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To explore this question, we conducted an internal review of 2025 registration data from a group of Vocalmeet’s legal clients. Our aim was simple: identify which broad CLE categories and course topics attracted the most registrations in this sample, then translate those observations into practical planning ideas for the year ahead.

Note: This overview is based on aggregated data from a limited set of Vocalmeet clients and is intended for informational purposes only; it should not be relied on as legal advice or as a definitive market study.

Our Method

With Vocalmeet’s platform, clients can choose the names and number of taxonomies applied to a product (including online courses). As a result, each organization structures its catalogue differently, creating tags and categories tailored to its needs.

When it comes to broad analysis, however, we would need a consistent way to compare continuing legal education (CLE) topics across multiple clients.

Here’s the method we used to standardize and analyze the data:

1. Collected 2025 enrollment data

We reviewed CLE enrollment data from participating Vocalmeet legal clients for the 2025 calendar year.

2. Standardized course categories

We created a shared list of 20 broad categories to use across all participating clients (for example, Administrative Law, Family Law, Practice Management).

This step allowed us to compare “like with like” across organizations that use their own internal taxonomies. After all, you can’t compare apples to oranges!

3. Mapped client catalogues to the shared taxonomy

We reviewed course titles and descriptions and assigned each course to one primary category from the standardized list.

When a course could fit into more than one category, we used the primary learning objective to determine its place.

4. Ranked categories by enrollment

We calculated the total number of completed registrations for each standardized category and ranked them from highest to lowest within this sample.

5. Identified high-enrollment course themes

Separately, we looked at the individual courses with the highest total registrations.

We noted the main topic and standardized category for each to pinpoint which themes appeared most often among high-enrollment offerings; this allowed us to determine whether a popular topic did not match a top 10 category.

Please note: As this was an internal analysis, the results provide only a snapshot of a subset of clients and do not reflect a comprehensive view of the legal profession as a whole.

Our Top 10 CLE Categories of 2025

From most to least popular by registration:

1. Administrative Law
2. Professional Responsibility
3. Equity, Diversity & Well-Being
4. Litigation
5. Ethics & Professionalism
6. Bankruptcy/Insolvency Law
7. Technology & Innovation
8. Practice Management
9. Real Estate Law
10. Wills, Estates, and Trusts
11. Family Law
12. Criminal Law
13. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
14. Government Law
15. Elder Law
16. Constitutional Law
17. Business / Corporate Law
18. Employment / Labor Law
19. Immigration Law
20. Federal Practice

Our Top 10 CLE Topics of 2025*

From our list of most-enrolled courses, several recurring themes emerged. Below is a generalized snapshot of the kinds of topics that appeared most frequently, along with their standardized category:

1. Bankruptcy Law: Considerations – Bankruptcy/Insolvency Law
2. Social Security: Considerations – Administrative Law
3. Social Security: Managing Overpayments – Administrative Law
4. Social Security: An Introduction – Administrative Law
5. Legal Considerations that Arise from Disasters – Government Law
6. Social Security: Family Benefits – Administrative Law
7. Social Security: Disability – Administrative Law
8. Negotiation and Mediation Strategies in Family Disputes – Family Law
9. Legal Considerations Affecting Military Service Members and Veterans – Litigation
10. Time-Saving Techniques for Crafting Documents in Word – Practice Management

*Topics have been generalized for confidentiality.

What This Tells Us

1. Social security featured prominently

Five of our top ten courses focused on social security, from introduction to specifics. This suggests an interest in practical guides on this topic, whether in an introductory course or a deep dive into a specific section or issue.

This also highlights the value of practical, “how-to” CLE series that help practitioners navigate complex topics and regulatory frameworks. An added benefit of hosting themed CLEs is that they can be grouped into course bundles with a tidy discount to encourage members to buy.

2. Ethics, inclusion, and well-being were key considerations

At the category level, Professional Responsibility, Ethics & Professionalism, and Equity, Diversity & Well-Being all appeared in our top five.

For bar associations and regulators, this underscores the importance of keeping ethics, professionalism, bias, and wellness programming current and practical.

