Sunday 6 August 2017

eLearning: Asynchronous Vs. Synchronous


Now -a- days, education or learning is much easier for the massive development of technology. Simply, elearning is training provided via computer or other digital device, allowing technology to facilitate learning anytime, anywhere.

Asynchronous eLearning​ allows people to take courses at any place at their own time and pace.Video Tutorial, ebook, M.C.Q.or puzzle solving etc. are some of the examples of asynchronous elearning.This is self study method; learners collect resources from internet or any other digital medium and learn those resources on their convenient time. In this method, no real time conversation with instructor occurs.

Synchronous eLearning​, on the other hand, requires an instructor and occurs in real time. In other words, synchronous eLearning is similar to a regular classroom experience except learners can take courses at any place, assuming a computer and Internet connection are available.

When it comes to learners’ preferences, the best delivery method often depends on their learning styles. Younger generations tend to enjoy asynchronous courses better because they are so used to all the “clicking” on computers and their mobile phones that learning on their computer at their own pace is like a second nature to them. Generations that grew up without computers, the Internet, or smartphones typically prefer synchronous eLearning experiences in which they are able to ask questions and participate in real time.

In order for an online course to be successful, it must be interesting and engaging to learners.To increase students success in classroom, I address multiple learning styles and ensure that all auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners are able to fully participate in the learning experience.

Writer:​ Shanon Manjur
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Monday 20 March 2017

Your Position in Workplace

What is your position in your workplace? Are you the one managing employees and tasks? Or you are working under your leader? Well I am in the first group but yes I also had the experience of working under leaders. So if you ask me obviously I would say I love to lead rather than being leaded. But is this the case for all of us? Let me speak honestly, I never felt like being a leader once. But as I have gained experience, I have gained the courage and skills to lead.

What does a leader need or what should be the quality of a leader? May be it depends on organizations but one theme is common everywhere. That is to give instructions and get it done! To get things done, there are ways. You can dominate your employees which is common among many managers or manager behaves friendly and even get his/her hands on the task himself/herself to inspires his followers. Both are required but it depends on whom you are leading. If an employee is sincere, workaholic then all you need to do is to inspire him/her. Compliment in a way which can show their faults but they don’t take it personally. Don’t take it in the wrong way. If an employee is not doing well, don’t follow the above method rather be polite and tell him/her what he/she is doing wrong. Try again and again. If you have to fire an employee then it’s your discredit that you have failed to lead him to success. Give your best shot and I am sure that poor performing employee will give you a result. If the result is still not satisfactory then you can let him/her go, but do try.
There can be many reasons for under performance. It can be personal, it can be work related, can be mental and so on. Make sure you have the ability to determine the cause. No, not asking to be telepathy. Discuss with an under performing employee, what’s wrong with him/her? Inspire them, advise them, leas them within your capability.

A good manager always plan everything considering all possible aspects. There can be occurrence, there can be sick team members and a good manager must take this into consideration and calculate the proper timing for performing any task. Never plan tightly. Keep the risk factor in the work schedule. May be this is the reason in book we will find it’s written, practical scenario is different. So if a task takes 3 hours to perform add an extra hour or 2 just to be safe. Time management is one of the most important task for a manager.

A manager’s task is not to work on any project but to guide and divide the work among the team members. That’s right but as I have mentioned before, when a manager puts his nose in the task, everyone gets alert and inspired.

I my work place I was warned by my boss saying you are not motivating the employees, I was bit upset first but the next moment I have realized the importance of it. Always applaud for each and every successful task by the employees. This can even increase their productivity. If you keep mentioning the faults only then you will find that, your employees are working under fear and are not able to give their 100%. So motivate everyone, especially those who have the potential to accomplish more.

In your student life, have you ever felt like I will study very hard from the next semester and get better grade? Could you do that? May be you could, but honestly I never could. I was inspired in the beginning but got carried away as time passed. That happens in work place to. Sometimes, employees can feel that , Yes, this time I will do something great and impress everyone but as soon as time passes and the task seems bit lengthy and tough they like to give up. Make sure that doesn’t happen. So what can you do? Make sure the flow of work is same. You must have a good analysis capability. Consider the factor and calculate the daily progress.

Do you follow a routine? Or you are only creating for others but not for yourself?

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Saturday 7 January 2017

​Influence Marketing





A branch of Digital Marketing is Influence Marketing. By the term influence you can get an idea that its like being influenced by a mean. It’s almost correct as influence or influencer marketing is a form of marketing where focus is placed on specific individuals rather than targeting the whole market. It involves marketing products or services to those who knows the buyers of that product or services. It is quite similar to word of mouth marketing except there is no strictly recommendations. To make things simpler, assume that your best friend is marketing about a product. It’s easier for you to trust him and try the product as he is close to you. Similarly, product or services are exposed when a celebrity or highly respected person use that product or service. Influence marketing is powerful both in local and national level. 

So, to this type of marketing first you need to identify the most relevant influencers. For example, if you are marketing shoes in Bangladesh, you should definitely go for a cricket player to be your influencer as Bangladeshi people are very passionate about cricket and cricket players are highly respected all over the country. It’s useless to choose a famous model in this case. 

Next thing you need to do is to convince the influencer that what you are offering can actually be beneficial and provide value for money to the customers. Creating a relationship is far more important than dollar notes. Once you do that, you need to find the preference of your influencer. This makes them more interested to influence others. As soon as the influencer is convinced, you must make it easier for them to share your products as influencers are mostly like to share those contents with their followers. 

According to record, Facebook is the place to get most of the influencers. But don’t ignore the other media. According to Forbes, 82% of the companies go for micro-influencers. That means, you don’t necessarily need to go for a very high profile star to be your influencer. 

According to trend, paid influencers are not very appealing to customers anymore. However, this is not a good thinking as often influencers actually prefer the products. Hence, we expect to see 
influencer relationship management just like the conventional customer relationship management. 

Its marketer’s duty to find out which products are services the celebrities or socially respectable community is using. Recently, there are many influencer marketing agencies available. Some of them manage campaigns, while others provide software as service. Among these, PR agencies are paid version of influencers. They target brands which are built through positive advocacy. 

A reason for success of influence marketing can be the digitalization. These days, social media, television, internet is very available and can spread influencer’s message very easily. In this marketing process, you just find the perfect influencer and they will do the marketing for you. 

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