Tue.Feb 09, 2016

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Three Secrets to Memorable eLearning Experiences

eLearning Brothers

What is eLearning, really? For the last ten years, I’ve developed training in some capacity. I’ve used everything from Authorware to PowerPoint to create materials. I remember a couple years ago a co-worker asked me what software program converted content to eLearning. I laughed to myself–as if it’s just a matter of clicking a button and an eLearning course magically appears.

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How To Start With Mobile Learning: Initial Considerations

SHIFT eLearning

Is the fact that your organization already has developed eLearning content and owns a Learning Management System enough to consider shifting from eLearning to mobile learning ? Maybe not, but it’s a good prerequisite and this is normally the usual case. Very rarely do we encounter organizations that proceed to the development of online training material for mobile learning, without having “passed” from the eLearning experience.

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Make Your Stories Relevant

Experiencing eLearning

Not all stories for learning are successful in engaging learners. Stories that are just there to be entertaining without being relevant can waste people’s time and annoy them. It might be entertaining to add a Mission: Impossible or wild west bank robbery theme to your corporate training, but is that the best way to engage your learners? In most cases, I don’t think it’s effective to add something totally unrelated to the content itself.

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eLearning Modules will Die… and 70:20:10 will hold the Smoking Gun

Learnnovators

When talking about technology and learning it’s hard not to think about elearning modules. They’ve been the bread and butter of digital learning solutions for decades and the industry behind them has helped many, including myself, feed our families. So I take no joy in predicting that elearning modules will inevitably be murdered. ‘Who would commit such a horrific crime?

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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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The Cost of Misinformation in Customer Service

Inkling

Whether your business deals with sales, in-home services, on-site technical support, or customer support by phone, your front-facing employees need access to the right tools in order to meet and exceed your customers’ expectations. Furthermore, they need to be able to provide support instantly. 53% of customers who ask a question on Twitter expect a response within one hour, regardless of when they tweeted.

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Social Training?

Clark Quinn

Sparked by the sight of a post about ‘social training’, I jokingly asked my ITA colleagues whether they could train me to be social. And, of course, they’ve posted about it. And it made me think a little bit more too. Jane talks about being asked “how you make people learn socially”, and mentions that you can’t force people to be social.

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What Do You Call Your Courses?

LearnDash

Given that we sell and support a WordPress learning management system, we have seen quite a few different learning programs. One thing we have found is that learning programs are defined differently by nearly everyone. By “defined”, I mean what a learning program should entail – but I am also referencing the nomenclature. Some people call their courses, well, “courses” However, there are others that prefer different terms.

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ELEARNING MODULES WILL DIE… AND 70:20:10 WILL HOLD THE SMOKING GUN

Learnnovators

The post ELEARNING MODULES WILL DIE… AND 70:20:10 WILL HOLD THE SMOKING GUN appeared first on Learnnovators.

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What is the Flipped Classroom?

Learnkit

The flipped classroom has grown in popularity in the education space over the past decade – and for very good reason. At Learnkit, we’ve helped a number of our clients transition to a flipped (also known as blended learning ) model for their employee training programs. As a result, they’ve reported experiencing a higher return on their training investment and a significant decrease in employee ramp up time.

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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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Feel the Power Behind These Executive Storyline Templates

eLearning Brothers

An executive, by definition, has the power or authority to put a plan into action. Similarly, we’ve created six Articulate Storyline templates that allow you to put your training content into eLearning action. So, in a way, you might even call these executive eLearning templates. At least, that’s what we’ve chosen to do! Meet the new Executive style and layout templates available in our eLearning Template Library.

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Top 10 totally free team communication tools for SMBs

InsiderHub

The post Top 10 totally free team communication tools for SMBs appeared first on InsiderHub.

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Five key themes for 2016

Kineo

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4 Steps to Creating Your Personal Brand

Skillsoft

Identifying your personal brand provides you an opportunity to learn and articulate what makes you stand out and how to leverage your uniqueness.

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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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Tip of the Week: Want to add a quiz to your course?

