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Learning Matters

Trends, tips and practical takeaways—the D2L blog can help take teaching and learning to the next level.

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The Ultimate Guide to Instructional Design

Our experts break down what instructional design is, what instructional designers do and share tips for creating engaging, inclusive educational content that learners will love.

Adapting to Today’s Learners: Key Insights From Our Webinar

Change is the only constant—a well-known adage and one to which higher education is no exception.

Associations: Three Ways to Upgrade Your Learning Game This Leap Day

This month we gain an extra day, one that comes our way only once every four years. How will you spend yours?

Top Three Takeaways From Episode 1 of Our New Webinar Series

Membership associations are ideally placed to provide learning and training opportunities to members eager to continue their professional development and stay up to date on industry trends. However, they do face some challenges, including how, when and where learning happens. If associations can meet members’ expectations, they can capitalise on the huge opportunity learning presents—to unlock new revenue streams and diversify the member value proposition through learning.

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What Is Lifelong Learning?

Many people think learning stops when they leave school or university, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Lifelong learning creates opportunities to develop skills beyond the classroom. In the workplace, it can allow employees to gain new skills and grow in their careers. Meanwhile, employers can reap the benefits of a workforce that’s continually refreshing and building its skills.

Revolutionising learning spaces: adapting virtual environments to meet the needs of today’s learners

As many students now learn through a blended approach—a hybrid mix of in-person and online—how can educators ensure a single, cohesive learning experience? Physical and virtual environments have their own characteristics, but a learning platform can bridge the divide for effective and engaging learning.

A look ahead to 2024 in higher education

Education evolves, just as the world of work and the way we all live our lives evolves. Teaching used to take place only in classrooms, lecture halls and other physical spaces. Now, technology and in particular online learning platforms enable fully online tuition as well as blended in-person and virtual learning experiences.

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