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Adobe Captivate 5/5.5: Save and Share Effects

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel    I've written about Captivate's Effects feature in the  past. If used appropriately, effects can greatly enhance your eLearning lesson. During one of my recent Captivate 5/5.5 Essentials online classes, a participant asked if it was possible to share a group of effects with other members on her team. She had added several effects to an object that everyone on her team liked.

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May 30: How to Provide Learning to People Outside Your Organization

Absorb LMS

We had a great turnout for our April 18 Webinar titled “How to Provide Learning to People Outside Your Organization.” Consequently, we’ll be repeating this event at the end of May. Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT (GMT -7). We’ll cover: The impact of the “extended enterprise” on learning and development.

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You MUST Do This When Designing Training

LearnDash

If you forget to do this one thing when you design your training, be prepared for potentially hours of rework and a lot of finger pointing. In our field, it isn't easy to get cooperation from subject matter experts (SMEs). From what I can tell in my own personal experience, SMEs never have "the time" to be bothered with training; getting their input can be like pulling teeth - this can cause quite the dilemma.

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Healthcare Education Technology Handshakes – 2012 MedBiquitous Conference

Web Courseworks

I am speaking on a panel this Friday at Johns Hopkins at the MedBiquious Conference. Sounds really cool, but it’s really pretty geeky stuff. I am still studying up on the various “interface” standards this group sets. I hope to post an update on my understanding and reflection after the conference. The MedBiquitous Conference is over [.].

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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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Digitec LMS Exhibition Team Heads North by Northwest

Association eLearning

'Representatives for the Knowledge Direct learning management system are preparing for a busy month with two international conference in May. First, the team heads to picturesque Denver, Colorado for the world’s largest training and development conference, ASTD International 2012, May 7-9. More than 8,000 attendees from 70 countries are expected to attend the premier event for workplace learning and development professionals hosted by the American Society of Training & Development.

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Three Questions Every Workplace Trainer Should Ask

Mindflash

Right now I’m working on a new education program for our sales team that I call The Art of Questioning. In it, we’ll be reviewing what makes a great question, how to ask one, and how to listen for and assess information based on the answers — and all of it is tailored to our organization’s sales process. Clearing, asking questions is vitally important in sales.

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Why Should Mobile Learning Be on Your Mind?

Janet Clarey

I read the article Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years “ and, coupled with some research on mobile video I’m doing, paused because I suddenly felt like I was missing something. It was one of those “wait – what?” moments that I sometimes get as an analyst because you know, I have to know this stuff.

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The new workplace

Jay Cross

Six years ago few people believed that informal learning made much of a difference. Today’s common wisdom is that most workplace learning is experiential, unplanned, social, and informal. Informal learning tops many training department agendas. Companies are attracted by the low price tag. However, few of them are doing much systematically. They’ve converted a few programs but they’ve failed to improve their learning ecosystems.

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"Selling It": Encouraging Change

bozarthzone

This month's "Nuts and Bolts" column takes on a common problem: sometimes in our enthusiasm we may be creating the very resistance we're trying to overcome. "What we find cool, others find intimidating. What we find useful, others find threatening. What we find magical, others find scary. And sometimes the very benefits we tout are exactly what others fear.

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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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Introducing May Guest Blogger Allison Rossett

The Learning Circuits

May’s blogger has been a steadfast friend and contributor to ASTD. Allison Rossett is knowledgeable about needs analysis, technology-based learning, persistence and engagement in a world with increasing amounts of technology-based independent learning. Her official bio reads something like this: Dr. Allison Rossett, long-time Professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University, is a consultant in learning and technology-based performance.

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Introducing May Guest Blogger Allison Rossett

ATD Learning Technologies

May’s blogger has been a steadfast friend and contributor to ASTD. Allison Rossett is knowledgeable about needs analysis, technology-based learning, persistence and engagement in a world with increasing amounts of technology-based independent learning. So, with ASTD International Conference & Expo this month, Justin and I wanted to invite a guest blogger who could cover a variety of topics.

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Karl Kapp Book Tour: The Gamification of Learning and Instruction #gamiLI

Learning Visions

It’s the Cammy Bean stop on the blog book tour for Karl Kapp’s newest book: The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education Karl Kapp is a professor of instructional technology in Bloomsburg University’s Department of Instructional Technology in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He’s one of my favorite professors that I've never actually studied with (although he has taught me a ton).

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How to Create Interactive E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

I get a lot of questions about interactivity from those who are just getting started. Typically they begin with a lot of subject matter content and they’re not quite sure how to make the course interactive. There’s a lot to consider when it comes to building interactive elearning. But if someone’s just getting started here are the three tips that I usually share: Make it Relevant.

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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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Digitec Begins LMS Integration with Personify Association Management System

Association eLearning

'Digitec has begun building a bridge to integrate its Knowledge Direct learning management system with TMA Resource’s Personify association management system. An off-the-shelf integration with the Personify AMS will provide users of both systems with single sign-on, secure data transfer, eCommerce and enhanced member self-services. Once the integration is complete, users will log in through the Personify AMS and be automatically granted access to the Knowledge Direct LMS.

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Pick of the Month: April 2012

Jane Hart

Here is my pick of the resources that I shared on Twitter and in my Pick of the Day in April. Note, for easy reference, all the resources in my daily Picks are collated monthly on my 2012 Reading List. 1 - Social networking in online education: It is time to revisit the pedagogy - Sachin Dua, 25 April – the quote in bold for me says it all!

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Digitec Welcomes Knowledge Direct LMS Partner Indiana Association of REALTORS®

Association eLearning

'The Indiana Association of REALTORS® has officially joined the Knowledge Direct family with the implementation of the association’s new online learning portal for member professional development and continuing education. Knowledge Direct will also support a new certification program offered by the association through their online university, Real Estate Certification Programs, Inc.

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Best articles on Working Smarter, April 2012

Jay Cross

GEORGE SIEMENS. APRIL 19, 2012. Remaking education in the image of our desires. The current generation of students will witness the remaking of our education system. Education faces enormous pressure. It’s much, much bigger. MORE >> DAVID WEINBERGER. APRIL 24, 2012. [2b2k][everythingismisc]“Big data for books”: Harvard puts metadata for 12M library items into the public domain.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.