Wed.Mar 23, 2016

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How to Write Good Assessment Questions

Association eLearning

“Can someone explain this question to me? I don’t know what it’s asking.”. “How am I supposed to know the answer to this? It wasn’t in the lesson.”. Your association can have the best course in the world, but if the assessments or knowledge checks aren’t written well they can make the whole thing fall apart. Believe it or not, it can be hard to write effective questions.

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What is Responsive eLearning?

Upside Learning

You’ll wonder why this topic now. Responsive eLearning has been around for at least a couple of years now and everyone should be pretty much clear about what it is. I thought so too, till I saw some examples on different websites being passed as responsive eLearning while they were clearly not. So, what do […].

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Healthcare Organizations Need an LMS for Survival

TOPYX LMS

Have you ever taken an airplane ride? If so, surely you recall the lengthy instructions given to you by the flight staff prior to takeoff. These instructions were delivered in order to teach you appropriate plane-travel behaviors and equip you to deal with potentially life-threatening situations. Of all the directives the flight attendants gave you, the instruction to secure your own oxygen mask before attempting to help others was perhaps the most crucial.

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Short shouldn't have to mean shallow

Kineo

In the age of giving learners what they want and a drive for shorter content, might we forget to provide deep learning? Be smart with learners' time by providing short, stretching experiences that stick.

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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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5 Ways Moodle Improves Higher Education

Lambda Solutions

Moodle LMS is an intuitive, and supportive environment for the independent nature of learning in higher education. There is no population more technologically skillful than post-secondary students - the virtual landscape of Moodle is one they are familiar with, and can navigate through easily. Without a major learning curve, online learning platforms like Moodle LMS are ideal for students in higher education.

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Short shouldn't have to mean shallow

Kineo

In the age of giving learners what they want and a drive for shorter content, might we forget to provide deep learning? Be smart with learners' time by providing short, stretching experiences that stick.

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Designing a “Learning Journey” #LX

Spark Your Interest

One of the most useful tools that we instructional designers can borrow from #UX is the Customer Journey map. After we’ve confirmed that this training should exist (a la Cathy Moore’s Action Mapping), we should remember that learning is not an event, but a journey. What is a Learning Journey? It’s a type of timeline that we can use to align different types of instructional products or solutions to support learning.

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Activity-Based Learning

Clark Quinn

On a recent conversation with some Up to All of Us colleagues, I was reminded about my ‘ reimagining learning ‘ model. The conversation was about fractals and learning, and how most tools (e.g. the LMS) don’t reflect the conversational nature of learning. And I was thinking again about how we need to shift our thinking, and how we can reframe it.

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Need Help Creating and Selling Your Online Course? Talk to Megan!

LearnDash

It isn’t a secret that people are making money using LearnDash to sell online courses – some of them are making a lot of money. The concept is simple enough, but if you haven’t done it before then it can all be a bit intimidating. That’s where Megan Harrison comes in. Megan is a consultant who specializes in online course creation and launch strategy.

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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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Who Is The Real Project Stakeholder?

Nick Leffler

When you start a new project, are you asking the following questions: Who is the real project stakeholder? Who holds the biggest stake in your project? The answer to these questions probably isn’t who you think it is. Common Answers. There are two simple answers to the second question. The problem with the common answers is that they are simple, and the simple answer isn’t always the right answer.

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Imagine a World Without eLearning

eLearning Brothers

Imagine a world without eLearning. What would it be like? For me it’s not too hard to imagine… I’ve been around long enough that we didn’t have eLearning when I was in school. In fact it didn’t even start to take until I’d been working in the world of training and development for a few years. Now that eLearning has been part of our reality for so many years—and we’ve been reaping the benefits —it’s easy to forget what it was like BEL (before eLearning).

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Dear Savvy

Allen Interactions

Remember Dear Abby? Well, here is her counterpart in the Instructional Design field….

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Color and Shape Workflow for Captivate Themes

eLearning Brothers

When I have a customer and I create more than one course for them, I continue to use the same branding. Once upon a time, I used to spend a solid day in Illustrator or Photoshop customizing random backgrounds. Have you ever done that? Such a huge waste of time! Have you ever changed your layout size in Captivate after making those backgrounds? Such a huge waste of time!

