LearnDash

MARCH 29, 2012

If you make a living creating e-Learning and Instructor-led courses, then you need to know about these four tricks and tools that will bolster any learning development initiative. Don’t get me wrong, I know that the real effectiveness of training comes from the “meat” – the planning, content, flow, and so forth… but there’s nothing wrong with a little “seasoning”, and these little gems are sure to do the trick, whether you are creating training for the web or for a workshop.

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LearnDash

MARCH 29, 2012

If you make a living creating e-Learning and Instructor-led courses, then you need to know about these four tricks and tools that will bolster any learning development initiative. Don’t get me wrong, I know that the real effectiveness of training comes from the “meat” – the planning, content, flow, and so forth… but there’s nothing wrong with a little “seasoning”, and these little gems are sure to do the trick, whether you are creating training for the web or for a workshop.

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LearnDash

MARCH 30, 2012

Measuring training effectiveness is a necessary component of any training implementation, but there is one things that absolutely cannot be forgotten if you plan on reporting metrics on your training initiative. Surprisingly, this step is often skipped on many training programs. What often happens is that trainers start to analyze the current situation, design their approach, develop the training, test it, implement and then evaluate (did catch that?

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LearnDash

MARCH 23, 2012

The biggest impact to training in recent years has been the emergence of the e-Learning industry, but rather than reiterate the obvious of why, the more interesting question here is “what’s next”? E-Learning is here to stay, that much we know. Its presentation may vary from desktop, to a laptop, to even a tablet device… but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

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LearnDash

MARCH 22, 2012

Taking a page out of the WordPress model, Moodle’s free and open-source offering is an attractive option for organizations big and small… but is it the best? The learning management system industry is relatively new and like most new industries, there are major players and then there are the bottom feeders. Moodle is a major player, but that doesn’t always equate to the best option.

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LearnDash

MARCH 28, 2012

Social media is here to stay, that much we know. Yet I am amazed at the number of organizations that don’t take advantage of social components for their employee learning. The efforts I have seen just haven’t caught on because they weren’t used properly. There are a wide range of options at your disposal for social learning, so let me provide you with a strategy for one tool that you may find of use: Social tool: a “Facebook” type wall for commenting.

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LearnDash

MARCH 27, 2012

As Instructional Designers, we all want to make the best e-Learning modules possible, so we better get these three things right or our courses' effectiveness will spiral down the drain. Nothing can be more frustrating than spending hours upon hours creating a course, only to see lack luster effectiveness metrics (you're measuring effectiveness , aren't you?

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