Association eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Trends in eLearning come and go, but a good LMS is forever. Ok maybe not forever, but a provider can dream. Below is a list of eLearning trends we expect to see in 2015. Will they last or fade away? Only time will tell. MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are definitely trending in eLearning. These are online courses offered to the masses, often for free.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Original Post here. This revised post has additional resources to bring out your inner curiosity. Curiosity is the gateway to learning. Innate Curiosity, Challenge Conventional Thinking, Courage of Conviction. Those who are regular readers have heard me speak of this before in the the 5 Tips to Starting a Learning Rebellion . To me it looks like this.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 12, 2015

'In the embedded presentation below, Brian Solis explores some of the biggest technology trends and possible twists on the horizon for 2015 and 2016. Topics include cyber security, mobile payments, drones, bitcoin, social media, digital, omnichannel, attribution, cx, music, movies, Hollywood 25 Disruptive Technology Trends 2015 – 2016 from Brian Solis.

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ej4 eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Did you know only 42% of employees really know what their company’s trying to achieve? That’s a depressing statistic for many reasons but the impact to your business is significant because your company can’t reach its full potential if employees don’t fully understand the company’s objectives, and how they can contribute to the success. If you have important goals, policies or new processes to talk about, you can’t always rely on a company-wide memo, or an email to deliver your message because

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Last October, we unveiled the new Knowledge Guru “Quest’ game type at DevLearn in Las Vegas. We sent participants on an interactive quest that included our Fall Release announcement, a meet-up breakfast for those interested in serious games, an all-day workshop with Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp and much more. Free t-shirts were involved, too.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Last October, we unveiled the new Knowledge Guru “Quest’ game type at DevLearn in Las Vegas. We sent participants on an interactive quest that included our Fall Release announcement, a meet-up breakfast for those interested in serious games, an all-day workshop with Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp and much more. Free t-shirts were involved, too.

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TalentLMS

JANUARY 12, 2015

'“Decision making is assessed best in learning-by-doing scenarios. Winn focuses on four elements: Learning (content and pedagogy), Storytelling (character, setting and narrative), Game play (mechanic), and User experience (User Interface). Brian Winn, Associate Professor, Michigan State University Did you hear about RPGs? Role Play Games? Serious games in the eLearning environment are predominantly role playing.

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eFront

JANUARY 12, 2015

'You’ve probably seen a horse trainer reward his horse with a cube of sugar after a successful performance of a new trick. This simple gesture holds the key to better engagement and participation in your e-learning courses. Of course your users aren’t horses (except if you’re pioneering animal e-learning), but the principle, which behavior psychologists call “positive reinforcement”, still holds.

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Rapid eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Last year I facilitated a number of elearning workshops with about 1800 participants who are either considering elearning as a career or are active in the elearning industry. Here’s a common question that I’m asked: What job title best describes the person who builds elearning courses? Most Common E-Learning Job Titles. The people I meet have all sorts of titles.

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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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Mindflash

JANUARY 12, 2015

'When the words “cloud” and “learning” are mentioned together, I can’t help thinking of “daydreaming”. Not a desirable word association. But, when it comes to learning, having your head in the clouds—cloud-based learning solutions, of course—is just fine. The appeal of shifting to the cloud becomes clearer when considering IT needs. IT departments need to find ways to increase existing capabilities and/or capacity, and unlimited spending is typically not an option.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 12, 2015

'This post is part of a series. Check out the first installment here. Visuals are a necessary aspect of screencasting; however, it might help to put a face to your voice. By showing your face in a screencast, viewers can connect with you more easily and possibly understand your video content better. If you intend to have a picture-in-picture (PIP) effect in your screencast, you have a few things to consider: Can’t see the video?

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LearningGuild

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Classroom training just doesn’t seem to get much respect. But it should. It still has an important role to play in the learning. ecosystem, for at least four significant situations, and this month’s column points out just what those are—and what they. aren’t.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Have you ever had a student who requested to re-do an element(s) in a course? And you, being the gracious administrator that you are, have decided to allow them, but you’re not sure how to reset it? Follow these quick and easy steps below to get them going again. Step 1: Clear Overall Course Grade. To begin this process, you need to clear their course grade if they have already completed the course.

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Trivantis

JANUARY 12, 2015

'“I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of those two things.”. - Lindon Leader , designer of the iconic FedEx logo. Our latest product release, Lectora® 12 e-Learning authoring software, is all about helping you produce professional quality layouts and design, while saving time too! To help you brush up on your e-Learning design skills, we gathered together a few helpful how-to blogs: Using Text Styles in Lectora and Lectora Online.

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TechSmith Camtasia

JANUARY 12, 2015

'This post is part of a series. Check out the first installment here. Visuals are a necessary aspect of screencasting; however, it might help to put a face to your voice. By showing your face in a screencast, viewers can connect with you more easily and possibly understand your video content better. If you intend to have a picture-in-picture (PIP) effect in your screencast, you have a few things to consider: Can’t see the video?

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Saffron Interactive

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Lists. Often when talking to clients about designing a dashboard for an LMS, we have to gently remind them that ‘at the end of the day, guys, it’s just a.

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Writing is an essential skill we use every day, but it is also one that is oftentimes overlooked and forgotten about. Strong writing abilities can help you get your point across in an email, make an application stand out from the rest, and maybe even help you to write the next best-selling novel. Many times, we don’t notice when someone is an eloquent writer and instead only notice when they aren’t.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 12, 2015

Like most LMSs born in the last 3 years, the TalentLMS is fully mobile responsive so that any type of user can access it from smartphones, tablets and laptops without plugins or downloads and without any panning, scrolling or zooming.

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 12, 2015

Writing is an essential skill we use every day, but it is also one that is oftentimes overlooked and forgotten about. Strong writing abilities can help you get your point across in an email, make an application stand out from the rest, and maybe even help you to write the next best-selling novel. Many times, we don’t notice when someone is an eloquent writer and instead only notice when they aren’t.

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mLearning Revolution

JANUARY 12, 2015

'The more I test #AdobeCaptivate 8 for my Review, the more I realize this is the version for #mLearning I’ve been waiting for! #eLearning. — RJ Jacquez (@rjacquez) January 9, 2015. When comparing the two big players in the rapid eLearning market, Articulate and Adobe, they approach mobile learning design very differently. Articulate for example has gone the native app route for deploying learning projects to tablets and HTML5 for smartphones like the iPhone and the Moto X.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Today’s post is quite unique since it takes a different path than previous posts. xAPI and LRS (Learning Record Stores) have been in the news and frankly everywhere within the e-learning industry in the past 1.5 years. Part of the problem though is that there is a lot of information out there, some of it erroneous in nature and honestly, equally confusing.

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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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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Don’t fall for these adult learning myths. “How to be a learning mythbuster” from Cathy Moore. Part of this is the broader problem that most people are lousy at understanding research and verifying sources. This isn’t exclusive to the learning profession. We should be better about avoiding the myths in our own field though. tags: instructionaldesign learning research.

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