Web Courseworks
JANUARY 23, 2017
This managing eLearning blog’s mission is to inform managers about emerging topics and to impart advice concerning becoming a better leader and manager. As many of you know, I am a crossover corporate eLearning consultant and vendor. Over the last ten years I have concentrated on association, non-profit and healthcare related eLearning PD and performance improvement platforms.
InSync Training
JANUARY 23, 2017
According to Bersin by Deliotte, the modern learner is overwhelmed, distracted, and impatient. Sound familiar? And, on the up side, the modern learner is untethered, accessing information on-d emand, collaborative, and empowered. These new ways that we access information, contribute content, interact, communicate, collaborate , and create new knowledge is made possible by new technologies and innovations in old ones.
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Learning Rebels
JANUARY 23, 2017
Naturally, a book titled, “Originals”, would attract me. As Learning Rebels, our role within the workplace is to not only shape the learning needs of an organization, but also to flip it, blend it, slap it around and create something new, fresh and purposeful. Learning that drives people to be actively involved and training that helps people struggling right now.
eLearning Brothers
JANUARY 23, 2017
Our abundant cutout character library is a perfect way to put a human face on your eLearning course, with hundreds of characters from dozens of different careers and occupations. But you might not have known about our extensive library of cartoon and illustrated cutouts. Not only do they give your course some personality, but there is also an inherent playfulness to an illustrated character.
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As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.
Jane Hart
JANUARY 23, 2017
New article by Jane Hart, Centre for Modern Workplace Learning. “… in the modern workplace, it really isn’t appropriate to use the LMS to try and track everything everyone learns in the organisation. In fact trying to do so is neither practicable nor feasible. What is far more appropriate is a new approach where an employee organises and manages his or her own learning, and where the manager measures success – not in terms of “learning activity” (whether it be attendance on training, completion
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Knowledge Guru
JANUARY 23, 2017
To maximize the playing – and learning – experience of Knowledge Guru Drive, you need to do two things well: Spark sales reps’ interest so they take action to download Drive and get started. Provide clear directions on how to access the Drive experience and get started with Drive. We recommend using this implementation timeline: Timing. What to do. 2 weeks before desired launch.
CLO Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2017
Be prepared to fail, or come close to it. Those may be harsh words to dispense, but in business — and especially in learning and development — the menacing word “failure” is part and parcel of innovation. While organizations continue to learn that what worked in the past might not work any longer, the prospect of navigating uncharted waters to produce something new is scary.
CommLab India
JANUARY 23, 2017
2 years ago, when Steve Klein walked into ABC Bank as a new hire, he was all set to give the bank his best. He looked forward to his role as management trainee with the prestigious bank and arrived bright and early, eager to start his new career. Sadly, the enthusiasm quickly faded away, only to be replaced by disillusionment. The reason – bad, unplanned induction training.
CLO Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2017
A rebound in output from the U.S. manufacturing sector to levels not seen since the recession is good news for well-trained workers who find themselves in high demand. But for low-skilled factory workers who are increasingly shut out of jobs that require technical skills and updated knowledge, retraining may be the only way to tap this potential — that is, if their knowledge and skills gaps can be filled in a meaningful and cost-effective way.
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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.
CommLab India
JANUARY 23, 2017
Articulate Storyline allows developers use a wide variety of default quiz types in online courses. The matching drop down slide is one of them. Recently, we were asked by one of our clients to customize this slide, which we did using triggers and states. Here is how we met the requirement. Step 1: Insert a normal slide and design it as a drop down slide.
Everwise
JANUARY 23, 2017
In the process of writing Good to Great, Jim Collins’ team found that “great” companies have one thing in common: leaders who mentor others. This could be due to the benefits that mentorship has in terms of developing up-and-coming employees in the organization. However, while many senior managers will speak to the influence their mentors have had on their careers, many will also point to the role that mentoring others has played in their development.
CommLab India
JANUARY 23, 2017
When converting your ILT material to e-learning, you consider various aspects such as the format of the training material (micro module or video), the platform on which it will be delivered, whether to build it in-house or outsource, the duration of the course, and the authoring tool to be used. Of these aspects, the choice of tool is crucial because the right choice will help you meet the other technical and learning design requirements you have in mind.
Thought Industries
JANUARY 23, 2017
Whether delivering content and education to consumers who are trying to learn new hobbies and enrich their lives, or training and certifying professionals for career development and personal growth, online learning is applicable to audiences of all kinds and can be packaged and monetized in creative ways to encourage engagement.
