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Fighting Forgetfulness

Association eLearning

Think of your brain as a refrigerator. You put information in it to preserve and use later. When you need that information again you remember it, “taking it out of the fridge” so to speak. But what happens if you leave something in there for too long? In a fridge, old food goes bad and needs to be thrown out. In your brain, unused information gets tossed out too.

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How Administrate Helps Boston Whaler Deliver World Class Training

Administrate

Boston Whaler is one of the most recognisable names in the boating world. Once based in Massachusetts as their name suggests, Boston Whaler is now based in Edgewater, Florida – a state which leads the United States in the sale of boats and boating accessories. For nearly 60 years the innovative designs of their unsinkable boats remain extremely popular, which is why Boston Whaler Read More.

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Fighting Forgetfulness

Association eLearning

Think of your brain as a refrigerator. You put information in it to preserve and use later. When you need that information again you remember it, “taking it out of the fridge” so to speak. But what happens if you leave something in there for too long? In a fridge, old food goes bad and needs to be thrown out. In your brain, unused information gets tossed out too.

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10 Strategies for Impactful Instruction

LearnDash

Whether you’re administering elearning or live classroom training the end-goal is often the same. At the end of the course you want the participants to leave with new information. Not only that, you want them to apply this information. The interesting this is that the majority of the time the success of a course (be it online or in-person) is hardly the result of the content.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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3 Key eLearning Trends for 2016

Administrate

The eLearning industry is always changing and evolving as new technologies are developed. In 2015 gamification was one of the most talked about learning concepts. It fast became one of the best tools in eLearning to grab students’ attention and get them really engaged with content. It’s popularity is still present, and Read More.

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5 Lessons for Designing Engaging e-Learning Interactions from Project Runway

Allen Interactions

By Ethan Edwards , Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards. Earlier this month, I had the honor of speaking at the ATD TechKnowledge Conference in Las Vegas. At the conference, I talked about sketching and prototyping as a design methodology for designing effective e-learning. I’m always on the lookout for new ways to explain or illustrate a novel approach to a familiar task.

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Discover How to Engage Tech-Savvy Learners at LearnTech 2016

Kineo

“The Times They are a-Changin’”, as Bob Dylan once sang. Well one thing is for sure, technology and the way we use it certainly hasn’t stood still!

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10 Ways EdTech Tools Can Improve the Learning Process

eLearning Brothers

Technology is providing more supportive, educational resources than ever before. Although many are geared or marketed towards teachers and professors, plenty of the available tools are useful for corporate training or instructional designers. Even the most educated adults will have various learning styles. Not everyone will be fully engaged or connected through text and the spoken word.

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Discover How to Engage Tech-Savvy Learners at LearnTech 2016

Kineo

“The Times They are a-Changin’”, as Bob Dylan once sang. Well one thing is for sure, technology and the way we use it certainly hasn’t stood still!

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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10 Statistics on Corporate Training and What They Mean for Your Company’s Future

SHIFT eLearning

Benjamin Franklin once said “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest”, and we think Mr. Franklin got it spot on. Training isn't something that's 'nice' to have in your organization. It's an absolutely vital part of a company's long-term investment and growth strategy. This seems like a simple point, and it's something that nearly all companies, and L&D managers alike, will agree with.

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5 Best Inside Sales Tools for People Management

WalkMe Training Station

The rise of inside sales has led to new opportunities as well as new challenges for today’s sales manager. One might find himself managing a sales team that is new to the field, a team that telecommutes, or even a team assembled from different locations across the globe. Fortunately, there are many inside sales tools that can help one’s people management strategies.

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8 Elements of Writing Strong Questions for a Test

eFront

What are “strong questions”? Strong questions are the test questions that provoke recall and active synthesis of learning objectives. Not all eLearning developers are good writers though. Writing strong questions to test learners’ capability is both a skill and a talent! Rest assured, with regular practice using these 8 elements, writing strong questions will soon be your talent!

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How Do Top Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) Providers Boost User Adoption Rates?

WalkMe Training Station

As an ATS provider, you know that the competition is pretty stiff out there. The explosion in demand has driven an ever increasing number of companies to enter the market. How can you break out of the pack by boosting your product adoption and increasing the frequency of customer usage? Here I will present some new, never-before-seen results of how leaders in the recruitment software industry have succeeded in boosting adoption rates.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Downright Sneaky Lectora Tricks Part 3

Trivantis

Previously, we defined the devMode variable and added an invisible button to turn it ON and OFF. Today, we will add a visual element to devMode to distinguish it from regular mode. So you’ve made devMode in Lectora® and you have a button to turn it on and off, but it doesn’t DO anything… yet. Basically, we made a light fixture and attached a light switch, but there’s no light bulb, so flicking the switch on and off won’t do much.

