Custom training in any company is only as effective as its alignment to the company goals and objectives. No matter how mind-blowing your training initiatives are, if you fail to align it with any one of the goals of the business, then it would be deemed useless. This is why you need to make sure …
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If you are intent on making your custom training program successful, you have to think about your user experience. This simply means being concerned about what the employees or trainees will go through while they are learning through your course. What you have to realize is that content is not king when it comes to …
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This is part 1 of a three-part article series about Active Learning. Active learning in your custom training program means creating a platform by which learners get to aggressively participate in their education. It is not enough that they sit and listen. It is important that they engage in the learning process because that is …
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Using forums in a training program is an effective way of engaging employees and getting them involved in the learning process. Forums can help employees learn in different ways. First is through social learning. By conversing their thoughts and sharing it with the group, they can learn from the various participants in the discussion. What …
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When you are creating a custom training program, you need to take into consideration a lot of things. One of these, and probably the most important are those who will use your course. It is true that you need to think about your content, the learning goals, what tools to use and other important choices …
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Managers should always be part of any custom training program. In most cases, they are the ones who will initiate the training for their team. They will identify what areas need to be refreshed, updated or improved. However, some elearning developers make the mistake of involving managers only at the beginning. At the same time, …
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Content creation is something that you need to be careful with. It is not just the content that is important. It is how you deliver the content that will eventually help you make your elearning course or training program successful. There are various techniques that will help you make it successful. Most of the time, …
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This article is the last of a 3-part article series about differentiated instruction. In the past two articles, we discussed the elements of differentiated instruction and the strategies that you can use to implement it in your training program. The first two parts of this article series is leading up to this final part – …
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This article is the second of a 3-part article series about differentiated instruction. In the previous article, we discussed what differentiated instruction is and how it can improve your elearning course. We also discussed the elements that will help you create a differentiated online training program – as it is sometimes called. To expound on …
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This article is the first of a 3-part article series about differentiated instruction. One of the important goals of your corporate virtual classroom is to provide a learning environment that facilitates the highest knowledge retention. This will allow employees involved in the training program to gain the new skills and knowledge updates that will enable …
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