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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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CDSM Appointed Digital Outcomes and Specialists Approved Supplier

CDSM

CDSM is pleased to announce we have been appointed a supplier on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework Agreement. Our application was successful in the digital outcomes category, which will now enable us to sell associated services on the Digital Marketplace. There are three additional categories which suppliers can apply to join: digital specialists, research labs and user research participants.

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7 Things you need to know about LRS (Learning Record Store)

InsiderHub

The post 7 Things you need to know about LRS (Learning Record Store) appeared first on InsiderHub.

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Tech Etiquette in the Workplace

OpenSesame

From scheduling tools to office instant messaging apps, there’s no denying that we need increasing amounts of technology to make any business run smoothly. The latest tech can help improve your workplace’s productivity and communication, but only if used wisely. To keep your workplace environment constructive and efficient, keep these tips in mind when utilizing both your office’s and your own devices: Avoid phone use when talking to others: When conversing with someone else, do not interrupt th

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Next Level Personalisation: Creating Customised Learning Pathways

Growth Engineering

As you build up a full library of learning content, you’ll end up with training to cover just about anything you can think of. But now the problem you face is in making sure that your learners are pushed towards the content that’s relevant for them. After all, as you create content you’ll find that a lot of it simply isn’t intended for large chunks of your audience.

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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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Degreed Grows as Gibbon Joins Our Team

Degreed

Today, the Degreed team is proud to announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Gibbon, the European creator of a popular platform for curating “playlists” of learning content. The Gibbon team will join Degreed as we continue to work to make ALL learning count. Wouter de Bres, Eric Sharp, Joeri Djojosoeparto, Kat Archibald, and David Blake.

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So This Happened at Learning Solutions and Ecosystem 2016 by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

Hundreds of eLearning professionals attended the Learning Solutions Conference & Expo and Ecosystem this year in Orlando, Florida. Find out what the conference offered, and why people attend every year as a “can’t miss” event!

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How Businesses Can Fix the Employee Knowledge Gap

Designing Digitally

Employee knowledge gaps are permeating the corporate world at a pace we don’t care for, and the chasm is only widening by the day. While the advent of technology has paved way for unprecedented access to information, the endless barrage of figures and facts has left the employees drowning in much more data than they can process. In fact, a study conducted by Bersin by Deloitte states that almost 70% of organization employees are suffering from the “overwhelmed employee” syndrome.

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From Uber to Apple: Mindflash Delivers 7 Million Training Courses to Help Companies Scale

Mindflash

Silicon Valley learning management system, Mindflash (www.mindflash.com),is hitting significant business milestones – on account of growing demand from unicorns to large enterprises to help train their employees, customers and partners in a scalable, effective and measurable way. Today, Mindflash works with companies from Fortune 100s to non-profits — including the likes of Apple, Hilton, Intuit and Uber — to deliver training courses across 177countries.

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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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Tech Etiquette in the Workplace

OpenSesame

From scheduling tools to office instant messaging apps, there’s no denying that we need increasing amounts of technology to make any business run smoothly. The latest tech can help improve your workplace’s productivity and communication, but only if used wisely. To keep your workplace environment constructive and efficient, keep these tips in mind when utilizing both your office’s and your own devices: Avoid phone use when talking to others: When conversing with someone else, do not interrupt th

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Biggby's training practices: From a franchisee's perspective

Latitude Learning

The Franchise Training Series shares real training practices from various franchise organizations on how they train their franchisees. Latitude interviews c-level, or like executives in order to provide the most accurate information. Today's feature is a bit different than the rest, as it provides insight into Biggby's training practices from the perspective of a new franchisee.

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Visual Design Tips from the eLearning Coach

eLearningArt

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Connie Malamed, the “eLearning Coach.” Connie runs a fabulous eLearning website and newsletter , and is the author of Visual Design Solutions , the highly rated and reviewed book on visual design for eLearning professionals. Connie was kind enough to share some really useful and practical tips on how to improve visual design, and more, below!

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5 Great Ways to Design Games for eLearning

TalentLMS

eLearning games are mounting in recognition for their motivation and engagement value. Most of us believe that game design for eLearning is for experts. Indeed, games are designed better with the aid of game experts. But with a little imagination and plenty of material borrowed from your content, you can create smart games that lead to enjoyable learning experiences.

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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.