: Hint—they’re not the same

Ontuitive

And while these definitions sound similar, there is actually a big difference between the two. Product adoption refers to customers adopting third-party software or SaaS products. The terms product adoption and user adoption are often used interchangeably when discussing B2B software and SaaS solutions.

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Ethics in the Age of AI

Learningtogo

His definition is more fitting than ever in the world of AI—because sometimes, no one really is watching. The Danger of Black Box Thinking In science and engineering, the term black box refers to any complex device for which we know the inputs and outputs, but not the inner workings. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

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eBook Launch- Microlearning: It’s Not What You Think It Is

Upside Learning

There are 10 chapters and a list of references we think will help get your mind around microlearning: 1. So, we’ve got two definitions of microlearning: performance support and spaced learning. While this sounds simple, the details can be difficult. Microlearning is None of These Things! What is microlearning?

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eBook Launch- Microlearning: It’s Not What You Think It Is

Upside Learning

There are 10 chapters and a list of references we think will help get your mind around microlearning: 1. So, we’ve got two definitions of microlearning: performance support and spaced learning. While this sounds simple, the details can be difficult. Microlearning is None of These Things! What is microlearning?