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I recently finished meeting with the President of a large training company [specialists in the manufacturing training business]. Our conversation was related to the development of an eLearning system...
View ArticlePreparing For the Move to E-learning
eLearning Image During tough times, a learning organization may need to make a move into e learning – the cost is lower, the maintenance is less expensive, and the personnel requirement is lower, as...
View Article25 Top Learning & Development Posts of 2009
Here are 25 Learning & Development posts (excepting all of my posts of course) over the last year. 9 Free Tools to build better e-learning Top 10 Videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn...
View ArticleTraining Alchemy: 5 Disruptive Training Technologies
Using technology in training can be disruptive – but answer these questions and you can turn disruption into efficient and advanced training. Today’s training can be enhanced – or disrupted, by new...
View ArticleAdult Education vs. Corporate eLearning
Far too often corporate management and human resource departments confuse these two types of training programs. While the objectives of both may be similar, the path that they each take is...
View ArticleTop 10 Training Myths
Keep your training department and its customers knowledgeable by avoiding the Top Ten Training Myths. Training departments are sometimes viewed as being out of touch with the rest of the organization....
View ArticleCorporate Training Choices Explained
There are many types of corporate training. People often ask what type of training is best. While on the surface, it may seem that there is a reasonable response, the program is more problematic....
View ArticleThe Death of eLearning
It is with a sad note that I am the learning physician that has to declare that elearning (as it now exists) is dead. I am positive that many of you are going to say “WHAT”? eLearning has had a long...
View ArticleRapid Elearning and MOOCs: Keeping Up with Change
Technology is changing at an exponential rate. Think just about the past year or so: mobile devices now outnumber people, online entertainment is rapidly eclipsing television watching, and you no...
View ArticleWhy Your Existing E-Learning is Failing, and How MOOCs Can Help
Digital learning environments, like e-learning, online training, and massive open online courses (MOOCs), have without a doubt been the biggest influencers on corporate training practice over the past...
View ArticleILT, Elearning, or MOOC? When to Use Common Training Formats
Corporate training used to mean one thing: “Here’s an orientation pamphlet and a couple of manuals. If you have any questions, ask Joe.” Then it meant another: “Your training will take place October 14...
View ArticleFace-to-Face Learning has FAILED
This is the second post in a series of articles that tackle common objections to and arguments against using massive open online courses (MOOCs) for training. Read the previous article: Public...
View ArticleWhat You Risk by NOT Using MOOCs
To wrap up our series exploring arguments against massive open online courses (MOOCs) and potential risks associated with the courses, in this final post we’ll turn the tables and look at some risks of...
View ArticleWhat’s in Your Technology-Enabled Learning Toolbox?
Last week, we looked at the building blocks of technology-enabled learning, from elements like learning objectives that are common across all training formats to those that are specific to digital...
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between a MOOC and an LMS?
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been around long enough that most people in the training industry have at least a general understanding of what they are. But there is still some confusion...
View ArticleThe Basics of Blended Learning
So once again, I am here with blended learning-a phenomenon that is gaining popularity like anything. This is probably one of the most emphasized model being practiced at yourtrainingedge.com[1], where...
View ArticleThe cost of video learning vs. in-person courses
E-learning holds the image of being more cost effective and convenient than classroom or lecture based training. However, is it as yielding when it comes to changing behavior and enhancing the learning...
View Article7 Considerations when building your Training Strategy for 2017
In my previous posts, I have highlighted various innovative concepts and technological advancements to be prevailing in 2017 in corporate learning, training and development industry. Indeed, these form...
View ArticleImportant Factors of E learning in Skill Development
E-learning stands for electronic learning and typically mean that the knowledge through any electronic device with different particular areas. Nowadays, as technology has been progressing day by day,...
View ArticleThe Differences Between eLearning and Distance Learning
There are lots of terms out there when it comes to new styles of learning. If you’re looking to create new courses or new methods to deliver training, it can feel over complicated. What’s the...
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