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Microlearning is the focus this week!

In case you didn’t hear, an educational technology company recently registered the generic term “Microlearning” for a trademark. Industry experts were quite surprised by this announcement, as Synapse was too. There hasn’t been this much controversy about a generic phrase since Pat Riley trademarked

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Synapse Feature Update: Assessments

We've rolled out a new version with exciting changes, features, and improvements! 

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Instructional Design or no Instructional Design... that is the question!

There have been many articles written about the Death of Instructional Design. Whether you believe Instructional Design is a dying breed or one that is evolving into something new, the question is really “Is instructional design a skill or a job role?”

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Synapse Feature Update: Export Projects as XML

We've rolled out a new version with exciting changes, features, and improvements! 

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10 Quick Tips about Building Online Training

What should you know before you build online training? In the past, most online training was created by either specialists (instructional designers) using “eLearning authoring tools” or by subject matter experts (SME) using PowerPoint slides (not really online “education”, but rather more like...

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Why You Should Use Employee-Generated Content for Training

As Facebook, Amazon, and Yelp have proven, user-generated content is much more respected by consumers than company promoted content. So, wouldn’t it make sense for training departments to complement the company's offering with employee produced content? It’s not to say that employees can build all...

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