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The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.
TalentLMS
JANUARY 23, 2017
eLearning is all about two core activities: giving learners access to training content and testing their familiarity with it. The rest (managing course content, handling user accounts, reading reports) is mostly dressing (and administrative minutiae) on top of these two things. TalentLMS has been designed to minimize the non-essential parts and make the core functionality –training content delivery and testing– as intuitive and powerful as possible.
Training Industry
JANUARY 23, 2017
In his book “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future,” Daniel H. Pink sets out five creative skills or “senses”: “Not just function but also design.” Today, it is economically crucial and personally rewarding to create something that is aesthetically pleasing or emotionally engaging. “Not just argument but also story.” Data isn’t enough.
CLO Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2017
There’s something to be gained from stepping into someone else’s shoes: insight, understanding, a different perspective, even some new tools to better navigate your own reality. This was the case for Travis York, the CEO for marketing agency GYK Antler, who was featured in a January 2017 Fast Company story. To better understand his clients’ needs, York created an “exec exchange program” where he swapped jobs with an executive in another industry to learn how to better serve a respective company.
Learnnovators
JANUARY 23, 2017
The post COMPILATION OF 45 GAME-BASED LEARNING JOURNALS: PART 3 appeared first on Learnnovators.
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Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,
Designing Digitally
JANUARY 23, 2017
The booming elearning industry is proof enough that game-based learning works. From elementary school, to high school, to the workplace, serious games are effective learning tools. The simplest reason is that games are fun and everyone likes to have fun. Play is enjoyable! While enjoyment is a big one, there are more reasons than just the fun factor.
LearningGuild
JANUARY 23, 2017
When it comes to authoring tools, these days we are no longer bound to desktops, hard-drive storage, and optical-disc tool distribution: we have The Cloud. For delivery, cloud computing gives us the ability to reach millions of people with eLearning, at little cost. But authoring tool selection and licensing is confusing to many practitioners. Here is a guide to how it works today!
Mindflash
JANUARY 23, 2017
In the rapidly-changing business environments many of us find ourselves in today, there are those moments when a policy or procedure changes, a product update is released, or there is a need to figure out the new software update that went into effect that morning, and employees need the information now, not later. Business-critical information is what employees need to function at their highest level — it is the information that is vital to the good operations of an organization and the data nec
LearningGuild
JANUARY 23, 2017
At its heart, a flipped classroom model is about engaging learners in learning that focuses on their needs and monitors their progress. This can be as simple as turning lectures into videos, but it often requires a deeper look at the course materials and instructional approach.
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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.
Adobe Captivate
JANUARY 23, 2017
In this video, I show you how I was able to add a progress indicator that will tell you not only how far within the quiz you are, but also remind you how many questions you have answered correctly and incorrectly. This video was inspired by a similar video created by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh. Thanks for the idea Pooja!
QuoDeck
JANUARY 23, 2017
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EI Design
JANUARY 23, 2017
As you plan further investment on training in 2017 and are on the look out for ways to enhance employee performance, read on and check out my list of eLearning trends and predictions for 2017 for cues on what may work for you! 2017: eLearning Trends And Predictions. Organizations around the world are looking for some foresight, and it’s prediction time.
CommLab India
JANUARY 23, 2017
Why responsive design? With an increasing number of people accessing the Internet through mobile devices rather than desktops, it makes sense to create online courses that are accessible on these devices. This is why creating courses with responsive design has become necessary. What is responsive design? Responsive design or Responsive Web Design (RWD) is a technology that aids the creation of websites that are ‘responsive’ to the screen sizes of different devices, from desktops to mobiles.
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Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.
CLO Magazine
JANUARY 23, 2017
A company’s commitment to provide learning of all types is increasingly important to attract and keep top talent. According to Universum Global’s 2015 “Generation Z Grows Up,” a survey of 49,000 members of Generation Z (born between 1994 and 2009) from 47 countries, 15 percent of Generation Zers would consider joining the workforce instead of getting a college or university education.
CommLab India
JANUARY 23, 2017
The aim of an eLearning course is to transfer knowledge and help learners solve problems using the skills and knowledge gained. But you need to make sure your e-learning courses are SCORM compliant; else, your development efforts will go vain. What is SCORM? SCORM is an acronym for “Sharable Content Object Reference Model”. It is a set of technical standards that support interoperability between eLearning and the software – how the course communicates with its underlying platform.
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