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learner engagement

micro learning
March 28, 2017
5383
by Roxana M

Micro learning – the big wave of mobile education

E-learning, Instructional Designers, Managers

Micro learning is already established as the wonder child of the online education industry. A normal response to the spectacular growth of mobile learning and an antidote to lack of time and resources in the workplace, bite-sized learning can prove the perfect solution for employees. Providing real-time, relevant information, this type of training boosts employee efficiency, and as such improves company productivity.

Gamification – a cross-generational affair
March 2, 2017
6224
by Roxana M

Gamification – a cross-generational affair

E-learning, Managers

The workforce is a cross-generational affair, mixing Gen Xers, Millennials and Baby Boomers. The use of gamification in training holds the power to engage the greatest part of the demographics. If properly designed, it reaches wide categories of staff and can turn even the dullest topic or task into something enjoyable and worthwhile.

benefits of using VR in training
February 23, 2017
28715
by Livia B

4 Benefits of using VR in training

E-learning, Instructional Designers

Many industries use VR technology for training and many more consider using it in the future. Besides the wow-factor, the affordable-ish price and the fact that it can be measured, here are another 4 benefits of using VR in training: it increases learner engagement and retention rates, helps learners gain mastery faster and improves employee performance.

February 16, 2017
7636
by Adam Robertson

The impact of the right office furniture on employee motivation, engagement and productivity

Managers

The right office furniture impacts the well-being of employees and can hinder their ability to be top performers in a subtle but powerful way. When physical pain gets in the mix with new complex things that need to be learned or thorny work-related issues that need to be solved, employees tend to be less attentive, lose focus and count the minutes until they can get up and go home.

the gamification of work
February 2, 2017
5646
by Livia B

Why companies should consider the gamification of work

E-learning, Managers

Considering the growing numbers of job-hopping employees, what can companies do to fight low employee retention rates? Well, the gamification of work might be a solution, by allowing employees to try out different jobs in different departments, within the same company, for a set period of time.

impact of LMS software on business
January 17, 2017
7488
by Graham Glass

The positive impact of a corporate LMS

Instructional Designers, LMS, Managers

Software Advice conducted a research on how learning management systems are used for corporate training. One of the key findings in their report is that the great majority of users say their LMS positively impacts the success of their organization, and this article presents the nine ways it does so.

engaging the modern learner
January 10, 2017
4559
by Olivia D

Engaging the modern learner: 6 tips for instructional designers [Infographic]

E-learning, Instructional Designers, Managers

Recruiting and hiring new employees that are eager to learn is not everything a business organization needs to be successful. Aside from getting trained, employees need to be engaged into the whole learning process. So how do you engage the modern learner, which has little or not at all time and patience to sit down in a conference room and listen to a trainer for three hours?

big data
June 14, 2016
6653
by Livia B

How big data changes the training scenery

E-learning, Instructional Designers, Managers

In the e-learning arena, big data means the data produced by learners interacting with the learning content during an e-learning course or training module: their learning progress, the time spent on each lesson, the time spent on a particular part of the lesson (a video, for example), their assessment results, their social sharing, their interactions with other learners or with instructors, and so on, and so forth. All these data affects companies’ ability to deliver success in learning and development, learner engagement and ultimately, business performance.

visual learners
June 7, 2016
4716
by Livia B

Addressing the needs of visual learners in training

E-learning, Instructional Designers

It’s better to have brains than good looks, but why settle for half of what you can get? An LMS needs to do all the heavy work when it comes to creating courses, assignments, and tests, as well as gathering data for each learner and provide thorough reports. But it also needs to offer a great user experience for administrators, instructors, and learners alike. Visual learners prefer a variety of learning materials, eye-catching learning materials over text-only ones, and they simply love videos.

training senior employees
June 2, 2016
6201
by Livia B

Tips for training senior employees

E-learning, Instructional Designers, Managers

Millennials are set to take over the workplace. But what about the older employees? What about the graying workforce that greatly contributes to a company’s success? Shouldn’t business training programs seriously address the learning needs of senior employees as well? Companies that don’t plan for generational management shifts risk falling behind and losing out to their competitors.

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