Tue.Nov 24, 2015

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Report – LMS Trends 2015: Is it time for something different?

Docebo

The 2015 LMS Trends report from Brandon Hall Group paints a picture of widespread dissatisfaction (and high turnover) among organizations that use an LMS. Organizations that responded to the firm’s survey say they’re paying far too much for systems that are difficult to use, out of date and that don’t provide the data and analytics the organizations need the most.

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Industry Report: Too Much Training; Not Enough Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

Training magazine has published its 34 th annual Industry Report that is based on a survey of its database of organizations with 100 or more employees, asking them questions about training expenditures and activities. The 2015 study has 777 respondents which is typically a good size sample from a statistical standpoint but I would question the reliability of this data given that it’s not a random sample.

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eLearning in the Digital Age

ICS Learning

In an effort to better understand the connection between shifting eLearning modality and the end user, it’s important to outline a few key assumptions about eLearning delivery. First, the workforce is changing. As of 2015, Millennials now account for the largest generation in the U.S. Labor market (according to the Pew Research Center’s analysis of U.S. census data).

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5 Reasons Most Online Courses Fail (and How Not to be One of Them)

LearnDash

The following article is a guest post written by Michael Eisenwasser. ELearning industry states that the global eLearning Market is expected to reach $107 billion by 2015. That’s HUGE. So if you’ve ever wanted to launch your online course, the best time is now. But here’s the kicker: Every online course doesn’t make a splash.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: 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? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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Becoming a Social Business -- Beyond Culture Change

ID Reflections

A paradigm shift occurs when prevailing mental model has so many egregious anomalies that it “breaks” and a new mental model of the world is perceived to be a better explanation of how the world works. ~ Steve Denning Our words define our worldview. We use the vocabulary available to us to describe and analyze our experiences and perceptions. The founder of the idea that language and worldview are inextricable is William von Humboldt, the Prussian philologist.

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Active Listening: How to Do It & Why You Should Practice It

ej4 eLearning

We all want to be heard. And when coworkers say they want to be heard, it means they want their teams, their company, and their leaders to listen to them. An important part of leadership development, then, is improving one’s listening skills. Skills like active listening. Active listening is simply a method for listening to [.]. The post Active Listening: How to Do It & Why You Should Practice It appeared first on.

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5 Reasons Why eLearners Feel Grateful for Your Content

eLearning Brothers

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States this week, it offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on why your eLearners are grateful for the learning content you create. Organizations and learners enjoy many benefits from eLearning – such as ease of delivery, scalability, flexibility, and trackability. In addition to those easy-to-see benefits, I believe there are (at least) five additional reasons why eLearners are grateful for your content.

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THE SIX HATS OF A COMMUNITY MANAGER

Learnnovators

The post THE SIX HATS OF A COMMUNITY MANAGER appeared first on Learnnovators.

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Hootsuite vs. Buffer: Social Media Management Tools Photo Finish

InsiderHub

The post Hootsuite vs. Buffer: Social Media Management Tools Photo Finish appeared first on InsiderHub.

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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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7 Types of Training Programs That Should Now Be Converted to eLearning

SHIFT eLearning

With the world going digital, you can no longer stick to traditional training programs that have to be delivered in classrooms and whose efficacy is dependent on the skills and personalities of the trainers. Your learners who may be scattered physically want more freedom to choose the training they want to take and the time and place where they want to take it.

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7 Reasons why mobile learning can help your business

Matrix

Long gone are the days when the only use for phones was to make and receive calls. Mobile devices are now also used for shopping, banking, advertising, gaming, entertaining and learning — m-learning, that is. M-learning goes hand in hand with the learner-centered approach and in particular with learning at the point of need. Mobile devices are convenient for employees to use, giving them control over when, where and how much time they learn.

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Narrative pedagogy 1: Focusing their attention

Learning with e's

Humans have been telling stories since time immemorial. Narrative is built into our collective memory, and is part of what makes us human. Stories are compelling. Every story is a lesson, and every lesson can be a story. Teachers can learn a lot from the techniques writers use. In this short series on what I will call 'narrative pedagogy' I want to explore some of the storytelling techniques that can be adapted for use in education.

