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Want More Productive Employees? Avoid Cognitive Overload with These Tips
Your employees are more than likely experiencing cognitive overload. Think that’s a generality that doesn’t apply to your workforce? Think again. Employees are constantly bombarded with information, from texts and emails, to training and development materials, and when a human experiences cognitive overload, the result isn’t just that they become distracted or burned out – […]
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Overcoming eLearning Hurdles for Small Business – Small Business Skills Training
If you’re a small business owner focusing on the day-to-day operations of your business, eLearning may seem like one of those distant, abstract concepts used by major companies like DuPont, and even governmental organizations like the Centers for Disease Control.
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It’s All About the Imagery: Tips and How-To’s For Including Images in Your eLearning
When you’re designing multimedia learning content, you’ll find imagery becomes extremely important, but as with writing content and developing videos, the images and graphics you use should be done so in a way that’s smart and that’s going to increase the overall effectiveness of your content.
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The When and How of Building a Branching Scenario
Branching scenarios are a highly effective component of many learning management systems (LMS), but we have found there are some common questions about building branching scenarios. How to know when they’re appropriate to use and how to get started building one that works? What is a Branching Scenario and When Is it Helpful? First, the […]
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Top 5 Tips for Creating Your Next eLearning Script
For many people in a corporation or organization, particularly those charged with creating multimedia learning content for training and development, writing may not be a talent. Writing can in fact be a daunting task for people who don’t specialize in doing so, yet creating meaningful learning management system (LMS) content relies on the quality of […]
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5 Steps to Analyze Your eLearning Audience
If you’re exploring the corporate eLearning industry, and the possibilities it can hold for your organization, you’ll likely notice one of the first pieces of advice you frequently hear is to know your audience. Getting to know your audience is typically the very first step you need to take when creating eLearning, if you want […]
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Training and Development – How Do They Compare?
Training and development are often two words that get lumped together, particularly in the world of eLearning. Large corporations and small businesses alike often see these two concepts as something that go hand-in-hand, and while both may require (e)Learning, that’s essentially where the similarities end.
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Empower Your Employees and Reap the Benefits
So much of what happens in the workplace is dependent on empowerment. When employees feel empowered they comfortable making vital decisions, they tend to be more engaged and there’s a better overall sense of happiness and fulfillment in the workplace, which means a reduction in turnover and more engagement. More satisfied employees also tend to […]
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Can You Teach Employees to ‘Fit In?’
Corporate culture is one of those terms that floats around quite a bit, particularly when it comes to training new employees. You want your new employees to not just understand what it is your organization stands for, but you want them to be able to implement their understanding of your culture, and essentially, as one […]
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5 Steps to Developing and Implementing a Talent Management Strategy That Works
The focus throughout the corporate world, including within the realms of eLearning and training, is all about talent management. As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, it’s no longer enough to simply focus on cutting costs. Employers are recognizing the skills gap between what they need and what’s available is their biggest downfall right now, and […]
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Why You Should Prioritize Talent Management
We’re facing a new environment in terms of the American workforce. In the years immediately following the recession, the ultimate goal of businesses large and small was simply to survive, and surviving meant cutting costs in any way possible. It wasn’t a market that was friendly to employees—the threat of being laid off was lurking […]
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It’s Not All Fun and Games: The Top Gamification Mistakes
Gamification is a buzz word in today’s eLearning and corporate training, but it can really go beyond being trendy. When done correctly, gamification can increase the effectiveness of your eLearning materials, and ensure you’re getting the best possible return on your investment. But what happens when your gamification goes wrong? Consider these mistakes—some of the […]
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