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Free eBook: 68 Tips for eLearning Engagement and Interactivity

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'eLearning veterans such as  Cammy Bean ,  Sean Bengry ,  Tom Bunzel , Paul Clothier ,  Sarah Gilbert ,  Amy Jokinen , Amy Leis ,  Susan O'Connell ,  Erick Summa ,  Kevin Siegel  and  Deborah Thomas  provide 68 tips for making sure eLearners are fully engaged. Covered among the tips: Creating engaging content.

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Thank you! eFront LMS is a finalist at Best of Elearning! 2013 Awards

eFront

'Epignosis, the global vendor of Enterprise, Cloud and Open Source learning management systems, has been shortlisted at this year’s Best of Elearning! Awards. For a third consecutive year, Epignosis has been named a finalist for the eFront LMS at the Best of Elearning! 2013 Awards in the category ‘Best Open Source Solutions.’. Now in its ninth year, Elearning!

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Analysis of ASTD International Conference and Expo 2013

eLearning 24-7

'EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it. It’s the yearly review of the ASTD International Conference and Expo. Did I get your attention? If I did, then you might be one of the folks still standing in line at the Starbucks at the convention center. If you are, don’t worry the $5 pumpkin loaf is still available. Well, this year’s show had all the fun and excitement you can expect in the biggest training conference event of the year.

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The vision: 3. Learning and development that is scalable

Clive on Learning

'In the first post in this series, I expressed a vision for learning and development that is aligned, economical, scalable, flexible, engaging and, above all, powerful in terms of the results it achieves. In this post, I look at the argument for l&d to be scalable. Learning interventions are scalable when they are capable of delivering high quality results to ever larger audiences.

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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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Employees Want Social Tools at Work

CLO Magazine

'Many workers report insufficient levels of collaboration in their workplace, according to a recent survey. The solution: more use of social tools. Redmond, Wash. — May 28 Nearly half of employees report that social tools at work help increase productivity, according to a new study, and more than 30 percent of companies underestimate the value of these tools and often restrict their use.

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Mobile Disruption and mLearnCon 2013 by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

'Mobile learning and support is challenging traditional models of learning that rely on courses. It is happening quickly, and the details can be overwhelming. “Business as usual” is not an effective strategy. The eLearning Guild’s mLearnCon 2013 will be extremely helpful to your efforts—here are some sessions you will want to consider attending for maximum benefit.

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ISTE 2013 Presenter Profile: Lori Hochstetler

TechSmith Camtasia

'We’re SO excited for ISTE 2013 ! The TechSmith Education team will be heading down to San Antonio this year for the Annual Conference and Exposition, and we’re eager to hang out with all of our presenter pals at our booth. The four day conference begins on June 23rd and ends on June 26th, focusing on advancing and improving education through the use of technology.

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Use Veterans to Win the Talent War

CLO Magazine

'Take advantage of skilled young leaders returning to civilian life. A curious thing is happening in our corporations. We hear a lot about the 10,000 baby boomers leaving the American workforce every day. The demographics show that this will go on for years. At the same time, federal Defense Department budget cuts and the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are dumping hundreds of thousands of young men and women into the American civilian labor market.

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Creating Big Lessons By Using Small Data

Vignettes Learning

'Our belief : At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. Rapid learning is achieved by putting lessons in micro-scenarios. Instead of serving the ‘whole pie of knowledge’ all at once, serving slices to elearners is also effective.

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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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ClassLink LaunchPad: SIIA CODiE Award, “Best Cloud Application” by News Editor

LearningGuild

'ClassLink has announced that LaunchPad iOS & Touch Apps won the SIIA CODiE Award for the Best Cloud Application Service. This is the second consecutive year that the industry-leading LaunchPad took home a prestigious CODiE award win.

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Creating a Memorable First Day for Interns and New Hires

OpenSesame

With Memorial day behind us and the first day of summer quickly approaching, we all know what is coming next…interns! OpenSesame will welcome 10 of our own interns in the coming weeks and, like many of you, we’ve begun planning for their arrival. As companies make these preparations, it’s important not only to focus on the tasks and expectations for these young adults, but also making them feel welcome right from the start.

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Survey: Employers Still Unable to Fill Key Jobs; Lack of Talent to Blame

CLO Magazine

'New research reveals that talent shortage is endemic across the world. The shortage is most acute in Japan, Brazil, and India. Milwaukee — May 28 ManpowerGroup revealed Tuesday that the global talent shortage is intensifying, which in turn is negatively impacting companies'' performance. Thirty five percent of employers of nearly 40,000 surveyed globally report difficulties in finding staff with the right skills, the highest shortage since the start of the recession.

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6 Cures for Painfully Boring eLearning Content

SHIFT eLearning

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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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How Do You Bridge the Work-Life Gap?

CLO Magazine

'Unlike past generations, who put an emphasis on their careers, millennials have a different definition of a meaningful life and say a balance between their personal and work lives is more important to them.

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Social Tools in the Workplace: a Microsoft survey

Jane Hart

'Social Tools in the Workplace is a recent Microsoft survey that reveals how information workers around the world view social tools. You can see the results in overview in this infographic below or read the survey results as a PDF.â?¦ [.].

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Video and the Learning Playlist

Training Industry

'Those of us of a certain age remember a time when the only feasible option to purchase an artist’s music was to buy an entire CD. The CD’s were comprised of nine to 15 songs and cost around $15.00, meaning that the only way to want one song off the album was to purchase the whole CD. Of course, Apple introducing iTunes changed this. The revolutionary service allowed consumers to purchase individual songs as opposed to entire albums, and the songs could then be assembled into playlists that crea

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The 4-Year Future of Higher Ed-Tech [INFOGRAPHIC]

LearnDash

'Higher education is getting a makeover. The days of sitting in a desk staring at a chalkboard aren’t going away completely, but the new technology available today is opening doors for higher education all over the world. Part of this is born out of necessity, while I suspect other methods will try and fail miserably – although time will tell which methods stick and which ones fall to the wayside.

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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.