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To visit the Spanish blog, click hereThe education and corporate training landscape is evolving faster than ever. Workers are distracted, impatient and overloaded with information. Their expectations, training needs, and learning preferences are diverging from the well-beaten paths we've mapped out in the past. People are busy, they multi-task, and work from anywhere, including their mobile devices. As learning & development professionals, we must always be looking out for ways to help our employees keep learning in this fast-paced work environment. Let's provide them with the bite-sized modules of training they need to achieve their goals. Let's make the shift from long courses to bite-sized resources to better suit the new fast-paced work environment. For many eLearning professionals, bite-sized has always been the right size. Imagine it, more useful content that fits smaller screens or just about any screen. Learners can work on any platform, switch back from their mobile device to the desktop, anytime. Snackable content also makes it easier for them to savor every lesson step after step—something that's not possible with lengthy materials. Offer your audience light, short yet substantial content. They'll surely come back for more.
Embrace the race or get left in the dust. While the world of e-learning design might not seem as fast paced or ever-changing as other environments, it is still a business, and there are changes in motion that designers need to be aware of to to stay relevant in the field. In the same way, that education has begun to leave the classroom and is now accessible from mobile devices, technology is still evolving to make the new learning arena better, faster and more widely accessible. Companies now have options they never did before for providing training. Being aware of these changes means keeping your courses relevant for students and keeping your design skills in demand.
Learning is evolving—in large part due to the Internet. Now you may already know about this. It's a fact you can't miss thanks to the proliferation of mobile educational apps, and courses suited to on-the-go learning.
In today's fast-paced digital age, the human attention span is often compared to that of a goldfish, famously pegged at just eight seconds. However, a 2015 Microsoft study suggests this number might be a little more nuanced, pointing out that while our initial attention spans are short, our selective sustained attention abilities are stronger than ever. This insight is crucial for training leaders and eLearning developers tasked with capturing and maintaining learner engagement in a world brimming with distractions.
Have you ever found yourself lost in an eLearning course that feels more like wandering through a never-ending digital desert than a useful classroom experience? You're definitely not the only one. Too often, these courses end up as lengthy, dull PDFs. Here's what we need to remember: While it’s great to use new tech like AI, we can’t forget about the real people using these courses. In our excitement to share a wealth of information and tap into cutting-edge technology, it's easy to lose sight of the human aspect of learning.
What if we told you that color is more than just a visual element—it's a crucial factor that can make or break the effectiveness of your eLearning courses? Too often, eLearning courses fail to engage learners effectively because they don't tap into the strategic use of color. Research by Dr. Robert Gerard dives deep into this subject, revealing that colors are not merely visuals but wavelengths of energy that can significantly impact our neurological pathways and biochemical responses.
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