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What Does an eLearning Consultant Do? The Complete Guide

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An eLearning consultant can help you answer this question and more. Through that work, we’ve seen the common questions that associations face when it comes to hiring an eLearning consultant— and now, we’re here to answer them: What is an eLearning consultant? Should you hire an eLearning consultant? That’s great!

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Gamification vs Game-Based eLearning: Do You know the Difference?

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A lot of industry professionals use these terms interchangeably without realizing how different they are in terms of their meanings and functions. Gamification is the technique of using game elements and mechanics in the learning environment. When these elements are added to the learning environment, it is known as gamified learning.

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry. So, how can this apply to the corporate learning environment? Pokémon Go is great as it is, however, the possibilities of new and more enthralling mLearnings are a real game changer for the learning industry. Gamification. History' (n.d.).

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Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable?

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Mobile Learning has been a cool shining beacon in the learning industry for quite a while now. Mobile learning reaches the most difficult demographic in all of the learning industry. Mobile Learning – Is it Finally Viable? So much so, we here at Gyrus tend to talk about it… a lot. Convenience. Who might that be?

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

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While LMSs and LXPs technically achieve the same end goal— administering eLearning to members— the way that they do so is drastically different. This is done through aggregating content from multiple sources, creating content with integrated authoring tools, and providing an interactive learning environment. Driven by the learner.

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

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Editor's Note: This blog was originally published in eLearning Industry in May 2016, and has been reproduced here with permission. It’s estimated that the mobile learning industry will grow to over $37 billion by 2020. Companies are exploring online virtual platforms such as second life, Minecraft, Unity, etc.

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4 Stages of a Learning Business

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OrgCommunity and Web Courseworks are excited to present the closing webinar of the Spring eLearning Thought Leaders series, The Learning Business Maturity Model , featuring Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele of Tagoras. The learning business industry is constantly changing, and the Maturity Model will adapt to those changes.