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Learning technologies

Learning technology is at the heart of both TrainingZone.co.uk and the L&D community and generates passionate debate – from ‘the training course is dead’ to ‘blended learning is bunk’!

If you are interested in elearning, mobile learning, blended learning, using virtual worlds, gaming for training, learning management systems, or social networking, then you have come to the right place.

Sustaining employee engagement through gamification

21/05/2012 - 09:30 - 595 reads

Video games have changed the way we play; they're now set to change working life as well. Ian Brownhill elaborates.

Training Talk: Social media and workplace training

16/05/2012 - 08:30 - 564 reads

In this the third edition of Training Talk, elearning provider SkillSoft talk about the impact of social media in the workplace.

How to choose an LMS and ensure its successful implementation

30/04/2012 - 09:30 - 1265 reads - 2 comments

Rob Caul provides a checklist of the key steps for selecting and implementing a Learning Management System.

The importance of social media usage for trainers in 2012

23/04/2012 - 09:00 - 1080 reads - 1 comment

Have you integrated social media into your organisation? Ian Gibbins provides an overview.

The business value of simulation in employee training pt2

23/04/2012 - 08:30 - 654 reads

Harry Daglas continues his look at how the energy industry is pushing forward with 3D and simulation in training.

TZ soundbites: Charles Gould

18/04/2012 - 10:17 - 743 reads

whisper, listen, mouths, talking, secrets

Recently TrainingZone caught up with Brightwave's Charles Gould to talk LMS requirements, informal learning, evaluation and the budget.

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Jeremy Humphries: "We have a vast array of fantastic talent"

18/04/2012 - 08:30 - 626 reads

What does the future look like for employees of the TV and film industry? We caught up with Skills2Film's Jeremy Humphries to find out.

The value of simulation in employee training pt1

18/04/2012 - 08:00 - 631 reads

Harry Daglas tells the community about how the energy industry is pushing forward with 3D and simulation in training.

Insight: 41% of enterprises considering rolling out training on tablets

11/04/2012 - 12:23 - 1195 reads - 1 comment

New research predicts the extinction of the projector and desktop PC as interactive, digital enterprise training on personal consumer devices takes o...

Training Talk: Innovations in elearning

04/04/2012 - 09:30 - 2920 reads - 1 comment

In the first edition of Training Talk, a new series of vox pops, elearning provider SkillSoft talk about what innovations they think are coming our way this year.

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Learning Myths

You only remember 10% of what you read

Donald H Taylor, the chairman of the Learning Technologies conference, is a regular contributor to TrainingZone. He set out to challenge some frequently used 'learning myths' in a popular series on site:

You only remember 10% of what you read

You only use 10% of your brain

You can also read Martin Shovel's expose of the Mehrabian myth - that only 7% of communication is through speech.