Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap
Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap was originally published in the IACET blog as a guest post by Digitec President Jack McGrath. The skills-gap issue is growing more critical in...
View ArticleeLearning Memories of a Millennial Instructional Designer
What do you picture when you hear the word “eLearning”? Chances are everyone thinks of something slightly different, based on their personal experiences. I’d like to share my first impressions of it,...
View ArticlePokémon and Gamified Learning
I recently had a conversation about something I hadn’t thought about for a long time. Pokémon. And it dawned upon me that the franchise is a surprisingly good metaphor for gamified learning. For those...
View ArticleBridge the Skills-Gap with Competency Based Learning
Dear Associations, I am trying to get into a skilled labor position at company X. I have some experience but there are new rules and regulations and I just can’t keep up. I could go back to school, but...
View ArticleI’m Glad Millennials Scare Learning and Development – Part 3
Part 2 discussed five outdated Learning and Development (L&D) practices and why they don’t work. This final installment is going to visit the other side of the coin. Here are five updated practices...
View ArticleeLearning Trends of 2016
As the year ends, we look back at three eLearning trends of 2016. What was predicted? What did you think was important? The results may surprise you. eLearning Trends: Gamification At the end of 2015,...
View ArticleUsing Nostalgia to Market Learning
For marketers, memory has been long relied on to persuade the buying public to purchase their products. We use images and music to make the consumer remember their past and experience a level of...
View ArticleVideos in eLearning: A Snack Sized Solution
According to the website fortunelords.com, YouTube is the 3rd most visited website in the world. Additionally, the total number of hours of video watched on YouTube each month is 3.25 billion. You may...
View ArticleShould Marketing Review eLearning Courses?
Recently, an instructional designer friend of mine asked me, “Should Marketing review eLearning courses and approve them before they are released?” I responded with a, “Yes,...
View ArticleMoving from Classroom Training to Virtual Training: Here’s How
In 2015, less than half (49%) of all learning was instructor-led in a classroom without a virtual learning component, marking a steady decline over the course of seven...
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