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Jun 26, 2023
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Notification Management: Tips for Different Types of Employee Leave

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Learn how to manage your employees' training notifications while they're spending time out of the office.
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May 3, 2023
Designing for All: Creating Accessible Content in OttoLearn
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Discover how to make your content accessible in OttoLearn and ensure everyone benefits, and finds value, in your training.
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Mar 8, 2023
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With OttoLearn's Engagement Summary email, you'll have an always know which learners are — or, more importantly, are not — engaging.
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6/26/23
Notification Management: Tips for Different Types of Employee Leave
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5/3/23
Designing for All: Creating Accessible Content in OttoLearn
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3/8/23
Stay Informed with OttoLearn's Engagement Summary Email
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2/22/23
Put Training at Your Learner’s Fingertips With Ottolearn's Mobile App
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2/8/23
Create Learning Content for a Global Audience Using OttoLearn (Part 2)
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1/25/23
Create Learning Content for a Global Audience Using OttoLearn (Part 1)
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12/13/22
Your Guide to Learning Analytics in OttoLearn
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11/22/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Rewards Analytics Panel
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11/16/22
Analytics Deep Dive Mastery Points Analytics Panel
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11/9/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Knowledge Card Analytics Panel
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10/31/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Knowledge Gaps & Lifts Analytics Panel
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10/25/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Assignment Engagement Analytics Panel
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10/19/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Learner Engagement Analytics Panel
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10/12/22
Analytics Deep Dive: Overview Analytics Panel
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9/6/22
The Best Way to Evolve Your Training: Feedback
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9/5/22
Generate Excitement With a Rewards Store
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9/2/22
Boost Engagement with Leaderboards and Contests
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6/8/22
Otto’s New Learning Interface Enhances Learner Engagement
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11/19/21
OttoLearn wins Gold at 2021 LearnX Live Awards
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10/11/21
How Your Online Training Platform Helps with Employee Retention
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9/13/21
How Microlearning Supports the ‘New Normal’ in Corporate Training
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8/16/21
Burning Questions: How Does Microlearning Fit into Your eLearning Ecosystem?
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7/19/21
A Gamification eLearning Platform Can Improve Your Learning Culture
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6/21/21
Digital Job Aids Supercharge Your Performance Support Strategy
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5/24/21
Share the Right Microlearning Data with Your LRS
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4/26/21
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Deliver Effective Training for Adults?
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4/12/21
7 Ways OttoLearn Engages Learners & Extends Learning
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3/29/21
Reap the Benefits of Active Learning in Employee Training
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3/15/21
Why Use Contests and Leaderboards for Effective Team Training
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3/1/21
OttoLearn’s LMS Integrations Enhance Learner Experience
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2/15/21
Virtual Team Building with Microlearning Can Reduce Work-From-Home Stress
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2/1/21
Why You Should Tap the Power of Deliberate Practice
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1/18/21
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Deliver Remote Employee Training?
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1/4/21
Catch Your Learners Doing Something Right!
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12/28/20
Top 10 Ways to Explore Microlearning!
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12/7/20
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Be Both Engaging and Effective?
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11/30/20
4 Ways to Use Spaced Repetition Effectively
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11/23/20
Reap the Benefits of Rapid Authoring & Training Updates
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11/16/20
Build Microlearning with Knowledge Maps to Improve Training Outcomes
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11/9/20
How to Fit Microlearning into Your Training Program
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11/2/20
5 Reasons to Use Microlearning for Your Compliance Training
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10/26/20
Burning Questions: What Are the Elements of Effective Microlearning?
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10/19/20
Turn the Forgetting Curve into a Retention Strategy
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10/12/20
Motivate Learners with Meaningful Gamification
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10/5/20
Bring Training into the Workflow with the Right Microlearning Platform
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9/28/20
Warm Up Your Fall with These HOT Microlearning Blog Posts
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9/21/20
You Can Win the Battle against ‘Confident Misinformation’
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9/14/20
Continuous Learning Leads to Continuous Performance Support
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9/7/20
Learn to Love Learner Feedback
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8/31/20
Mix It Up: Interleaved Learning Boosts Knowledge Retention
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8/24/20
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Help Workers Tame the Time Famine?
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8/17/20
Enhance Learner Experience (LX) with Adaptive Microlearning
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8/10/20
You Use Microlearning Every Day
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8/3/20
Effective Microlearning Design Boosts Impact
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7/27/20
Use Gamification to Boost Motivation — and Learning
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7/20/20
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Measure Actual Learning?
