Wed.Aug 27, 2014

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Steps to Developing a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

'Changing an organization’s culture is not easy. It doesn’t happen simply because of the pronouncements of the CEO, or a reorganization of business units, or by conducting an organizational pulse survey, or by hiring new managers. Culture is much too complex; it’s the how and why of what an organization does internally and externally. Culture is the collective beliefs, assumptions, and values of employees (and other stakeholders) and culture affects every aspect of organizational life.

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Making Learning Fun: Gamification

Origin Learning

'A Gartner report says that by 2015, 50% of organizations managing innovation processes will gamify aspects of their business. In another case, 53% of the respondents participating in a Pew research found said that by 2020 gamification will be widely adopted by most of industries, communications scene and most of all education. With all the hype about transforming simple training into a holistic and integrated ‘learning’ and thereby development process, this should hardly come as a s

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August 27, 2014 - LMS Security Matters

JoomlaLMS

'LMS Security Matters. Data security is one of the most important issues nowadays. Thousands of websites are hacked and blacklisted every day, losing their data, reputation and search ranking. In addition to the reputation damage, hacking causes financial harm, emotional distress and clients’ confidence loss. That is why so much attention is paid to the system security and reliability.

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The number 1 Twitter mistake many people make

Jane Hart

'I don’t really like talking about “mistakes” when it comes to using different tools, as we all have our own ways of using them, but in this case there is one particular Twitter feature which I can see is ending up in a lot of wasted tweets! That feature is, that if you start a tweet with […].

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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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Six Simple Questions about Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

'Our world keeps changing and we need to continuously adapt to change. There is a process through which we adapt to change, and that process has a name, and that name is learning. Today, let’s boil this topic down to six simple questions about learning. 6. What is learning? Learning is not what they teach you, learning is what you get out of it, right?

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Vale Joe Miller

Clark Quinn

'This is a name you’re not likely to know, but I can’t let his passing go without comment. Joe was an intensely private person who had a sizable impact on the field of technology in learning, and I was privileged to know him. I met Joe when my colleague Jim “Sky” Schuyler , who had hired for my first job out of college, subsequently dragged me back from overseas to work for him at a new company: Knowledge Universe Interactive Studios (KUIS).

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Adobe Captivate: Rescale Imported or Pasted Slides

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Kevin Siegel      If you have created a Captivate project and need to reuse a slide in another project, all you need to do is right-click the slide on the Filmstrip, choose the Copy menu item, switch to another (or new) Captivate project, and paste. Copying slides between projects gets a bit complicated if the two projects are not the same size.

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eLearning Course Starters

eLearning Brothers

'Elearning Course Starters are templates to help you get started on your course design. Use the graphics and colors as is, or simply modify the styles to match your desired look. Another fantastic thing about eLearning Course Starters is we give you the source files. That means that you can get inside the code to customize your template. Make little tweaks here and there, or take it down to the framework and build it how you want.

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eLearning Guild Research: Informal or “Less Formal” Learning? by Patti Shank

LearningGuild

'When experts use the term “informal learning,” they don’t mean exactly the same thing eLearning and. learning practitioners do. The latest eLearning Guild research report “Informal Learning Takes Off,” written. by Jane Hart, highlights the differences as well as some innovative approaches you may want to try.

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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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Lectora Online V2.0 is Coming

Trivantis

'Have you been dreaming of developing in the cloud, but can’t find an easy-to-use tool? Or maybe you already use Lectora® Online and love it, but wouldn’t mind a few updates. I have good news for you. Dramatic pause. Lectora Online V2.0’s release is scheduled for this fall, and it’s going to be a beauty! (Above: Version 1.6 Interface). (Above: Version 2.0 Interface).

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Kryon Systems to Share Best Practices at Performance Support Symposium 2014 by News Editor

LearningGuild

'In Boston, September 8 & 9, Kryon Systems, a leader in performance support and process automation, will. share the latest performance support best practices and real-life examples. Read about these sessions, about Kryon, and about Leo, their performance support suite!

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OOPSortunity: When Accidents Create Success

OpenSesame

Zack Brown’s Potato Salad Kickstarter campaign got a lot more buzz than he originally intended. His goal of $10 seemed like pocket change after only a short time online when investors began pouring in dollars and support. Within a few days, he had already raised $5,000 from 850 backers, and he eventually saw a total pledge amount of around $55,000. People seemed to be excited and become united by the All-American potato salad.

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Saffron is accredited by the LPI for the sixth year

Saffron Interactive

'This month Saffron Interactive, leading innovator in the digital learning sector, has been re-accredited by the Learning and Performance Institute (formerly the Institute of IT Training) for the sixth year running. The rigorous accreditation process requires that vendors demonstrate consistently excellent performance and give evidence of strategic transformation and innovation.

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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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OOPSortunity: When Accidents Create Success

OpenSesame

'Zack Brown’s Potato Salad Kickstarter campaign got a lot more buzz than he originally intended. His goal of $10 seemed like pocket change after only a short time online when investors began pouring in dollars and support. Within a few days, he had already raised $5,000 from 850 backers, and he eventually saw a total pledge amount of around $55,000.

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Future of Talent Weekend — Join me?

Jay Cross

'Gather talent executives from two dozen Fortune 500′s for a long weekend of conversations about what matters most. Meet in an inspirational spot on the Northern California coast. . What do people talk about? The future, mainly. We talk through the trends that are likely to persist. Kevin Wheeler ‘s annual forecast lights the fire. Back and forth discussion draws everyone in. .

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Companies report interactive content drives marketing success

Aptara

Companies report interactive content drives marketing success. Making a website into a valuable sales tool is the challenge facing companies today, as it has become clear that the Internet is where both B2B and consumer prospects will go to find their information. The next question is what type of educational materials to deploy through these portals.

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Are You Ready for a Hotel LMS?

cogentys

'Like anything in life, it’s generally best to have a plan before you begin a project. Not too surprisingly, this truism holds for hotel LMS projects as well. Here are some handy dandy tips you can. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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The LMS is Evolving.NOT Dying! (audio)

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

'If you''d rather read the blog post you can find it at Litmos.com/blog. .

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Leveraging Informal Learning Methods

LearnDash

'Learning can take many forms. Most of us are familiar with, and can clearly define, what constitutes a formal learning engagement. Be it in a classroom or corporate boardroom, a formal learning event is pretty easy to recognize. But what about informal learning? Could it be even more valuable to an organization than formal ones? By definition, informal learning is an unofficial, unscheduled, and impromptu way that many people learn today.