3. Practical technology and time-savers attracted steady interest

While many high-enrollment courses in our sample dealt with complex legal subjects, we also saw strong interest in practical “how-to” courses focused on:

• Effective use of everyday tools (such as word-processing software)
• Practice management efficiencies
• Broader Technology & Innovation topics

For bar associations, these indicate a desire for CLE that helps members leverage their existing tools, improve their hard skills, and stay up to date with technology advancements and trends.

4. Administrative Law sat at the top of our list

In our dataset, Administrative Law ranked first among the standardized categories.

While this is just one sample, it’s broadly consistent with commentary highlighting in-demand fields. For instance, Donna Campbell of The National Jurist noted that labour and employment law were highly popular fields in 2025, while compliance and risk management were hard to ignore (2025).

5. Specialized topics still mattered

Only ten categories can occupy the “top 10,” but that doesn’t mean the rest are unimportant. Areas like Family Law, Criminal Law, ADR, Government Law, Elder Law, and Immigration Law continued to attract registrations.

These topics support areas of practice that are often described as “evergreen” (Campbell, 2025) and offer variety for members who have already met the core requirements. The key is balance: a strong CLE portfolio often mixes broad, high-demand topics with more specialized, high-value offerings.

Key Technology Takeaways

Regardless of your specific course mix, how you organize and analyze your online catalogue has a significant impact on how members find content and how your team learns from the data.

1. Use Clear, Consistent Categories

A helpful rule of thumb: avoid having more categories than you have courses in a given area.

• Keep category labels clear, intuitive, and descriptive; the clearer your catalogue navigation, the easier it will be for members to find the courses that suit them best.
• Standardize your internal taxonomy as much as possible (especially if you manage multiple programs, sections, or jurisdictions).
• Review your categories periodically to remove duplicates and merge overlapping terms.

Best-practice guidance from content and taxonomy experts consistently emphasizes that well-designed taxonomies improve searchability, navigation, and reporting (Nav Thethi, 2024).

If your catalogue is cluttered with unclear or redundant categories, it becomes harder for both members and staff to see what’s working.

2. Tag Courses Thoughtfully

Categories are only one layer of wayfinding; tags help you add precision.

• Apply consistent tags for more specific themes (such as social security, attorney wellness, bias and inclusion, or artificial intelligence (AI)) as needed.
• You can then use these tags to cross-sell related programs and create niche store bundles.

This is also how you can reflect member search terms (e.g., by problem, audience, or scenario) without overexpanding your main category list.

3. Let Your LMS Reports Inform Your CLE Roadmap

You don’t need to wait for a yearly review to learn from your data. With a capable learning management system (LMS), you can:

• Generate reports by category, course, date range, and more.
• See which courses are gaining or losing traction.
• Spot patterns (such as high registration but low completion rates, which may signal a need to revise areas of course content).

Because every member base is different, your own data should guide your decisions. You can reuse our method of analysis to test which topics, formats, and series work best for your audience.

4. Turn Insights Into Action

Once you’ve identified your own high-interest areas, you might consider:

• Developing a short series around topics that attract sustained interest
• Creating course bundles that connect related themes (like wellness, professionalism, practice management, or technology)
• Featuring high-performing categories more prominently in your CLE storefront, newsletter, or social media
  • Some LMSs even allow you to promote “featured courses”; you can take advantage of this capability to further boost your most popular courses.

The goal here is to use the data you collect to make your upcoming catalogue more strategic, relevant, and easy to navigate.

Conclusion

While our top 10s of 2025 provide an interesting snapshot, the real story is written in your own data. Consider:

• Which categories and topics attracted the most enrollments last year?
  • Which had the most completions?
• Which formats (single course, series, bundle) performed best for your members?

By pairing these insights with clear categories, thoughtful tagging, and regular reporting, you can build a data-driven CLE roadmap that reflects the needs of your members.

So…what were your top 10 CLEs this year?

Works Cited

Campbell, D. (2025, June 9). Fastest-growing and most in-demand legal specialties in 2025. National Jurist. https://nationaljurist.com/fastest-growing-and-most-in-demand-legal-specialties-in-2025/

Nav Thethi. (2024, September 26). Master Taxonomy Management for Digital Success. CMSWire.com. https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/master-taxonomy-management-for-digital-success/

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Most states require a certain number of CLE hours each year to maintain a law license, but it can be hard to find quality courses that fit members’ busy schedules. And–let’s be honest–most CLE courses aren’t exactly the most exciting things around!

Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be this way! By following a few simple steps, bar associations can start building better CLE courses with ease.

1. Harnessing the Power of Niche Content

When it comes to CLE courses, one size does not fit all. Attorneys will often look for courses specific to their particular area of practice, so the more specialized the content you provide, the better!

Let’s take a look at a couple of examples. An attorney who works in criminal law will not be interested in a course on tax law; likewise, a corporate lawyer will not want to sit through a course on family law.

This much may seem obvious, but it can go a step further. Your association should search for interesting, relevant, and unique topics for its courses. Yes, you should have more general courses–these are perfect for introductory programs!–but if you want to really bring value to your membership, try thinking outside the box.

Try to make your content timely. Is there a precedent-setting case in the news? Perhaps you’ll want to do a deep-dive webinar on the details. Are there laws being reexamined or updated? You could cover these, as well!

Additionally, by partnering with experts in various niche areas, bar associations can offer courses that are tailored to specific practices. This will ensure that attendees get the most relevant and useful information possible.

Not only will this make your CLE courses more interesting for attendees, but it will also make your audience more likely to return in the future. You want to capture their intention with insightful, valuable content. After all, why would an attorney take an irrelevant, useless course from their bar association? It’s all about quality!

Once you’ve made your content, make sure to categorize it thoroughly. You want your members to be able to actually find your courses! Keep everything as organized and accessible as possible.

If your bar association is looking to build better CLE courses, consider harnessing the power of tailored content. It’s one surefire way to interest and engage new members! Now, let’s look at a few more:

2. CLE for the Next Generation: Attracting New Members

As the legal profession evolves, so must the way bar associations provide Continuing Legal Education. The needs of lawyers are changing, and bar associations must adapt to continue to meet those needs. In particular, there is a need to engage new lawyers in CLE programs.

First, you have to let your audience know what’s available. Make sure to promote your programs across your association’s social media channels. To spice things up, try offering seasonal packages, keeping things timely and relevant. Remember to be consistent; if you only post rarely and sporadically, you won’t stay in the minds of your members for long!

Next, you want to make things interesting. You can try incorporating gamification into your programs; by making them interactive and offering digital badges as achievement-style rewards, you’ll be upping the excitement factor of your courses. You could even incorporate–selectively!–a few choice memes to amuse your audience.

Third, it’s important to make sure the programs you offer are affordable. New lawyers often have large student loan debts and may be working in jobs that do not pay high salaries. Discounts on CLE programs for new members can make them more accessible to new lawyers.

By offering relevant, convenient, and affordable CLE programs, bar associations can better engage new lawyers with their educational offerings. This, in turn, will help to ensure that your members’ careers–and your association’s membership base–continue to thrive!

3. Two Birds, One Stone: the Value of the Hybrid Events 

As the world becomes increasingly mobile and virtual, it can be difficult to know how to best engage your members; is it better to do in-person or online sessions?

The answer is simple: host a hybrid event!

Hybrid events are a combination of in-person and virtual courses, and they offer several benefits to both bar associations and their members. There are a number of ways to make your event hybrid, like livestreaming the session on your association’s website, or else recording and posting it online after the event–or, even better, both!

Hybrid CLE courses allow members who cannot attend in-person to still participate and receive credit. This is especially beneficial for members who have busy schedules. Livestreamed courses take care of geographical limitations, and on-demand recorded courses open the field up to everyone.

Hybrid CLE courses allow bar associations to further their reach and increase their earning potential at the same time. You’re making your session accessible to an entire second audience–without losing the first–and bypassing the most common barriers to entry for in-person events. This means you can earn more revenue than from an in-person event alone!

The use of hybrid CLE courses is a win-win for both bar associations and their members. By offering these courses, bar associations can ensure that their members are able to receive the education they need–while simultaneously expanding their reach and non-dues revenue!

You may also like: The Top 5 Strategies for Bar Associations to Increase CLE Revenue in 2021 and Beyond

When it comes to building better CLE for your bar association, it’s best to pay attention to the basics: focus on tailoring your content, attracting new members, and increasing accessibility. You want solid, quality courses that no one else offers; you want to attract new members with your value and ease of use; and you want to reach as wide an audience as possible. Follow ACLEA’s footsteps and “Adjust, Collaborate, and Elevate”!

