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How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

Jigsaw Interactive

If creating fascinating lesson plans and delivering them to a highly engaged group of kids was what teaching was really like, teaching would be a whole lot easier than it actually is. The hardest part of teaching isn’t designing lesson plans, making calls home, or even the never-ending grading that has to be done.

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Creating a Virtual Leadership Academy: A Case Study #ASTDTK14

Learning Visions

What they liked: Convenience Focused approach Topics Ease of use The secret word Length (3 focused topics in a short amount of time) What they didn’t like: Technical issues More interaction Diverse topics Some speakers Classroom vs. studio Lessons Learned Brief : 45 minutes broken into 15 minute blocks (Keep your content brief.

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8 Reasons Why Most Online Corporate Training Fails

KnowledgeAnywhere

At the end of the lesson, while assessing yourself, you will realize that what you presented to your audience was not pleasing. It is clearly stated that a brain can't multitask. If you try multitasking your brain, your brain will end up blank. Boring topics tend to diverge employees' focus to something else.

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5 Ways to Repurpose Your Training Content To Save Time & Costs

Thinkdom

Transform Text-Based Content into Interactive Modules People prefer to have bite-sized, concise lessons to lengthy paragraphs. Add interactive elements like polls and Q&A sessions to keep viewers engaged. Each year, fresh minds join in bringing their unique perspectives and contributions. Webinars are the easy solution here.

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Focus on Millennial Learners to Benefit Members of All Ages

WBT Systems

A poll of Association Adviser readers published this week seems to suggest that there might be a difference in preference for how learning is delivered among association members. Millennial learners are more likely to perform better when instructors connect their lessons to real life. Make your teaching relevant.

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How to Teach Cooking Online, Part II: Live Teaching

LearnDash

So how can you plan a live lesson when you need to cook at the same time? But doing all this while running a video presentation takes multitasking to the next level. Next up: be selective in which lessons you’ll host live. Don’t feel the need to structure every second of your live cooking lesson.

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How Member Reminders Help Keep CME Learners on Task

EthosCE

One way to discover what is delaying their return to your course is to offer them a link to a member poll within a reminder, allowing them to give you instant feedback on what isn’t working for them, allowing you to craft a follow-up email to address their concerns. Don’t rely strictly on humor or wordplay to get your message across.

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