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How Performance Support Platforms Increase IT System Proficiencies

WalkMe Training Station

This fascinating webinar is led by Dr. Eran Gal, an international employee training and learning expert and owner of Workplace Learning & Performance Support. He discusses how to successfully integrate formal and informal learning using a performance support (PS) platform. PS platforms are an up-and-coming learning tool, where users learn-by-doing with a computer program that “holds their hands” and guides them through complex processes, as would a mentor or coacher.

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.

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City & Guilds Group launches brand new award for training

Kineo

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Tip of the Week: Need images for buttons such as Start, Submit and Audio?

Raptivity

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Assessing Learner Confidence in Training Modules

ATD Learning Technologies

Consider the following scenario: A new hire has just completed all onboarding training and the assessments confirm that he’s a star. You send him to the front lines with great expectations. Unfortunately, when potential clients ask specific questions, he is unable to remember many of the product details he learned during training. He achieves few leads and no new clients.

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7 Ways the Medical Device Industry Can Benefit from Videos

KZO Innovations

Link many industries, the healthcare industry is bursting with complex information. Between hospital regulations, complex terminology, and insurance web, it’s easy to see how professionals can get confused on terms and details. As medicine and technology continue to evolve they will also continue to complement and aid one another. Video can greatly help with education and training, particularly with the medical device industry.

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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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Interview with Carmen Simon – Part 1

eFront

Dr Carmen Simon, joint founder of Rexi Media is a cognitive scientist who applies the latest neuroscientific research findings to corporate presentation skills. A frequent keynote speaker at conferences in North America, Europe and Asia, Carmen holds doctorates in instructional technology and cognitive psychology, and was formerly in charge of eLearning Research and Development for AT&T.

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Here’s a Free E-Learning Interaction Template

Rapid eLearning

One way to engage learners and get passed locked navigation is to allow the users to explore content in the course. There’s many ways to leverage exploration in a course. For example, using the 3C model for branched decision-making (challenge, choices, and consequences), you could pose a challenge to the learner that requires them to research content to make an informed decision.

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Five Tips for Introducing Mobile Learning by David James

LearningGuild

Create, collaborate, curate. These are the key workflows for all instructional design efforts, including mobile learning. But. how do you decide on the content itself? Here are five tips that will help you with that most essential step.

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Free at Last

CLO Magazine

Learning leaders don’t control what and how we learn, and that’s not a bad thing.

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7 Steps to Consider When Implementing a LMS

How Do You Choose the Right Learning Management System? Choosing the perfect Learning Management System can be complex for organizations. Initially, you might ask questions like, "When is the right time to adopt an LMS?" or "Which LMS is the best fit?" Once you've made your LMS selection, your next query is likely, "How do I go about implementing it?

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New Content from The eLearning Guild: Online Events and DemoFest by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

These links to recent content in the Guild archives were hand-picked for you by the Guild staff. We hope you find them. useful!

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The Six Hats Of A Community Manager

Learnnovators

Community Management is an evolving role and organizations are beginning to see the need for this role. In this post, I want to talk about the different hats that we need to don as community managers. The premise of this post is that when an organization makes a conscious effort to move towards a more social way of doing business, it usually begins with the introduction of an enterprise collaboration platform.

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Why Disinheritance Could Save Your eLearning

Trivantis

My brother got all of the musical talent of our parents while I can barely carry a tune in a paper sack. He also got the beautiful, bouncy, curly hair while I got the lank, straight hair that won’t hold a curl longer than 5 minutes. Not fair! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could pick and choose the things we inherit, and do not inherit, from our ancestors?

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Multi Tenant LMS – Does your organization need it?

Paradiso

Depending on who you ask – and what they are trying to sell – multi tenancy is either a slow, unreliable, unsafe system that is tricky to back up, or a great feature which gives a certain degree of control to different departments, partners or vendors. The answer to this question is not a one-size-fits-all answer and depends strongly on the type of organization, the number of LMS users and whether or not there are different parts of the organization – or channel partners or ven

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach. Eligibility criteria must be met, and the exam is known for its difficulty, sometimes requiring multiple attempts.