Tue.Apr 24, 2012

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PKM is our part of the social learning contract

Jane Hart

Yesterday, Harold Jarche shared the image on the right, in his post To learn, we must do. For me this is spot on. Whereas most people are concerning themselves with the new social and collaboration technologies, or how to get people to collaborate, for me the key to successful social learning is how the individual engages in his/her networks and contributes what s/he has learned or is learning along the way.

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Effective Video Training – Breaking it down

Dashe & Thomson

It’s no surprise that the use of video in corporate training continues to gain in popularity among corporate Learning and Development departments. Brandon Hall, the research firm based out of Delray Beach, FL, polled over 300 training professionals back in 2011 and found the top 2 reasons for using video in training – effectiveness and high engagement.

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Mobile Work

Clark Quinn

I’m regularly trying to do two things: explore mobile capabilities, and get folks to think more broadly about how we can support performance in the organization. I was asked to flesh out a proposed title for a stage at the upcoming mLearnCon , and thought about trying to map the 4C’s of mobile to the major categories of mobile work opportunities.

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Chad Udell on Tools for Mobile Development (#ASTDLN)

Learning Visions

Chad Udell (@visualrinse) of Float Learning is doing a quick rundown of tools he uses to help design, manage and build mobile projects. This is day two of the ASTD Learn Now conference in San Francisco. UI Stencils [link] Use these templates and tools for rapid prototypes that are to scale for the device you're building to. Project management tools like basecamp, assembla [link].

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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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FREE Alternative to SharePoint

LearnDash

Here is a great free resource for those of you who need to store, and share, large files. For those of us in the learning community, we know that the courses, training documents, and other files can become very large in a short amount of time. In some cases you may want to store your files for personal use to free up your diskdrive, while others of you may want to have a centralized place for your team to upload their files.

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eILT survey

Moodle Journal

Are your staff taking full advantages of resources? And that’s an interesting question in itself because despite having various training in place, what aspects of that training, are actually finding there was into regular use. So we decided to put a survey together. The intention originally was to visit classes and just see what was happening, but then you are likely to miss out on good practice elsewhere, and so in practice I settled on a combination of observation visits and short interviews.

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Ah-ha’s and reflections from the first day of LearnNow (#ASTDLN)

Learning Visions

The group shares some of their key moments and reflections from. yesterday’s workshop session here at ASTD Learn Now conference in San. Francisco. I’m co-facilitating this conference with Bob Mosher, Conrad. Gottfredson, and Chad Udell. One project at a time. We can start with one small piece and not try to do. everything at once. Thinking about blended learning vs. blended training.

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New version of Camtasia for Mac bends time and space

TechSmith Camtasia

Image credit: Tomasz Stasiuk We don't usually give codenames to minor releases but if we did, this one would be called Dr. Who. That's because it's all about transcending the barriers of space and time. You read that right. Time. And Space. Camtasia for Mac 2.1 delivers clip speed , the #1 feature request from Camtasia for Mac users-- as voted by our user community.

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Four Ways to Ensure Your Training Fits Every Learner

Mindflash

I distinctly remember a classroom program a colleague and I presented to our corporate office several years ago. We were sharing ways for the corporate support staff to work more closely with the field service operations — to make their contact an “event.”. We decided, since the idea was to transform their communications from ordinary to extraordinary, to design the training program in a similarly “extraordinary” way.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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Claro: Review of Collaborative eLearning Tool by Brian Dusablon

LearningGuild

Claro is an interesting and flexible Web-based authoring tool that supports collaborative development. It has a number of strengths, and a few shortcomings that future versions will need to address. Here’s a quick overview of the features and the flaws from an experienced developer.

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Calling All eLearning Experts: Join Our Review Panel and Get Paid to Learn

OpenSesame

'OpenSesame is building the world’s marketplace for online learning content, with a comprehensive selection of courses from sellers covering everything from communication and sales skills to website development and Cisco server administration. It’s our goal to connect the ecommerce experience you’re used to on Amazon to elearning, with flexible purchasing, transparent pricing and of course, product reviews!

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Just One Question for Karen Soskin: Six Sigma and eLearning Development by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

Enterprises today are increasingly “projectized” – life in many enterprises is a “hairball,” according to Karen Soskin, and project management is the tool that tames that hairball. It is important that those who manage and participate in eLearning development be able to integrate into this methodology. Soskin explains the rationale in this video interview.

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Yesterday in Parliament

Learning with e's

Yesterday I spent a fascinating few hours in Parliament (which currently on its website for some reason has a picture of Russell Brand). I got to see quite a lot of the Palace of Westminster, including some place most people never get to see, all courtesy of Denise Hudson-Lawson , who just happens to be a big wheel at Westminster. Of which more later.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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Calling All eLearning Experts: Join Our Review Panel and Get Paid to Learn

OpenSesame

OpenSesame is building the world’s marketplace for online learning content, with a comprehensive selection of courses from sellers covering everything from communication and sales skills to website development and Cisco server administration. It’s our goal to connect the ecommerce experience you’re used to on Amazon to elearning, with flexible purchasing, transparent pricing and of course, product reviews!

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HTML5 Vs Flash, How to Create HTML5 Based Interactive eLearning Content

Instancy

Learn about HTML5 Vs Flash for Learning Management System and also know How to Create HTML5 Based Interactive eLearning Content for Web and Mobile Learning. Learning professionals are increasingly thinking about how to achieve their interactive content. Do you continue to use Flash or start migrating to HTML and more specifically HTML5? We are also finding that there is confusion on exactly what the technology is…is it Apple versus Adobe or Flash versus HTML5?

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Not Convergence but Confluence.what the heck some Consilience too

Mark Oehlert

I'm sensing something in the tabs. There is a shift in the flow of the infostream. Eddies of data are harboring tadpoles of nascent thoughts. I'm also listening to the Writer's Almanac every morning. Is it showing? This isn't feeling like a calm highway merging.this feels like a confluence.the rumbling, jumbled, hydraulic coming together of two or more rivers.there are multiple flows.multiple possible, potential directions, but which flow will dominate.which water will run on top and get featur

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New version of Camtasia for Mac bends time and space

TechSmith Camtasia

Image credit: Tomasz StasiukWe don't usually give codenames to minor releases but if we did, this one would be called Dr. Who. That's because it's all about transcending the barriers of space and time. You read that right. Time. And Space. Camtasia for Mac 2.1 delivers clip speed, the #1 feature request from Camtasia for Mac users--as voted by our user community.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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5 Ways to Make Your PowerPoint Presentations Fascinating.

The Learning Dispatch

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The New Adobe Creative Suite (CS6) is a Sign of the Mobile Times

mLearning Revolution

'First, I would like to congratulate my former Adobe colleagues, who worked on the new Creative Suite 6 apps. After watching the launch presentation yesterday and keeping an eye on what people are saying about it on Twitter, I think it’s safe to say that this has been one of the most impressive and successful launches in the history of Adobe. It is also worth pointing out that this launch in some way marks the reinvention of Adobe as a company after the whole Apple vs.

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Microsoft Excel Training | Macros | MicroAssist

The Learning Dispatch

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FAQ: How Do You Manage the Graphics in Your E-Learning Course?

Rapid eLearning

I’ve been on the road a lot lately doing elearning workshops and Articulate jam sessions. After the sessions I usually get some really good questions that are probably common to many of us. Today, we’ll look at how to manage the images used in elearning courses. Essentially there’s no right or wrong way to manage your images. Do what works best for you and your team.

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.