Mon.Dec 02, 2013

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It’s time to: challenge and lead, rather than simply consult

Ontuitive

'We’re not sure how many of you follow the latest trends in sales methodology and practices, but the latest model being adopted is called, “The Challenger Sale”. For years sales AND learning professionals have tried to become more consultative in their approach to serving and acquiring customers. Candidly, for many this hasn’t worked. The main reason has been because, although it’s important to engage and listen to our constituents, consulting alone has not been enough to bring them along to new

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Role of Video Conferencing in Education

LearnDash

'If you have taken an elearning course, chances are that at some point there was a video component. For quite some time now, elearning developers have been utilizing video delivery as a method to present information. If the videos are delivered properly , the use of video to supplement content is an effective tool. It should come as no surprise then that the use of live-streaming video is gaining popularity within online learning settings in education.

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Leveraging Technology

Clark Quinn

'Technology is supposed to support our goals, and, when well-written, it does. So for instance, when I write, I use particular features to make my writing process better aligned with my thinking. I’m working on a book (as you’ve seen hints of and some resultant interim thoughts), and I’m finding that now that it’s time to deliver, I’ve got a conflict.

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Join me for Kineo Konnect: Learning Insights Breakfast Thursday in NYC!

Learning Visions

'There are still a few spots left for our Konnect Networking & Insights breakfast this Thursday, December 5th, and we''d love for you to join us. We''re launching a new report and inviting an expert panel to share industry insights and lead discussion. I''ll be there, playing the role of talk show host -- my favorite! Hope to see you there. For more info check out the full invite.

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Wait a minute—TechSmith Snagit for…Linux?

TechSmith Camtasia

'Today’s guest post is by Robert Risdon, Technical Support Agent for TechSmith. Are you a Linux user? Are you frustrated with the lack of applications available to main Linux Distros that provide an easy way to take a screenshot, make a few annotations, and share it out quickly? Wouldn’t it be nice if we had Snagit for Linux? In our drive to provide TechSmith users the ability to capture screenshots on their preferred system, last month we introduced TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrom

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5 Strategies for Designing Brain-Friendly e-Learning Courses

Trivantis

'Ever wondered what’s going on in your learners’ brains as they’re working through your online training course? We have a few answers that will help you make your e-Learning course more brain-friendly and effective! Follow these 5 tips to create successful e-Learning—designed especially for the brain: Engage them, and they’ll learn. Learning is more effective if it’s done actively, rather than passively.

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Lessons from Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski

Training Industry

'I was recently asked who inspires me in my career as I participated in a panel discussion. I named two women who are both noteworthy, local citizens in the Raleigh-Durham area - Pat Nathan, the founder of Dress for Success/Triangle, and Sheila Hale Ogle, a serial entrepreneur and my long time mentor. Had I taken a breath and really considered my entire background in broadcast management including sports networks and years of community service, I would have also said Mike Krzyzewski, the men’s

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Nuts and Bolts: Directions by Jane Bozarth

LearningGuild

'One of the most basic, seemingly most simple, elements of instruction—giving directions—seems like it. ought to be so easy. Unfortunately, “simple” often turns out to be anything but “easy.” Giving clear. instructions is something of an art, and here are some resources to support mastering it.

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How Film Can Enhance Learning

CLO Magazine

'Above all, movies can unite those with different communication and learning styles. Scholars and practitioners of workplace learning have put forward the claim that using film and other forms of multimedia enhances learning. However, the evidence of film’s usefulness in a corporate learning setting has been far from convincing. The research showing the impact of film on learning is largely anecdotal, and the empirical research that has been done has not focused on workplace learning but r

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Some thoughts I've had.

Mark Oehlert

'Cyborg Anthropology/Donna Haraway/Cyborg Manifesto/1991/subfield within AAA/Macy Meetings 1941/boundaries of technology and culture/''interface culture''/actor networks/activity theory/social network theory/fractal production of value/frictionless production of value/value crisis/participation architecture-danah boyd/Identity production and the Second Self/Non-places - Auge/Simultaneous Time/Continuous Partial Attention/Panic Architecture/Social Punctuation/Ambient Intimacy/Automatic Production

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Roughly One-in-five Workers Spent Thanksgiving with Co-Workers

CLO Magazine

'Moreover, the likelihood of co-workers spending the holiday together varied by city, with Atlanta and Dallas being the most likely and Boston and Chicago being least, a new survey shows. Chicago — Nov. 25 Nearly one-in-five (19 percent) workers said they plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with co-workers either in or out of the office, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder administered in August and September.

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