Wed.Mar 21, 2012

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Learner Driven Learning Management System in a Global Environment

Upside Learning

For us at Upside Learning, learning and innovation have been and continue to be the key drivers for our working and success. This is one of the main reasons for the robust investments we have made in training – not just for our employees but for the global community at large. Talking about training, our first webinar for 2012 is just around the corner.

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John Maeda The Art of Leadership #LSCon

Learning Visions

Opening keynote session with John Maeda, President of Rhode Island School of Design. I’m at Learning Solutions in Orlando today – hosted by the eLearning Guild. Forgive typos and poor grammar! The Art of Leadership Maeda was tenured faculty at MIT – professor by day, student by night as he got an MBA. And then four years ago he became college president with no training!

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So you want to eliminate the online teacher?

Web Courseworks

Your member Experts should lead online courses I often get inquiries from national associations looking to move their face to face workshops online. The first myth I always need to be dispelled is that an expert instructor is no longer needed; the second is that online courses carry higher profit margins. It is true that [.].

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John Maeda #LSCon Mindmap

Clark Quinn

John Maeda covered both creative leadership and the need for art in his keynote for Learning Solutions.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Five Tips for Getting the Most from Your Mind Maps

OpenSesame

'Everyone knows how to Mind Map ® , right? Start in the center, draw some lines out, write something on or near one of the lines, draw something, add a few more lines, add some color, write some more.simple!

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A question of attitude

Clive on Learning

When I first entered the learning and development profession, I was assigned a mentor, a certain Mr Ernest Knagg. Ernest had strong opinions on just about all matters of pedagogy and good practice and that included the issue of attitudes. "Clive," he said, "It's not our business to try and change people's attitudes. We can try and change what they do, but not what they feel about things.

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Designing and Developing Great eLearning Podcast Interview with James McLuckie

Rob Hubbard

In this podcast for Edentree, James and I discuss: why it’s important to have an expansive view of what e-learning is. the process we go through at the start of each e-learning project. my views on best practice e-learning development. my advice on how to select both a third-party e-learning supplier and an e-learning authoring tool. the place of traditional e-learning courses in today’s learning environment.

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Development Tips: Writing Your First JavaScript Application by Mark Lassoff

LearningGuild

JavaScript is becoming the most important programming language (or as some would have it, scripting language) in the world. It opens a world of powerful techniques for the developer who learns to use it. JavaScript is also critical for the mobile Web. This column will get you well on your way!

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Elements of Effective E-Learning

The Learning Dispatch

Good e-learning leverages instructional strategies and technology to make new ideas understandable. E-learning can be especially effective for complex and abstract topics. Good e-learning does not take a face-to-face lecture and put it in a rapid e-learning development tool with the expectation of delivering effective training at the other end. Giving the learner control, offering opportunities for practice, and integrating multiple media formats are a few methods for creating a rich e-learning

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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What About the Future?

Jay Cross

Fixating on the short term is foolish in the long run. The future’s all we’ve got. Most CLOs I talk with are so busy taking care of today’s business that they spend little time preparing for the future. We all know in our hearts that fixating on the short term is foolish in the long run. Short-term thinking is good for responding to incremental change, but deciding things one step at a time doesn’t prepare you to thrive in a world of systemic, wholesale change.

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#LSCon Day 1 General Session - Learning Solutions 2012

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

I haven't blogged during a general session in a long time and so I thought I'd try it again. Heidi Fisk, co-founder of the eLearning Guild opened the general session and introduced John Maeda , the morning keynote. He is the author of Redesigning Leadership. "The is no "i" in team. But there are lots of "i's" in individual. There is a "WE" in Welcome.

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Contest on Scenario-based Training… Have you submitted your entries? Hurry Up!!

Adobe Captivate

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Writing & Grammar: The Power of Passive Voice

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Jennie Ruby    As writers, we know we are not supposed to use the passive voice. Nearly every writers' guide tells us to prefer the active voice. This is a view I generally endorse. But, as a student in one of my grammar classes recently argued, knee-jerk conversion of every sentence to active may actually make the writing lose its point.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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