In our last blog post, we discussed why certification to ISO standards is an important criterion when evaluating Language Service Providers. It functions not only as a globally recognized form of accreditation but shows that the certified LSPs are committed to a quality management system and offer services in line with international standards and industry […]
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Just when you’ve figured out your learning and development budget for 2019, along comes some stats about mobile learning that may change your priorities. These statistics indicate a fundamental shift in how your employees are changing how they access information and learning. Whether you’ve realized it or not, your employees have been learning using mobile
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Here you are, you have done it! You have finalized your content and your translation budget is approved, but when you call your language service provider to set up a project you hear that your dedicated translation team is not available – they’re out on holiday. Anyone who interacts regularly with international business partners is
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When asking an experienced learning designer about gamification, a common starting point is: “What types of gamification can you make?” While the question seems straightforward, clients asking it are often trying to address two distinct needs: Here is a breakdown of how gamification works in modern eLearning, how to categorize your options, and how to
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Is this story familiar to you? You took a 20-minute online course a month ago on the company’s new privacy guidelines. You’re about to email a third-party vendor some business data about your customers and you’re not sure if doing so is within the company’s new guidelines. You remember taking the course, but not the
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Is this story familiar to you? You took a 20-minute online course a month ago on the company’s new privacy guidelines. You’re about to email a third-party vendor some business data about your customers and you’re not sure if doing so is within the company’s new guidelines. You remember taking the course, but not the
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Within two years, over half of your workforce will be comprised of tech-savvy Millennials who expect to be engaged at work. If you deliver your learning in traditional eLearning formats, you will not engage these employees effectively, which will increase the probability of employee turnover. In this competitive market, you can’t afford to lose employees
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Those involved in conducting multi-center clinical trials know that managing Adverse Event (AE) reports received from global trial sites can be very problematic, especially when the reports are in a different language, include handwritten notes, and are received in faint scanned and faxed format. As one clinical trial safety manager told us, “One of the
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Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in the eLearning space about MicroLearning. There are many books, webinars, and workshop sessions at learning conferences exploring various aspects of MicroLearning. Is this just the latest learning fad or is this a learning design that’s worthwhile? In this first blog of a mini-series, we’ll explore MicroLearning, why
Story design in eLearning is a hot topic. Just look at the schedule of any eLearning conference, and you’ll see many workshops that focus on different aspects of story design. Whether you are considering using story design for the first time, or you have used this approach in course development before, it’s a good idea
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