Editor's Note

Thousands of formal investigations into the science of learning have been conducted for more than a century. Attempts to understand learning behaviors in general date back to the ancient Greek philosophers. However, most of these learning “best practices” that have been uncovered through the years remain largely untapped when it comes to their application in real-world training environments.

Better Training With VR: The science of learning and how VR is primed to take advantage

Thousands of formal investigations into the science of learning have been conducted for more than a century. Attempts to understand learning behaviors in general date back to the ancient Greek philosophers. However, most of these learning “best practices” that have been uncovered through the years remain largely untapped when it comes to their application in real-world training environments.

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9 Reasons Your Corporate L&D Strategy Needs to Have Mobile Learning

A decade back, who would have imagined this phrase to be associated with mobile sales? Apple made this happen, redefining the very way in which mobile markets function with the launch of a wonder, called the iPhone. Edward C. Baig, of USA TODAY, called it a ‘prodigy’ or ‘glitzy wunderkind’ then, and it fully justified the appellation by revolutionizing the world of mobile technology.

Online Corporate Training Solutions For A New Generation: Harnessing your employees’ potential

​​​​​​​Today’s online training solutions need to be tailored to suit the changing needs of the employees. Technology has so thoroughly changed the way workplace education is done that it barely resembles what it was even two decades ago.

10 Global Differences In Learning Transfer: Insights from a research

The challenge of learning transfer is nothing new. For decades businesses globally have grappled to understand how best to increase the performance of their workforce in order to improve productivity, efficiency and engagement. Earlier in the year we launched our global learning transfer research report “Insights for Impact” with Lentum Ltd. Our research was the first of its kind in recent years to consider learning transfer on a global scale.

Top Considerations To Create An Accurate LMS Budget

Does online training really give ROI? If so, how much should be invested in your new online training program? In this article, I’ll highlight the top points to consider to create an accurate LMS budget for your organization.

10 Things That Learners Pay Attention To: And, how to use them in eLearning

Even more than other types of education, eLearning must struggle to attract learners' attention: the Internet is full of distractions, and adult learners are both busier and more free to indulge in distractions. Helping students to pay attention is a primary concern of training professionals, so here are some optimal methods to win the attention game.

The Kind Of Presentation Execs Are Thirsting For: 6 tips

For their book Drinking from the Firehose, Paul Magnone and Christopher Frank interviewed scores of executives about presentations. They found them–– no surprise––overwhelmed with information. In meeting after meeting after meeting, seeing chart after chart after chart, they can easily see hundreds just between lunch and 3.00 p.m. Even the smartest, thirstiest executive could not probably take it all in.

What Trends Are Going To Shape Employee Training In 2018?: Delivering effective employee training We

We already know we’ll be continually reading and evaluating tons of new research that will shape how we develop and execute employee training initiatives. This past year was heavily focused on microlearning, or the proven impact of offering training in short, concentrated bursts, and microlearning will continue to dominate how trainers approach employee learning in the year to come.