Tue.Jan 12, 2021

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Stand by Me: The Latest Innovative Employee Retention Strategies

Avilar

We’re not going back. Even after the country is vaccinated, the business world is forever changed by the events of last year. Working from home started as a necessary stopgap to thwart the spread of COVID-19. Nearly one year later , employees and employers have settled into routines they trust. Productivity is up. Companies have discovered massive cost-savings from remote work.

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Delivering Excellent Customer Service through Training

dVinci Interactive

Delivering Excellent Customer Service through Training The key to customer retention at international franchise chain Duck Donuts is more than simply providing a delicious product. It’s about baking in extraordinary customer service with every transaction. Director of Operations and Training Marissa Heath explains how team member training leads to memorable, award-winning customer service and employee retention.

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Top 10 Learning Systems for 2021

eLearning 24-7

Well, here we are. A new year, and well, new rankings for 2021. For those new, each year, I publish what I see will be the top 10 systems for the coming year, based on a set of criteria (which will be listed shortly). Roadmaps play a role here, and ties into track records of previous roadmaps. For example, if a vendor says we will do this in X year, but in the previous years, their roadmap completion rate is 35%, then the probability they will do everything on their roadmap for the upcoming

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Why is it important for the HR’s to upgrade their Induction programme in 2021?

QuoDeck

The induction programme of an organization is an important process of introducing a new employee to the working environment, rules and regulations, company policies, job responsibilities and other such essential information. It forms a part of an organization’s knowledge management process and helps the new member become integrated into the team and the company’s business.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Prioritizing Mental Health When Working From Home

Tesseract Learning

Indeed, COVID-19 has greatly affected the mental health of workers everywhere, including employers and managers. Bupa Global’s study on the wellbeing of executives shows that 78% of business leaders suffered from poor mental health during the pandemic, with 31% having difficulty talking about it and 32% holding off seeking help. These findings reflect the importance for business leaders to prioritize taking care of themselves in order to do the same for their teams.

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The Future of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Chronus

A few years ago, I wrote about the shift from Diversity to Inclusion and how top companies are not only focusing on diversifying their teams but also how to create a more inclusive environment. Unfortunately, not much has changed since then. In fact, the current pandemic crisis is putting the small gains of equity we’ve made at risk as organizations tend to take a “last in, first out” approach to layoffs and furloughs, thereby impacting diverse employees to a much greater degree.

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How To Create A More Diverse, Equitable, And Inclusive (DEI) Workplace

eLearning Industry

In this article, I talk about Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive (DEI) initiatives and how you can make diversity, equity, and inclusion work within your organization. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Connect LearnWorlds With Your Website

learnWorlds

Many course creators identify as entrepreneurs or small business owners and as such, they need to have their own branded website. If you are one of them, it’s easy to understand why having a dedicated website for your business is essential. Without a custom domain name, your business can’t look as professional as it should and potential customers may fail to think highly of what you do.

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6 Steps For A Faster Employee Onboarding Process With Microlearning And Data Analytics

eLearning Industry

To help remote workers remember and retain information, microlearning systems consolidate gamification, brain science, and adaptive learning. In order to determine where, how, and when a worker will require training, these immersive and intuitive systems use comprehensive onboarding data analytics. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Learning Content for Business Continuity

Litmos

As companies continue to wrestle with the overlapping crises of the pandemic and its associated economic challenges, new ideas are emerging around business continuity planning. In the past, disruption scenarios centered around maintaining infrastructure and physical facilities, and focused on handling short-lived events like catastrophic weather, natural disasters, accidents, cyberattacks, or even fraud.

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Things To Do Before Selecting An LMS

eLearning Industry

Selecting the right LMS is an important process that can make or break the future of your training program. This is why it is vital to be well prepared and fully understand your options. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Let Go of “Getting Back to Normal” and Cultivate a New Mindset Instead

WBT Systems

Let Go of “Getting Back to Normal” and Cultivate a New Mindset Instead. Read more about Let Go of “Getting Back to Normal” and Cultivate a New Mindset Instead.

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7 Considerations In Using eLearning To Boost Sales

eLearning Industry

Corporate training delivered through an eLearning platform has proven effective in boosting sales. Consider including these 7 ideas in your eLearning design to lead to greater gains. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Training Industry PODCAST – Digital Skills for the Future

CrossKnowledge

We recently partnered with Training Industry for an exclusive podcast featuring CrossKnowledge researcher and thought leader, Anja Emonds. Anja was eager to join Taryn DeLong and Sarah Gallo on The Business of Learning, to discuss two very important topics that will be evergreen for 2021 and beyond: the digital skills gap and the emergence of digital leadership.

