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How technology can change formal learning

When I was a student thinking of joining the workforce, I jumped right into the vicious circle of inexperienced job seekers. All employers demanded some work experience, even the ones advertising for ...

Why each employee needs a learning path

One of my favorite story for kids is “The Wizard of Oz”. Each time I saw the movie along my childhood and young adulthood the story somehow got a different meaning. I started by being afraid of the Wi...

The three components to successful learning in the corporate space

It is a sad fact that pretty much anyone who has used a computer has: taken an e-learning course… formed an opinion that e-learning is boring, and if it is boring then it is doubtful it will have achi...

The benefits of using a classroom environment in corporate training

When I was in school I didn’t enjoy sitting in a classroom for 8 hours each day. The stiff benches and chairs, the constant smell of chalk, and the closed atmosphere were not exactly my cup of tea. Th...

The practical use of simulations in training

Gamification, virtual reality, augmented learning — these are e-learning hot topics that generated a lot of discussions lately. They all come with the big promise of keeping learners engaged, allowing...

4 Benefits of mobile learning for your company

Everyone wants the best on the market when it comes to employees, that’s why headhunting companies are still in business and HR professionals spend so much time organizing multi-stage interviews and p...

My favorite free images resources for online courses

Pictures generally communicate ideas faster than speech or written words. Pictures with people in them are usually more appealing to online users, as these better convey emotions. But any picture can ...

The #1 most important feature in an LMS

By the title of this post, you might assume that I’m about to make a big revelation about what is the most important feature in an LMS. Knowing this feature might save you a lot of time, money, and tr...

When it's time to let go of an LMS

I have this habit of holding onto things even when they’re broken or not functioning properly anymore. For example, my previous phone was terrible. Online browsing wasn’t something I could do easily, ...

6 LMS best practices for instructional designers

Sometime ago your organization realized that the only way to keep rising in the ever-more competitive business environment is to continuously invest in its employees and their professional development...

LMS migration in 5 easy steps [Infographic]

20 years or so ago you had loud arguments with Microsoft's Clippy, and (probably) louder arguments with a coworker who forgot to save some changes to a document and made you lose two hours because you...

Why companies should consider long-boarding their employees

You only have one chance to make a good first impression. Whether you're meeting your future in-laws for the first time, or it's your first day at a new company, people will make an opinion of you bas...

Mentorship and knowledge transfer between Baby Boomers and Millennials

You've heard it before: Millennials are set to take over the workplace. Wherever you turn, there are more and more young employees. Millennials are the largest generation of the workforce and there ar...

To BYOD or not to BYOD at work? That is the question

Learning at work happens all the time in this knowledge-based economy, and it's not always between office walls. The mobile worker needs instant access to information and uses more than one device dur...

Just-in-time learning in the workplace

I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. Winston Churchill I think all adults can relate to this. Especially employees, when it comes to training. Formal training just f...

Pros and cons: proprietary, open-source, and cloud-based LMS [Infographic]

Remember the rotary phone? How small and sleek it was, compared to its predecessor telephones! My nana had one and I very much enjoyed putting my little fingers in the circle slots of the rotary disk ...

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