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Gamification is the process of using game elements in a non-game context. It has many advantages over traditional learning approaches, including: increasing learner motivation levels, improving knowledge retention, and better learner engagement through social mechanisms like badges, points, or leaderboards.

In our modern world, technology is naturally a driving force behind learning and the development of curricula. To achieve better results from learners, today’s educators are increasingly utilizing cutting-edge digital tools and strategies in their teaching methods. Gamification for learning is one of these strategies used increasingly by teachers around the world.  Using gamified elements can positively impact student engagement and collaboration, allowing them to learn more efficiently as a result.

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Ever noticed how your attention wanders off midway through a meeting or lecture? Why can’t people remember everything that they are being taught and trained to do? You may have a feeling that traditional learning methods aren’t the most valuable type. And to prove the point, recent studies have shown the deficiencies of these traditional methods and verified the effectiveness of a new approach: microlearning.

But, what is microlearning? What is the science behind the efficiency of this strategy? Let’s check it out!

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The evolution of technology has shifted from the classroom setting to eLearning, and now to mLearning or mobile learning. So why this shift?

Let’s look at some mobile statistics and trends:

• 86% of email users access their email accounts via mobile devices
• Consumers spend over five hours a day on their smartphones
• Around 70% of web traffic is generated by mobile devices
• 49.6% of emails opened in the US were on a smartphone
• Mobile video consumption rises by 100% every year

So, as you can see, more and more people rely on their mobile devices for their day-to-day interactions. And, if you aren’t using mLearning within your training program, you should.

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Employees arrive on the job with specific skills and aptitudes and typically discover additional ways to contribute while navigating the workplace setting. But when it comes to teaching new skills, cold corporate trainings in desolate conference rooms should hit the curb. Mobile learning is fast, fun, and scalable. It also comes with a wealth of other individual and corporate benefits.

In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, mobile learning is reshaping the workforce. As many as 90% of organizations already rely on digital learning in some capacity. Why should your organization consider giving it a go?

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Gamification has been used for years in online gaming and education. It has been used by companies to make their courses more fun and engaging. However, it is only recently that gamification has become popular in eLearning. Gamification is an approach to game design and gameplay. It’s often associated with online gaming but has also been used in mobile and web-based applications. This article will look at the benefits of gamification and discuss the way it is being used in eLearning.

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Cast your memory back to about 10 years ago, when mobile learning was first emerging in the mainstream media. It seemed ludicrous that employers had spent so long trying to banish mobile phones from their workplace and now they were encouraging them in order to hit their monthly training goals.

Fast forward to the present day and almost half of all organizations (47%) use mobile devices in their training programs. Many still assume it’s a trend that will die a slow death like all the other employee training phenomenon, but mobile learning is here to stay, and here’s why.

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73% of teachers say that blended learning increases engagement. 60% of them say that this learning approach increases academic ability. There are many more statistics that illustrate how productive blended learning is. But what makes it so effective?

Many components of blended learning have been used commonly in the past but were utilized separately. Blended learning filtered these methods and activities, developed some new ones, and combined them into a single approach based on 4 general principles. Some of them come from the achievements of the past, and some arise from mistakes that were made. Let’s look at each of them.

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Ever noticed how your attention wanders off midway through a meeting or lecture? Why can’t people remember everything that they are being taught and trained to do? You may have a feeling that traditional learning methods aren’t the most valuable type. And to prove the point, recent studies have shown the deficiencies of these traditional methods and verified the effectiveness of a new approach: microlearning.

But, what is microlearning? What is the science behind the efficiency of this strategy? Let’s check it out!

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Our brain has an active mechanism for forgetting in order to protect the brain from overloading. Our ability to remember is limited, but the ability to subconsciously train new skills is unlimited. The subconscious does not forget anything and helps adults to speak fluent English in less than a year.

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