Wed.Mar 26, 2014

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9 Effective Instructional Design Tactics

LearnDash

'Effective online (or offline) instructional design is a critical component to improving learning retention. Without a well through-out instructional model, learning opportunities can be missed – sometimes completely. There are many theories on instructional design best practices. Below are nine strategies, as originally detailed by Robert Marzano. 1.

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Games vs Simulations: Choosing the Right Approach for Learning

Knowledge Guru

'The word “game” is a big one… and it really refers to a category of activities that can look many ways. There is some natural confusion that arises around this topic, particularly on the difference between games, simulations, and gamification. I’ll focus on games and simulations in this post. Here’s the definition I always give when asked to define what I mean by game: An activity that has an explicit goal or challenge , rules that guide achievement of the goal, interactivity

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Manifesting in practice extremis

Clark Quinn

'Yesterday, I posted about what we might like to see from folks, by role, in terms of the Manifesto. The other question to be answered is how to do this in the typical current situation where there’s little support for doing things differently. Let me take a worst-case scenario and try to take a very practical approach. This isn’t an answer for the pulpit, but is for the folks who put all this in the ‘too hard’ basket.

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Social Media: Reinforce Your Brand

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Matt Sullivan    How do you determine if someone is a consumer of social media? Would you know a social media consumer if you saw one? Guess what? Well. if you're reading this, you are a consumer of social media. How do you find like-minded consumers and convert them to customers? Social platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook let you move content toward those who need it.  So if you have a message, how can you make social media work for you?

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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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6 Ways to Have an Awesome Lectora User Conference – #LUC2014

eLearning Brothers

'Since the Lectora User Conference (#LUC2014) is coming up March 31 – April 4, in Hollywood, CA, I thought I’d share a little advice on how to have the most AWESOME experience possible. 1. Attend the Keynotes. These folks are keynote speakers for a reason. The sessions are always totally enjoyable, and Lectora picks GREAT speakers. And just because a keynote speaker isn’t an eLearning professional doesn’t mean there aren’t serious takeaways.

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How Many Videos Do You Need To Effectively Flip Your Class? An Interview with Ashlie Smith

TechSmith Camtasia

'This is the first in a series of interviews with the award-winning ScreenChamp 2013 producers. The ScreenChamp Awards are the annual screencasting competition hosted by TechSmith. This year, the competition received over 230+ entries. Ashlie Smith: A New Kind of Educator. Ashlie Smith, ScreenChamp 2013 EDU Winner. Ashlie Smith is an 8th Grade Physical Science instructor at Cranbrook Schools, and she recently won the 2013 EDU Category prize for her screencast Work and Power.

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EMEA Reporter: Don't You Wish You Had This Team Behind You? by Nic Laycock

LearningGuild

'In an ideal world, an entrepreneur has access to state-of-the-art research supporting a great idea, access. to sophisticated business-advisory services, and exposure through a global marketing network. The. Learnovate Centre in Trinity College Dublin provides all of these to start-up businesses in the Republic of. Ireland. Read about it here!

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The Millennial Invasion

Training Industry

'The millennial generation is 80 million-strong and is set to make up 50 percent of the workforce by 2020. This is the largest generation to infiltrate the workplace since the baby boomers. And with millennials set to tip the scale in the office pool in just a few short years, it’s time to prepare for the future of business. “Ultimately, the largest group gets to set the agenda,” said Chip Espinoza, co-author of “Managing the Millennials,” in this video clip from CNN.

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The Secret to a Great Restaurant Training Program

cogentys

'Through your restaurant training program, it is possible to boost employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction and, of course, revenue, as happy customers spend more money and return again and. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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Listen Up - Coursera, iVersity, and Udemy!!!

eLearning Industry

I recently took a couple of courses from Coursera and iVersity. The former is an established American name in the world of MOOCs while the latter is European and showing tremendous growth. I also took a course from Udemy, which is a major player in delivering reasonably good quality free and paid courses. In this post, I’ve…well…identified a few basic issues related to learner engagement.

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