Fri.Apr 24, 2015

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How to Integrate Social Learning in the Workplace

Origin Learning

Social learning is not a new concept. Various theories have explained man’s social approach to learning, some of these dating to as back as the 1940s. For example, Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory stresses the importance of observational learning, imitation and modeling to learn certain behaviors. However, with the coming of the industrialization age, skill division became the primary focus and man’s social instincts of sharing, communicating and learning were overthrown by a lust for ma

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Hiring for a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

One of the keys to creating and sustaining a learning culture is hiring people who are continuous learners and who help others learn continuously. This is not simply about attending training programs or, as a manager, sending others to training programs. You want people who are always receptive to increasing their knowledge and developing new skills and competencies.

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Times When ELearning Isn’t Needed

LearnDash

As instructional designers we are all eager to whip up an online course for just about any topic – putting our course development skills to work. While this enthusiasm is often appreciated, sometimes a complete elearning module isn’t necessarily needed. In fact, there are times when building a complete course is actually counterproductive.

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Origin Learning at mLearnCon 2015

Origin Learning

This is an exciting time for mobile learning. New trends are already taking shape, the need for smartphones and tablets is fast becoming a necessity rather than a luxury, and instructional designers and content developers are busying themselves in exploring new ways to use the mobile device for learning. mLearnCon 2015 is all about mobile learning– the much awaited conference and expo is here to take mLearning to the next level.

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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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Adobe InDesign: Nested Styles

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Mira Rubin    If you've spent any amount of time working with Adobe InDesign, you probably know how to create Paragraph and Character styles. Nested styles take Paragraph styles to a whole new level with complex formatting you can apply with the click of a button. Nested styles are ideal when the paragraphs being formatted follow a consistent pattern such as entries in a catalog, directory, or bibliography.

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From Learning to Performance: 3 Key Phases Essential for Learning Success

Axonify

This past March, at the Learning Solutions Conference, I was exposed to work of the amazing learning duo: Conrad Gottfredson and Bob Mosher. Bob shared the following diagram at the conference that does a great job of explaining the learning continuum. I thought that I’d share it with you, along with my interpretation of each of its three phases, so you could also benefit from this holistic view of learning.

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Andrew Scivally – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

ABOUT ANDREW SCIVALLY (Co-Founder, eLearning Brothers). Andrew Scivally is one of the co-founders of eLearning Brothers, the other being Shawn Scivally, his brother. Founded in 2009, eLearning Brothers (eLB) based in the Salt Lake City area in Utah, USA,is a global provider of eLearning templates. The companyhelps eLearning professionals create engaging, interactive, and inspiring learning content.

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Reviewing E-Learning: Lessons Learned From My Dog

E-learning Uncovered

Not too long ago, I spent a day on the couch. I was sick as, well, a dog. As I lay there, I watched my puppy play with one of her chew toys. And the more I watched her, the more intrigued I was. As I observed her patterns, it occurred to me that what Sophie was doing related really well to one of the tasks I do almost daily: reviewing e-learning. Whether it’s storyboards or an online draft, there’s almost always something for me to take a look at.

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How to Use Games in Your Lectora 12.1 eLearning Project

eLearning Brothers

Brother Bryce gave us a crash course in gamifying a Lectora project. With Inspire 12.1, it’s easier than ever. Watch the video and see his expert tutorial for yourself. The post How to Use Games in Your Lectora 12.1 eLearning Project appeared first on eLearning Brothers.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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DIY Learning

Jay Cross

I’m writing a book on learning for oneself, without training. It’s for knowledge workers and bosses who have been told “You’re responsible for your own learning.” I imagine they feel like the dog who got on the bus. “What do I do now?” Aha! is a book for people and small groups of colleagues who are taking their professional development into their own hands.

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10 Astounding Statistics about Online Video

KZO Innovations

Online video has gotten big – but seeing just how big it’s gotten may surprise you. And, it’s just going to continue growing! Here are 10 standout stats about online video that are bound to astound you. 1. Approximately 340,000 years worth of online video are watched every day. 2. 500 tweets every minute contain video links. 3. 4 billion videos are watched every day. 4. 68% of viewers share video links. 5.

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LMS Review: Brightwave Tessello

Talented Learning

Brightwave, with its innovative xAPI driven tessello learning system, focuses on managing the real-life balance of learning by doing (experiential), learning from others (social) and formal learning (old school).

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HTML5: The great platform crossover

Aptara

HTML5: The great platform crossover. The quest to develop accessible and useful content has become one of the most pressing IT priorities at companies of all types. Web tools that are accessible on many different platforms are useful internally and externally, which helps explain their rapid rise. Creating these utilities with employee use in mind can unite a team wielding a wide variety of home-brought devices and ensure valuable content such as training materials and documentation get to the r

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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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