Tue.Oct 07, 2014

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Using PDF Job Aids for Just-in-Time Training

Association eLearning

'When someone is on the job and needs an answer fast they don’t have time to go through a whole eLearning course. They need an answer they can get to just-in-time. This is where job aids come in, especially PDFs since they can be printed out or accessed on a device without giving the viewer the ability to edit the file. They don’t replace in-depth learning, but the support they provide helps boost knowledge retention and self-sufficiency.

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Development Mindsets and 70:20:10

Performance Learning Productivity

'Professor Carol Dweck is a psychologist at Stanford University and the prime force behind mindset theory. Dweck’s research has led her to the conclusion that each individual will place themselves on a continuum according to their implicit belief of where their own ability originates. In simple terms this means that those who tend towards believing in ‘nature’ or innate ability as the prime factor in determining their success are defined in Dweck’s model as having ‘fixed mindsets’ or fixed theor

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A special social learning experience in India

Jane Hart

'During September I had one of the most rewarding experiences of my career, when I ran an online workshop for the Sales Team at Pfizer India. Early in August Sunder Ramachandran (@sundertrg on Twitter) asked me if I would run my online workshop, Integrating mobile devices into the classroom, for his team as they had just […].

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The 6 Laws to ELearning Development

LearnDash

'Whether you have created many elearning courses or are just getting started within the industry, there are certain factors to consider across all projects. When it comes to actual development of your course, you will find a slew of guidelines, tips, tricks, and theoretical best practices. No matter your approach, there is an inherent benefit to following a proven instructional design process.

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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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Service Thinking and the Revolution?

Clark Quinn

'A colleague I greatly respect, who has a track record of high impact in important positions, has been a proponent of service science. And I confess that it hadn’t really penetrated. Yet last week I heard about it in a way that resonated much more strongly and got me thinking, so let me share where it’s leading my thinking, and see what you say.

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DevLearn 2014: The dead of the corporate LMS and WYSIWYG authoring?

Challenge to Learn

'DevLearn 2014 is approaching. Just three weeks and it will start. I have the honor of doing two sessions at DevLearn. One concurrent session about “Trends Leading to the End of the LMS” and one morning buzz session called “The Death of WYSIWYG Authoring?” Does this mean that I foresee doom for the eLearning industry? No it doesn’t.

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Week's Learning #2

ID Reflections

'I am continuing with the summary of what I have learned from Twitter the last. I realize it also helps me to curate and aggregate with greater focus. @networkingCEO : "Happiness is not an accident. Nor is it something you wish for. Happiness is something you design." [link] … What Great Companies Know About Culture - @HarvardBiz [link] … #culture Although this post is more than 3 years old and #culture has been discussed ad infinitum, it’s still one of those elusive organizational aspects that

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FREE Articulate Storyline 2 Book with eLearning Templates Subscription

eLearning Brothers

'Don’t you wish you could break through all the obstacles to great eLearning courses? Well, congrats my eLearning friends. Here is a great offer from us that you don’t want to miss. And it’s just for Articulate Storyline 2 users. Why Break Through with Articulate Storyline 2? We’ve partnered with Artisan E-Learning to provide the best combination of eLearning Templates and Books to break through boring eLearning, bad design, and lack of knowledge!

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A special social learning experience in India

Jane Hart

'During September I had one of the most rewarding experiences of my career, when I ran an online workshop for the Sales Team at Pfizer India. Early in August Sunder Ramachandran (@sundertrg on Twitter) asked me if I would run my 4-week online workshop, Integrating mobile devices into the classroom, for his team as they had […].

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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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Virgin Media: Recording employee knowledge

TechSmith Camtasia

'Our very own Innovation Strategist, Troy Stein, flew to the UK earlier this year to visit Virgin Media to see how one of the largest media companies was using Snagit to document and share the invaluable knowledge of some of their most experienced employees. The Problem. Training is a necessary aspect of every company, whether you’re a new hire or a veteran employee.

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Targeting 6 Social Learning Needs in eLearning Environments

SHIFT eLearning

'It’s time to enable the social learning mode! When it comes to successful eLearning design, everybody should agree that there’s no such thing as too much information about how the human brain operates. It’s wired for social learning. Our respective environments actually shape our brains and the rest of our bodies. An interesting three-minute video by Paul Burow discusses the application of neuroscience to organizational development.

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Avoid Security "Frights" With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

OpenSesame

'Later this month, people will don scary costumes, visit haunted houses and decorate their homes with spooky symbols in celebration of Halloween—all with the good intent of giving friends and family a little fright. There is something much more frightful, however, being discussed this month—the growing threat of cyber attacks. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month and was designed to encourage companies and individuals alike to consider their own practices on the Internet and how to

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Free Images for Your Safety Training Courses

Rapid eLearning

'I was building a demo for a workshop and needed a few safety training images. Fortunately Microsoft has some decent images available on their site. Click here to get an image search box. Ignore the “no results” message. Search for “Style 401”. Microsoft’s Services Agreement: I get a lot of questions about whether or not you can use the images. Check out their service agreement to learn more.

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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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Why e-Learning is Global-Friendly—for Your Team and Learners

Trivantis

'The popularity of e-Learning is more than just the latest craze in your home country. It’s a world-wide game changer, shaping the way Learning & Development departments and HR managers look at mandatory employee training. According to eLearning Industry , the estimated 5 year annual growth rate for the Asian e-Learning market is 17.3%. Following close behind is the self-paced e-Learning growth rate in the Middle East at 8.2%.

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Avoid Security “Frights” With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

OpenSesame

Later this month, people will don scary costumes, visit haunted houses and decorate their homes with spooky symbols in celebration of Halloween—all with the good intent of giving friends and family a little fright. There is something much more frightful, however, being discussed this month—the growing threat of cyber attacks. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month and was designed to encourage companies and individuals alike to consider their own practices on the Internet and how to p

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What Do You Love and Hate About Restaurant e-Learning?

cogentys

'Many of us have a love-hate relationship with restaurant e-Learning, and this isn’t too great of a surprise. Restaurant eLearning can be complicated, but when approached from the right direction, it. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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Producing Quality Audio Recordings – Part 1: The Setup

The Learning Dispatch

'This is a response to David Anderson''s E-Learning Challenge #45 : Audio Recording Tips for E-Learning Designers, in which he calls on elearning designers to share their tips and tricks for producing quality audio. In this blog post (the first of a two-part series), we will focus on how we record our audio—what tools we use and the environment in which we record—and show you what our setup looks like.

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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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Power to the People: Should Training Be Democratized? by Ben Muzzell

LearningGuild

'As the demand for onboarding and training grows and training budgets shrink, many training organizations are in a bind, unable. to afford to do what they should do. Is there an answer? One viable, but unexpected, route is to empower employees to be. creators and curators of learning content. Here’s how that works.