Thu.Jul 04, 2013

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Pervasive Learning

Upside Learning

'In his book, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization (Wiley, 2013), Dan Pontefract defines ‘Pervasive Learning’ as: “learning at the speed of need through formal, informal and social learning modalities” (I got the above definition from Dan’s blog, the book is still on my ‘to read’ list.) A powerful thought indeed.

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5 Reasons Elearning is Good for Sales People

LearnDash

'Elearning has many benefits across a wide range of industries. We see it most prominent in education and with large corporations all over the world. It is efficient, cost-effective, and accessible. So it should come as no surprise that elearning is also a great choice for educating a sales team. Setting up a robust elearning program will not only lead to an increase in sales and satisfied customers, but it also is a great way to motivate a sales team, and other facets of business.

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Should webinars be recorded?

Clive on Learning

'In their book Wired for Speech , Clifford Nass and Scott Brave make an interesting point: ''Recording can have an enormous psychological impact on people. When people have a sense of being recorded, they are likely to say different things and process what is said differently than when they believe they are not being recorded. The lack of a record allows people to speak with a sense of informality and plausible deniability.

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Setting up Xapian on Centos

eFront

'With version 3.6.12 users of the eFront Enterprise Edition have a very powerful tool in their hands – a Xapian-based file indexer that allows for searching through files’ contents. However, setting up the file indexer to work is a little tricky. In this short guide we present the steps needed to enable Xapian on a Centos-6.3 machine. Similar steps can be taken for other Linux flavors.

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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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How to Keep the Next Generation of Leaders

CLO Magazine

'Approaching leadership development with a long-term view in mind is one of the strongest retention programs learning leaders can implement. The most successful people are those who take a long-term view. Instead of embracing instant gratification, they always consider the big picture. The same philosophy should be adopted in business. Developing the next generation of leaders cannot happen overnight.

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E-Learning Production Roles

E-learning Uncovered

'In an effort to streamline e-learning development, our team at Artisan mapped out the entire e-learning production process and identified, to the minute detail, what roles are needed to create e-learning. Several of the roles listed can (and should) be combined into one person’s tasks, but for the purposes of process mapping we’ve separated everything to the lowest common denominator.

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Have a Great July 4th: Grill and Firework Safety Tips

OpenSesame

'While the Fourth of July may be the perfect time to fire up the grill and set off fireworks, these activities combined with alcohol and unsupervised children can lead result in more than a funny story. Here are 6 grilling and firework safety tips to keep your fourth fun!

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The Psychology Behind Learning

CLO Magazine

'Learning doesn’t always need to be cut and dried. Consider using competitiveness to rouse human motivators and enhance development. The stage is set, the scenario has been created and the actors assume their characters. There’s no script, so the actors will improvise to create a simulation. But this isn’t a performance from Second City or some other comedy troupe.

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Have a Great July 4th: Grill and Firework Safety Tips

OpenSesame

While the Fourth of July may be the perfect time to fire up the grill and set off fireworks, these activities combined with alcohol and unsupervised children can lead result in more than a funny story. More than half of the 11,000 annual grill and firework injuries occur during the first week of July. Use caution in your celebrations! Protect yourself and have fun with these tips: 3 Tips for Grilling Safely. 1.

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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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