Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I often lament that “if only I’d had more time and access to the tools that would have helped, I could have made a bigger difference.” Will I need a tool to do that? Will you need a separate content authoring tool? Yet, how much more could I have learned if I didn’t have to drive across town to take the course? Where Do I Start?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

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Association eLearning

APRIL 9, 2015

An LCMS provides tools for managing and creating course content, many LMSs do not. Online training programs are often called eLearning. Before we go any further, please note that an LMS is different from a Learning Content Management System (LCMS). Remember those courses from the conference your association already has? Send via Email.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 20, 2015

Specific examples are a great tool for concentrating these abstracts into something concrete learners can latch onto and commit to memory. As Lisa Cron observes in Wired for Story, people only have a general grasp of abstract ideas. Pin this to Pinterest. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Add this to Google Bookmarks.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 19, 2015

They may be the most effective and versatile tools in your context-adding arsenal. Even that basic context says a lot more than posting the same video and just titling it “Webinar Recording.”. 2. Use Examples. There are many different ways to use examples. In doing so, they make the ideas easier to remember. Pin this to Pinterest.

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Association eLearning

MAY 8, 2014

Here are some tips, tools, and techniques you can use to share educational footage that engages members: 1) Tell a story. For more tips on creating effective, straightforward eLearning that learners will love, I suggest reading our recent blog post, Simplify Your Learning: 5 Tips for Slimming Down. 5) Incorporate B-roll. “B-roll”

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Association eLearning

MARCH 1, 2018

To quote a previous blog post , “Gamification is at work whenever an incentive is offered to encourage someone to do something they are already supposed to be doing. From that same blog, game-based learning “takes place during play. So how do you make the business cases for the gamification of corporate training? Gamification.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 10, 2014

The following is a guest blog post brought to you by Elizabeth Engel of Spark Consulting and Peter Houstle of Mariner Management. Associations have more types and greater amounts of data readily available to us than ever before, and the cost of the tools needed to process all that data has declined dramatically. Send via Email.

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Variables are a feature, in some eLearning authoring tools, that allow you to create advanced interactions. eLearning tools that use variables will have something called actions or triggers, or something to that effect. These are basically “if-then” commands that tell the tool to do something. You can thank variables for that.

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Association eLearning

JULY 24, 2013

The following is the transcript from a recent interview with Jay Daughtry, author of the ChatterBachs blog. In my quest to be the most digitally connected man in the association world, I’ve realized just how powerful of a tool (that’s a lot friendlier term than “weapon”, don’t you think?) social media can be.

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Association eLearning

AUGUST 26, 2014

In a previous blog post I shared my tips for making an initial pitch for online learning to your association’s board of directors. Rather than going “all out” on your first eLearning course, look to cost effective authoring tools or vendors who can help create visually appealing, interactive content – without breaking the budget.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

If your LMS does not come with built in course creator tools or you’d like advanced features for designing courses, you might need a content authoring tool such as Storyline. Will you use this as a development tool? If you’re part of a corporation, decide who your learners will be. Will they be new hires?

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Association eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2016

You can also sometimes mimic older versions in the browsers themselves – in Internet Explorer, it’s called F12 Developer Tools and in Chrome it’s simply called Developer Tools. There are programs and apps that can run your course within an environment that emulates an older browser.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 16, 2014

I believe this is because few Education Directors have the understanding or tools necessary to measure eLearning ROI. Let’s change that; starting with a free tool we’ve created just for associations, the eLearning ROI Calculator. Go ahead, download it now ! Pin this to Pinterest. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 31, 2018

If your eLearning tools and LMS use the same version of SCORM you shouldn’t need to think about it. SCORM exists to let LMSs read eLearning files, no matter what tool was used to create them. You can thank SCORM for the fact that your new authoring tool’s files work in your old LMS. Check out the rest of this author’s blogs.

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Association eLearning

OCTOBER 7, 2014

PDFs are a great tool for providing learner support. Access the Association eLearning Blog. This is a topic unto itself, but basics include using consistent fonts, colors, and alignment. Related elements should be placed near one another on the PDF. Leave a comment. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 11, 2014

What do you need to know in order to ensure the best possible outcome for your course, and perhaps even more importantly, which tools can help you get the job done – on time and in budget? You can use something as simple as a pencil and paper, or the drawing tools in Microsoft ® Word, to design a system for organizing your online learning.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Many instructional designers also help build eLearning courses, so they also need programming or rapid content authoring tool skills. If you’d like to read more about instructional design best practices, check out the rest of this author’s blogs. . • Technology awareness. User experience (UX) awareness.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 21, 2014

Use the eye dropper tool in programs like Paint or Photoshop to pull colors from the image itself and apply them to the project. And for anyone who wants more interactivity in their color learning, check out this great color tool. Does the project have a prominently featured image? Pin this to Pinterest. Stumble upon something good?

