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Debunking the biggest myth about the 70:20:10 model

“70:20:10 is a reference model or framework that helps organisations extend their focus on learning and development beyond the classroom and course-based eLearning to build more resilient workforces a...

Laura Overton’s 4 Tips for L&D leaders on how to make a lasting impact in 2016

Last week's Learning Technologies conference in London was the Super Bowl event for anyone involved in e-learning and workplace learning. With more than 7,000 visitors (yours truly among them), 250 ex...

5 Gamification mistakes to avoid

Gamification is no longer just a buzzword in the e-learning arena. The use of game thinking and gaming tools in non-game contexts of learning has proved its usability countless times, by improving the...

Selling online courses: What you need to know

The market for online courses has witnessed an incredible growth over the past few years, and this is mostly due to all the technological advances in e-learning. With just an internet connection and a...

How to coordinate your company L&D strategy with an LMS

Your company is just like a living ecosystem. All the desks and computers may not be very lively, but the people using them are the living creatures that make things like profit and company success ha...

How learning management systems support deep learning

One of my favourite college professors once said that her utmost satisfaction as a teacher was when her students grew bigger brains. She was partially referring to the theory that adult brain cells do...

The power of emotions on learning

Emotions are like colors. We can categorize them, like happiness, sadness, aggressiveness or excitement (to name a few), just like we do with colors: red, green, yellow, blue... A lot of emotions belo...

Why all the hype surrounding augmented learning?

Did you ever break a toy when you were little because you were curious about what's inside it? I did — more than once — and I was thrilled every time I learned about the inside of the toy. But immedia...

How informal and collaborative learning support training

Learning is the process of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Just like 2 + 2 and 1 + 3 equal the same 4, there is more than one way to learn. Actually, there are at least three types of learning: Fo...

Scenario-based learning: How it works

You know the saying: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Imagine you are the said man and you find yourself at the teaching/learnin...

5 Simple solutions for training millennials (Part II)

Question: What do all companies have in common, no matter their size, industry or field of activity? Answer: They all hire millennials. This new generation of employees are bright, tech-savvy and soci...

Making mistakes in e-learning: A dream come true

Happy 2016! Raise your glass for a year full of mistakes! Hear, hear! What? Are mistakes not on your new year's resolutions list? I think they should be. I always put "making mistakes" on my list; tha...

Why you should consider neuroscience when creating e-learning courses

The human brain is probably the most complex mechanism in existence and performs amazing tasks 24/7. Every tiny piece of information about you is stored within the one hundred billion network of nerve...

Gamification: the spoonful of sugar for the training medicine

Remember Mary Poppins and her supercalifragilisticexpialidocious way of teaching the Banks children to enjoy all things in life, whether it was a walk in the park, a chalk sketch on the pavement or th...

How to use social intelligence in online training

This post has been updated on February 4, 2020. Learning can be thought of as the continuous process of acquiring knowledge, which leads to the later ability to apply that knowledge in real situations...

What’s the deal with personalized learning?

Einstein once said that if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it'll live its whole life thinking it’s stupid. What you may not know is that he was referring to the public educational sys...

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