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What Distinguishes Robust Virtual Classrooms?

eLearning Industry

In their 2013 paper “The Integrated Process of Engagement in Adult Learning” Cinthya C. Gutierrez, Sofia T. Baralt, and M. Brad Shuck of Florida International University stress the importance of engagement to facilitate deep learning. “The role of engagement in adult learning is important to the retention of information as well as the transfer of knowledge,” they write, adding “engagement plays an important role in assisting adult learners to make meaning of what they are learning.

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Rules of More Engagement

LearningGuild

Rules of More Engagement. charlotte-morris. Tue, 01/12/2021 - 08:00.

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Top 10 eBook Apps for Education

Kitaboo

The transition from physical books to eBooks has seen a sharp upward trend in recent times. Students tend to enjoy reading more on digital devices compared to printed books as they are much more convenient. However, you’ll need the best eBook apps to make the digital reading experience enjoyable as well as interactive. In this blog, we are going to list the best eBook apps for education that can assure you a great reading experience -. 1.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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eBook: LMS Business Case Template

PlatCore

Make the case for your learning. Building on our Ultimate LMS Tool Kit Series, this eBook brings the hard work of Building a Training Needs Analysis and Building Employee Training Metrics into a compelling business case to present to your executive team. This template has been refined over the course of many LMS projects. Our guest writer, Maree Jackson has given away all of her secrets to a successful business plan in (the very selfless) hope that she can help make your project get the resource

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5 Key Learning Audience Questions To Ask Before Building Your Education Program

Inquisiq

It’s no secret that education programs often get placed on the backburner and, or can be thought of as a hassle for organizations. However, professional development is a vital benefit to the team and often a key differentiator when making job selections. To achieve true engagement when it comes to learners and education, trainers need to have a clear understanding of why they are pushing an education program in the first place.

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Create Effective Class Evaluations: Example Forms & More

Academy of Mine

At the end of a semester, series or lesson, it’s common practice to give the learners the opportunity to evaluate the quality of what they’ve just been taught. This is a class evaluation: a chance for the tables to turn, for the student to grade the teacher. But class evaluations are also useful tools for business retraining seminars, corporate training, and employee onboarding.

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Learning environment

Ed App

If you have any set ideas or definitions about the term “learning environment”, feel free to erase them now. Technological advances, specifically the internet and mobile-first learning , have turned the learning environment world upside down. Nevertheless, there are 5 principles which can help organize things, so let’s begin. Working definition: learning environment.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Try Mobile Coach Chatbots on Slack

Mobile Coach

Why You Need Chatbots on Slack. With the unprecedented movement towards remote work amidst a global pandemic this year, maximizing how your company uses technology is more important than ever. At Mobile Coach we’ve seen that programmatic chatbots on collaboration platforms can bring support and learning right into the flow of work. Chatbots are a proven tool that help employees navigate work.

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5 Key Learning Audience Questions To Ask Before Building Your Education Program

Inquisiq

It’s no secret that education programs often get placed on the backburner and, or can be thought of as a hassle for organizations. However, professional development is a vital benefit to the team and often a key differentiator when making job selections. To achieve true engagement when it comes to learners and education, trainers need to have a clear understanding of why they are pushing an education program in the first place.

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The Reskilling Challenge: How to Gain New Skills in a Post-Pandemic Economy

PDG

By: Rich Mesch. I recently had the good fortune to host a panel discussion with a group of industry experts, who provided their insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic was going to change our work environment. Tammy Ganc of McKinsey observed: “People are going to be returning back to work after this crisis but they’re not going to able to just flip their book open and pick up where they left off.

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5 Types of memorable moments in corporate learning

Matrix

Memorable moments are the backbone of learning, whether formalized or not. If you think of any important lesson you have ever learned in your life, you are bound to relate it to an occurrence that had stayed with you and generated a lot of meaning. A simple definition of memorable moments is: experiences that trigger a deep and lasting emotional impression, positive or negative.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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AR Plane Detection And 3 Advantages That Come With Its Use

Roundtable Learning

This is the second installment of Exploring The 3 AR Technologies. Part 1 explores image recognition , while part 3 covers object recognition. Part 2 of this series focuses on AR Plane Detection, discusses its pros and cons, and explores two examples of how you can use this technology in your own training program. Plane detection is one of three AR technologies that can be utilized in your organization’s AR training program. .

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The evolution from Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering in the edtech world.

Magic EdTech

The Pandemic Impact: . If there were any lingering doubts about the importance of digital transformation to business longevity, the coronavirus has silenced all those critics. In a contactless world, schools and teachers should continue to impart learning even in crisis without physical interaction. While the transition to digital education was already in transit, what’s noteworthy here is that pre-Covid, the transition was more like a dimmer switch – which was slow and sporadic, and

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In a Remote Workplace, L&D Must Be the Connective Glue

Training Industry

In a Remote Workplace, L&D Must Be the Connective Glue - Read more by Hope Williams on Training Industry.