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Quick Tips on Choosing a Learning Management System
Whether it is for a small business, large business or educational institution, choosing a Learning Management System (LMS) in the growing LMS market, which includes hundreds of options, can be a challenge. First, an organization needs to familiarize themselves with the pros and cons of different LMSs. Second, they need to determine who the key […]
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Exploring SPOCs and What They Bring to Employee Training
If you haven’t yet heard of SPOCs, you’re not alone, although many e-Learning and educational professionals feel this term is set to replace MOOCs as the future of learning. SPOCs are designed as a response to the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). It stands for Small Private Online Course. As compared to the typical MOOC, […]
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The Importance of Regulatory Training and How to Ensure it Isn’t a Flop
Understanding Regulated Industries A regulated industry is one that’s restricted and regulated by the government or other agencies, whether that be federal or state. There can be guidelines in place dictating how everything from production to profits are handled in regulatory industries. Some of the generalized industries where there’s a significant amount of regulation include […]
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Theranos – A Case Study on Risk and Reputation Management
Until recently, no one could get enough of Theranos and the company’s founder, Elizabeth Holmes – the exceptionally young, self-made billionaire whose fortune has been made on a single sought after medical technology: an easier, faster and less invasive way to carry out blood tests. Indeed, Holmes, still in her early thirties, has been widely […]
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Goldman Sachs Scandal Begs The Question: How Do You Prevent Cheating in e-Learning?
Earlier in October it was announced 20 entry-level analysts were being fired at Goldman Sachs. These fresh college graduates were given the axe for cheating on internal training assessments, designed to test their industry and regulatory knowledge. A Goldman Sachs spokesperson commented on the scandal, saying the cheating is “completely inconsistent” with the firm’s values. […]
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How to Avoid Serious Lab Safety Breaches with Thorough Training
It has been reported that a worker and supervisor at one of Canada’s most revered disease labs, located in Winnipeg, had essentially no safety training. That person became infected with one of the diseases he had been charged with handling in the lab. The National Post was one media outlet reporting on the issue, and […]
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The Value of Medical Simulations and How to Improve Their Effectiveness
This week George Washington University announced a ribbon cutting for their newest addition to the School of Nursing—a skills and simulation laboratory. The 3,000 square foot lab is being dubbed a virtual hospital, with beds for ten which are filled with mannequins simulating patients, ranging from babies to the elderly. Some of the mannequins are […]
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The Disguises We Wear at Work
As many of us prepare to don Halloween costumes (or to help younger celebrants do so), it seems like an apt time to reflect on some of the less obvious and more problematic disguises we wear at work. While rarely discussed, in reality, many minority workers go to work wearing a type of mask or […]
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Working Safely in Cold Weather
While temperatures are still moderate in most locations across the United States, by mid-November, temperatures in many northern states will be well below the freezing mark. Keeping workers safe during sub-zero conditions is challenging, but there are steps that employers can take to ensure that plummeting temperatures don’t lead to a freeze in production and, […]
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Corporate Training Spotlight: What’s Trending This Week
Understanding the world of corporate training, employee learning and development, e-Learning and online training technology can be fostered by taking a look at what’s happening in the headlines. Every week there are thousands of headlines about corporate training, and we’re delving into a few making the news right now, either directly or indirectly: The New […]
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Taking a Look at Delivery Driver Training and Best Practices
As the holiday season approaches the spotlight is falling on delivery truck drivers. These employees of course have valuable work to do all year long, but during the holidays they’re expected to above and beyond to fulfill demands, and to do so quickly and safely. Consider these statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to […]
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month – Are Your Employees Well-Trained?
October is recognized as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and as if to prove its importance, IT Business Edge reported there were three big data breaches announced right at the start of the month. That in and of itself may be enough of an incentive to not only recognize NCSAM, but also to get your […]
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