deepa, Author at FocusU

deepa

deepa, Author at FocusU

August 15, 2021

How To Spice Up Your Learning & Development Initiatives?

A few years ago, in my previous job as a process trainer (for those who are new to the concept, process training is about imparting knowledge and nuances of a process or […]
July 15, 2021

How To Effectively Collect Feedback For Digital Learning Courses?

I learnt things the hard way and this blog is an attempt to reflect on the mistakes I made while collecting feedback for online game-based learning courses and gamified content. In my experience this holds true regardless of the type of content – gamified, storified, serious games, elearning, microlearning or nanolearning. If you are an online learning designer or just someone who is learning using online courses, I hope you add to my points and further help me and other learning designers become better.
July 14, 2021

6 Leadership Development Trends To Watch Out In 2021

The organizations and the L&D ecosystems, worldwide, are witnessing an unprecedented shift in operational practices. And these changes bring a host of new trends and leadership practices for leaders to adapt to, and cope up with. Let’s take a look at the top 6 for this year.
July 10, 2021

Using the ‘State Of Flow’ to Curate Better Learning & Development Modules

In a state of flow, you feel extremely absorbed in the activity and it makes you extremely happy. Let’s take a look at a few simple, yet powerful steps that can help you in designing self-paced gamified learning and/or team building modules.
June 22, 2021

How To Use Storification To Design Impactful Learning Content?

What if you could engage a learner by making them the heroes of the story? That’s where the magic of storytelling comes in.
June 11, 2021

4 Common Myths About Microlearning

Microlearning : A fad or impactful tool? Let’s dive into the myths surrounding the new kid kid on the digital learning block.
June 2, 2021

How to Effectively Use Microlearning As a Learning Tool for Your Organisation?

How’s the corporate training scenario at your organization? Do you think you have hit a wall with learning and training programs already? One major reason could be that even though your organisational […]
May 26, 2021

Lessons From An Unpublished Draft

How many times have you found yourself ‘almost’ attempting something and then leaving midway? Writing blogs would be such a hobby for me. And, this particular blog is inspired by one of […]
May 12, 2021

How can Gamification be used as a Learning Tool for Your Organisation?

Have you ever sat down to write something, say a blog? You open a word document only to end up staring at that blank word document for hours. Do you wonder if […]
February 24, 2021

What Makes Microlearning Engaging & Impactful?

It would seem that the world is finally getting back on its feet. With the pandemic becoming a familiar constant and precautions, the way of life – the new normal has arrived. […]