The Role of Interactive Elements in E learning

The Role of Interactive Elements in E-learning

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The Role of Interactive Elements in E-learning E-learning brings a range of benefits to corporate training programmes, including the ease with which training courses can be delivered and the convenience of completing training at a time that suits the learner. High levels of engagement are another benefit of e-learning. Interactive elements within e-learning courses are crucial to achieving these high …

How AI Is Transforming Training, Development, and the Learner Experience

How AI Is Transforming Training, Development, and the Learner Experience

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How AI Is Transforming Training, Development, and the Learner Experience Artificial intelligence (AI) has received a lot of coverage recently in the media and on social media. It is also a topic of conversation around dinner tables and cups of coffee across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and not just among techies – everyone seems to be interested. The catalyst …

14 Signs Your E Learning Course Needs a Revamp

Signs Your E-Learning Course Needs a Revamp

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14 Signs Your E-Learning Course Needs a Revamp E-learning courses that have served your company well over the years can become out of date. After all, companies change, customer demands evolve, skills requirements change, regulations get updated, and a myriad of other things can happen that can result in an e-learning course no longer being up to scratch. This doesn’t …

9 Challenges of Developing a Learning Culture and How to Overcome Them

Challenges of Developing a Learning Culture and How to Overcome Them

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9 Challenges of Developing a Learning Culture and How to Overcome Them The shelf life of skills is getting shorter and shorter, with the average now believed to be less than five years. As a result, it is essential for companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to ensure employees continuously improve existing skills and develop new ones. Developing a …

6 Strategies to Improve E Learning Knowledge Retention

Strategies to Improve E-Learning Knowledge Retention

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6 Strategies to Improve E-Learning Knowledge Retention When you create an e-learning course or any other type of training material, the aim is to transfer knowledge, enable the use of new skills, and change behaviours. However, according to Gartner, employees apply just 54 percent of the new skills they learn. This is in an era where technologies and working practices …

E Learning Gamification Dos and Donts

E-Learning Gamification Dos and Don’ts

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E-Learning Gamification Dos and Don’ts Gamification involves adding features to your e-learning courses borrowed from the gaming industry. The aim is to enhance engagement, improve the learning experience, and enhance knowledge retention rates. However, simply adding gamified elements to your e-learning course is not enough. As with all aspects of e-learning design and development, gamification must be done right. Here …

Merrill’s Principles of Instruction Explained

Merrill’s Principles of Instruction Explained

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Merrill’s Principles of Instruction Explained Instructional design is about creating learning experiences that ensure not only the acquisition of knowledge and skills, but also their application. There are several instructional design models that exist to help in the creation of training content, including e-learning content. We’ve been looking at some of the most popular in this blog series. In this …

E-Learning Trends for 2023

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How can e-learning help your business as it transforms and grows over the coming 12 months and beyond? How will new technologies impact and improve the delivery of training in your organisation? Many of the answers to these questions are in the following e-learning trends for 2023. Enter the Metaverse Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are already used …

Understanding the Gagne Instructional Design Model

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Understanding the Gagne Instructional Design Model In the latest in our series on instructional design models, we are going to look at Gagne’s theory of instruction, how it fits with e-learning training strategies, and how it can be applied in your organisation. Gagne’s model of instructional design was developed by the American educational psychologist Robert Gagne. The model says there …