Mon.Aug 18, 2014

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ELearning Shows No Signs of Stopping

LearnDash

'People sometimes think that elearning is more of a new phenomenon, made possible by the glitzy tech tools of today. The truth is though, elearning has been around for quite some time – some would argue that it existed with the first computer based training program around the 1960s. True, this does not really resemble elearning as we know it today, but it marks the first time that computers were used for teaching purposes.

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Setting up your Association’s eLearning

Association eLearning

'“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” ? Yogi Berra. If you’ve been tasked with implementing your association’s eLearning what are you going to do to make sure you don’t end up some place else? Here is my perspective on setting up your association’s eLearning: Assemble Your Assets Team. A team’s strength comes from the collective knowledge each person adds, which helps the team move forward as a group.

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Humans Need Not Apply: Skynet Pieces Coming Together?

Kapp Notes

'Recently Elon Musk indicated that he thought Artificial Intelligence (AI) was “potentially more dangerous than nukes” and it’s easy to dismiss such statements as hyperbole or over generalization but…can we? Should we? Are we really aware of what we are doing? Elon Musk is no “conspiracy nut.” He is founder of such technology companies at Tesla and SpaceX.

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Creating Questions in Articulate Storyline

B Online Learning

'Assessments are a critical and intrinsic part of good training practice. Not only for online learning but face to face as well. Assessments form the cornerstone of our ability to tell if our audience has firstly received the message but more importantly, that they can apply the key points of the message to their own […].

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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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Infographic: How to Arrive at a Great App Preview Video

TechSmith Camtasia

'What’s the difference between being asked to “make something” versus being asked to “make a dish from these 5 ingredients?” Constraints. It’s hard to start a project with a blank, white page, no deadlines, and no boundaries. The fact is: constraints drive creativity. You can see it in the work of creative geniuses from Ernest Hemingway to Dr Seuss.

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Algorithmically generated content. The future of e-learning?

eFront

'As an e-learning course designer or as the person responsible for the LMS in your organization, the hardest part of your job is content creation. It’s a repetitive and time-consuming task that requires a deep understanding of the subject matter combined with continuous assessment of the needs of your students. You might wonder is all or part of this task can be automated.

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Three Ways Mobile Learning Stands Out From Other Learning Technologies

ATD Learning Technologies

'In this excerpt from Mastering Mobile Learning: Tips and Techniques for Success , Dr. Gary Woodill outlines three features of mobile learning that make it stand out from other learning technologies: clocks, input/out peripherals, and messaging. Click here to read full version.

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Become an Expert in Instructional Design

TalentLMS

'Becoming an instructional designer doesn’t happen overnight. Knowledge and skills that drive you to make a change in the learning experience of a person is what it takes to make you one. What are the stakes to be an instructional designer? GOAL. Everything we do leads us to a goal. From studying so hard to get a diploma to getting a job to earn money and fulfil daily needs…they all lead to a goal.

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Ten more tips for a popular website

Saffron Interactive

'In April we published our top ten tips for building a learning website in a reasonable timeframe and on a reasonable budget. Well, since then it seems like everyone at Saffron has been hard at work on website building (and not just ‘reasonable’ ones either!), so the logical conclusion was… ten more tips. This time we share some of the secret sauce that goes into a flamin’ hot website so good your audience will want to eat it up!

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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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Putting On Your Coaching Leadership Hat

Training Industry

'Coaching is a leadership skill. It is also a style of leadership. Leaders who have a coaching mindset are dedicated to helping people think more broadly for themselves. They are more adept at triggering people’s imagination and creative thinking skills. Using an inquiry approach has proven to engage people more fully, while inspiring their loyalty.

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eLearning Can Help With Marketing: Here's How!

OpenSesame

'Organizations are finally starting to see the benefit of cross-functional approaches within management. Marketing is no different. The David Packard quote “marketing is too important to be left to the marketers” is not only shared, but also put into practice as the business landscape continues to evolve. Why? It is not to diminish the role of marketers.

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EMEA Reporter: Redesigning Performance on a Macro Scale by Nic Laycock

LearningGuild

'Nick Shackleton-Jones is BP’s director of online and informal learning. What are his strategic imperatives in. an enterprise spanning every continent?

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A Guide to Our Updated Discounts Feature

DigitalChalk eLearning

'With DigitalChalk’s updated discounts feature, we have simplified the process for you as a user. It’s the same great discount feature as before, just easier to use and create. There are two different ways that a discount can be created, under an individual course or under the “Administration” tab. Let’s begin by discussing how a discount is created for an individual course.

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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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eLearning Can Help With Marketing: Here's How!

OpenSesame

Organizations are finally starting to see the benefit of cross-functional approaches within management. Marketing is no different. The David Packard quote “marketing is too important to be left to the marketers” is not only shared, but also put into practice as the business landscape continues to evolve. Why? It is not to diminish the role of marketers.

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3 Ways Mobile Learning Stands Out From Other Learning Technologies

ATD Learning Technologies

'In this excerpt from Mastering Mobile Learning: Tips and Techniques for Success , Dr. Gary Woodill outlines three features of mobile learning that make it stand out from other learning technologies: clocks, input/out peripherals, and messaging. Click here to read full version.

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How to Weave Hard Facts and Emotions into your eLearning Lessons

Vignettes Learning

How do we strike a balance between the scientific and the emotional? What checkpoints can we use to determine if we are hitting the right notes? Balancing Act: What we know vs. what we feel W. Tecumseh Fitch is a professor of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna. In his article on learning instincts he argues that human beings have an innate instinct (nature) to learn and develop skills necessary for us to survive and flourish.

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The Importance of Engagement in Elearning

SkyPrep

When students’ minds start drifting in a face-to-face class, it’s fairly obvious. They spend several minutes with their heads down, whether they’re texting a friend or dozing off, and their participation in discussions becomes non-existent. In such a setting, teachers can try to call attention back to the topic at hand or at least note that some people aren’t engaged.

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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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For the Hotel Training Lover

cogentys

'You love hotel training, that’s why you do what you do. You love it so much you can’t possibly settle for run of the mill hotel training courses, and we don’t want you to do so either! Check. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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How to Give Your Learners a Safe Place to Fail

The Learning Dispatch

'Ethan Edwards of Allen Interactions likes to make the point that we can''t make people learn. You can''t learn someone to do something. You have to create the conditions where they want to bring the information to themselves. And games are a great place to create a sense of engagement. Games create a new world, one with rules that put constraints on actions.

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Check out our latest infographic that analyzes the differences between collecting and curating content.

AMVONET

Check out our infographic to learn about differences between collecting and curating content. (and click here to see the new infographic). The post Check out our latest infographic that analyzes the differences between collecting and curating content. appeared first on.

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20 World-Class Experts Share Their Top Presentation Tips

eLearning Brothers

'Original Article published on Forbes.com. Written by Mark Fidelman. All rights researved by Mark Fidelman and Forbes.com. Click on the Forbes.com to see the article. . Have you ever sat through a presentation that seemed to slog on and on? Presenters that are disorganized, dwell on trivial information and give long winded explanations that lead nowhere?

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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.

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We recently held a webinar on content curation and social learning using Dreamedy, check out the recording of the webinar to learn more.

AMVONET

The post We recently held a webinar on content curation and social learning using Dreamedy, check out the recording of the webinar to learn more. appeared first on.

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ELearning's benefits becoming clear

Aptara

ELearning's benefits becoming clear. Committing to new IT projects requires confirmation that they're worth the investment, especially when they represent major changes from what came before. ELearning for employees falls into that category, as it changes some of the long-held rules that have governed the way companies train staff members in new skills.