Fri.Aug 15, 2014

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Resources for Blended Learning Instructional Design

InSync Training

'As instructional designers we are constantly being bombarded with new technologies and new trends. It’s difficult to distinguish which are fads , and which are worthy of our investments of time and resources. The safest, and often most expedient course of action is to continue to focus on the delivery technology we know is NOT a fad, the traditional classroom.

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Ask The Experts: KiKi L’Italien

Association eLearning

'Jack McGrath: Hi and welcome to another in our series Ask the Experts. Today we’re going to be talking to Kiki L’Italien who is a social media consultant. Welcome, Kiki. KiKi L’Italien: Thank you, hi. Welcome. McGrath: Couple of questions for you. So, you’re the host for the weekly association chat that takes place on Twitter and have led discussions on various topics related to leadership, marketing, meeting, and education among others.

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To be or not to be Moodle

eLearning 24-7

'Right now you are probably in one of three camps when it comes to open source LMSs, specifically Moodle: Huge fan and most likely have it. Not a fan of it. Thinking of soup, I mean Noodles! And you may be thinking, okay, here it comes – here comes the “hate” with Moodle. . It is not hate that I bring upon you good folk, rather it is the facts concerning Moodle and to be fair a comparison between it and in general commercial systems (since feature sets may differ, systems do di

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Ask The Experts: Kiki L’Italien

Association eLearning

'Jack McGrath: Hi and welcome to another in our series Ask the Experts. Today we’re going to be talking to Kiki L’Italien who is a social media consultant. Welcome, Kiki. Kiki L’Italien: Thank you, hi. Welcome. McGrath: Couple of questions for you. So, you’re the host for the weekly association chat that takes place on Twitter and have led discussions on various topics related to leadership, marketing, meeting, and education among others.

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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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The Accidental Trainer: Creating Professional Training When You’re Not a Learning Professional

Mindflash

'Not everyone can be a great learning professional. But, you don’t need to be a “professional” learning professional to create or contribute to exceptional learning experiences for others. If you are tasked with creating, or inspired to create, online training for your department, your organization, or your partners or customers, it’s not strictly necessary to have “training” or “learning” in your job title.

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So you’re offering me the opportunity to pay you 50% more to get back a feature I just lost?

Janet Clarey

'Yes, that’s what Bloomfire wants me to do. Apparently I’ve got two weeks make up my mind. If I don’t it looks like my rate may triple. Yup. Triple. I do not feel like a customer right now even though the company I work for pays them several thousand dollars each year. Let me back up… Bloomfire is a knowledge sharing platform but how I use it has been a bit unusual – I’m not the typical use case.

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You JUST hired this person.do you even know.

Mark Oehlert

'how many Twitter followers they have? LinkedIn Connections? Instagram followers? Do you know if they have a blog/tumblr? Do you have any idea at all what kind of network that person will be bringing into your organization? Why not? No, seriously, why not? When discussions about blocking networks like Twitter and Facebook at the corporate firewall seemed more common (they seem to have settled down but I could be just not hearing the stories), one example I always used was about ROI.

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A Cloud LMS By Any Other Name

Talented Learning

Cloud LMSs are the most exciting group in the LMS industry because they are newer; this group is not as technically and functionally advanced as standalone LMSs and HR/talent suite LMSs, however, they have their foot on the accelerator and are making progress at a faster clip than the rest of the industry.

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A Leader’s Lifestyle Part 3

Training Industry

'My previous blog post established three critical success factors to an effective leader’s lifestyle. This post discusses the second success factor to effective leadership: interactional excellence. Once you’ve balanced your own physiological dynamics of movement, fuel and recovery, now you can more effectively deploy a powerful influence protocol to give you the interpersonal impact you desire.

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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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Simplify Your Life: 7 Steps To Becoming A Work Minimalist

OpenSesame

I’ve been a minimalist most of my life. With the exception of a small children’s book collection, most of the items in my possession are things absolutely necessary to my day-to-day existence. I attribute my minimalist lifestyle to having moved cross-country with my family as a child and becoming obsessed with the idea of changing my living situation whenever I felt like it.

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Well-designed eLearning solutions keep employees engaged

Aptara

Well-designed eLearning solutions keep employees engaged. The process of designing and deploying eLearning solutions contains many objectives that must all be accomplished in order to declare the project a success. It's not enough to choose the right topic, select the best possible software or ensure the program is known and promoted among the staff.

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How to Make Retail Sales Training Fun!

cogentys

'Nobody wants to be hated, but that is just what can happen if you don’t handle your eLearning materials the right way. The bottom line my retail sales training friends is this: if you create dull, [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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You JUST hired this person.do you even know.

Mark Oehlert

how many Twitter followers they have? LinkedIn Connections? Instagram followers? Do you know if they have a blog/tumblr? Do you have any idea at all what kind of network that person will be bringing into your organization? Why not? No, seriously, why not? When discussions about blocking networks like Twitter and Facebook at the corporate firewall seemed more common (they seem to have settled down but I could be just not hearing the stories), one example I always used was about ROI.

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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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The Changing Face of Corporate L&D

Learnnovators

THE QUOTE: “ Learning & Development needs a makeover…It’s time for a change.” – Clark Quinn. THE JOURNEY: ‘Learning at the speed of need’ is a significant factor that powers up workplaces around the world today. However, after reviewing our many years of work, we realise today that training in isolation is rarely the RIGHT answer for most performance problems, since performance-related issues could find roots in numerous other aspects in the workplace.

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DevCorner: Testing Snagit for Chrome extension thru Automation

TechSmith Camtasia

'I’d like to start off with why I decided to automate the Snagit for Chrome extension. At TechSmith, we’re encouraged to further our personal and professional growth. As we grow, we’re able to bring that growth back to TechSmith. With this in mind, I wanted to take on the task of creating automation for our various TechSmith products and services. I’m going to be talking about continuing to improve my automation skills by automating our Snagit for Chrome browser extension.

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THE CHANGING FACE OF CORPORATE L&D

Learnnovators

THE QUOTE: “ Learning & Development needs a makeover…It’s time for a change.” – Clark Quinn THE JOURNEY: ‘Learning at the speed of need’ is a significant factor that powers up workplaces around the world today. However, after reviewing our many years of work, we realise today that training in isolation is rarely the RIGHT answer for most performance problems, since performance-related issues could find roots in numerous other aspects in the workplace.

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How to Harness the Power of “Change Contents” in Lectora

eLearning Brothers

'I’ve had many people ask me, “How did you do that?! That’s amazing!” in regards to my Lectora development work. The most common answer I give, “Change contents.” The response I usually get is “What’s that?”. Let me explain. What does it do? There are so many uses for this action. The short version is this action allows you to change the content based on what action you apply to it.

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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!