Tue.Jun 25, 2013

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Shaping an eLearning Solution

Zephyr Learning

'Developing elearning tends to focus on three areas – content, design and technology, which really is a given, but there is no strategic substance to focus our vision and desired outcomes. Making elearning work is a challenge, and I know from experience that there is very little emphasis placed on the people who will be taking the learning! There are three alternative areas where much of your focus should be directed when placing elearning on the path for success: Engagement.

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Finding Good Ideas, Design Sprints and Designing Games

Kapp Notes

'Here are four interesting videos all related to design which I have been thinking about lately in terms of designing instructional experiences that are meaningful and encouraging to learners. The first video is about “finding” good ideas. It tackles the question. “Where do good ideas come from?” The next video outlines a design sprint, I’ve done something very similar, I call it a Shazam Session where, in 5 days, you can design a fairly involved prototype of a solu

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Getting More Out Of Your LMS: 10 Pointers – New eBook

Upside Learning

'The LMSs today are not restricted to merely conducting and managing the day-to-day organizational training activities, but embrace a much larger role. But unfortunately not many organizations are leveraging these platforms to their optimum. This is mainly due to the lack of understanding of the many features they now offer. Our new eBook, ‘Getting More [.

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Let’s Play a Game!

Raptivity

'Let’ play a game. The game is called “Guess this Word”. I will give you three clues that describe a word that is a current eLearning trend. The object of the game is to guess this word by the [.].

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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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From creating content to building new connected workplace skills – this is the NEW work for learning professionals

Jane Hart

'Over the last few years I have been observing (as well as writing about) three significant things that are happening in the context of workplace learning: An increasing number of knowledge workers are finding their own solutions to their individual and team learning and performance problems on the Social Web – and in doing so [.].

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Defining Mobile

Clark Quinn

'At the recent Guild mLearnCon mobile learning event, I had a thought that seems to answer a long time debate. The debate centers on the definition of a mobile device. The feature/smart phone is obviously a candidate, and tablets seem pretty clearly included too, but the ongoing issue has been whether a laptop counts. And I may have finally discovered a way of looking at it that answers the question.

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2 Tips to Easily Increase Elearning Effectiveness

LearnDash

'Elearning has often caused teachers and businesses a headache because it can be difficult to effectively motivate the learner to actually view the content. What often happens is the user will click “next” until they are at the end of the elearning course and then attempt the quiz until they pass. This is especially true for yearly compliance training in businesses.

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Curation 101

From the Coleface

'Just when you thought you had enough e-learning buzzwords, curation came along. For those who like definitions “ Content Curation is the act of discovering, gathering, and presenting digital content that surrounds specific subject matter.” Content curation evolved as a digital marketing discipline to enhance search engine optimisation and then crossed over into the learning space.

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Flip your class or training with video

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

'(foto hangop door Debra Solomon) What do you do if you want to prepare ''hangop'' (see picture if you don''t know what it is!) ? Do you ask your neighbor , call your aunt or are you looking for information on the Internet ? Friday''s session about use of video for learning things showed that a mother look for it in a cookbook and her son looked on the Internet for a movie.

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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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5 Ways Screen Capture Can Help Online Students Succeed

TechSmith Camtasia

'Guest post from Michael Keathley originally published on www.BestCollegesOnline.com blog, Edventure Calling , on April 30, 2013. If a picture’s worth a thousand words, how much more is a video worth? Many college students are familiar with sites such as YouTube and Vimeo , but rarely do they consider the value of using screen capture software that takes both still images and video clips to help them succeed, especially in their online classes.

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Managing Multiple Learning Managment System’s - The High Cost of Choice

Xyleme

'Post Type: Blog post. Did you know that today there are approximately 500 Learning Management System vendors in the market? 1 Did you also know that no one vendor, or small group of vendors, have significant market share? In fact, it’s a scattered and fragmented market, one that is wreaking havoc on Learning & Development. The Reason. read more.

