adult learning

Assessments: When Scoring Is Boring

Do you hate tests? Do you find yourself looking to see what you scored, perhaps relieved that you got most of the answers right? Here’s the thing. Scoring is boring! Especially when it comes to your learning objectives. How can it be okay to only know 80% of your learning objectives if ALL of them are, you know, the actual LEARNING OBJECTIVES! Why do we assess learners in the first place? Well, an assessment determines if students have gained sufficient knowledge or have become proficient in a skill. (Those pesky learning objectives!) It also provides instructors with the chance to…

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Learning Styles

Are “Learning Styles” Real? | Udutu Online Learning News

Each month Udutu publishes Personal Online Learning Management News, a curated selection of articles about learning, LMS other topics related to adult online training. Are "Learning Styles" Real? The idea that students learn differently depending on their "learning style" -- their personal preference for visual, auditory or kinesthetic cues -- may be just a myth. Instead, there is in fact a lot of evidence suggesting that people aren’t really one kind of learner or another. And this has big implications for how you develop and deliver your online training. Read more >> Bonus link: What Are Adult Learning Styles? >>…

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Lms For Business

Why Online Training Must Focus on the User Experience

Each month Udutu publishes Personal Online Learning Management News, a curated selection of articles about learning, LMS other topics related to adult online training. Why Online Training Must Focus on the User Experience According to two academics who study online training, online learning technologies not help employers reduce costs, but also improve employee retention. Employees become engaged when they aware of job functions, aims and organizational goals, while learning the necessary skills and expertise needed to get promotion. However, the researchers say, while online learning technologies are becoming more and more common in the workplace, organizations need to increase focus…

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Why Investing In Training Is Critical For Your Business

Why Investing in Training Is Critical For Your Business

Although critical to their success, many businesses overlook training their employees. Training is often seen as an unnecessary expense that doesn't contribute to the bottom line. However, an effective employee training program will determine whether or not a business succeeds or fails. Companies like McDonalds built their entire business around a systematized training process, and have gone on to conquer the world. Their competitors, who did not embrace training, have never been able to catch up. Get help with your online course development >> A&W vs McDonalds: Why Did One Company Come to Dominate the Global Market? Founded in 1919,…

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Developing Online Curriculum

5 Tips For Developing Online Curriculum

Developing online curriculum can be both exciting and overwhelming for many businesses. Online learning is attractive for employers because it is straightforward to deliver, and can be scaled more easily, compared to traditional classroom-based instruction. However, there are some pitfalls when designing online course content. Here are five tips to consider. Tip 1: Curriculum Should Solve Real-World Challenges Online training scenarios are only truly effective and powerful if they deal with real world challenges or situations that learners will actually encounter outside of the virtual classroom. For a companies designing curriculum to train employees, this means course content should be…

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