Wed.Nov 16, 2016

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The Magic of Microlearning

Association eLearning

One of you car’s headlights is out. It’s supposed to be pretty easy to replace, so you buy a new one and decide to give it a try. Where do you go for instructions? I’m guessing you’d probably try one or more of the following: Go to YouTube, or a similar site, and watch a video. Run a Google search. Ask someone at your local auto store. Ask a family member or friend who’s knowledgeable about cars.

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Data-Driven Learning: Benefits of Big Data in E-Learning

Content Raven

With the abundance of information we have at our fingertips, today’s digital native generation understands how leveraging learning technologies is key to promoting professional development and ensuring organizational success. Oftentimes, learning and development initiatives are designed, developed and delivered with minimal strategies in place on how to measure learning outcomes.

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Interactive in the limelight: our 12 tips for great interactive video

Kineo

Interactive video has burst into the limelight – it’s engaging, interesting and has a bit of glitz. And importantly has bags of potential for delivering learning content. But only if you get it right.

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Introduction to elearning – Whiteboard Wednesday

Administrate

Whiteboard Wednesday is our chance to pull back the curtain, and share our expertise with our clients and readers. This month, our Marketing Director Mike McGrail walks us through a quick and informative introduction to elearning! Download Your Free Intro to Elearning eBook Key Points To be successful, we need Read More. Published on November 16, 2016.

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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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Taking Action Based On Learner Metrics

LearnDash

A major part of learning management is reporting. For many organizations it is important for them to see if their employees have compelted certain training. Without reporting this wouldn’t be possible. This is why the learning management options out there today all have some degree of reporting. It is why we spent the last 10 months enhancing the LearnDash ProPanel reporting.

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Penn Jillette #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Magician Penn Jillette opened the DevLearn conference with a fascinating presentation on storytelling, telling his story and unpacking magic for us. The post Penn Jillette #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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Wisetail Named One Of Outside Magazine’s 100 Best Places To Work In 2016

Wisetail

Wisetail named #32 on Outside Magazine's 100 Best Places To Work in 2016. We couldn't be more stoked! The post Wisetail Named One Of Outside Magazine’s 100 Best Places To Work In 2016 appeared first on Wisetail.

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Maxwell Planck #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Maxwell Planck gave the afternoon keynote for the opening day of DevLearn. He talked about the trajectory of VR, with very interesting reflections on creativity, story, and meaning. The post Maxwell Planck #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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Come Run with Us at DevLearn 2016!

eLearning Brothers

We are planning on holding the 3rd Annual DevLearn Run with the Bros event tomorrow morning at 7am! If you’re attending the DevLearn conference down in Las Vegas right now, plan to head over to the corner of the MGM Grand where the lion statue resides and we’ll meet up with you for a fresh morning run. We plan on running a 5K, but you can join us for just some of that or all of it as you like.

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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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Making the Best Use of Learning Objectives for Training Evaluation

CommLab India

How can you evaluate the participants of your online course? What does it take to design good assessments for your e-learning course? Well, a sure-shot way is to develop assessments based on the learning objectives of the course. Why should assessments and learning objectives be aligned? The proper alignment of assessments and learning objectives facilitates measurement of the effectiveness of your online course, by helping you determine whether your learners are able to do what they are expecte

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Create Perpetual Learning That Will Help Your Employees Soar

eLearningMind

We’ve all heard the oft-used parable about the turkey conference. It’s the one where the turkeys attend a conference where they learn to fly, spending the entire day soaring to new heights over the farm. And when the conference is over? They all walk home. Contrast that to the treatment of learning as a one-time event. You spend a ton of money on expensive one-day training or pay for an off-the-shelf program to get your employees excited about a new skill.

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How to Control Layer’s Audio in Storyline?

CommLab India

In Articulate Storyline, developers often face this problem: the audio in different layers overlap when the option “hide other slide layers” is unchecked, leading to confusion. You’ve faced this issue too? Looking to solve it? Here are the simple steps to control layer audio in a “click on tabs” interactivity. Step 1 : Create a click on tabs slide as per your requirement.

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Are You Yelling at an Empty Boat?

CLO Magazine

An ancient Chinese philosopher named Zhuang Zhou wrote about a man traveling across a river in his boat when he noticed another boat quickly coming straight for him. The man began waving his arms and calling out to the boat’s driver to change course. As the boat closed in on him, he cursed and shouted louder. As the two boats collided, he screamed out, threatening the driver and calling him horrible names.

