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E-Learning is a uniquely transformative force which has direct bottom line impact. However Elearning has to be done right to ensure its vast advantages are realized in organizations. Get the latest thought leadership in Elearning.
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Turning Digital Distraction into Digital Learning
In 2014, Science published a study on digital distraction that reached a potentially alarming conclusion—a majority of people do not enjoy having time to themselves free of their electronic devices. Indeed, the authors of the study discovered that many of their participants were so agitated when left alone in a room with nothing but their […]
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Principles of Grouping for eLearning
You don’t need to have an advanced degree in educational theory or psychology to create impactful eLearning experiences, but there are some foundational ideas that warrant your attention. Gestalt Theory is a different approach in psychology to understanding how people perceive things in our chaotic world. It doesn’t view the brain as sponge that only […]
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Overcoming Resistance to eLearning
Few things are more frustrating than spending a lot of time and resources coming up with fantastic eLearning courses and modules only to find that people simply are utilizing them. This can be especially true when you’re dealing with mandatory trainings, but it’s a challenge in nearly all eLearning efforts. How do you break through […]
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Responsive eLearning and You
There’s a big old bandwagon passing by and emblazoned on the side of it are the words Responsive eLearning. Are you going to jump onto that bandwagon just because it’s there and it looks like everyone else is probably going to get onboard? I would suggest you take a step back and think about this […]
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Immersive Learning Extends eLearning’s Reach
Learning professionals are always on the lookout for ways to extend the reach of their eLearning efforts. I’ve written recently about two different ways to do that by Using Peer-to-Peer Approaches and Snowball Sampling. Another way to get the most out of your eLearning programs is to make sure to include the practice known as […]
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The Art of Needs Assessments in eLearning
In a previous series of articles about evaluating eLearning, I noted how important it is to align eLearning goals with organizational goals (see Level 4 Evaluation for eLearning: Results). The six steps involved in that process include clearly defining performance goals, identifying the tasks that will achieve the goal, determining learning needs, prioritizing learning needs, […]
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Extending eLearning’s Reach with Snowball Sampling
There’s often a good deal of lag time before concepts that originate in the academic field make their way into the business world (and sometimes it goes vice versa as well). This is the way of snowball sampling in sociological research, and I think it can be applied in a way to extend the reach […]
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Predictive Analytics for eLearning
The full promise of Big Data has yet to reach its pinnacle, but the potential is definitely there. When Big Data is leveraged for making better decisions, part of that promise is fulfilled. When Big Data helps you more accurately predict the future for better decision-making in the present, then you know you’ve arrived to […]
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Using Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Extend eLearning’s Reach
In a perfect world, learning professionals would design eLearning modules and courses which would then be made available, with everyone who should take it logging and completing the material. Needless to say, we live in a less-than-perfect world. And even when people do engage the eLearning material, the transfer rate of skills and knowledge is […]
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Level 4 Evaluation for eLearning: Results
The previous article in this series was about Level 3 of the Kirkpatrick Four-Levels Model, tracking the desired changes in behavior. In this final article, it’s time to see how the previous three levels of evaluation feed into Level 4, which is about business results.
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Level 3 Evaluation for eLearning: Behavior
In this series of articles about eLearning evaluation, I’m drawing upon Kirkpatrick’s Four-Levels Model to lay out the basics of what you should be accomplishing with your own efforts. Previous articles introduced the model (eLearning Evaluation: Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Model), laid out more than 40 different sample questions across 7 different categories for Level 1 Evaluation […]
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Level 2 Evaluation for eLearning: Learning
In this series of articles about how to evaluate eLearning efforts, I’m making use of the classic Kirkpatrick Four-Levels Model originally developed for training evaluation because it’s also the perfect framework to use in the eLearning environment. The previous two articles dealt with Level 1 evaluation of the audience reaction to the eLearning course or […]
