Webinars and Traditional eLearning are Fine, But They Are Not Enough

Prior to the current pandemic, corporate learning was a mixture of live and virtual training. Today, and for the foreseeable future, all learning is and will be virtual. So, it is important to know that while webinars and traditional eLearning can be effective, they are not enough to ensure knowledge retention and real-world application. You … Continue reading Webinars and Traditional eLearning are Fine, But They Are Not Enough

It’s Now More Important Than Ever To Validate Assessments

Now that all learning has moved online (traditional eLearning, microlearning. virtual coaching, virtual classrooms, etc.) it’s important to look at the flip side of the learning coin: Assessments. As we’ve discussed many times in this blog there are two types of assessments: Assessments for learning -- sometimes called formative assessments Assessments of learning – sometimes … Continue reading It’s Now More Important Than Ever To Validate Assessments

A Practical Guide to Using Microlearning to Create a Learning Campaign

About six months ago we ran a series of blog posts on Learning Campaigns (here, here here and here). The central idea is that for microlearning to be effective you need to combine the microlearning event with an opportunity for retrieval practice. And, depending on your learning goals, you might want to include a final … Continue reading A Practical Guide to Using Microlearning to Create a Learning Campaign

Just Because It’s Short Doesn’t Mean You Will Remember It

Here at Intela, we are big fans of microlearning. There is a huge amount of research demonstrating that presenting small nuggets of information spaced over time improves learning retention. Much of this is due to limitations on our working memory: Working memory is short-term (no more than a few minutes) and limited – capable of … Continue reading Just Because It’s Short Doesn’t Mean You Will Remember It

Text. Pictures. Narration. Animation. What’s Best for Instruction?

When I teach my workshop on Modern Learning, I always ask my students the following question: You are creating an eLearning course using text, graphics, animation and narration. You are showing an animation. What is best for learning: Animation plus text Animation plus narration Animation plus text and narration Usually 50% or more of the … Continue reading Text. Pictures. Narration. Animation. What’s Best for Instruction?