Thu.May 17, 2012

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5 Tips For Proofreading Your Own eLearning Content

Upside Learning

Warning: The first paragraph of this post contains 4 spelling mistakes. I dare you to find them. In an earlier blog post, I wrote about how eLearning proofreading can sometimes get tricky. In this post, I have included 5 time-tested tips to help you become an ace at proofreading your own eLearning content. 1. Get Into the Proofreader’s Shoes. Proofreading eLearning content is boring.

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3 MAJOR Reasons Why Instructional Design Is NOT a Fad

LearnDash

Most of us in this field know that Instructional Design is here to stay, but occasionally there are people who pop-up claiming that “this training fluff” is just a fad – that it doesn’t do the company any good – that it is a waste of dollars, so on and so forth. This can sometimes be frustrating, especially when you come across that really snarky engineer who believes the lifeblood of the company is all about math and numbers.

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Applying Expertise

Clark Quinn

I’m trying to get my mind around how the information we’re finding out about expertise matches to the types of problems people face. Clearly, you want to align your investments appropriately to situations you face. If you look across the literature on expertise, and the recent writing on how our brains work (c.f. Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow ), you see an emerging picture of expertise.

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My daughter, poster child for 21st Century learning

Allison Rossett

Welcome two guest bloggers, Ken and Darby Hubbell, father and daughter. . First, from Ken– It is my humble opinion (and rather biased, I will admit) that my 8th grade daughter, Darby, is a prime example of what it means to be a 21st Century student. She is well on her way to a lifetime journey of learning, limited only by having enough time to obtain all the information and skills she desires.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Happy Forge Day! Join us live at 2pm ET

TechSmith Camtasia

Join us today for a very special episode of The Forge, filled with practical tips, a hijink or two, and exciting announcements about upcoming TechSmith events. (Hint: ScreencastCamp!) This episode will wrap up the 2nd season of The Forge, so we’ll make sure to finish with a bang. We'll go live right here on the blog at 2:00pm EDT today (May 17).

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What the Demise of Draw Something Should Teach Trainers

Mindflash

A couple of months ago, the smartphone app/game Draw Something had been downloaded by 35 million people and was being played daily by 15 million users, making it the hottest smartphone game in the country. The company that made it, OMGPOP, was bought for $200 million by Zynga, and it seemed Draw Something was poised to overtake Angry Birds as the biggest game in the world.

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M-learning: What's the big deal?

Clive on Learning

Just released is the eLearning Guild’s new report, Mobile Learning: The Time Is Now , put together by Clark Quinn, who really knows his stuff on this topic. If Clark says the time is now, it probably is. In fact it probably has been since the first iPhone was launched and certainly once we got the iPad. Before that, the very idea of mobile learning was a bit bizarre.

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3 Books by eLearning Experts

The eLearning Coach

Check out these eLearning Books: social media and training, eLearning ideas and thoughts on eLearning. Post from: The eLearning Coach 3 Books by eLearning Experts.

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What L&D Pros Need to Know About Sales Training

Mindflash

The following post first appeared on Dave Stein’s Commentary on Sales Effectiveness blog , and is republished here with permission. On Monday I attended and presented at ASTD’s (American Society of Training and Development) 2012 International Conference and Exposition. Thanks to Mike Galvin for inviting me to contribute to the Sales Enablement track.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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UPDATED: Happy Forge Day! Join us live at 2pm ET

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Join us today for a very special episode of The Forge, filled with practical tips, a hijink or two, and exciting announcements about upcoming TechSmith events. (Hint: ScreencastCamp!) This episode will wrap up the 2nd season of The Forge, so we'll make sure to finish with a bang. UPDATE: If you missed the live stream, you can watch the recorded video below or on YouTube.