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Strategies for transformation 5: from courses to resources

Clive on Learning

'In the next six posts, I explore six ways in which learning professionals can realise a transformation in the way that learning and development occurs in their organisations. It builds on my previous six posts in which I set out the six major elements in a vision for change, i.e. learning that is aligned , economical , scalable , flexible , engaging and powerful.

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Synchronous or Asynchronous? How to Pick Your Training Delivery Method by Danielle Slatinsky

LearningGuild

'Creating effective online instruction requires consideration of many factors if it is to lead learners to achieve the desired skills and knowledge. It must match the characteristics of the learners and the content and it must fit the circumstances of the learner. How is it possible to meet all these requirements? There are best practices, and this article gives a succinct summary as well as a plac.

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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.

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Say Hello to Adobe Presenter 9 – And Hello to Video, Audio and PowerPoint Everywhere You Need It

Adobe Captivate

'Today Adobe introduced the new Adobe Presenter 9, a fantastic tool for anyone to create interactive content and videos. Presenter has a long tradition of innovation. If you are in business, education or training, the new Presenter has a LOT to offer you. What does it do? At it’s core, Adobe Presenter allows anyone to [.]. Adobe Presenter Community Documentation eLearning this week How do I.

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ELC008: Creating A Connected And Engaged Organization

The eLearning Coach

'Command and control is out. Open and collaborative is in. Find out why. Post from: The eLearning Coach ELC008: Creating A Connected And Engaged Organization. Command and control is out. Open and collaborative is in. Find out why.

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How to Use Mindflash to Flip Your Classroom Training

Mindflash

'Gone are the days when you have as much time as you need to deliver an effective training class. Few businesses are willing to dedicate the time necessary for people to learn new skills. After all, proper training is time consuming, expensive, and organizations need to operate as efficiently as possible. You have likely experienced this first hand in conversations with business managers in which you explain why a class requires four hours, while the manager tells you she can only give you ninet

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Social Recruiting: Do’s and Don’ts with Chandlee Bryan

OpenSesame

A 2012 survey produced by Jobvite says 92% of recruiters use social media to employ candidates. With many recruiters describing an increase in candidate quantity and a decrease in time to hire, it’s no wonder social recruiting’s popularity has steadily increased over the past couple of years. Guided by the expertise of Chandlee Bryan , co-author of The Twitter Job Search Guide , here are some do’s for social recruiting and managing social media.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Feelin’ ‘kind of blue’? Why learning professionals are getting serious about mental resilience

Saffron Interactive

'As reported in the Metro last week, the latest figures from the National Office of Statistics show that a record one in five Britons is suffering from anxiety or depression. Mental health is now a national emergency. Taboos and stigma (which are often promoted by organisational culture) may prevent us talking about the problem, but they don’t alleviate the harm it causes.

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Unlearning

Jay Cross

'Half a dozen years of journals and notebooks are migrating from my shelves to recycling. I need the space — and I don’t have much use for yesterday’s thinking. I had to save a few memorable entries. Here’s The Great Divide (from the age of material to the age of relationships). How people learn… Basics of working smarter… Synopsis of The Halo Effect.

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The Building Blocks of Brain-friendly eLearning Courses

SHIFT eLearning

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Managing Multiple Learning Managment Systems - The High Cost of Choice

Xyleme

'Post Type: Blog post. Did you know that today there are approximately 500 Learning Management System vendors in the market? 1 Did you also know that no one vendor, or small group of vendors, have significant market share? In fact, it’s a scattered and fragmented market, one that is wreaking havoc on Learning & Development. The Reason. read more.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Managing Multiple Learning Managment Systems - The High Cost of Choice

Xyleme

'Did you know that today there are approximately 500 Learning Management System vendors in the market? 1 Did you also know that no one vendor, or small group of vendors, have significant market share? In fact, it’s a scattered and fragmented market, one that is wreaking havoc on Learning & Development. The Reason The reason for this isn’t complicated: LMS features have simply become commoditized.