Wed.Sep 30, 2015

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8 must-read posts from September 2015

Jane Hart

Here are links to some of the posts and articles I shared on my Twitter account @C4LPT this month – with some quotes from each. 1 – At the beginning of the month Jacob Morgan interviewed the CEO Of Skillshare, who says Want To Learn Something? Teach Yourself (Forbes, 1 September). Jacob explains. “Michael and I look […].

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DevLearn Resources for Presentation: The Engagement Abyss

Kapp Notes

Here are some resources related to my DevLearn presentation. Here are the slides from the presentation. B.Y.O.D.: The Engagement Abyss: Three Effective Methods to Engage LearnersEngagementss from Karl Kapp. Here are slides related to adding notes right into PowerPoint. Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. Articles. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change.

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David Pogue #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

David Pogue addressed the DevLearn audience on Learning Disruption. In a very funny and insightful presentation, he ranged from the Internet of Things, thru disintermediation and wearables, pointing out disruptive trends. He concluded by talking about the new generation and the need to keep trying new things.

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Opening Session with David Kelly #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. David Kelly from the Guild is setting the stage for a great week of learning. The theme this year is "Innovation in the Making." Making innovation happen. It's about dots -- something as simple as a dot.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

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Tech travails

Clark Quinn

Today I attended David Pogue’s #DevLearn Keynote. And, as a DevLearn ‘official blogger’, I was expected to mindmap it (as I regularly do). So, I turn on my iPad and have had a steady series of problems. The perils of living in a high tech world. First, when I opened my diagramming software, OmniGraffle, it doesn’t work. I find out they’ve stopped supporting this edition!

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Connie Yowell #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Connie Yowell gave a passionate and informing presentation on the driving forces behind digital badges.

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content.ED: Snagit Video Capture for Quick Communication

TechSmith Camtasia

Here at TechSmith, we’re all about visual communication at work. That’s why we created the content.ED series. We’ll cover best practices for all types of office communication like documentation, graphics, videos, presentations, and more using our favorite quick communication tool, Snagit. Why Video? Video allows you to provide a comprehensive and easily consumable view of a message.

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"Ukulele Learning" Devlearn Session Recap

bozarthzone

“Ukulele Learning” session recap Devlearn 2015 Session Recap: 304 (will be repeated Thursday Oct 1 as session 518) Jane Bozarth, Shawn Rosler, Ellen Wagner Ukulele Learning: Music and the Brain Since so many colleagues of mine have taken up the ukulele recently I wanted to have a uke jam at Devlearn. We could play together and offer introductory lessons to those who wanted to learn to play.

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Open warfare #eden15

Learning with e's

It was good to sit Martin Weller in the hot seat recently, for a forthright discussion about various aspects of openness in education. Martin is well known for his work around digital scholarship and his various research into the use of MOOCs and other open education approaches at the British Open University. I caught up with him in Barcelona at the 2015 summer EDEN Conference , where he had just given a keynote speech entitled 'The Battle for Open.

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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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Tips: LMS and Analytics, Game Design, Mobile Performance Support, Interactive Webinars! by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

Do you get full value from your Guild membership? The eLearning Guild event archives, the Research Library, and other. curated information is loaded with useful professional information you won’t find anywhere else. Come take a look at four. examples!

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Finding the Muddiest Point of your eLearning Course

TalentLMS

The muddiest point of your course is the area that is the hardest to grasp or the most confusing to understand. This part of your course needs to be reinforced with extra resources and activities. If the muddiest point of your course is not determined, your learners may lag behind and more often, drop out. To retain and engage your learners, integrate an activity that helps uncover the muddiest point of the course (so far).

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Elements of Working Out Loud at a Conference

bozarthzone

DevLearn Blogger Update: Half the fun of a conference is participating in the backchannel, so friends back home, people who chose other sessions, and colleagues everywhere can keep up with the happenings. It's also a nice way of making notes for yourself. Here’s Helen Blunden’s (@ActivateLearn) “Elements of Working Out Loud at a Conference”. Which ones will you try at #devlearn?

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Ten top tips for successful Digital Learning

CrossKnowledge

Get to go ‘through the keyhole’! Here we provide ten keys to unlocking the delivery of a successful digital learning project, one that helps the development of your people and organization. 1. Starting with a digital strategy. Don’t give in to fashion! Digitalization isn’t a question of tools and resources. The digital revolution is first and foremost a new way of approaching skills development.

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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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Keep Up with Your Conference Learning with this Template!

bozarthzone

Devlearn Bloggers Update: The September 24 #lrnchat focused on learning from conferences. Participant @MichelleOckers took away this idea for keeping up with conference learning. It’s a template she’s shared with us as a Google doc. Looks like a great tool, and I love the final colum's reminder to share learning with others. I hope #devlearn folks find it useful.

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This Week in Learning

The Learning Dispatch

Private Sector and Accessibility Not to harp on accessibility, but Tom Toombs at SSB BART Group lets us know designing for accessibly is not just for government agencies any more. [link] ada-and-the-web-what-retailers-need-to-know / Overview and Examples of Micro-Learning Ellen Burns-Johnson not only gives us an overview of good micro learning, she also links to examples.

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Vote for Skillsoft in the Best of Elearning!

Skillsoft

Best of Elearning! recognizes the best learning platforms and products in the enterprise learning industry.

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This Week in Learning - September 30, 2015

The Learning Dispatch

Private Sector and Accessibility Not to harp on accessibility, but Tom Toombs at SSB BART Group lets us know designing for accessibly is not just for government agencies any more. [link] ada-and-the-web-what-retailers-need-to-know / Overview and Examples of Micro-Learning Ellen Burns-Johnson not only gives us an overview of good micro learning, she also links to examples.

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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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ELearning and MLearning Differences

LearnDash

There was a time roughly 10 years ago or so when the concept of elearning was pretty straight-forward. Whenever someone mentioned “elearning” you generally knew what they were referring to. Today it’s not so black and white. Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have had a significant influence on the elearning industry – in some circles it is referred to as an entirely separate entity: mobile learning (or mlearning).

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How To Create Engaging eLearning: 10 Highly Effective Strategies For eLearning Professionals

Docebo

“Engaging” is a word that you have probably heard a thousand times since you started your eLearning career ; and a million more if you have worked as an educator or corporate trainer before that. Engaging learners is the ultimate goal of eLearning professionals, whether they create eLearning courses for students or employees, simply because the learning process becomes so, so much more difficult if their audience is not engaged in it. “ Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me a

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Opening Keynote with David Pogue #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. Disruptive Tech: The unrecognizable New Landscape of Tech and Culture. David Pogue with Yahoo Tech. "My job is to anticipate the dots. And to think about how it will impact us and our lives.

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5 Tips for Promoting and Pitching Yourself as an eLearning Freelancer

Trivantis

“Freelancer.” “Independent contractor.” Consultant.” Sound familiar? 50 percent of the American workforce will be freelancing by 2020, according to Freelancers Union projections. They call freelancing “the new normal.”. According to a July 2015 survey of freelance workers by Upwork, contract history and feedback from previous clients was the number one most important factor in winning a work project.

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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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