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Association eLearning

JUNE 11, 2015

Knowing its true meaning means you can move beyond its “negative” connotation and instead see it for the valuable tool it is. “Negative reinforcement” has gotten a bad rap for far too long. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Google+. Pin this to Pinterest. Stumble upon something good?

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Association eLearning

APRIL 1, 2016

The use of gamification in training and other tailored learning tools are very familiar to the Millennial. With this kind of enthusiasm to contribute, your compromise is dispensing advise, encouragement and incremental feedback on a continual basis just to maintain an open communication as well as balance their goals.

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Association eLearning

AUGUST 18, 2014

There are also a number of authoring tools available for producing online courses, and some LMSs may offer built-in course creation tools. There are many good conferences where you can learn the fundamentals of course design and development, so you can create professional courses, yourself. Pin this to Pinterest. Send via Email.

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Association eLearning

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Set up a camera at your next annual meeting or seminar to record presentations or use a PowerPoint-to-Flash conversion tool, such as Digitec’s Direct-to-WEB , to transform PowerPoint presentations into interactive eLearning, and then upload them into your association’s learning management system (LMS). Pin this to Pinterest. Send via Email.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Having a learning and performance ecosystem means networks, tools, support, and other resources work with traditional learning assets and they’re all a seamless part of the organization’s actual work processes. If you’d like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design check out the rest of this author’s blogs.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 25, 2015

No matter which recipe you choose, gamification and GBL are excellent tools for increasing learner engagement. One is purely motivational and the other, although also motivational, focuses on changing the way your eLearning is served. Games come in many forms and can either be purchased as-is or baked from scratch. Share this on Facebook.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 26, 2015

This is a great tool if your goal is exposure. Social media is an engagement tool, and success is measured not by Return on Investment (ROI), but by Return on Engagement (ROE). Let us know and we’ll cover them in a future blog post. First, you can boost a post. Doing so will give the post much greater reach and visibility.

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Association eLearning

MAY 15, 2014

Today we’re talking to Jay Daughtry who is the author of the blog, ChatterBachs and also the relationship development manager for Personify. So in the blog, recently you asked readers of the blog, “What’s one area where you want to see improvement in the coming year?” And certainly that’s a powerful tool to tap into.

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Craig Weiss, author of the popular E-Learning 24/7 blog, recently featured Digitec company president Jack McGrath during a half hour long interview for the blog’s podcast series. Content Authoring Tools – desktop application vs. cloud-based. Content Authoring Tools – desktop application vs. cloud-based. Send via Email.

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Association eLearning

JULY 9, 2014

Then, work with an instructional designer who can help pull the pieces together, designing and creating the courses, assessment tools and evaluation measures. Rather than design an entire curriculum, start with a more scaled down certificate program that you know is critical to your members. Then present the results to your board.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 15, 2017

Performance support – Any job aids, reference guides, troubleshooting directions, tools, etc. If you’d like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design check out the rest of this author’s blogs. that are used during a learner’s daily work should be as quick and simple as possible. Want to continue the conversation?

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Association eLearning

APRIL 30, 2014

I strongly believe that with the right tools and approach, any association can take back the title in their industry. Corporations are beginning to overshadow associations’ in their ability to prepare workforce learners for new careers and advancements. Has your association developed a “member university?” Pin this to Pinterest.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 21, 2016

This is the time to establish the tools and procedures needed to achieve your initiatives and measure their effectiveness or to re-evaluate your launch goals. Industry relevant publications and places where you can share or aggregate your blog posts will provide an additional source of exposure. Get association ambassadors talking.

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Association eLearning

JANUARY 21, 2016

This is the time to establish the tools and procedures needed to achieve your initiatives and measure their effectiveness or to re-evaluate your launch goals. Industry relevant publications and places where you can share or aggregate your blog posts will provide an additional source of exposure. Get association ambassadors talking.

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Association eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Systems, processes, and tools are essential for getting work done. If you’d like to read more about training, learning, and instructional design check out the rest of this author’s blogs. This person refuses to reduce their work’s quality but has to spend several extra hours on the device each night after their shift ends as a result.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

But, I think it’s the frequency of the change now and the different tools that are coming in and also the new skills that everyone has to learn. So, what is the most cost effective marketing tools that associations can use to help engage their membership and promote their product offerings? And granted, we’re always changing.

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Association eLearning

JUNE 6, 2013

Social media is the tool and social learning is the action ; the idea is that through observing modeled behavior and reacting creates more proactive members. Use your association’s tools to promote your desired action. In her new role, Sarah enjoys blogging, tweeting and sharing membership engagement tips for association professionals.

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Association eLearning

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Taken from an article on the Wharton University of Pennsylvania website : Joanna Koivisto researcher for the University of Tampere Game Research lab in Finland has discovered that badges are effective tools to increase work activity. “In Social tools within the new generation of LMSs encourage group collaboration and discussion.

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