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Organizations are now opting to convert their Instructor Led Training (ILT) to a fully online or a blended approach. Adopting a blended training approach offers multiple benefits for both the learner as well as the organization. It is also a "middle of the road" approach between the fully facilitated Instructor Led Training (ILT) and online training. So, both the training delivery formats are achieved, which is also known as "hybrid training."

Compliance trainings have been a significant part of corporate trainings for a long time now, they have been in the online format for the last 25 years. There have been a lot of changes since then in the way learning strategies are structured. And, compliance trainings have not yet used any new strategies to enhance the experiences of the learner.

Mobile learning for employee training is fast becoming an essential part of training delivery. In this article, I share 10 ways to showcase how you can use mobile learning for employee training for formal training and Performance Support (job aids).

Video-based learning has become an important part of corporate training delivery today. In this article, I share pointers that will help you identify what training videos would work best for your employees.

Compliance training is mandatory and crucial for organizations. However, although it is essential and cannot be avoided, no employee loves it. In this article, I showcase how you can use microlearning to make your compliance training engaging.

Gamification is used extensively to create sticky learning experiences, and compliance trainings too can use it to influence user behavior and create higher conformance. In this article, I share 4 examples of gamification for compliance training.

To keep pace with the organization's plans for growth, L&D teams need measures to scale employee training, and mobile learning can enable them to achieve this. Through 7 examples, I'll show you how you can scale employee training through mobile learning.

If you are new to mLearning or are seeking ways to enhance its impact, e.g. by using mobile learning for online training, you would have several questions about it. In this article, I answer 10 questions that range from its definition, application, and how you can maximize its impact.

Join us for the free webinar How To Enhance Your Corporate Training With Next Gen Gamification Solutions, presented by Asha Pandey, the Chief Learning Strategist at EI Design, and sponsored by eLearning Industry. The event is scheduled for the 7th of March 2019. Stay tuned!

Microlearning in corporate training is not "eLearning-lite". So, just splicing the existing 30 minutes eLearning course into 5 nuggets does not create Microlearning nuggets.

The last few years have seen a significant increase in the use of social learning for employee training. In this article, I share the benefits of social learning and show you how you can use microlearning videos as an effective social learning tool.

Today's learners are an impatient lot, and they want training that is personalized for them. In this article, I show you the value of a personalized learning plan, and how you can leverage on video-based learning to enhance this further.

"Adam Foster is a UK based independent iPad/mobile device educational consultant, providing training and support for schools using tablet technology to enrich learning and teaching. Adam was one of the first teachers in the UK to deploy a 1:1 iPad trial in a Primary School and presents at education shows and regular training events."

"Mike - "Do not do workshops around hardware and software training. The research is clear if you train teachers how to do spreadsheets -- if you teach them how to analyze data - they go back and teach kids how to analyze data and do spreadsheets." Cyndi - "Get rid of the network nazi's -- people who are IT people with no background in curriculum or education have no business making curriculum decisions." (Those who have heard me speak know I agree with this.) Mike- Leadership is everything - 4 characteristics of places where successful things are happen"

ISTE urges tech training for future teachers As the FY10 budget process unfolds in Congress, ed-tech advocates want funding for a new grant program for pre-service teacher

Video parodies are used to make teacher training interesting A Texas district is producing videos parodying well-known commercials to make teacher training more interesting and to send messages to students. The videos have been so effective that there are plans to produce more. "We've been doing these videos since 2006. This way of delivering a message has more appeal," said a district administrator. The Dallas Morning News (9/8) http://www.youtube.com/user/MesquiteISD#play/all

Performance Support Tools or PSTs are known to effectively bridge the gap between knowledge acquisition and knowledge application. Also, with the rise of the millennial workforce, Performance Support Tools are now the main focus in enhancing employee performance and bringing in a positive ROI on training. They can be used as a supplement to formal training and impact employee performance to a whole new level.

Effective Induction and Onboarding are crucial for both, employees and the business. In this article, I highlight the challenges of ILT delivery and pick 5 examples that demonstrate the impact of blended/fully online Induction and Onboarding programs.

Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each." ― Plato