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Virtual reality and augmented reality: overhyped or new industry standard?

CLO Magazine

I posit that learning and development professionals should consider AR and VR training because they can be incredibly effective. How Can VR Change the Training Industry? Is AR Just As Effective As VR? Is the L&D Industry Adopting AR/VR Technology Right Now? The 2019 Training Industry Report surveyed 240 U.S.-based

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Booming tech sends L&D back to basics

CLO Magazine

In a world with an app for everything, endless queues of streaming content and seemingly wise personal assistants in our pockets, adults benefit from reminders about how to effectively take in information and seek constructive guidance on how to practice and apply new knowledge. We play with this toy and then it sits in the proverbial closet.

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Do You Know What You’re Buying?

LearnDash

The elearning industry is full of products. But when you purchase a product in our industry, what are your expectations? There is certainly nothing wrong with this view when you purchase your new elearning toy. No matter what your elearning specialty you are likely to find a product being sold.

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360 Degree Videos: The New Shiny Toy in Corporate Training

CommLab India

360 degree videos are making great headway globally, across social media platforms, video channels, industries, and just about anywhere else videos can be used. The video games industry has used it to promote its video games. Feel free to play around with the controls on the top left corner of the screen.

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Taking an evidence-informed approach to learning design

Elucidat

Here are some top tips from Mirjam: Stop jumping to solutions; start getting informed: Steaming ahead without evaluation limits your effects. We’re busy finding shiny new terms or toys, or very focused on trends. Find out how you can use this evidence to design learning experiences that are effective, efficient, and enjoyable.

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Waves: Don?t manage, design

Learning Pool

At Learning Pool, we’ve got a new toy: Waves. With the advent of just-in-time learning, micro-learning and LXPs, the L&D industry is realising that context is just as important as content. A far larger hurdle for learning to leap is effectiveness. It’s like a Lego set. Don’t just schedule, contextualize.

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Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 8

Upside Learning

This article focuses on one of the most important criteria for online instruction effectiveness – the interface. How can e-Learning, or computer based training, be more effective? Discusses how eLearning, something that has been touted as a saviour, can be really made somewhat and/or more effective. 11 Ways to Learn in 2011.