Fri.Sep 12, 2014

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The Biggest Myth in Building a Learning Culture

Learning Rebels

'“The millennial generation requires belonging to an organization where a strong learning culture is present.” . It’s common knowledge employees increasingly value a workplace that nurtures learning. Employees want to work in an organization where there is time for self-discovery, time for reflection, debate and thought. They want their potential nurtured, and efforts recognized.

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PowerPoint: Another Character Challenge Submission

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by AJ Walther      A few weeks ago I presented the  Character Challenge  and asked readers to send in their PowerPoint-created eLearning characters. Our one brave submission was from Tracey Stokely. But, her creativity got someone else's creative wheels turning. I received one more submission that I'd like to share this week.

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Revisiting My Learning Journey on Social Media

ID Reflections

'On my way to office today, I was pondering about my evolving use of social media. Six years have passed since I joined Twitter in 2008, when twitter was in its infancy, and I was clueless about its use. In hindsight I realize how immensely lucky I was to have stumbled onto the learning network I did. I got to learn from the experts – individuals who were charting the path and devising ways to use the tool as an avenue for learning, sharing and innovating – building a strong global community of

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Teaching with Screencasts and Rapid Prototyping

TechSmith Camtasia

'Back in my teaching days, we had a ninth hour elective class where students could take classes like computer repair, plumbing, ceramics, or guitar. In essence, as teachers, we got to teach classes based on our own hobbies. At the time, I was doing a lot with some basic web design, and thought it would be fun to work with students on some basic HTML and CSS principles.

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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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Shocking behaviour

Learning with e's

'This is number 29 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. My most recent post examined Stanley Milgram''s concept of Six Degrees of Separation. Another of Milgram''s experiments led to a theory of compliance, more generally referred to as obedience to authority.

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Weekly Review - Sept 8-12 - Apple, LearningLIVE, Fireside lrnchat LIVE

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

'This week was filled interesting events. Monday Phoenix flooded with more water in one day than we usually receive all year. Tuesday was Apple Announcement Day.which should be a holiday. #LearningLIVE was happening in the UK. Thursday was another fun Fireside #lrnchat LIVE. And Friday was.the day before the weekend!

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Beef Up Your Retail e-Learning with a Little Help from Salesforce.com

cogentys

'I know what you’re thinking: SalesForce.com has nothing to do with retail e-Learning. Okay, all I ask is that you keep an open mind, for as it turns out we can all benefit from learning more. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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Update on SuccessFactors, Achievers, and Glassdoor

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

This week I attended three client conferences – SuccessFactors Successconnect , the Achievers Customer Experience , and the Glassdoor Employment Brand Summit. All three of these companies are introducing amazingly powerful new offerings, so in this article I’ll highlight some of them – with full knowledge that a barrage of announcements will becoming at.

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Update on SuccessFactors, Achievers, and Glassdoor

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

This week I attended three client conferences – SuccessFactors Successconnect , the Achievers Customer Experience , and the Glassdoor Employment Brand Summit. All three of these companies are introducing amazingly powerful new offerings, so in this article I’ll highlight some of them – with full knowledge that a barrage of announcements will becoming at.

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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.