What the Future Holds for L&D

What the Future Holds for L&D

Over the past decade millennials have increasingly moved into L&D leadership roles. As the generation that’s never not been in lock-step with technology, millennials have exciting perspectives on where L&D is going, how companies should adapt to the future, and how elearning fits in with instructor-led training.

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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 6: Podcasting

The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 6: Podcasting

For the time-strapped multi-tasker trying to shoehorn learning into a workday without sacrificing productivity, podcasts are a logical fit. Why? Because frequently learners find themselves with time that isn’t as productive as it could be. For many of us, these patches of time are frustrating. We should be able to leverage them, and we can—by using our ears while we do other chores.

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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 4: Microlearning

The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 4: Microlearning

Microlearning has increasingly become the buzzword on the lips of instructional designers and elearning specialists everywhere. What experts agree on is that you don’t just chop up a 60-minute elearning module or video into smaller five- or 10-minute pieces and call it microlearning.


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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 3: App-based learning

The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 3: App-based learning

​​​​​​​From the moment you wake up, you’re in a world of apps. Mobile apps are so abundant that it’s only natural for learners to gravitate to them for training. This delivery method provides the flexibility to learn anyplace, anytime, in short bursts or longer intervals, online or offline.

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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 – Part 2: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence isn’t one particular thing—it’s a category of technologies designed to perform tasks by simulating human intelligence. You’re probably using many such tools already—speech recognition apps such as Siri, call-centre chatbots and translators such as Google Translate all have AI as their backbone.

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The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 - Part 1: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

The 6 hottest learning trends for 2018 - Part 1: Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

What do you think of when you hear the words “augmented reality”? What about “virtual reality”? In a nutshell, with AR the learner is in a real environment with artificial enhancements (“adding to the real world”) while in VR, the learner is in a completely artificial environment.

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The elearning trends 57 experts see for 2018

The elearning trends 57 experts see for 2018

Like all good L&D professionals we’ve been keeping an eye on the trends to watch this year. For some practitioners they’re on the horizon. For others, these tools are indispensable right now. And as new resources come to the fore in L&D, others go into the sunset.

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