If spend much time online, you’ve probably run across an ad for Blinkist, a German app that provides audio and print summaries of non-fiction books, delivering the key takeaways from a book in about 15 minutes. In its ads, Blinkist positions its product several ways—but what is it really?
Read MoreWe'll be teaming up with Lambda Solutions this Wednesday, March 20 to host another informative webinar: Microlearning - Why You Should Order the Nuggets!
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Read MoreMicrolearning 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.
The gentle breeze of May is here, trying to lure us away from our computers and into the sunshine. Luckily we’re all pretty mobile these days, so our work can go where we go. And so can online webinars! Check out the crop of online events coming up this month.
Read MoreLike 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.
Read MoreIs it really December already? And how’s that list of resolutions you began the year with? If you still have work to do, and you need a little inspiration, check out these free December webinars—we hope they will inspire and motivate you to wrap up the year on a high note.
Read MoreIn our March 2017 blog post we shared some information about one of the hottest new trends in learning and development—micro-learning. So what does great micro-learning look like? Check out some examples to find out.
Read MoreThere’s a buzz around microlearning these days—one of the hottest new trends in learning and development. So what is microlearning? It’s is not a tool or method—it’s a way of looking at what information the learner needs at the time they’re trying to accomplish something.
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