Raptivity

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Insights on Modern Learning by Laura Overton: LUC 2016 Keynote Speaker

Trivantis

“2016 is the year when we stop talking about what needs to be done. Instead it is the year when we need to make it happen,” writes Laura Overton, Founder and CEO of Towards Maturity—and keynote speaker for the 2016 Lectora® User conference. Laura’s expertise on modern learning comes from 30 years of practical experience looking at learning innovation for business advantages.

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2016 Top 10 LMSs

eLearning 24-7

Thank you all for the delay. It’s been a long few weeks, putting together the 2016 Top 50 LMS Report. Before, I jump into the Top 10 for 2016, some interesting bits of info. a. This year’s report comes in at slightly over 500 pages – all of which is in an easy to read format, getting right to the point. b. 43 profiles, whereas each vendor responded to 12 questions – covering everything from setup fees to data centers to latest features to support/training to security/pri

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Free E-Learning Template: Timeline & Process Interaction

Rapid eLearning

Here’s a free elearning template I created for a recent workshop. I used it to highlight a few key production tips, which you’ll find below. The free template includes three interactions: two timelines and one process interaction. Free E-Learning Template Example. Click here to view an example of the free template. Download the free elearning template here.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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Research Spotlight: Corporate Learning Management Systems 2016 – 2018 by Sharon Vipond

LearningGuild

Regardless of industry, learning management systems (LMSs) remain the staple for managing traditional course delivery, reporting, compliance, and onboarding. This summary of The eLearning Guild’s latest corporate LMS research study explains. why.

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Corporate Learning Lessons From a Titmouse

Degreed

The book “The Living Company” by Arie De Geus has taught me I have missed a valuable lesson from the things that are happening in the world around us. The book focuses on how companies are able to be successful for over a hundred years. One of the main topics that Arie touches on is learning, if we are not learning we are not progressing.

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The Power That Comes with Virtual Coaching on an mLearning Platform

Mindflash

Corporate learning and development is an ever evolving process. Whether someone chooses to take a certification course, take a trade school class or go through college; getting your staff to better themselves is crucial to the success of your enterprise. Not everyone has time get the type of coaching, schooling or classes that they’re interested in.

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eLearning for the Retail Industry with eFrontPro

eFront

Whether a small business or a large chain, and regardless of the rise of e-Shopping, the retail sector remains the front face of the economy. Retail employees, more so than most other fields, have to deal with customers in person, and while good people skills are essential, they are not enough by themselves. A successful sale or a satisfactory customer service experience is built upon years of experience in dealing with customers who, as the old saying goes are always right, combined with rigoro

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.

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The Power That Comes with Virtual Coaching on an mLearning Platform

Mindflash

Corporate learning and development is an ever evolving process. Whether someone chooses to take a certification course, take a trade school class or go through college; getting your staff to better themselves is crucial to the success of your enterprise. Not everyone has time get the type of coaching, schooling or classes that they’re interested in.

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Brainshark Launches Sales Coaching Solution to Help Organizations Drive Greater Sales Performance by News Editor

LearningGuild

Brainshark also announces partnership with CloudCoaching International—founded by Tony Robbins and Walter Rogers— providing expert resources for sales coaching success.

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Storytelling: A Never-Failing Technique

Infopro Learning

The Power of Stories. “Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a king…”. “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”. Most of us grew up listening to stories of faraway lands with knights in shining armor rescuing beautiful princesses from monsters and space stations destroying planets. These stories have elements of mystery and intrigue associated with them, which makes them interesting.

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10 ways characters can improve your eLearning courses

eLearningArt

Ok. So if you signed up for the free character image giveaway I announced in last week’s 2015 recap post , you have all of these images…but how do you actually use them? Let me share examples of how I’ve used characters in my own projects and how I’ve seen other designers use them as well. That should help kickstart some ideas for how you can incorporate character images into your courses.

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Currently, there are approximately 1.4 million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management. The PMP® certification is accredited against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and ISO/ANSI 17024 standards.

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Laura Overton’s 4 Tips for L&D leaders on how to make a lasting impact in 2016

Matrix

Last week's Learning Technologies conference in London was the Super Bowl event for anyone involved in e-learning and workplace learning. With more than 7,000 visitors (yours truly among them), 250 exhibitors and 150 seminars, the two conference halls were packed full with ideas, theories, case studies, presentations, demos, launching of new LMS features, and unparalleled networking opportunities.