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We’ve all, I hope, heard about the benefits of spaced repetition. But hearing about it is one thing. Implementing it as a learning solution is quite another. We all know that repeating small chunks of information at timed intervals is the key to solidifying new information into memory. I think Duolingo is the current poster child for an application making use of spaced repetition. Read about it, check out Duolingo, and let’s continue this specific conversation later. Understanding spaced repeti
New employee on-boarding is hard on both the new hire and the manager. Most companies have a metaphorical onion of jargon, policies, procedures, and culture mores, and it can take weeks or even months for new employees to feel comfortable and be productive.
Employees are required to complete a lot of training during the year, so much so that it is simply impossible for them to remember everything that is asked of them. Sharon Boller spoke to these challenges in her recent white paper: “When Remembering Really Matters: Learning Strategies for Long-Term Retention.” The white paper includes strategies for both learning and remembering, emphasizing the need to improve the effectiveness of the initial training event as well as the post-training reinfor
In some organizations, training is a “check the box,” “we’ve always done it this way” activity. That may work in some situations, but what about when remembering really matters? Corporate learning professionals need strategies to improve both knowledge transfer during the initial learning event as well as the rate of long-term retention.
What will learners remember after taking your training? This white paper outlines four learning strategies that improve long term retention.
Spaced Retrieval avoids two inherent problems with mass practice (learning all the information at once); the problems of learner fatigue and the likelihood of interference with preceding and succeeding learning.
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