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The Benefits of Online Learning for Working Professionals
How working adults can fit online study around a job: where flexibility helps, what it really costs in money and time, and how to stay motivated for months.
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Professional Learning
Online study, training and networks for working adults.
How to Use Virtual Reality in Corporate Training
A practical look at simulation-style practice for workplace skills with VR headsets, including what it suits, what it costs and who may be left out.
Learning on the Job Through Mentors
How to gain skills from colleagues and mentors at work: finding the right person, asking for useful help, and making the relationship work for both sides.
Making a Career Learning Plan
A step-by-step way to map the skills you want to build over a year: choosing priorities, setting milestones, fitting study into work and reviewing progress.
The Benefits of Microlearning for Busy Professionals
How short, focused lessons can fit into gaps in a work day, what they do well, where they fall short, and how to build a habit that actually sticks.
The Benefits of Online Certification Programs
What an online certificate can and cannot show employers, plus practical questions to ask to check that a certification program is worth your time and money.
The Benefits of Online Communities for Professional Development
How peer groups and professional networks online can offer career advice, skill sharing and accountability, and how to join in without wasting time.
The Benefits of Online Courses for Professional Development
How to choose online courses that build real career skills, what separates a good course from a weak one, and how to apply what you learn at work.
The Role of Gamification in Corporate Training
How game elements such as points, badges and leaderboards are used in workplace training, what they can add, and the situations in which they backfire.
The Role of Microlearning in Corporate Training
How organizations break training into short modules, from the course designer's side: planning, content design, delivery, measurement and common pitfalls.
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