Thu.Mar 26, 2015

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Learners are learning differently; are you changing the way you train and support them?

Jane Hart

'The Pew Research Internet Project reported on 8 December 2014 “A large majority (87%) of American adult internet users say the internet has improved their ability to learn new things. This figure includes just over half (53%) who say it has improved their ability to learn new things “a lot” and 34% who say it […].

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Marketing Your Association to Millennials: Make it Social

Association eLearning

'Years ago, while interning for a social media marketer, I was taught the value of social media to engage and attract business. Today social media marketing has changed from meme generation, to promoted posts and tweets, image ads, and pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns on big name social media sites. Yet associations and organizations are slow to capitalize on these advertising venues assuming them to be unprofessional and lacking in their target audiences.

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How to Create a Learning Culture in Start-Ups and Small Businesses

The Performance Improvement Blog

'In this post, Rich Sheridan, Founder, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love , explains what small companies and departments in large organizations can do to create a learning culture. He addresses fear, reward systems, hiring, on-boarding, learning, making mistakes, and experimenting.

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Making BYOD Work: Benefits And Best Practices

Origin Learning

'Bring Your Own Device or BYOD as it is popularly called, is not just another fad. It is a powerful trend slated for growth in the learning domain – both at the academic as well as enterprise level. The reason for this is simple: BYOD gives organizations the best of both worlds – lesser costs of providing hardware yet the ability to capitalize on technological devices.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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#LSCON #ECOCON Keynote @MFurdyk: The future of learning

Challenge to Learn

'This was another awesome keynote. I have to confess that I had never heard before of Michael, but he is an impressive guy. He created his first website as a teenager and sold it when he was 17 and became a millionaire. But that is not what impressed me. He decided to put a part of his money and energy into TakingItGlobal. A not for profit organization he started with Jennifer Corriero aimed primarily at youth to raise awareness and discussion on a number of global issues and encourages youth to

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#ecocon #lscon session @JD_Dillon: How Kaplan build a smarter learning ecosystem

Challenge to Learn

'A great presentation on the 5 year journey Kaplan took from old school training to an integrated ecosystem. Inspiring story with great lessons to be learned and practical tips as well. Here is the mindmap.

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5 Simple Ways to Make a More Engaging Course

eLearning Brothers

'You always remember your first job and the new challenges it introduced to your life, one of them being the tedious hours spent on training. On the first day of work, many of us were forced to sit through a grainy orientation video rife with corny synthesizer music and poorly executed screen wipes. Or if you’re a little older, maybe you even had to endure a black-and-white instructional video with a condescending narrator interacting with a bewildered, fourth-wall-breaking actor, complete

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#LSCON @marcjrosenberg: The training to competency myth

Challenge to Learn

'Marc presented the journey to competency. Key message: the level of competency determines what kind of learning facilities people need. Competency is not a fixed thing, you need to take the levels into account. I added a photo of one slide, because I could not capture that in my mindmap.

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5 Useful Tips on Working with SMEs

eLearning Brothers

'Guest blog post by Liz Sheffield. Liz enjoys contributing to an organization’s success by creating powerful learning experiences and working with a variety of SMEs in order to do so. Chances are if you’re creating an eLearning course, you’ll be working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). These SMEs will help you by providing content as well as invaluable insights regarding what learners need to learn about the given topic.

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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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#LSCON session @bbets: From content to curation, moving your strategy beyond creation

Challenge to Learn

'Good session. His key message is content is only the start of a leaning process. he uses a Lego metaphor: Focus less on the blocks (content) and more on the learning. Here is the mind map.

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Delivering highly effective eLearning courses – Infographic

TalentLMS

'This is it! No more fretting over planning. No more fuss over building. And absolutely no more lost sleep over marketing strategies. Yes! A complete eLearning program design and deployment package for all aspiring and daring individuals who believe in changing the training strategies in their organization. Look no further beyond our “bird’s eye view” infographic to determine all the required elements to build a successful eLearning course.

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The Five Golden Rules for Being a Human Resources Superhero

OpenSesame

'Entering into the world of human resources can be a daunting undertaking. You are a key stakeholder for recruiting, training, retaining, and developing your employee workforce. Your responsibilities can become overwhelming unless you break through your challenges to reveal your inner superhero. Human resource superheroes tend to be the first in line for a salary increase and promotions, and are generally well regarded amongst everyone in the company.

