India can count itself among the most religious countries in the world. Pilgrimages have been an integral aspect of this religiosity. Millions undertake pilgrimages across temples, churches, masjids, dargahs, and other sacred sites. However, this newspaper, dissecting NSSO figures for 2014-15, has found that though the share of pilgrims among India’s domestic tourists (7.7%) is […]
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The inauguration of the Ram Mandir on Monday was marked by religious fervour. The function also had politics written all over with the Prime Minister (PM) doing the consecration of the Ram Lalla idol with the RSS sarsanghchalak and the Uttar Pradesh CM in attendance. This is hardly surprising since the temple has been a […]
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eLearning Revolution: Optimizing Rapid eLearning For Remote Training As remote work continues to reshape the professional landscape, the demand for seamless training solutions has reached unprecedented levels. Rapid eLearning stands out as a beacon in this scenario, offering organizations a means to provide precisely timed and tailored content for their dispersed workforces. Yet, the key […]
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7 Tips For Teaching Large Online Classes And Handling Your Workload Many online teachers struggle to cope with large online classes. Online teaching is already challenging enough. But when your student numbers feel like they’re starting to approach the population of a small country, it’s hard not to panic. Most of us just sigh, stir […]
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Action Mapping And Impact What’s action mapping, and how does it increase impact while saving you from drowning in content? It’s a mashup of performance consulting and backward design, with a focus on real-world behaviors rather than assessment questions.– Cathy Moore [1] If I had to pinpoint one single thing that made a big difference […]
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ChatGPT’s Role In Learner Analytics The ability to tailor educational strategies to individual learner needs is not just an advantage but a necessity in eLearning. This is where the concept of data-driven learning comes into play, an approach that eLearning designers are increasingly adopting. The integration of AI technologies like ChatGPT in this realm opens […]
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Video Conferencing Is Here To Stay In the past, when colleagues who were not in the same location had to communicate, they usually phoned or sent emails. Now, video conferencing tools have made things much more manageable and allow coworkers to communicate efficiently while bridging the geographical gap. Also, organizations can hire top talent from […]
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Support Global Teams With eLearning Initiatives Deloitte’s 2020 Global Human Capital Trends survey revealed a prevailing sentiment among all organizations–a recognition that a substantial portion of their workforce, ranging from half to the entirety, required reskilling between 2020 and 2023. And this was during the early stages of the pandemic. In the present, the imperative […]
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Three new government-backed multi-state cooperatives launched in the past year are projected to handle more than $1 billion worth of commerce and trade in the next five years. The Union government aims to develop these entities as the fulcrum of the country’s agricultural economy, which contributes nearly 15% of the country’s gross value added (GVA) […]
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It could not have been grander than this. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, with the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath beside him, consecrated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday. An invited audience of 8,000 people, including the country’s business tycoons, film stars, sporting icons, politicians, sadhus, and achievers across […]