Gamification: What Is It and How Can You Use It to Engage Employees

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Knowledge retention and skill development are typically goals when organizations design training programs. Keeping employees engaged through the coursework is essential to achieving those objectives. Without engagement, it’s easy for learners to functionally tune out, reducing how much information they’ll recall later. Fortunately, it’s possible to boost employment by harnessing the power of gamification. Here’s […]

Custom Content Development Watch List 2023 – Clarity Consultants Named Again

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CAMPBELL, CA – May 25, 2023 Clarity Consultants was named to the custom content development watch list for 2023 by Training Industry, marking our second consecutive year on this prestigious recognition list. This list honors companies excelling in instructional course design and development for external use.   Training Industry announced that Clarity Consultants was named […]

Top eLearning Trends for 2023

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eLearning continues to evolve, leading to new trends aiming to boost the learner experience, yield better results, and create more value for learners and organizations. In recent years, eLearning has increasingly taken center stage because it supports training for remote or distributed teams. As a result, advancements are occurring quicker, causing trends to shift rapidly. […]

How to Create an Effective L&D Strategy

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Learning and development (L&D) are critical for cultivating a capable workforce and supporting educational objectives. As a result, it’s wise to have a plan in place to ensure an L&D program is aligned with broader organizational goals and learners’ needs. Often, figuring out the best approach feels challenging on the surface, but it can be […]

Significance of eLearning in the Workplace

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Today, seizing opportunities to develop a workforce for the current challenges and those it’ll face in the future is increasingly critical. Labor shortages and skill gaps are pervasive. As a result, companies can’t solely rely on outside hires to shore up weak points on teams. Instead, they need to embrace concepts like upskilling by using […]

4 Ways eLearning Can Help With Onboarding & Employee Retention

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If you’ve ever experienced the onboarding process yourself or you’ve tried to organize it for new hires, you understand just how overwhelming it can be. Organizing a facilitator and a meeting place is costly and time-consuming. It also isn’t as effective as you may think it is. No one wants to sit through hours of […]

What Does an Instructional Designer Do?

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While developing learning and development (L&D) strategies for their organization, many company leaders are introduced to the concept of instructional design. In turn, they’re frequently made aware of professionals in instructional designer roles. However, not all organizational leaders fully know what an instructional designer is or what they do. With that in mind, here’s an […]

Here’s How Instructional Design Can Aid Employee Onboarding

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When applied to employee onboarding, instructional design strategies and best practices are highly advantageous. The core instructional design principles often focus on boosting engagement and knowledge retention, both of which enhance the experience and increase the training success rates. Adopting the various instructional design best practices is also relatively simple, making them easy to incorporate […]

3 Ways Training Can Be Used to Fill Learning Gaps in the Workplace

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In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, ensuring employees have comprehensive skill sets is increasingly critical for companies that want to remain competitive. However, this is challenging in the current landscape. Skill gaps are pervasive, so recruiting candidates with the missing capabilities is only sometimes practical. Fortunately, learning and development (L&D) initiatives can be used to fill […]

Five Reasons Why Frequent Training Keeps Employees Engaged

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Employee engagement is commonly a top concern for companies, as engaged employees are classically more productive and offer more robust outputs. However, finding a strategy for boosting engagement isn’t always straightforward. Every worker is different, so their needs and priorities might not match those of their colleagues. However, one approach that’s nearly guaranteed to produce […]

What Is Instructional Design and Why Do You Need It?

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Instructional design is a crucial aspect of eLearning that involves creating compelling and engaging coursework or instructional modules that align with specific training goals. The field looks beyond simple information sharing. Instead, it promotes learning by using various mechanisms to maintain learner attention and boost knowledge retention. Without instructional design, creating engaging and value-adding courses […]