Thu.Aug 14, 2014

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6 Tips for eLearning Developers To Help Fix Their Code

eLearning Brothers

'In the world of eLearning programming, there are many ways your code can have an error. The trick is to know how to fix the most basic of codes. Earlier today I was talking with Mark Lassoff, President of LearnToProgram.tv , on Twitter about how excited we are for him to speak about programming for eLearning Developers at DevLearn this October 29 – 31 in Las Vegas.

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Makeover: How to write challenging scenario questions

Making Change

'We’ve all seen scenario questions that are too boring or easy. In fact, here’s one: A member of your team is often an hour late to work on Monday mornings. What should you do? A. Ask the team member why they’re late. B. Refer the team member to the Employee Assistance Program for counseling. C. Dock the team member’s pay for the missed hour of work.

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Designing Blended Learning: A Success Story

InSync Training

'The palette available for creating a blended learning program provides many options for instructional designers. The usual choice? Start with a few self-paced lessons, add one virtual event and a pinch of discussion forums for flavor, and stir to get the blend you want.

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What Gets Measured Gets Done…Revisited Again

The Performance Improvement Blog

'The phrase, "what gets measured gets done," has become a rallying cry for trainers and evaluators. We use this to justify our work and convince CEOs that they should invest in performance measurement. However, as I''ve argued in previous posts , the saying is not always true and, in fact, is misleading. One implication of the phrase is that if you measure something (customer service, productivity, sales, revenue, etc.), people will pay attention to what is being measured and do what they can to

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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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Technical Communications: Small Steps to a Giant Leap.

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Tony Self      Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, was born just twenty-eight years after Charles Lindbergh, who was the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. In just one human generation, technology had progressed from fabric covered craft (with a speed of 130 mph and a range of 4,000 miles) to a liquid oxygen powered rocket ship that traveled at speeds of up to 25,000 mph (on a trip that covered 500,000 miles).

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A Powerful Tool to Gain a Competitive Edge: How Webcor uses Snagit

TechSmith Camtasia

'Often times it’s easy to get caught up in thinking that software is for the software industry. With over 20 years of availability, it’s not surprising that Snagit has found it’s way into lots of industries and is being put to use in many different ways. One company that is using Snagit with success is Webcor Builders. Webcor is an award-winning construction contractor.

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Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning

DigitalChalk eLearning

'Gamification seems like it has taken over the entire eLearning industry. Everyone has either heard of it, or is currently using it. But what exactly is it and how does it differ from game-based learning? Let’s explain. Gamification. As we’ve discussed, gamification in eLearning is the use of game theory and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems.

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My Top 10 Tools For Personal Learning in 2014

The eLearning Coach

'Here are the top ten tools I use for personal learning in 2014. They include tools for social media management, reading eBooks and organizing information. Post from: The eLearning Coach My Top 10 Tools For Personal Learning in 2014.

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Event Recap: ASTD Atlanta Conference & Expo (ACE) 2014

E-learning Uncovered

'This past week, Tim and I had the great opportunity to attend and present at the Greater Atlanta Chapter of ASTD ’s ACE (Atlanta Conference & Expo) 2014. For those of you who are actively involved in ASTD national and local chapters, you undoubtedly know the benefits of these types of events. For those that aren’t involved in your local chapter, I encourage you to find the chapter closest to you and attend an event or get involved.

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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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Accessible LMS = Happy Learners = Happy Boss = Successful Company

Trivantis

'What are the top things you look for in a learning management system? Probably how easily you can learn to use the interface, whether or not the system complies with SCORM or maybe you’re all about the reporting features. Those are all good things to consider, and you can find a few more in our whitepaper Factors to Consider When Choosing an LMS. .

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How Comic Books Can Cut Elearning Development Time

The Learning Dispatch

'Voice-over takes a long time to record and adds cost to any elearning project. For a professional effect, you often have to hire talent. You have to record, listen, re-record any errors, synchronize with the presentation, publish, correct any errors. Outside of the cost of hiring talent (which you can get around by using in-house), there is still the cost in time and money.

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Asset intellectual property: An in-demand topic

Aptara

Asset intellectual property: An in-demand topic. Companies today are developing helpful assets in a number of formats, available physically or, increasingly, across a variety of handheld devices. Curating the images and text that appear in this content can be a full-time job, as no one wants to deal with legal headaches based on an improperly cleared source.

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If You Don’t Use Online Retail Training Now, You’ll Hate Yourself Later.  

cogentys

'Think about this scenario…Your VP of Operations goes to a conference and learns about how implementing an online retail training system can save your company thousands of dollars a year. When. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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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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Elements of compelling mobile

Aptara

Elements of compelling mobile. Organizations that think their content strategies are on-point but neglect to make their products work with mobile devices may be in for a bad surprise: Smartphones and tablets are now key portals through which consumers and B2B buyers alike interact with companies, and if they can't see something through a handheld device, they may not see it at all.

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The Lectora User’s Conference and my First Big Presentation - Part 6: Anatomy of a Presentation, Continued

The Learning Dispatch

'By Mary Word You have seen some of the important elements, such as commenting and naming. Ordering the elements in a page is also important. There are functional reasons to do this, of course. If you have six actions in a group and the third one tells the program to jump to another page, the last three will never be executed. Your interaction depends on a certain sequence of events and order is the basis of this.

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Relevant, interesting B2B content is a must

Aptara

Relevant, interesting B2B content is a must. When selling products and services to other businesses instead of consumers, it's important to remember there is a similar need to strike up a human connection. Though the eventual transactions will involve large transfers between two large entities, the way organizations get their foot in the door is by raising the interest of an individual buyer.

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4 things you didn’t know about Mobile Learning

Origin Learning

'Mobile learning is hot and new! There are lots of questions and lots of answers. And then there are many related things that you probably don’t know about mobile learning and content development so far. Here we tell you 4 such things that’ll make you rethink your current learning strategy if you haven’t adopted mlearning yet! Customizability in design.

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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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A 7-Step Typography Lesson for First-time eLearning Developers

SHIFT eLearning

'Despite the utility of multimedia in eLearning, images and even videos can only go so far: the core source of information remains text. Accordingly, a basic knowledge of typography is a must for any eLearning designer. Good typography enhances readability, encourages information processing, creates a visual hierarchy, and even engages readers'' emotions.