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7/13/20
How Does Performance Support Enhance Self-Directed Learning?
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7/6/20
Microlearning: Effective Training Anywhere
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6/29/20
Microlearning Solves Your Toughest Training Challenges
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6/22/20
Microlearning Offers On-Demand Performance Support
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6/15/20
Soteria120 & OttoLearn Protect Workers, Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
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6/8/20
Mitigate COVID-19 Risk with OttoLearn
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6/1/20
Does your eLearning vendor eat their own dog food?
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5/25/20
Reskill Your Workforce with Microlearning
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5/18/20
Prepare Your Front-Line Workers to Battle COVID-19!
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5/11/20
10 Ways Artificial Intelligence and L&D Intersect
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5/4/20
Everboarding: Turn Online Training into Constant Learning
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4/27/20
Deploy Tactical Training to Win World War C
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4/13/20
Microlearning 101: A Comprehensive Introduction
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4/6/20
Pivot to Microlearning
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3/30/20
7 Ways Microlearning Helps You Reduce Cognitive Load
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3/23/20
Leverage Microlearning to Keep Learners Risk-Free
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3/16/20
Shape Learning & Build Retention with Formative Feedback
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3/9/20
Burning Questions: Will Microlearning Appeal to My Multigenerational Workforce?
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3/2/20
Entice Gig Workers to Engage More Deeply — with Microlearning
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2/24/20
Where’s the Beef?
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2/17/20
Are You Considering the Nuclear Option?
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2/10/20
Effective Training Is Friction-Free
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2/3/20
Simplify Multilingual Content with the Right Microlearning Platform
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1/27/20
Instructional Scaffolding Flexibly Supports all Learners
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1/20/20
How OttoLearn Uses Game Mechanics to Leverage Learners’ Motivation
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1/13/20
Burning Questions: How Can I Reduce Employee Turnover?
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1/6/20
Microlearning Gamification: Not Just Playing Games
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12/30/19
That's a Wrap! Our 5 Most Popular OttoLearn Blog Posts of 2019
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12/16/19
Top 10 eLearning Myths EXPLODED!
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12/9/19
Most Harassment-Prevention Training Doesn’t Work
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12/2/19
How Is eLearning Like the Company T-shirt?
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11/25/19
You Need Better (Training) Insurance!
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11/18/19
Why Spaced Repetition Is Critical for Learning & Retention
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11/11/19
On Trend & On Point: OttoLearn at DevLearn 2019
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11/7/19
Girls S.T.E.A.M. Press Release
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11/4/19
Burning Questions: What Does Mobile-First Learning Mean?
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10/28/19
2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey
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10/21/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Make My Employees Love Compliance Training?
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10/7/19
OttoLearn Q3 Feature Updates
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9/30/19
Uncover Training ROI with Free Data Analysis Tool: Power BI
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9/23/19
The Microlearner's Bill of Rights
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9/16/19
Training: Special Event or Stepping Stone?
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9/9/19
Did You Miss This Summer’s "Hottest" Reading?
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9/2/19
Choose Microlearning for Scalable and Personalized Learning
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8/26/19
Empower Self-directed Learning with Adaptive, Gamified Microlearning
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8/19/19
What IS Microlearning Anyway?
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8/12/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Finally Be a Gateway to Calculating Real ROI?
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8/5/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Actually Ensure That Learners Master Content and Retain Knowledge?
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7/29/19
Learner Engagement Starts at the Top
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7/22/19
We Don't Need No Education!
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7/15/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Challenge of Managing Enrollments?
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7/8/19
OttoLearn Q2 Feature Updates
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7/1/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Stress of Chasing Learners?
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6/24/19
Otto Meets Bloom: A Firm Foundation for Advanced Knowledge Application
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6/17/19
Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Pain of Managing Annual Compliance Training?
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6/10/19
Want Learner Engagement? Turn Learner Feedback Upside Down!
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6/4/19
Move Past the Forgetting Curve
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5/27/19
Comprehensive Cyber Security Training: Free from OttoLearn
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5/20/19
Want Better Retention? Give Learners a Break!
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5/13/19
eLearning Plus MicroLearning Equals Dynamic Digital Learning
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5/8/19
Q1 Feature Updates
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5/6/19
What Trainers Can Learn from Marketers About ROI
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4/22/19
Give Learners a Reason to Care
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4/15/19
The Case for Agile Microlearning
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4/8/19
Why Your Course Completions are Misleading You
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4/1/19
What Trainers Should Learn from Marketers About Engagement
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3/25/19
Gamified Microlearning: The Definitive Guide to Effective Content
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3/18/19
Crowd Favorites: Our 9 Most Popular Otto Blog Posts!