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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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Scenario-based Learning: What Is It & Why Do You Need It?

CommLab India

There are a number of instructional design strategies such as guided learning, Learning through Exploration and Discovery (LEAD), and scenario-based learning to choose from when you are creating an e-learning course. However, when you need to impart decision-making skills, scenario-based learning is the best fit. But what is scenario-based learning?

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Promote Learning to Curb Boredom

CLO Magazine

What’s the best way to keep your employees engaged? Keep them learning. According to a Udemy study on workplace boredom released last month, 43 percent of office workers are bored, especially women, millennials and entry to midlevel workers. This spells trouble for employers because disengaged workers are not only less efficient, they are twice as likely to find a new job.

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With a little help from our friends: the services we use to build our business

TalentLMS

There’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes at Epignosis HQ , home to the makers of TalentLMS and eFrontPro, so you can have a steady stream of releases and the top class support that comes with them. In this post, we’ll have a look at a non exhaustive list of tools, products and services that our various teams use to get their work done. Xero – Accounting.

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Why A “Shrink to Fit” Method Won’t Work for Digital Learning

eLearningMind

We all wait with baited breath each time Apple announces a new iOS. New emojis and better functionality await if you’re patient enough for the update to download. But, as most developers know, a new iOS can also result in major headaches—especially when it affects the way an app is displayed, the functionality of a website, or other minor kinks that cause major user issues.

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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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3 E-learning Programs That Need to be Translated [Infographic]

CommLab India

Many companies roll out e-learning programs for their employees spread across the world. In certain cases, a standard course developed in English might be enough to cater to the learning needs effectively. But for certain training programs, it is preferable to translate the courses into the languages learners are proficient in. Accurate comprehension of content is crucial for effective knowledge transfer in certain critical training programs.

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6 Ways to Jumpstart New Habits

Degreed

Habits are routine, subconscious behaviors — actions you do not necessarily need to put a lot of thought into. Many of our daily actions are a combination of habits, both good and bad. Creating positive habits is important, according to Charles Duhigg, author of “The Power of Habit.” He reports about 40% to 45% of what we do every day feels like a decision but is actually habit.

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Why Can’t Education be More Entertaining?

Growth Engineering

So, last week I took a bit of a time-out from fighting the good fight. I thought I’d earned a TV night, you know – something relaxing to unwind to. ‘What could be more relaxing than a nature documentary’, I thought to myself, switching over to Planet Earth on BBC1. 15 minutes later, I was a screaming ball of fear as I watched a to-the-death confrontation between a baby iguana and a racer snake.

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Reimagining the Virtual Classroom by Pamela S. Hogle

LearningGuild

Flipping the virtual classroom to move away from lectures and add collaborative activities can reinvigorate eLearning while. blending asynchronous with synchronous sessions.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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Six Things to Consider When Implementing An LMS for the First Time

CommLab India

Are you implementing a Learning Management System (LMS) for the first time? Don’t know how to go about it? Are you confused about choosing the right LMS from the whole gamut of LMS service offering companies? Here are six key insights especially for you, as you are about to implement an LMS in your organization. Let’s get started. 1. Have enough courses.

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What Does It Take to Find a Mentor in a Startup?

CLO Magazine

Mentoring isn’t easy. It can be, if both parties are engaged and invested, but that’s often not the case. Mentoring also can hold different challenges in different work environments. For instance, mentoring in a startup environment requires a dynamic approach and a networked process to be effective. Unlike other structured mentoring environments there is no mentor matching, no program guidelines, and no program manager to keep things on track.

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5 graphic design rules to keep in mind when creating online courses

Matrix

When it comes to training and learning we are as different as it gets. Each instructor has its own style of teaching and interacting and each learner has its own way of understanding and reacting. Do you remember your first training? I remember bits of mine. I do recall it was fun and interactive and the trainer had a special technique for helping us remember important information.

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No More Tricks. Just Add Video.

KZO Innovations

I met you at Dreamforce. Do you remember me? I gave you my card. I sent you 3 emails and one even used “Re:” in the subject line. I texted you too; you didn’t text me back. Oh…you don’t text much? You prefer email? Ok…I’ll try email again; this time I’ll make it seem like it’s your fault that we haven’t connected yet…. Does this sound familiar? We are contacted to by sales and marketing people every single day — multiple times.

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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.