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From new legislation and amended statutes to precedent-setting cases and revised codes of conduct, the legal profession is in constant motion.

For tomorrow’s lawyers, technological innovation has the greatest consequence. The digital and mobile revolution, ushering in an internet of things, is making it more critical than ever for these professionals to understand why and how innovation is changing their work. Lawyers must keep up with technology in order to thrive.

Technology is creating new legal challenges

Experts in data, privacy and the law have all been discussing how technological innovation is changing legal rules and their enforcement. For example, the internet can offer an anonymous environment for criminals to conduct online crime, such as identity theft, as well as new ways for law enforcement to conduct surveillance. While trials have struggled with the use of technology in jury deliberation, as heard in the Georgia Court of Appeal, some experts warn that wearable technology is raising legal questions on the admissibility of evidence and note that hackers could manipulate digital evidence to alter the outcome of cases.

Innovation in the legal process

Technological innovation has started (and will continue) to change the business of law. In some areas, legal representation might no longer be necessary. The development of apps like JustFix, which helps New York City residents resolve housing issues, is just one example of how technology is increasing access to justice for people who might consider traditional legal counsel out of reach. Nevertheless, as discussed at a recent conference attended by international legal and innovation experts, “technology does not make lawyers obsolete. It just changes the role of the lawyer.”

Technological innovations like machine learning and artificial intelligence have the potential to improve litigation decisions and research, and will change how lawyers bill as well as give value to their clients. This is increasingly important given concerns over the high cost of legal representation.

More obviously, cloud computing has altered how law firms ensure the secure filing of confidential information, while mobile technology has changed the dynamic of client-lawyer communication and digital media raises issues of advertising and the fiduciary relationship.

Embrace tech to learn

Lawyers are being asked to find new ways to be efficient. In 2012, the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct were updated to reflect the need for lawyers to maintain competence, through continuing legal education (CLE), in technological advancements, risks and uses. Close to 30 jurisdictions have adopted the revised standard, but as former American Bar Association (ABA) President William Hubbard explained, there are still lawyers who consider technology as “a backdoor of disrupting a system they’re very comfortable with.”

To overcome this education challenge, the American Bar Association, in addition to the work of its Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, has put forward several resources, such as technology webinars, buying and user guides, and commentaries that address key security issues involved in implementing cost-efficient technology for client services.

The competent use of technology has and will continue to improve productivity in online research and issues analysis, document and database management, communication and accounting. Though there are several benefits to running a paperless law office, lawyers and firms need to make informed decisions on how to be not only efficient, but also ethical and secure. The North Carolina State Bar is the latest among an increasing number of bar associations that are requiring members’ CLE to include technology training.

Indeed, bar associations can use CLE, including mobile-friendly interactive lessons to communicate best practices and important new ethical and security guidelines to their members. For example, learning modules can be gamified with reward and competitive elements to motivate and encourage better learning. Scenario-based CLE puts learners into real-world situations, which makes lessons feel more authentic and enriching. And story-based learning embeds lessons into a narrative that increases retention by connecting important concepts to characters and their challenges.

We can’t assume that recent graduates or current law school students (digital natives) are any more savvy in using law-focused technology than lawyers approaching retirement. All individuals in the legal profession should have the technical skills and inventiveness to adopt new tools that can help them and their clients. Law associations and societies should support technology adoption along the way. Promisingly, current ABA President Hilarie Bass spoke at Stanford Law School on how new technology should be adopted into the legal profession in a “bold, adventurous and creative” way.

Lawyers and their staff understand that professional ethics, integrity and sound judgement are of the utmost importance when representing the interests of a client — the fiduciary responsibility is supreme. But the world is a changing place, and major advancements in technology — from automation to social media — are creating new challenges and opportunities.

It’s not enough to give lawyers, firms and their staff guidelines and codes of conduct on the intersection of technology, ethics and law. Technology, such as online learning platforms and resources, should be fully embraced as a vehicle to keep new, forthcoming and existing lawyers up-to-date on how to best thrive in an innovative world.