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3/11/19
OttoLearn's Knowledge Cards Have Been Released!
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3/4/19
The Top eLearning Trends in 2019: A Comparison
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2/25/19
3 Reasons eLearning Fails (and How to Fix Them)
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2/18/19
A Tale of Nine Trainers
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2/11/19
Continuous Microlearning Ups Compliance Training Engagement
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2/4/19
Top 10 Reasons to Choose OttoLearn as Your Mastery & Retention Platform
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1/28/19
5 Signs You Need Agile Microlearning
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1/21/19
Build your own Training Analytics Dashboard for Free!
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1/14/19
The State of Microlearning: OttoLearn’s 2019 Q1 Roadmap
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1/7/19
"Make it Stick" with OttoLearn
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12/31/18
Forget Courses! Deliver Strategic Training Interventions for Immediate Results
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12/24/18
Sneak Peek: Real Learning Tech Trends for 2019
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12/17/18
Microlearning vs. Adaptive Microlearning: What's the Difference?
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12/11/18
OttoLearn Wins Gold in Brandon Hall Technology Awards
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12/10/18
Accelerate Multilingual Projects with OttoLearn
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12/3/18
Customizing Your OttoLearn Analytics Dashboard
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11/26/18
The OttoLearn Corporate Playbook
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11/19/18
Creating Compliance Training Learners Will Love: Whitepaper
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11/12/18
OttoLearn’s Q3 Feature Update
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11/5/18
Taking Agile Microlearning to DevLearn 2018
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10/29/18
The OttoLearn Multi-location Retail Playbook
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10/22/18
Bonjour, Hallo, Ciao! OttoLearn Has 8 New Supported Languages
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10/15/18
Image & Video Support Has Arrived!
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10/1/18
Image & Video Support is Coming Soon!
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9/24/18
Your LMS is a Cargo Ship & It Needs a Speedboat
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9/17/18
The OttoLearn Professional Sales Playbook
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9/10/18
Where are you on the Training Intent Index™ ?
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8/13/18
DIY Adaptive Microlearning
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7/23/18
ICYMI: Watch the Enhanced Engagement & Advanced Analytics Webinar Recording
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6/18/18
Introducing Our Content Studio!
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6/4/18
The OttoLearn Certification Prep Playbook
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5/28/18
ICYMI: Our 9 Best
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5/22/18
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!
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5/14/18
The Cognitive Science Behind OttoLearn
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5/7/18
ICYMI: Migrating To Microlearning: The Webinar
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4/30/18
The OttoLearn Not-for-Profit Playbook
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4/23/18
OttoLearn Cyber-Security Training Saved My Computer!
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4/16/18
Why Training Matters
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4/9/18
The End of Annual Compliance Training?
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4/2/18
The OttoLearn Contact Center Playbook
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3/26/18
Exposed! Two Secret Factors of Learner Engagement
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3/19/18
The Secret to Increasing Learner Engagement
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3/12/18
Can OttoLearn be Used for Initial Training?
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3/5/18
Viva la Revolution in Pricing!
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2/26/18
The 6 Promises of Microlearning, Plus One That’s Shocking
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2/20/18
Learning, Forgetting & Trivial Pursuit™
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2/12/18
The OttoLearn Franchisor Playbook
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2/5/18
When Depressed, DISRUPT!
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1/30/18
What Google, Netflix, and Nest Teach Us About Microlearning
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1/22/18
Your Robot Tutor is Arriving
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1/15/18
The OttoLearn Manufacturers Playbook
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1/8/18
What an Uber Driver Taught Me (About Data-Driven* Decisions)
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1/1/18
2018 Will Be the Year of Microlearning
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12/25/17
Santa's Workshop Playbook
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12/18/17
A Tale of Two Trainings
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12/11/17
What Pigeons, AlphaGo, and Spock Teach Us About Learning
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12/4/17
The OttoLearn Academic Playbook
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11/27/17
The Vanity Metric of Course Completions or “Sprints vs. Marathons”
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11/20/17
Personalized Learning is a Walk in the Park
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11/13/17
DevLearn: The Future is Here — and the Future is Microlearning
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11/6/17
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10/23/17
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