Wed.Nov 25, 2015

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Giving Thanks

Experiencing eLearning

As we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US this week, I’ve been reflecting on how much I have to be thankful for. I have a career where I get to write, be creative, and solve problems. I’m always learning new content, skills, and technology. I’m grateful for working from home and the flexibility of setting my schedule. Yes, I often work at night after my two-year-old daughter goes to bed or early in the morning before she wakes up, but that means I get to spend more time reading an

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Why Companies Love Hosted Learning Management Systems

TOPYX LMS

The corporate eLearning industry is booming. An article written in 2014 by Forbes contributor Josh Bersin states, “We just released our newest research on the corporate Learning Management Systems market and the numbers are astounding. The market is well over $2.5 billion and grew by over 21 percent this year.” These statistics prove that social learning management systems (LMSs) are doing a heck of a job meeting the needs of consumers.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Gyrus

Gyrus Systems wishes all of our customers and blog readers a very Happy Thanksgiving celebration. Here’s more reasons to celebrate: This blog will be short, and I will not discuss “skills,” as important as they are! Earlier this year I used quotes by Ben Franklin as inspiration for a couple of blogs. Another quote which many think was a Franklin quote, but really is an Anglo version of a writing from Chinese philosopher Xunzi is my thought for the day: “Tell me and I forg

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Example of Gamification Done Right

LearnDash

Gamfication is quite popular today, and with good reason. Done correctly it can really create an enjoyable learning experience. Sadly though there are many elearning programs that don’t use gamification to its fullest potential. That said, getting started with gamification is easy. In fact, all you really need is a mechanism to administer points and badges.

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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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How to get the most out of your instructional designer

Spark Your Interest

(or how to be a good “client”). We recently wrote a post about what makes a good instructional designer , and a great instructional designer is not the only factor in a successful working relationship. We believe it should be a mutually beneficial relationship, so here are some things that YOU as a client can consider when procuring e-learning or instructional design services and getting the most of our your instructional designer.

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6 Benefits of Informal Learning

TalentLMS

Perhaps the highest level of learning with the deepest cognitive impact is informal learning. It’s what we call those precious learning moments where passion and curiosity meet to break all motivation and knowledge barriers. It is the self-directed learning that is triggered by an intrinsic drive and continues until all objectives in performance and knowledge have been achieved.

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5 Signs It’s Time For Your SPOC To Get A Makeover

eLearningMind

We get it: Change can be hard. But when your small private online course (SPOC) isn’t cutting it anymore, it’s probably time to make some alterations. After all, not only is ineffective training a waste of time, but it can be a burden on financial resources as well. If your SPOC is guilty of the following five offenses, it’s probably time to embrace change, revamp your course material, and learn to love more effective training. 1.

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Narrative pedagogy 2: Maintaining the suspense

Learning with e's

Humans have been telling stories since time immemorial. Narrative is built into our collective memory, and is part of what makes us human. Stories are compelling. Every story is a lesson, and every lesson can be a story. Teachers can learn a lot from the techniques writers use.In this short series on what I will call 'narrative pedagogy'* I want to explore some of the storytelling techniques that can be adapted for use in education.

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Top 5 Tips To Motivate Employees

PulseLearning

How do you motivate employees to complete online training? Imagine this: Your manager mentions during a team meeting that some new eLearning courses will be rolled out shortly. Even those already proficient in the skills taught will need to complete it as refresher training. What is your reaction? Would you have to stifle an eye roll, or […]. The post Top 5 Tips To Motivate Employees appeared first on PulseLearning.

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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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Narrative pedagogy 3: Problem solving

Learning with e's

Teachers can learn a lot from the techniques writers use. In this short series (on what I will call 'narrative pedagogy'*) I'm exploring some of the storytelling techniques that can be adapted for use in education. The first post featured a technique called Interrupted Routine ; the second discussed Red Herrings in narrative. Here's number 3 in the series: Deus ex machina (God out of the machine or 'an act of God').

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With New Application and MediaCore Acquisition Workday Extends Cloud Offerings to Learning

Training Industry

Despite recently reporting a wider loss and a “lackluster revenue forecast,” last month, Workday, Inc. announced the development of Workday Learning and the acquisition of MediaCore. Founded in 2005, Workday develops enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. These applications range from data science and machine learning algorithms that help make financial and people management decisions to professional services automation that streamlines recruiting, staffing, development a

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ELearning moves beyond the Flash era

Aptara

ELearning moves beyond the Flash era. ELearning solutions represent evolution relative to legacy methods of employee training and instruction. However, these IT products are themselves changing and growing more effective. Several generations of eLearning options have entered the market over the past few decades, ranging from basic early efforts to today's flexible online platforms.

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Giordano's hands-on training approach

Latitude Learning

Saline, Mich., November 25, 2015 - Giordano's has the best pizza in Chicago. No really, they do. Giordano's was named "Best Pizza in Chicago" by Chicago Magazine and have been serving up great pizza since 1974. Efren and Joseph Boglio, the founders and immigrant brothers, are famously known as one of the originators of the Chicago-style stuffed deep-dish pizza.

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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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3 reasons to add gamification to the learning process

Aptara

3 reasons to add gamification to the learning process. Gamification is a relatively new process for learning but it is growing exponentially thanks to the expansion of eLearning. Broadly, it is the use of game rules and game strategies to solve real problems. Those game style mechanics are applied to non-game things to encourage better engagement and more interest in the material.

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By: What is the Discovery Method of learning? - Growth Engineering

Growth Engineering

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The Benefits of Adopting Digital Learning

CDSM

If your business hasn’t entered the rapidly-growing world of digital learning yet, there are plenty of reasons why it should. At CDSM, we are passionate about delivering high quality e-learning and digital solutions that improve performance and enable businesses to stay ahead of the competition. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at how you can harness the power of digital learning to build on your success.