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Best Practices for Instructional Design in eLearning

Raptivity

'As technology progresses, assuring the quality of educational experience continues to increase in significance. This, in turn, has led to a surge in the number of Instructional Designers(IDs). IDs are seen as professionals who can facilitate explicit eLearning outcomes. The […].

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Smarts: content or system?

Clark Quinn

'I wrote up my visit to the Intelligent Content conference for eLearnMag , but one topic I didn’t raise was an unanswered question I raised during the conference: should the ‘smarts’ be in the content or the system? Which is the best way to adapt? Now the obvious answer is the system. Making content smart would require a bunch of additional elements to the content.

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Best Practices for Instructional Design in eLearning

Raptivity

'As technology progresses, assuring the quality of educational experience continues to increase in significance. This, in turn, has led to a surge in the number of Instructional Designers(IDs). IDs are seen as professionals who can facilitate explicit eLearning outcomes. The accomplishment of these outcomes are determined by the techniques used. This blog highlights some valuable nuggets of information from an ID’s perspective to help you build and deliver high-quality eLearning material.

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Webinar: How to Export Flash as HTML5

eLearning Brothers

'Join the eLearning Brothers and Lodestone joint webinar, this Friday March 14th from 1- 2 PM ET. You’ll learn important tips how to export Flash as HTML5. The recent drop of the Flash player by Apple has made a significant ripple for media professionals trying to get their legacy Flash content on iOS devices. Adobe realizes this a difficult solution, but working for ways to export Flash content as HTML5.

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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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Getting serious about e-learning

Clive on Learning

'Today at 7pm, Michael Allen, Julie Dirksen, Clark Quinn and Will Thalheimer, backed by a raft of other well-respected thinkers and practitioners in the field of workplace learning technologies will be launching the Serious eLearning Manifesto. This campaign is the result of many years of discussions, lamentations and grumblings about the state of e-learning.

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Fiverr.com: When You Need a Little Audio

E-learning Uncovered

'Not long ago, I worked on an e-learning development project that included several characters who each needed just a few lines of dialogue. While character audio adds life and variety to a course, it comes with some logistical challenges. Do you ask your friends and family to help you out, but risk it not sounding professional? Or do you line up a bunch of professional audio talent and end up paying each one his/her minimum fee for just a few lines?

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Marketing Your eLearning Internally - Part 1

OpenSesame

'There are a number of obstacles to overcome when building an elearning program in your workplace. OpenSesame has sought to provide resources for some of these challenges, such as avoiding the common myths of elearning , as well as providing a step-by-step guide on how to build an elearning plan. Next to these hurdles, the most common issue we hear is how to market elearning internally once a program is launched.

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The Value of Social Media in eLearning

DigitalChalk eLearning

'Over the last 10 years, the world of social media has grown substantially and influenced nearly every aspect of life. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google+ have become our go-to tools to catch up on the news, gossip, and the lives of our friends and family. For some people social media is a way to maximize communication, for others it is a complete waste of time with no value.

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St. Patrick's Day Alcohol Safety

OpenSesame

'Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, we’ve got the info you need to know about alcohol licensing, serving, and safety. Whether you’ll be serving or celebrating, make sure you’re prepared for the holiday with these tips from our alcohol safety courses! . Serving Alcohol? If you’ll be waiting tables or tending the bar , here are a few quick things you should know: The differences between Bar, Premium, and Top Shelf brands.

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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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Manifestos and MCQs

Usable Learning

'Hey folks, So a couple of quick things. A few of us launched this today: [link] — would love to know if it seems useful. And second, I was collecting some resources on writing good multiple choice questions (which is really hard), and thought they might be useful to post here. Will Thalheimer has some things on his site – mostly shorter job aids: [link] catalog.html.

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Marketing Your eLearning Internally – Start With the Why

OpenSesame

There are a number of obstacles to overcome when building an elearning program in your workplace. OpenSesame has sought to provide resources for some of these challenges, such as avoiding the common myths of elearning , as well as providing a step-by-step guide on how to build an elearning plan. Next to these hurdles, the most common issue we hear is how to market elearning internally once a program is launched.

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Tin Can (Experience) API Explained

LearnDash

'Not too long ago I wrote an article relating to SCORM , what it is and how it works on a high level. I found it a bit odd to be writing about such an old standard in elearning, but it is indeed still being used around the world. One of the reasons why talking about SCORM seems archaic is because of the newly commissioned elearning standard, Tin Can API (also referred to as Experience API).

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St. Patrick's Day Alcohol Safety

OpenSesame

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, we’ve got the info you need to know about alcohol licensing, serving, and safety. Whether you’ll be serving or celebrating, make sure you’re prepared for the holiday with these tips from our alcohol safety courses! . Serving Alcohol? If you’ll be waiting tables or tending the bar , here are a few quick things you should know: The differences between Bar, Premium, and Top Shelf brands.

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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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Mobile apps transforming campus safety

Aptara

Mobile apps transforming campus safety. When people think of mobile content , they probably imagine entertaining games or useful tools for completing business tasks. But the technology is also being used to transform safety measures, including at college campuses. Taking advantage of the prominence of mobile devices, campus police departments and safety officers are discovering better ways to notify students and respond to incidents.

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Easily Turn a Technical Subject into an Interesting eLearning Course

SHIFT eLearning

'Content experts, instructional designers and other eLearning professionals often have to communicate complex information which learners may find difficult to understand and apply in their jobs. Although they routinely have to do this , there is a common misconception that technical content is too boring and pedantic. However, it does not need to be so.