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APRIL 2, 2012

eLearning Guild a True Community of Practice The Learning Solutions Conference serves as the largest of the eLearning Guild’s yearly conferences and brings together professionals seeking to identify, deploy and manage technology-based learning solutions. I was unable to attend the event last week, but I caught up with Jean Marrapodi, eLearning Guild and Learning Solutions Conference veteran, [.].

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Conference eLearning Guild Solution Lesson 200

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Reflecting on this in Chicago October 24th! During the past few years, I have seen a lot of discussion about whether or not Learning Management Systems (LMS) are dead. Recently, cell phones and tablets and the strong use of social media has disrupted the concept/meaning of what an LMS is. Over the past ten years, [.].

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LMS Social Media Learning Management System Social 198

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MARCH 21, 2012

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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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

AKA Tin Can While at the Learning 3.0 conference I had the opportunity to speak with Michael Rochelle of Brandon Hall and Aaron Silvers of ADL on the new emerging Experience API (also known as Tin Can) and have been given great insight. Experience API is coding that tracks a person’s learning activity even if that [.].

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Brandon Hall ADL Emergent Conference 186

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Association LMS – Yes or No?: The Truth Is…. You Might Not Need an LMS I receive calls from associations who insist they need an LMS when they already have the software systems to deliver their informal professional development programs. Here are five questions you should ask yourself before entering the murky world of vetting vendors [.].

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association LMS 182

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Do you remember the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books you may have read when you were little? Each decision you made would correspond with a page number in the book which you were supposed to immediately turn to. Different decisions elicited different results. A few weeks ago I published a blog post on Virtual Patient [.].

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Simulations eLearning Blogging Association 178

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JULY 20, 2012

As I’ve written before in my blog post “The Reports of Flash’s Death Are Slightly Exaggerated,” the decision to move away from Flash in favor of HTML5 is complex. Web Courseworks recently had to address the issue for a project for a regional electrical utility company. Theproject was originally developed over ten years ago for [.].

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad Flash Web 171

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

A Rating System Helps Allocate Resources I am excited to announce that another eLearning “tip” of mine has been featured on TMA Resources in their “Best Practices in Association Technology” series. This week’s tip: it is important to rate the quality of your distance learning products (A, B, C). My point is that education managers [.].

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Distance Learning eLearning Course Association 159

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Medical Educators – What Will They Think of My Small Project Collaboration Model? I am speaking this coming Sunday at 4:00pm at the Alliance for CME conference in Orlando, FL on “Developing Interactive Online Education: Engage the Subject Matter Expert via Micro-Collaboration.” Conference attendees represent the association’s 2,200+ membership base of professionals committed to educating medical professionals. [.].

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Conference Collaboration Expert Education 154

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Little is written on the topic of managing computer programmers, and I find that frustrating considering how important this is to managing an eLearning business. The book entitled Leading Geeks by Paul Glen presented new ideas that inspired me to share a list of reasons why the idea of creating many small projects are central to [.].

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Ideas Project Management eLearning 150

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

I am excited to announce that Tagoras has published the 2013 Association LMS Report today. We have been a part of Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele’s research report since the very first one published in September 2009. It’s amazing to see how far our CourseStage LMS offering has come in that time, and it’s also [.].

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Association LMS Association Learning Management System Association Report 147

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

My Session at the Great Ideas Conference 2013 This year’s Great Ideas Conference will be held March 10-12, 2013 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO. I am especially excited for this tenth anniversary, because I will be co-presenting “Next Generation Learning: GAME ON! The Power of Online Games and Why Associations are Playing Along” [.].

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Games Online Conference Association 140

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

I have held interest in the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) for years. With the mission “to develop and recognize the proficiency of its members and advocate the use of Human Performance Technology”, I have come to believe that all managers of eLearning should consider joining this group. Many themes of my book MindMeld focus [.].

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Performance ISPI Culture Technology 140

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JUNE 13, 2012

Leaders and top researchers in the videogame industry will gather tomorrow and Friday for the eighth annual Games+Learning+Society Conference, held at the University of Wisconsin’s Memorial Union. The videogame landscape has changed both in technical capacity and creative development, and videogame and learning experts will discuss how these innovations can be applied to learning and [.].

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Conference Education Games Innovation 140

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JANUARY 6, 2012

Medical Subject Matter Experts: Medical Records Implementation and Training Challenges A growing number of hospitals and ambulatory clinics are consumed with the task of implementing medical records software. This national rollout of medical records software has increased the need to collaborate with medical experts. Technological advancement means adoption of new ways of thinking and often [.].

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

My Session at the ASAE Healthcare Associations Conference 2012 I have had the pleasure of attending ASAE conferences in the past, but my first visit to the Healthcare Associations Conference will take place this week. Attracting around 200 attendees from the Healthcare Association realm, I am especially excited to not only connect and learn from [.].

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Activities Games Association Conference 138

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Is An LMS Still Relevant? Panel at Learning 3.0 this week in Chicago! I want to start this post by stating how much I enjoy participating in conferences. Discussions and presentations specifically allow (and sometimes force) me to explore areas that I wouldn’t necessarily have time to consider during my normal workday. This is one [.].

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Conference LMS Discussion Learning 133

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Learn, Network and Connect in Chicago this November Though I have had the pleasure of attending many conferences held by ASAE, my first visit to the Healthcare Associations Conference will take place this coming November. This event attracts around 200 attendees and provides the opportunity to hear from numerous guest speakers, including the two keynote speakers Mark [.].

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JUNE 18, 2012

I will be heading to Salt Lake City, UT this week to attend the AHIP Institute 2012. This is my first visit to the annual event that attracts several thousand Health Insurers. This year’s conference provides the opportunity to hear from two of my favorite authors: Malcolm Gladwell and Atul Gawande, MD, MPH. Both are [.].

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Expert Conference Authoring Providers 133

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MARCH 6, 2012

The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) began as an initiative at the University of Wisconsin – Madison nearly one hundred years ago. The association seeks to make education more available to adult learners and serves as an industry resource for continuing education institutions and affiliated organizations. Recently proposed reforms promote the incorporation of more [.].

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Education Conference Association Resources 133

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

TMA Resources Interview on Best Practices in Association Technology I am honored to have been selected by TMA Resources to give my opinions on the “Best Practices in Association Technology” Taking an inventory of your education staff’s skills before committing to a Learning Management System (LMS) is incredibly important. Robust LMSs require administration, including catalog and [.].

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Association Learning Management System System Education LMS 124

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JULY 11, 2012

Higher education has been in the news a lot lately: From the rising tuition at Wisconsin’s state schools to the recent announcement of a new online degree program through the University of Wisconsin System. It’s an understatement to say the field of higher education is just “changing,” which is why the 28th Annual Conference on [.].

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Conference Education Online News 124

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MAY 1, 2012

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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Conference Education Technology Sound 124

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Educators have come to understand the need to engage learners in all facets of education. Even face-to-face environments need hands-on learning activities so that participants are actually getting involved in the subject matter. When it comes to eLearning, it has been a challenge for distance educators to build activities into an online program that will [.].

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Activities Conference Learning Education 100

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JANUARY 5, 2012

As a frequent eLearning blogger, I’m excited to share how Tony Karrer, CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, is continuing to be a leader and innovator in the eLearning industry. His TechEmpower site eLearningLearning.com serves as a gateway to the very best eLearning blogs, including ManagingeLearning.com, by aggregating eLearning-related content from a variety of sources that are organized [.].

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Personal Personalization eLearning Site 100