Personalized Online Learning Management News for August 2017 | Udutu

Each month Udutu publishes Personal Online Learning Management News, a curated selection of articles about online learning, LMS, and other topics related to adult online learning.

Developing Employees’ Strengths Boosts Sales, Profit, and Engagement

HBR reports the more hours a day adults believe they use their strengths, the more likely they are to report having ample energy, feeling well-rested, being happy, smiling or laughing a lot, learning something interesting, and being treated with respect. In addition, people who use their strengths every day are more than three times more likely to report having an excellent quality of life and six times more likely to be engaged at work.

According to HBR, focusing on employees’ strengths does more than engage workers and enrich their lives, however: It also makes good business sense. Read more >>

Bonus link: Your Sales Training Is Probably Lackluster. Here’s How to Fix It

8 Best Practices For Creating A SCORM-Compliant Online Training Course

Is your online training content compatible with your eLearning authoring tools and LMS? Can you reuse assets to create meaningful online training experiences? In this article, I’ll share 8 best practices for creating SCORM-compliant online training courses. Read more >>

6 Skills That Games Teach

Games teach us necessary skills for our work life and beyond. The following list outlines some knowledge elements and the methods by which they have traditionally been relayed. Read more >>

A Simplified, Four-Step Approach To Instructional Design

“Building a curriculum is just like creating a marketing campaign. In both cases, you gather research, develop the best possible product, and assess the results while always keeping your target market in mind to maximize your chances of success.” Read more >>

5 Reasons Your Employees Never Get the Training They Desperately Want

Giving staff approval for training doesn’t necessarily mean that they’ll do it unless you follow up methodically and even micromanage the process.

Why does this happen and what does it show about how employers and employees alike can do a better job to make sure development happens? Here are five theories. Read more >>

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