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Online Learning Trends Enhancing Employee Productivity in 2017

TOPYX LMS

One industry that is constantly changing is online learning, also referred to as eLearning. This multi-million dollar industry is adaptable and relied upon by a variety of types of organizations including multinationals, nonprofits, businesses, healthcare systems, etc. New online learning trends consistently rear their heads. In fact, eLearning trends develop so quickly that it’s tough to keep up with them.

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3 Must-Know Strategies for Working with SMEs

Tim Slade

A good experience working with SMEs (subject-matter experts) can mean the difference between an effective versus an ineffective course; between a project that finishes on time versus a project that drags on in endless revision cycles. The truth is, you need your SMEs, and your SMEs need you! It’s your job to work with you SMEs to extract the most relevant information your learners need to know…or do (more on that later).

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Online Learning Trends Enhancing Employee Productivity in 2017

TOPYX LMS

One industry that is constantly changing is online learning, also referred to as eLearning. This multi-million dollar industry is adaptable and relied upon by a variety of types of organizations including multinationals, nonprofits, businesses, healthcare systems, etc. New online learning trends consistently rear their heads. In fact, eLearning trends develop so quickly that it’s tough to keep up with them.

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Webinar: Getting Started with Responsive eLearning using Fluid Boxes in Adobe Captivate (2017 release)

Adobe Captivate

Fluid Boxes in Adobe Captivate 2017 are magical containers that allow you to create responsive eLearning courses in a snap. Just add the images, videos, animations, buttons, and other objects to the Fluid Boxes and they will automatically arrange on the screen based on the screen size and orientation. Join me on 25th July, 2017, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, for a step-by-step guided tour on how to create responsive eLearning courses using Fluid Boxes.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Thank you TrainingIndustry.com!

Actio Learning

Performance. Aligned, delivered, and measured. Actio Learning has been recognized for "pushing the development of new programs to deliver impactful improvements in employee performance" and for "impressive capabilities that can improve employee learning in corporations around the world." We are grateful to TrainingIndustry.com for the recognition and to the members of our team, who, on a daily basis, demonstrate inventiveness, creativity, resourcefulness, and dedication to our clients and to ach

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Entering The New Era: The Learner Experience and Learning Experience Design

TalentLMS

Books, magazines, radio programs, tv shows, movies, websites, eLearning courses. All these things have a thing in common: they are content delivery formats. That might seem obvious, but what is probably not as obvious is that they all share the same progress path: from early experimenting, to mass market adoption, and onwards to an increasingly sophisticated and self-reflective creative process.

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3 Essential Tips to Promote Your Next eLearning Course

OpenSesame

You had a great idea. You worked tirelessly to choose an eLearning course that would help your team grow. You made sure to provide enough materials, test their skills, and create a feedback system that works. Now what? Your course is ready to face the competition. It won’t be easy. There are dozens of courses to choose from, regardless of the topic the learner has in mind.

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Blended Learning: Why it HAS to be a Part of Your Training Strategy

CommLab India

If you do not want to be left behind in implementing technology-enabled learning in your organization, you must read this post now!

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3 Essential Tips to Promote Your Next eLearning Course

OpenSesame

You had a great idea. You worked tirelessly to choose an eLearning course that would help your team grow. You made sure to provide enough materials, test their skills, and create a feedback system that works. Now what? Your course is ready to face the competition. It won’t be easy. There are dozens of courses to choose from, regardless of the topic the learner has in mind.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Toolkit: Mohive by CrossKnowledge (a Wiley Brand) by Joe Ganci

LearningGuild

Mohive is a mature eLearning creation platform and tool that is international in nature. This review suggests why and when you should consider Mohive.

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3 Instructional Design Strategies for Enhanced Learner Engagement

CommLab India

Check the blog to know what an instructional design strategy is and 3 popular instructional design strategies for engaging online learning courses.

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Do You Use Training as a Security Blanket A Systems Approach to Improving Performance

Training Industry

As a consultant, one of the most requested solutions I receive from leaders is training. The question usually goes something like this: “My team’s productivity has been slipping for months. We’re down two people, and requests for work have slowed as well. I’m not sure why the team can’t keep up. I’d like to conduct a team-building activity and a course on customer service to help improve performance.

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What Should I Ask During a Virtual Classroom Demo?

ATD Learning Technologies

The key software needed for a virtual training initiative is the virtual classroom platform. Sometimes it’s called a web conferencing program, an online collaboration platform, or virtual meeting software. I typically refer to it as the virtual classroom software program or the virtual classroom platform. These platforms contain a variety of features that are used for group collaboration and interactivity.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Overcoming the Corporate Challenges in Mobile Learning

Designing Digitally

Technavio predicts that by 2020, the market for corporate mobile learning solutions will record a CAGR of approximately 17%. But despite these predictions, mobile learning faces challenges in the corporate training sector. These challenges must be overcome to reap the advantages of m-learning for employees. Here are four challenges that create barriers to the adoption of mobile learning strategy.

