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Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 1/16/2011 Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them.

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How gamification enhances eLearning solutions

Aptara

In 2011, Gartner predicted that over 70 percent of Global 2000 organizations would use gamified apps to inspire employees and customers. Best practices eLearning solutions can provide social connections with online communities, such as Facebook or custom networks, offering additional ways for learners to play and share their progress.

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Talent Management Rankings: Our Kind of Olympics

Cognology

At the end of the four weeks, new hires have two options; head to the office and get started, or take a $2000 payout and leave if they don’t fit the company culture. Facebook scooped silver for an onboarding process that is fast and engagement focused. Employee Onboarding at Facebook, Google and Apple. References. 1 Michelle, J.

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. These apps focus on specific content such as playing a game or buying a book.

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Internet Sensation THE PIANO GUYS Announced as Keynote

Trivantis

The 2012 Lectora User Conference had a record-breaking attendance of 600 people, up 20 percent from 2011 making it one of the largest e-Learning conferences of the year. Lectora ® is the world’s leading e-Learning software used by most Global 2000 companies in more than 125 countries and is offered in six languages. About Lectora ®.

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Current state of Gamification in the LMS Market

eLearning 24-7

Blue Volt was doing this back in the late 2000’s and still do it – tied to a gift card reward program; other vendors are jumping on as well (with more in 2015, but really really tiny numbers). In 2011, the number of LMS vendors who supported m-learning beyond smartphones was minimal. 2012, still minimal. .

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Top 10 LMS/LCMS Trends and Forecasts

eLearning 24-7

Equally horrible, is that some companies are still using old versions of IE or an outdated computer system with Windows 2000 on it. Other tablet vendors are coming into the market – some are already there, others are entering in 2010-2011 including Google tied to Verizon. 67% have a Facebook account. They won’t.

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