Mon.Apr 11, 2011

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Mobile Learning: A Quick SWOT Analysis

Upside Learning

For over two years now, we have not only just been hearing about mobile learning but also actively understanding and working on it. From trying to explain five myths of mobile learning to assisting customer new to mobile learning, getting started with mobile learning has been an exciting journey through which we have seen mobile learning seeing increasing adoption.

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PowerPoint: Playing Audio Sequentially. and Automatically

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by AJ George.   Last week I covered how to play multiple audio tracks at the same time. That wasn't so hard, but what can get a bit complicated is playing multiple audio tracks sequentially. There are two ways to do this. If you know that the first audio file ends after 1:35 and you'll be on your third slide then, then you would put the second audio file on the third slide and set it to play after 1:35.  Insert the audio file on the slide on which you would like t

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Text-to-Speech Functionality in Captivate

Integrated Learnings

By Dean Hawkinson. There are a lot of arguments about using audio in eLearning – some in favor, some not. Audio narration can be very time consuming, and in many cases requires hiring talent for a professional sound. Many eLearning development tools allow you to easily record narration with your content, including Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate.

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Gamification is …

Kapp Notes

Classic Donkey Kong arcade game. Gamification is using elements traditionally thought of as “fun” or game-like to promote learning and engagement. In a real situation, learning to be safe is serious business but placing a person in a safe environment and letting them gain experience through trial and error in an online simulation brings an allowable element of failure into the situation.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Marc My Words: Is This Recession Good for eLearning? by Marc J. Rosenberg

LearningGuild

You’ve probably heard that every cloud has its silver lining, although it may have been hard to find any. silver at all in the current recession. Mark suggests that this set of tough times may actually have. been better for eLearning than might at first appear. But don’t wait too long to act on the opportunity.

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Learning What Matters: How to Focus on Improving Business Results

Mindflash

The best way for learning professionals to demonstrate their influence and get a seat at the table is to think like a CEO – or at the very least, understand the business leaders’ goals and put learning programs in place to help achieve those goals. And one way to learn about what CEOs care about is to read books by CEOs. I just finished reading Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference – The Revolutionary Old-School Approach , by James M.

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Captivate Training Now Available: Publishing options in Adobe Captivate 5

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate 5 offers multiple ways of distributing the eLearning content, be it web distribution or offline distribution. The recording of this session is available at Adobe OnDemand Seminars page, you can also click the link below to view the recorded session. Publishing Options with Adobe Captivate 5.

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Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an Engineering Background? by Jolene on April 11, 2011 in Development Tools , Informal Learning , Instructional Design , eLearning , performance support , social learning In his blog post, Inkling: An Ipad Interactive Text Book , Rob Strulowitz, Principal and Founder of Worldview Learning, states: If you love technology and learnin

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Anti-bribery training: what you really need to know

Saffron Interactive

As compliance managers and training managers will (hopefully) already be aware, the Bribery Act 2010 will be coming into effect on 1 st July this year. That means the clock is now ticking – there are less than three months left in which organisations can train their people to ensure they and the business stay on the right side of the law. It can, as with any legislation, be difficult to identify the absolute key points amongst the pages and pages of legal language.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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mLearnCon Keynote Amber MacArthur Hosts Hot New Show: App Central

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

When I was talking with Amber about keynoting mLearnCon she mentioned that App Central was in the works but I was not allowed to say anything. Now that the show is airing (in Canada) it's safe for me to talk. The bad news is that it's only available to Canadians. The good news is that you can watch segments on the BNN web site. The show is fast-paced fun and VERY educational.

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ELearning is Dead, Dormant or in Denial

Wonderful Brain

It’s no secret that coming from leadership positions in public and corporate education I am very critical of substandard learning; ‘e’ or otherwise. Without vigorous advocacy at the top you’ll never get great results. So I ask, where have the learning leaders in major corporations gone? I asked a colleague who was quite sanguine about this and we agreed there are virtually no new positions for directors, managers or above in the big leagues — organizations are just