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Will Your Course Even Sell When There Is So Much Free Content Out There?
Will Your Course Even Sell When There is SO Much Free Content Out There? Here’s why Your Online Course Beats Free Content Every Time Ever find yourself asking, “Why would anyone buy my course when there’s so much free stuff out there?” How about you instead ask yourself ‘If I need to solve a problem…
How To Craft Magnetic & Compelling Learning Outcomes To Build & Sell a Quality Online Course
Author: Sarah Cordiner (PGCE Ed & BA Hons Ed), Qualified Course Creation Specialist Learning outcomes are one of the most underestimated and overlooked elements of creating and selling an online course; and with the course creation training sector being dominated by marketers over qualified educators, many course creators are missing this absolutely CRITICAL step…
[REPORT]: The Future of Education and Training – Beyond 2020
What Is The Future of Adult Education & Training From 2020? Author: Sarah Cordiner It is impossible for us to accurately predict the future of the post-compulsory education & training sector with any certainty. However, we can be certain that it will be different. The current landscape and trends over the past 5-10 years can…
17 Ways To Cultivate a Learning Culture in Your Organisation
The learning culture of an organisation can be easily overthrown by even the most formidable learning and development departments Strategy cannot always ensure success. The learning culture of an organisation can be easily overthrown by even the most formidable learning and development departments. Creating sustainable organisational change means having a strong and effective culture around…
The Three Major Impacts That ‘Environment’ Can Have on Adult Learning Programs
We do not learn in isolation All adult learning, even self-directed learning, rarely occurs “in splendid isolation from the world in which the learner lives; it is intimately related to that world and affected by it”. (Jarvis, 1987). Adult learning does not occur in a vacuum. What we need or want to learn, the opportunities…
How To Enhance and Inform Your Training Plans Using Accredited Frameworks
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to training design. Most of the hard work has already been done for you” @CordinerSarah Use what’s already freely available to help you create quality learning experiences We’ve all heard of the old saying ‘don’t reinvent the wheel’, yet many educators and course designers still…
7 Ways To Increase Practical Participation in Online Learning
The Need for Involved Learning There is no learning quite like getting your hands stuck in and learning your profession by ‘just doing it’. Allowing our learners to ‘have a go’ in a situation as close to real-life as possible will enhance the learning experience considerably, as we retain more information when we physically practise…
8 Ways To Engage the Right Brain Learner in Your Online Courses
8 Ways To Engage the Right Brain Learner in Your Online Courses The left side of our brain is the logical, analytical and strategic side of us; whereas the right side of our brain is the visual, creative and conceptual side of us. Most people fall more into one side than another the majority of…
How To Engage Heart-Centered Learners in Your Online Courses
When we are creating courses of any kind, it is critical that we consider the many different learning preferences and learner characteristics that our course will need to engage. In other articles I have talked about how to engage global vs analytical learners; left brain vs right brain learners, kinaesthetic, visual and audio preferences –…
The 8 Fundamental Principles Of Adult Learning That Every Course Creator Should Know
The 8 Fundamental Principles Of Adult Learning That Every Course Creator & Training Professional Should Know As professionals in the training and education space, it is essential that we understand the unique learning requirements of our adult learners to ensure that our training interventions are effective. The process of engaging adult learners in a learning…