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e-Learning for NGOs

eFront

'By now it should be well established that e-learning is no fad. If it has taken the world by storm, it is because it caters to a very real demand for fast, asynchronous, cost-effective and scalable education that has emerged in our fast-paced, inter-connected and trans-national world. It’s no wonder then, that it’s a good fit not only for educational institutions and businesses, but also for NGOs, as these organizations (from Greenpeace and Doctors Without Borders to your local non-

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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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Strike the Right Tone for Maximum Impact in eLearning

SHIFT eLearning

'Do you talk to your audience or talk down to them? What do your eLearning courses read like? Like a text book that makes your audience doze off or an interesting story that they can''t wait to read through? Do you come across as friendly, knowledgeable, and convincing in your courses or is there something about the way you talk that puts your audience off?

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The Hour of Code: Kids Learn to Code

TechSmith Camtasia

'The Hour of Code is a movement. A global effort to show the world that anyone, anywhere, can learn to code. As of today, over 104,000,000 students have been reached in over 180 countries, with more events and opportunities popping up every year. If you’re curious about participating in the hour of code in your school, check out their website.

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The Pros and Cons of Online Video

KZO Innovations

'There are many benefits associated with working with video online; however, there are some drawbacks, as well. Here, we’ll compare the pros and cons of using video in your website or blog. . Pros . 1. Video sets you apart from the crowd. Most people are capable of setting up a blog and writing text posts, especially with the extremely simple interfaces of most blogging and publishing platforms today.

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The Five Golden Rules for Being a Human Resources Superhero

OpenSesame

Entering into the world of human resources can be a daunting undertaking. You are a key stakeholder for recruiting, training, retaining, and developing your employee workforce. Your responsibilities can become overwhelming unless you break through your challenges to reveal your inner superhero. Human resource superheroes tend to be the first in line for a salary increase and promotions, and are generally well regarded amongst everyone in the company.

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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VIDEO: Bschlenker - Streaming with Periscope and Meerkat

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

'Live streaming apps on your phone have finally landed. And they are officially cool! Check out Meerkat and Periscope. And here''s my vlog on the topic.

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Encourage learning on the go with mobile flashcards

ProProfs

'With ProProfs responsive flashcards teachers can encourage learners to study flashcards on the go, using multiple devices such as iPhones, Android smartphones, laptops, tablets and more. Teachers can create their own set of mobile-friendly flashcards or choose from 100,000 ready-to-use flashcards in ProProfs library. They can easily add pictures and weblinks to the flashcards, which can be viewed on smartphones, making it easy and fun for learners to memorize words, formulas and quotes.

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Training Goes Mobile in Humanitarian Aid Field

Aptara

Training Goes Mobile in Humanitarian Aid Field. There are many ways to train employees today. The classic model, in which every person in the company get called away for a seminar, is expensive in terms of both time invested and money spent, meaning it's only natural that modern, agile companies are looking for a different way to handle employee education.

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Making elearning look good on retina displays

SmartBuilder

A retina display (verbiage marketed by Apple) is one that has a high enough resolution that the user cannot discern an individual pixel when looking at it from a normal viewing distance. In other words, the human eye cannot tell the difference between a photo of a painting shown on a retina display, and the painting itself! 1 As the number of learners with retina displays continues to increase, it’s important that elearning authors know how to support these super-high resolution devices.

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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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Top LMS Investment Statistics for 2015

DigitalChalk eLearning

'One of the common uses for learning management systems (LMS) is to train and educate internal staff and employees within a business. Each organization has unique needs when seeking an LMS provider. Based on the latest report by training software research site Software Advice , we’ve rounded up a few key statistics on LMS investment plans, benefits, and challenges – as well as how DigitalChalk compares.

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ELearning People You Should Know

LearnDash

'In any industry it’s good to be connected. Thought leaders help you learn about new technology, trends, and strategies so that you too can improve your craft. If you are in the elearning industry and looking to align yourself with with the most respected individuals, then the list below is for you! I have had personal interaction with a few of these folks and can attest that they are stand-up people.

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MOOC Evaluation at Harbinger

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

'Base Camp is a ritual that is followed every year at Harbinger. This year, we formed six teams, each taking a project related to Harbinger operations / roadmap. Our team got an opportunity to work on the project - “Learning culture at Harbinger.” It was about researching on how learning happens at Harbinger and suggest steps to build the learning culture.

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