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Microlearning is None of These Things!

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What is Microlearning? There are generally two different stories you may have heard. One says “it’s like YouTube, you look something up and it helps you get it done.” The other says “its little bits of a course, spread out over time”. Both of these can be good things, yet, they’re also very different. They’re also possible to get quite wrong! That’s important if you’re interested in microlearning.

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Celebrating 19 Years of Excellence: Upside Learning’s Annual Party Extravaganza

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It’s time to grab some popcorn and get ready for the ultimate party experience! Upside’s 19th annual day celebration was the ideal opportunity to gather all the team members and their families together to commemorate this great milestone. There was a buzz of excitement in the air as everyone arrived with their families, all ready to celebrate.

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Mindfulness: A Critical Skill for Project Managers

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Project management can be a challenging and stressful job. There are deadlines to meet, budgets to manage, and a team to coordinate. However, being a mindful project manager can help you stay focused, calm, and in control. In this blog, we will explore what it means to be a mindful project manager and a few tips on how to become one. Before we go into details, first let’s try to understand, What is Mindfulness?

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Four Steps to Deeper Learning

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Deeper learning is about the application of learning science to achieve the meaningful outcomes such interventions should deliver. Yet, if you don’t know the subtleties, it can be easy to be swayed by well-produced content. That’s a mistake; small differences actually make a big difference in whether learning will achieve the dual grails of retention and transfer.

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Learners as learning evaluators

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Many years ago, I led the learning design of an online course on speaking to the media. It was way ahead of the times in a business sense; people weren’t paying for online learning. Still, there were some clever design factors in it. I’ve lifted one to new purposes, but also have a thought about how it could be improved. So here are some thoughts on learners as learning evaluators.

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Make It Meaningful by Clark Quinn – Idea Extractions – Part Four

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Clark concludes the book with the details of the design process on how to make your learning initiatives more meaningful. I’d suggest you go through the book first to try to understand and think about the process that Clark suggests, and then come back to this blog. Or vice versa. Your choice. The process is fairly straightforward, and I’d want to condense it down to something that I’d work with, inspired by Clark.

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Misconceptions?

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Several books ago, I was asked to talk about myths in our industry. I ended up addressing myths, superstitions, and misconceptions. While the myths persist, the misconceptions propagate, aided by marketing hype. They may not be as damaging, but they also are a money-sink, and contribute to the lack of our industry making progress. How do we address them?