Developing Curriculum and Instructional Materials
When developing curricula and instructional materials, the most important guideline to keep in mind is “everything must be aligned with the learning goals.” Plan backwards.
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Want to Be a Great Boss? Give Better Feedback
Everyone who manages wants to be thought of as a great boss. Being one doesn’t mean being an easy boss or not challenging your employees. It means being the kind of boss who knows how to get the best out...
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Conducting a Training Needs Assessment
Training has evolved from simply checking completion boxes to a more comprehensive way an organization can ensure their learners have the necessary skills to complete their job and showcase their potential. A 'Training Needs Assessment' is so valuable because your...
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Pro Tip: How to Schedule & Coordinate for Efficiency
You have just finished your work day and yet you have barely checked off any of the items on your to-do list. That sucks. The key is to effectively maximize your time so you can do the things you need...
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Make Better Decisions
"There are no take-backs—just as in life. You must think before you move." - Chess Grandmaster, Susan Polgar Life, like a game of chess, is purely the product of your decisions - some major *new job!? new car?*, some minor *sushi or veggie bu...
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Executive Coaching for Internal Coaches: How to Coach Leaders and High Potentials
Globally, HR and Talent Development professionals are called on to provide coaching for leaders and high potentials. Holding coaching sessions with leaders has proven to develop their abilities faster than sending them to training programs. These...
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The Power of Assessments to Inform Instructional Change
In the ADDIE model, you always evaluate training; otherwise, how would you know what to improve? In this path, we will be looking at how to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction according to: • ease of instructional technology...
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Tell Better Customer Stories
How to learn and tell the stories of your company and customers
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Technology in Learning: Understanding Affordances
This path is a series of lectures from Dr. Bill Cope, a Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Illinois. He is the Principal Investigator in a series of projects funded by the Institute of...
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The Basics of B2B Marketing Strategy
Learn some fundamental B2B marketing strategies to help your company get ahead in this digital marketplace. Content marketing, lead capturing, and funnel optimization are all covered in this path.
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Empowering Women in the Workforce
Feeling empowered is the result of committing to the work you do, inspiring those around you, and staying focused on your dreams - no matter how big. Empowered leaders cultivate empowerment in others by approaching challenges with courage, creativity,...
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How to Quit Your Job & Be Your Own Boss
Today, an astonishing one in seven of us run their own business. Self-employment is now, more than ever before, a realistic dream for millions – and while no one will ever claim it’s easy, it might just be the best...
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Entreprenuership: Advice and guidance from a serial entrepreneur
Looking to start a business or grow an existing business, find tools and resources you need here from a serial entrepreneur.
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How to Utilize Webinars For Remote Employees
Due to the rise in the number of employees now working remotely, companies now must set up a form of communication in order to maintain training, productivity, and continuity with their employees. Many have turned to webinars in order to...
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Assistant To The Director of Service Learning & Civic Engagement
This path will give you a full understanding of the responsibilities required for this position as well as teach you the skills required.
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Mastering your Inbox is 90% Mindset, 10% Hands-On
As emails increase, we tune out more and over time become even less responsive. As incoming messages become increasingly challenging to navigate in volume and or urgency, here are a few ways managing your inbox that can be done on...
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Want That Job? Here's How To Get It
Finding a new job (or your first job) can seem like an exhaustive process, but we’ve got your back! Before you go furiously updating your resume and tailoring cover letters for every position you see, make sure you know what...
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Navigating Your Career
If there is one thing that school doesn’t teach you, it’s how to navigate your career properly. Instead, you’re left to rely on advice from your (well-meaning but often misguided) family members--and somehow decide which of the million career resources...
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Getting Started with Ruby
Ruby is a popular programming language that's easy to learn. Developed by Yukihiro Matsumoto in the mid-1990s, this is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. In this path, you'll find resources ...
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Building Teams that Rock
Like a great rock band, healthy teams amplify the diverse talents and skills of each member and harness the collective energy produced to move things forward. Learn what it takes to build a healthy and engaged team, why diversity in...
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Key Project Management Methodologies and Tools to Ensure Successful Completion of The Course Development Process
You have built an initial connection with the subject-matter expert (SME) and have also fostered an environment for collaboration. Now, what else should an instructional designer (ID) be versed in to ensure that course deliverable are achieved successfully? The answer...
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Cutting Through the Noise - PR & Brand Strategy for Startups
What gets new startups noticed? Going Viral!? Ok, sure - for the few lucky enough to hit the viral jackpot. For most new businesses, cutting through the noise of a saturated market and a plethora of distractive content means putting...
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Leading Your Team Through Change
Large-scale organizational change has always been difficult, and there's no shortage of research showing that a majority of transformations continue to fail. Use these resources to learn how to successfully lead the next change at your organization.
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Moving Your Learning Online: Some Tips
Hopefully, this learning path will help you when you need to switch from delivering learning in a face-to-face environment to an online experience. We can often assume that simply uploading our content to an online environment will do the job,...
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