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Outsourcing E-learning Projects? – Expert Advice

CommLab India

Check this post to know what it takes to outsource e-learning projects successfully.

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Its Time to Unleash Unstoppable Learners

Training Industry

After over four decades in the learning and development field, including chairing two competency studies for ATD, I believe that our field is ripe for a true paradigm shift. We have matured in many ways, creating amazing, well-designed learning programs that are delivering better and better returns for companies and individuals. But we are at the point of diminishing returns, and there is a vast, unfolding field of possibility awaiting if we focus attention on truly unleashing the power of the l

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The Must-Have Checklist for Buying a Course Management Platform

CommLab India

This post helps training managers analyze the basic features required in an LMS, before investing in one.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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The Atlanta Bridge Inferno A Lesson on Training Incentives

Training Industry

Misaligned incentives that slow or prevent adoption of new skills are an age-old problem in training. Organizations often invest a significant amount in training, with admirable intentions, but fall short of the complete alignment necessary to achieve the desired results. The trainers’ performance may be outstanding and, due to no fault of their own, still not change behavior, because the misaligned incentives for the learners encourage behavior contrary to the new skill targets.

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Drinking from the Training Fire Hose

Count5

Funny Training Cartoon. Kill the fire hose! A while ago, I partnered up with a friend of mine who was a cartoonist. I had ideas on creating cartoons that poked fun at some of the challenges learning professionals face, and he had the talent to make it into a cartoon. The above cartoon is by far our most popular because everyone has been through it before.

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Reduce Variables Remove Distractions

Training Industry

“To do anything well, get rid of distraction. It’s not your ability to execute that is in question; it’s your ability to shut things out. Reduce variables to remove distraction” (Uwe Kruger). My mentor, Uwe Kruger, once told me to “get rid of distraction.” More powerful words have never been spoken, and let’s start with the number one offender in 21st-century distraction: technology.

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What Should I Ask During a Virtual Classroom Demo?

ATD Learning Technologies

The key software needed for a virtual training initiative is the virtual classroom platform. Sometimes it’s called a web conferencing program, an online collaboration platform, or virtual meeting software. I typically refer to it as the virtual classroom software program or the virtual classroom platform. These platforms contain a variety of features that are used for group collaboration and interactivity.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Work with Advanced actions, different states and my problem with paused buttons

Adobe Captivate

Hello Adobe Community, Firstly, apologies for slightly delaying my first post. Here it is. I wanted to develop a project where a user can learn at his or her own pace. I created four smart shapes as text placeholders with two states for each smart shape. In addition, every smart shape has a button, as shown above. When the user enters the slide, the user sees the first block of text and the button, which the user clicks on after reading the text.

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Add Simple Interactivity—for Free—with H5P by Pamela S. Hogle

LearningGuild

Interactive elements spice up eLearning and engage learners; H5P offers a simple—and free—way to add interactive elements.

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Adobe Captivate Draft: Great Concept, Good Tool, But Not Enough To Make Me Buy An iPad

Adobe Captivate

I am a PC and Android user 100%, so I had to borrow my daughters iPad to test out Adobe Captivate Draft. As a designer, I am a true believer in storyboarding. I believe that creating a master document that shows your plan of action is good for both the builder and the client, so I wanted to see if Adobe Captivate Draft had enough for me to invest in an iPad of my own.

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Promote your online courses

Firmwater

1. WoM. The most common way for customers to learn about small businesses is by referrals or word of mouth. This is the oldest and most cost-effective way to market and advertise your products. Customers that had a good experience will be loyal and happily refer you to friends and family. You can encourage your customers to refer your business by providing referral discounts or simply asking them to leave testimonials on your website. 2.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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Custom Learning Experiences: Next Commercial Training Trend?

Talented Learning

I may in fact be obsessed with learning technology. I spend my days anticipating, tracking, understanding and interpreting learning technology trends so I can help organizations make better buying decisions. Life in the “trend zone” is certainly exciting though often frustrating. Sometimes a promising trend may only be a temporary distraction.

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Knock-Knock! Is Anybody in There? – Why Your Brain is Still Essentially a Black Box

Learningtogo

Perhaps one of the most unique characteristics of our species is our insatiable obsession with ourselves. Going back to the earliest examples of human cave art, we see evidence of our collective narcissism. Many of the figures in cave art depict food sources, like bison, or predators, like bears. But there is something else on those walls – imprints of human hands – lots of them.

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Six Proven Steps for Successful LMS Implementation (Part 2 of 6)

AbaraLMS

Six Proven Steps for Successful LMS Implementation: #2 LMS Configuration. Migration to a new LMS and its implementation can be a disruptive and complex process if a proper process is not followed. Hence, after the first step of planning which we discussed in our previous blog , we will now understand how the second step, i.e. Configuration of an LMS can be done.