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eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms

Association eLearning

SCORM, LMS, AMS, LCMS, API, JITT, what does it all mean?! eLearning -Also referred to as internet-based learning, web-based learning, and online learning is any training or education delivered via computer. Asynchronous/ Self-Paced Learning- Asynchronous refers to eLearning offerings you take on your own.

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eLearning Trends for 2018

Association eLearning

Flexible LMS. The LMS is dead! Thus, today organizations are putting together different kinds of systems to meet their learners needs. Now the LMS is only one piece in the puzzle of platforms designed to give learners and administrators the best experience possible. Social Learning. No, it isn’t! Yes, it is!

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10 learning theories to follow when training your employees

TalentLMS

There are a number of different adult learning theories that can be used to guide employee training, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In order to choose the best approach for your business, it is important to understand the key concepts of each theory. Theories of learning for employee training.

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Active Learning Theory

Ed App

Active learning theory is one of the most popular buzzwords in the learning and development (L&D) community today. What is active learning? Active learning involves actively engaging with your learners. Active Learning Theory vs Interactive Reinforcement. But, what does it actually mean?

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The student will become the master! But how? Adapting the Feynman 3-Step Mastery Technique to Online Learning

Association eLearning

If you have the resources, you can take this step even further by utilizing online documents or discussion boards, like the ones we offer in KD LMS , thereby challenging learners to help each other process the new information and write things out. Another way is to track what learners get wrong in their knowledge checks or assessments.

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THE CASE FOR CLARITY IN L&D JOB POSTINGS

Learnnovators

However, a recent job posting for an instructional designer that caught my attention read something on the lines of: Has the ability to create instructional materials that follow sound instructional design principles and learning theories. Demonstrates proficiency in learning and adapting to new software applications and technologies.

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What is learner autonomy?

Docebo

Creativity also goes hand-in-hand with curiosity and forms the bedrock of what makes individuals pursue lifelong learning. As said by the writer William Arthur Ward, “curiosity is the wick of the candle of learning.”. Learners want to be autonomous and self-directing.

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