Finding a way to leverage AI in skill training and avoid common leaderboard mistakes
How can you create learning pathways that support each stage of the development journey? What are the best ways to get the most results on a shoestring budget? In no particular order, here are guest authored articles from the past month covering L&D trends and emerging technologies.

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5 guest authored articles covering L&D trends
1. AI as Unexpected Coach: Helping L&D Professionals Master Non-Technical Skills by Kalani Rao
Why do non-technical skills matter now more than ever? Kalyani Rao explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping communication, creativity, empathy and stakeholder skills for the future of learning and development.
2. How to leverage your elearning courses into a certification program by Sarah Sedgman
Creating effective learning materials and learning pathways is critical to the success of any certification program. Sarah Sedgman discusses how to design a certification program from the ground up and create alignment courses that support every step of the learner journey, including testing.
3. Instructional design on shoes by Marina Urshavsky
Discover practical, time-tested strategies for creating meaningful elearning on a shoestring budget. Whether you’re part of a department, a freelancer, or a small team, Marina Urshavsky highlights ways to help you maximize impact while minimizing costs.
4. Why Most Leaderboards Fail to Engage Students by Charlie Hopkins-Brancombe
Leaderboards can be one of the most engaging social gamification features for students, but often fail to deliver on their promise. Charlie Hopkins-Brancombe looks at common mistakes teachers make in implementing leaderboards and presents best practices for engaging learning.
5. How to Turn Your New AI Processes into Iterative Systems by Brandon Berry
Most of our processes start as ideas that improve when put to the test. Brandon Berry discovered that after tests are over and lessons learned, you shouldn’t forget to update your organization’s memory.
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