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One of the primary challenges facing lawyers and other legal professions is how to remain competitive in the face of the ever-changing legal field. While continuing legal education (CLE) has been a necessity for lawyers for many years now, the traditional delivery methods for learning can be time-consuming and difficult to complete while still serving clients. This is because standard CLE often demands that lawyers complete a set number of hours in order to satisfy the annual learning requirements. While these requirements are not mandatory in every state, they are often used as a professional standard. But, not all lawyers are at the same level and not all lawyers learn within the same timeframes. There is room to improve CLE and, thankfully, the solution is already available.

The recent advancements in technology and the improvements in continuing education delivery have made it possible to give CLE a major facelift with minimal changes. The legal field is incredibly diverse, one that is filled with professionals of different educational backgrounds, experience levels, and aptitudes. That is why CLE that additionally prioritizes practical skills, prior knowledge, and individual learning abilities can be a huge asset for every legal association.

1. Competency-Based Education

Competency-based education provides exactly what is needed in today’s world: education progress tracked by competencies. That means, rather than measure student progress by the time spent in a course, the competency-based model measures student aptitude. Within the realm of CLE, competency maps are created for each specific area of law and practice. While many competency maps are already designed, many more are currently being created by legal education professionals, such as the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE). These maps act as training guidelines or a checklist of mandatory coverage areas. They can be used for basic training or for experienced refresher courses and everything in between.

General Benefits of Competency-Based Learning

• Minimal time wasted on subjects that have already been mastered or are unnecessary for the learner
• Learning is more personalized, focused, and purposeful
• Learners progress at their own pace, no longer confined to standardized time markers
• Skill-based learning allows for quicker progress for more advanced learners
• Education is typically more affordable because learners pay only for what they require

Benefits for Continuing Legal Education: When competency-based education is combined with CLE, legal professionals stand to benefit substantially.

• Specified learning allows legal professionals to earn certifications or credentials in specific fields
• Focused learning enables quicker mastery as well as more current and applicable material
• Competencies in the legal profession are readily defined, which makes for easier course development
• Competency-specific modules double as refreshment courses and reminders for experienced lawyers
• Final outcome tests are powerful tools for measuring in-house applicant’s or trainee’s aptitude levels

2. Next Steps For Competency-Based CLE

Competency-based CLE will steadily improve. However, competency-based learning must ensure that it meets the following requirements:

• Learners must be able to absorb and apply learning
• Learning objectives must be identifiable and job-specific
• Learning must be engaging and immersive for modern learners
• Competency-based program must accurately measure prior learning and/or skills
• Learning must be current, relevant, and flexible

This is where interactive online video training comes in. Adult learners, especially those who work busy schedules like lawyers and other legal professionals, learn best when they control their learning schedule. For lawyers, some of the best learning comes at the exact time that they need it. Perhaps they are working with a new client or expanding their practice and need to develop new skills. Maybe they need to learn these new skills in the early morning while they prepare a document they are unfamiliar with, or maybe they wish to study in the evening when they come home from work. Interactive online training provides this flexibility.

Interactive Online Training

Despite being the fastest-growing form of continuing education today, interactive online video learning is still relatively new. That means that it’s still in the process of discovery. With online videos taking up about 1/3 of all internet activity, online educators are looking for the most effective ways of incorporating education into online videos. Optimal results in online video learning are found when the lessons are engaging, responsive, and, most importantly, interactive. Interactive online training often begins with a demonstration. The learner must then apply their learning into practical scenarios to demonstrate adequate understanding.

Interactive Online Training Benefits: The best way to improve the educational experience of online videos is to turn them from a passive experience into an active experience.

• Learn by practice and through the recollection of actual experience
• Learners are given real-world scenarios and situations to apply learning
• Keep learner’s engaged, attentive, and retentive, gauging comprehension levels on the go
• Multiple delivery methods, such as gamified, scenario-based, and/or story-based videos
• Intuitive videos enable learners to apply prior learning or to advance through completed sections

3. Competency-Based Online CLE and Interactive Video Training

Though interactive online CLE is still in its infancy, the relationship between these two sides is absolutely ideal. Over time, CLE programs have morphed from long on-demand videos into short modular segments that are more focused and visually enhanced. Furthermore, time waste is drastically reduced, and the study flexibility increases tenfold. Since the benefits for learners are so huge, it often reflects in higher course purchases and an increase in course attendance.