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Tapping Into Online Learning: Craft Beer & Brewing Quadruples Revenue with Thought Industries

Thought Industries

In 2013, Craft Beer & Brewing was looking to expand their product offerings with online learning and began an evaluation process of multiple learning vendors. The main criteria in making their decision was based on cost , flexibility and reporting , as well as knowing the platform was customizable to fit their business needs and mobile friendly to fit the needs of their users.

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Celebrity Chefs versus Celebrity Instructional Designers?

Facilitador

It is not a secret that chefs have experienced a steep rise to celebrity status with their ability to reach millions of people through multimedia channels. By creating new dishes and combining new flavors, these chefs offer their craft as art, each infused with their own personality, to deliver unique eating experiences that adapt and evolve with ever-changing trends and tastes.

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How to be an elearning visionary

Rob Hubbard

by Tess Robinson, Director, LAS. Our MD recently won an Outstanding Contribution award and was named as one of the Top 10 eLearning Movers and Shakers in the UK for 2016. The award was given partly because of all the voluntary work he has done to support the elearning industry but also because he’s seen as somewhat of a thought-leader in digital learning.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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Top Talent & Development Trends for 2016

KZO Innovations

The last few years have been seen major developments in learning technology and breakthroughs in common thinking about workplace training methods. Here, we’ve rounded up four trends that we think will make a very big impact on the industry this year. Is your organization ready to take advantage of them? Blended learning. According to new research , “blended” learning — in which training is conducted both in-person and online — will comprise more than 70 percent of all workplace training efforts

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How to coordinate your company L&D strategy with an LMS

Matrix

Your company is just like a living ecosystem. All the desks and computers may not be very lively, but the people using them are the living creatures that make things like profit and company success happen. The human resource is arguably the most important resource any company can have, no matter its size or field of activity. “ You know, like most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good as its people.

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The Art of Brain Mapping: Paint Your Mind into a Masterpiece

Skillsoft

No two brain maps would ever completely look the same, so why should two learning programmes be identical?

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Customised compliance training for international drugs company

Engage in Learning

One of our library customers needed both Data Protection Act (DPA) and Bribery compliance training in a hurry. They also needed them to be customised to suit their particular industry, supply chain and customers.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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On remembering the souls lost on the Challenger.the future doesn't belong to the fainthearted.

Mark Oehlert

This is great story by the Washington Post. There are so many things right, here but it's bittersweet. Like this line "It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them.”. Brilliant but I feel like that's not us anymore.

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3 Ways Technology Helps Modern Sales Teams Sell More, Better

Inkling

New trends in technology have the sales industry working more efficiently than ever. Gartner recently published a research report detailing the top strategic technology trends from the last year , and they found that businesses increasingly rely on technologies such as cloud computing, mobile content, and advanced analytics. This combination of powerful tools converges to transform the sales process , enabling your team to access timely information, get the latest updates on your products, and c

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On remembering the souls lost on the Challenger.the future doesn't belong to the fainthearted.

Mark Oehlert

This is great story by the Washington Post. There are so many things right, here but it's bittersweet. Like this line "It’s all part of taking a chance and expanding man’s horizons. The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them.”. Brilliant but I feel like that's not us anymore.

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Infographic: How Neurolearning Can Drastically Improve Your Employees Ability to Learn New Skills

eLearningMind

Learning is a lot more than just “Read this,” and “Look at that.” When receiving new information, our brains are firing on all cylinders to process, route, and store that data for later recall. With 86 billion neurons firing at a rate of 300 million per second, the brain is a veritable information and retrieval machine, so why does so much learning ignore the brain’s way of thinking?

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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Getting pragmatic on what L&D can do

Clark Quinn

I was inspired by a diagram that my ITA colleague Harold Jarche included in a post, where he puts some concepts into their 70:20:20 role as either people, skills, or tools. And I obviously believe the role of L&D should be shifting (as in a full revolution :), but I realize that putting it together can seem confusing, and so it led me to think a little bit about what’s the role for L&D versus what’s the role of the community.