Wed.Aug 13, 2014

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Mobilize Your Sales Team via Performance Support

Upside Learning

'Upside Learning is bombarded on a daily basis with queries from companies prepared to leverage the capacity of mobile learning via the devices (yes, BYOD is here to stay folks) their people own and check constantly throughout the day. And while there are still some organizations that require more education before moving forward, more and […].

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Informal Learning Research Report

Jane Hart

'Inthis new E-Learning Guild Survey Research Report,Informal Learning Takes Off, Iexamine the results of a survey about informal learning in the workplace. The results show that there are nowmany interpretations of the term informal learning – from non-traditional approaches to training to autonomous, unplanned individual and team learning.

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Why You Should NOT Use Gamification

LearnDash

'Over the past few years, we have covered a variety of ways you can use simple gamification methods to enhance learning. When used correctly, game methods in elearning can go a long way in reinforcing the content. But gamification isn’t for everyone, and in some cases it isn’t necessary (perhaps even detrimental). Looking at gamification from another perspective, let’s consider why you should not worry about gamification.

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How Protect-A-Bed Uses Knowledge Guru for Better Product Training

Knowledge Guru

'Our customers frequently use Knowledge Guru to train sales reps and other employees on product knowledge. The spaced repetition, feedback loops, and detailed reporting all contribute to a more effective solution when it comes to getting your employees to learn and remember facts about your product. I recently interviewed Miguel Marrero , the National Training Manager for Protect-A-Bed, about his product training and how he used Knowledge Guru to help “train and motivate” salespeople

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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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Teach Them to Fish

Dashe & Thomson

'Most corporate training programs just arent cutting it these days. They are often boring, ineffective, and treat training as an event instead of a process. I would gamble that if you took a poll, asking employees of large corporations whether or not they found value in their companys training programs, the vast majority of them would say, No siree!

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6 Easy Steps to Make Amazing 3D Arrows in Illustrator

eLearning Brothers

'Software: Illustrator. Project Time: 10 minutes. Objective: Create amazing colored arrows with depth in six easy steps. Creating amazing eLearning 3D arrows is actually a quick and easy process. Let me show you some of my sweet sauce so you can save you some time, and look like a 3D arrow master. In this blog post, we will utilize the six easy steps to creating an awesome 3D arrow for your courses.

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Be Ready for the Learning Space of the Future

ATD Learning Technologies

'Spurred by technology, learning spaces are changing in ways that require our attention and collaboration—so we can continue to shape them in ways that meet the needs of current and future learners. Click here to read full version.

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Brain Science: The Visual System and Learning by Art Kohn

LearningGuild

'Neuroscience has learned a lot about the way that the brain processes visual information. This article. provides insights into the two distinct visual systems that operate concurrently and independently. Understanding these systems and how they work will provide instructional designers with important. information bearing on ways to increase comprehension, retention, and transfer.

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It Pays to Use Hotel eLearning Software.

cogentys

'The best way to get anything done in the corporate world is to pull the numbers together. If you want to implement a hotel eLearning software program, create your financial model using the tips. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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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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Course of the Week Highlight: Dealing with Generational Issues in the Workplace

OpenSesame

Have you ever felt disconnected from an older boss or younger employee? Sometimes it can feel like there’s a fundamental communication difference between different age groups that can’t be overcome. Generational differences is a hot topic in workplaces across the country, and experts say that there are now five generations in the workplace. Understanding how to effectively communicate with every generation is incredibly important for any efficient, productive workplace.

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Be Ready for the Learning Space of the Future

ATD Learning Technologies

'Spurred by technology, learning spaces are changing in ways that require our attention and collaboration—so we can continue to shape them in ways that meet the needs of current and future learners. Click here to read full version.

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Fastest Growing Jobs in America: Physical Therapist Assistants

OpenSesame

The healthcare field has always been an area recent college grads look to as a dependable source for jobs. If you haven’t looked into becoming a physical therapist assistant yet, you may want to! The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2012 and 2022 the number of physical therapist assistants will rise 41%. As of 2012, the average pay for a physical therapist assistant was $52,160 per year.

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Meet the CourseMill Family

Trivantis

'Theres a whole new family over at Your Everything for e-Learning Place. And what kind of friends would we be if we didnt introduce you? Thats why we created an infographic to help you get to know the CourseMillfamily! To learn even more about this exciting family, plus hang out with them a bit, go here: Deploy and Track. And if you want to see more infographics, these 2 are pretty cool: What Should You Look for in an LMS?

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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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Fastest Growing Jobs in America: Physical Therapist Assistants

OpenSesame

'The healthcare field has always been an area recent college grads look to as a dependable source for jobs. If you haven’t looked into becoming a physical therapist assistant yet, you may want to! The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2012 and 2022 the number of physical therapist assistants will rise 41%. As of 2012, the average pay for a physical therapist assistant was $52,160 per year.

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Learning in the Collaboration Age

Performance Learning Productivity

'We may not have noticed it at the time, but the world of learning changed in 1990. In November of that year British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee together with his Belgian colleague Robert Cailliau proposed a project to develop the use of hypertext  to link and access information of various kinds as a web of nodes in which the user can browse at will. . the rest is history.

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Course of the Week Highlight: Dealing with Generational Issues in the Workplace

OpenSesame

'Have you ever felt disconnected from an older boss or younger employee? Sometimes it can feel like there’s a fundamental communication difference between different age groups that can’t be overcome. Generational differences is a hot topic in workplaces across the country, and experts say that there are now five generations in the workplace. Understanding how to effectively communicate with every generation is incredibly important for any efficient, productive workplace.

Issue 45
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Learning in the Collaboration Age (original post)

Performance Learning Productivity

Many may not have noticed it at the time, but the world of learning changed in 1990. In November of that year British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee together with his Belgian colleague Robert Cailliau proposed a project to develop the use of hypertext “to link and access information of various kinds as a web of nodes in which the user can browse at will”….… The rest is history.

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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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8 Video Tips to enhance your e-learning courses

eFront

'A picture is worth a thousand words, the saying goes. Imagine then what a full blown, 24 frames per second, video is worth. Whatever your niche, from internal courses for your enterprise’s employees to music tuition, if properly used, video can be a very effective weapon in your arsenal. In this post we’ll have a look at how e-learning educators can effectively create and utilize video to enhance their courses (8 video tips). 1.

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