Benefits of Competency-Based Interactive Online CLE:

• Increase of course attendance and course revenue
• Realistic and challenging scenarios make learning engaging and useful
• Material learned from nano credits is gained quickly and instantly applicable
• Effective for self-assessment, training, and/or mastery of a topic
• Nano courses are quick and easy to create, allowing lawyers to earn credits in newly developed areas
• Easily created and updated videos allow for the most up-to-date and relevant information
• Enables lawyers to stay engaged while learning around very demanding schedules
• Situational-based learning and exercises helps for drafting documents, answering client questions, and many other scenarios

Interactive online video courses will eventually cover all legal areas. Right at this moment, lawyers can advance their skills in many of the areas they want, when they want, and in the order they want. With interactive online video, lawyers and legal professionals can achieve these skills in more engaging and practical ways while better retaining more applicable knowledge.

Vocalmeet’s legal education platform comes with a customizable interactive video player that creates an engaging learning experience for your members. Here are a few examples that can be used for all of the strategies outlined above:

a) Hotspots

b) Multiple Choice

c) Smart Chapters & Single Choice

d) Fill in the blanks & Slide Carousel

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Video learning has quickly become the gold standard for Continuing Education online. Not only can online video training for areas like Continuing Legal Education, Continuing Medical Education or Continuing Professional Education be more effective than in-person training for the purposes of on-demand training with reduced travel and training costs, but it is also more effective than textual learning in learner retention and engagement. According to Forrester Research, workplace learners engage with videos 75% more than text-based learning. Furthermore, after six months of the lesson, text-based learners forget up to 90% of the material learned, but video learners show an improvement of 83% in retention and comprehension over time.

Videos are an integral part of our world. That is why YouTube has more than 1 billion users, about 1/3 of all internet users. That’s also why about 1/3 of all online activity is now dedicated to videos. But video learning is said to be a passive activity. If videos are too long, users tune out. If they are too detailed, learners lose focus.
Interactive videos, however, can counteract these effects. By following these tips, your interactive CLE, CME or CPE can keep learners more attentive and responsive.

1. Gamification

Games are not only for kids. Gamification, the process of turning a learning module into a game, can vary in countless ways, but the basic idea is simply to entertain the learner and encourage friendly competition. Gamification often incorporates a reward system, a playable storyline of some sort, and various challenges that are overcome with a thorough understanding of the material. Level-based modules allow learners to accumulate points and advance through learning modules and the game’s storyline at the same time. A public leaderboard may encourage learners to exert more effort and be more attentive. At its core, gamification is a motivational tactic, but the result is often better learning retention and, consequently, better training.

2. Microlearning

The optimal length of online videos has been a topic of discussion in almost every field since online videos first became popular. A large-scale MIT study suggests that videos should be less than six minutes to retain maximum audience attentiveness. Many associations are taking this even further, breaking down videos into even smaller segments. This can be as simple as stopping the video after a short period of time and asking the learner a question or having them perform a learning-related task. This teaching method not only keeps learners more aware and engaged, but it allows them to accomplish their learning in bite-sized chunks, rather than put aside a large and restrictive block of time.

3. Mobile Learning

With 91% of smartphone users turning to their mobile devices to complete tasks these days, mobile learning is a necessity. As learning modules become smaller and more task-like, the ability for learners to complete video learning on their phones is essential. Moreover, as online video learning and gamification expands, mobile learning will become even more important as those two fields are intimately connected to smartphones. By designing interactive learning videos meant for mobile devices, associations should see improved access and engagement from learners.

4. Scenario-Based Learning

Scenario-based learning is nothing new. In fact, most learning is scenario-based in some form or another. When this learning tactic is applied to online video, however, it transforms into something more modern and exciting. When combined, video and scenario-based learning becomes an experience. Learners are better able to visualize and transport themselves into the scenario when it is visual.

Completing tasks or problems feel more authentic and enriching. Users are better able to apply their knowledge, logic and reasoning skills to video scenarios because they often feel more connected to the situation. In the end, these visual scenarios are easier to recall as well, leading to better knowledge retention and long-term understanding.

5. Story-Based Learning

Storytelling and the ability to understand a story is something deeply entrenched in everyone. Since time immemorial, stories have been used to pass along learning. So, of course, it works with online video learning. Story-based learning is an interesting and flowing method of learning. For understanding, learners are able to transport themselves into the narrative and comprehend the message better, not unlike scenario-based learning. In terms of retention, learners are able to easily remember and connect important concepts to the story. Tell a good story and the learner will always remember it

Vocalmeet’s CE platform comes with a customizable interactive video player that creates an engaging learning experience for your members. Here are a few examples that can be used for all of the strategies outlined above:

a) Hotspots

b) Multiple Choice

c) Smart Chapters & Single Choice

d) Fill in the blanks & Slide Carousel

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Video learning has quickly become the gold standard in online CLE training. Not only can online video training for Continuing Legal Education be more effective than in-person training for the purposes of on-demand training with reduced travel and training costs, but it is also more effective than textual learning in learner retention and engagement. According to Forrester Research, workplace learners engage with videos 75% more than text-based learning. Furthermore, after six months of the lesson, text-based learners forget up to 90% of the material learned, but video learners show an improvement of 83% in retention and comprehension over time.

Videos are an integral part of our world. That is why YouTube has more than 1 billion users, about 1/3 of all internet users. That’s also why about 1/3 of all online activity is now dedicated to videos. But video learning is said to be a passive activity. If videos are too long, users tune out. If they are too detailed, learners lose focus.
Interactive videos, however, can counteract these effects. By following these tips, your interactive CLE can keep learners more attentive and responsive.

1. Gamification

Games are not only for kids. Gamification, the process of turning a learning module into a game, can vary in countless ways, but the basic idea is simply to entertain the learner and encourage friendly competition. Gamification often incorporates a reward system, a playable storyline of some sort, and various challenges that are overcome with a thorough understanding of the material. Level-based modules allow learners to accumulate points and advance through learning modules and the game’s storyline at the same time. A public leaderboard may encourage learners to exert more effort and be more attentive. At its core, gamification is a motivational tactic, but the result is often better learning retention and, consequently, better training.

2. Microlearning

The optimal length of online videos has been a topic of discussion in almost every field since online videos first became popular. A large-scale MIT study suggests that videos should be less than six minutes to retain maximum audience attentiveness. Many associations are taking this even further, breaking down videos into even smaller segments. This can be as simple as stopping the video after a short period of time and asking the learner a question or having them perform a learning-related task. This teaching method not only keeps learners more aware and engaged, but it allows them to accomplish their learning in bite-sized chunks, rather than put aside a large and restrictive block of time.

3. Mobile Learning

With 91% of smartphone users turning to their mobile devices to complete tasks these days, mobile learning is a necessity. As learning modules become smaller and more task-like, the ability for learners to complete video learning on their phones is essential. Moreover, as online video learning and gamification expands, mobile learning will become even more important as those two fields are intimately connected to smartphones. By designing interactive learning videos meant for mobile devices, associations should see improved access and engagement from learners.

4. Scenario-Based Learning

Scenario-based learning is nothing new. In fact, most learning is scenario-based in some form or another. When this learning tactic is applied to online video, however, it transforms into something more modern and exciting. When combined, video and scenario-based learning becomes an experience. Learners are better able to visualize and transport themselves into the scenario when it is visual.

Completing tasks or problems feel more authentic and enriching. Users are better able to apply their knowledge, logic and reasoning skills to video scenarios because they often feel more connected to the situation. In the end, these visual scenarios are easier to recall as well, leading to better knowledge retention and long-term understanding.

5. Story-Based Learning

Storytelling and the ability to understand a story is something deeply entrenched in everyone. Since time immemorial, stories have been used to pass along learning. So, of course, it works with online video learning. Story-based learning is an interesting and flowing method of learning. For understanding, learners are able to transport themselves into the narrative and comprehend the message better, not unlike scenario-based learning. In terms of retention, learners are able to easily remember and connect important concepts to the story. Tell a good story and the learner will always remember it

Vocalmeet’s CLE platform comes with a customizable interactive video player that creates an engaging learning experience for your members. Here are a few examples that can be used for all of the strategies outlined above:

a) Hotspots

b) Multiple Choice

c) Smart Chapters & Single Choice

d) Fill in the blanks & Slide Carousel

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