Mon.Nov 14, 2016

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Psst…! 10 more tips for sales reps

E-Learning Provocateur

When I wrote Psst…! 15 inside tips for sales reps five years ago, I braced for a backlash. But that didn’t happen. Indeed, I had taken pains to explain that I appreciate the challenges of this line of work, and that I was sharing my insider’s view to engineer a win-win outcome for all of us. Evidently this was graciously received, as several people contacted me offline to thank me for my frankness.

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Towards a “Maturity Model” for Learning Businesses

Web Courseworks

I have been a supporter and follower of Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele for almost a decade. I’ve interviewed them and reviewed their books for this blog. Jeff’s book Leading the Learning Revolution is a reflective masterpiece that touches those of us who have been in educational technology since the pre-dot-com days. Not only that: it provides a pathway to creating successful adult learning businesses.

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8 Can’t-Miss Sessions at DevLearn 2016

Knowledge Guru

While this is Bottom-Line Performance’s fifth straight year exhibiting at DevLearn, it’s only my first. And I am so excited to join my team in Vegas this year! I’ve heard so many great things about the conference and can’t wait to see what all the hype is about. So naturally, I made a list of “must-see” sessions I want to attend at DevLearn and let me tell you, it was a long list.

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eLearning Coffee Breaks - Episode 3

Raptivity

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

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.

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How To Turn An Elevator Pitch Into Effective Digital Learning

eLearningMind

If you’re interested in startups, business, and finance, there’s a good chance you’ve seen an episode or two of Shark Tank. On the show, small business owners get about two minutes to pitch their life’s work to a room of investors, for better or for worse. In most cases, first impressions are very telling: concise, driven entrepreneurs do well, while those that lack direction and relevancy are torn to pieces by the sharks themselves.

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Screen Readers and How They Work with Section 508 E-Learning

CommLab India

Organizations need to comply with Section 508 of the Workforce Rehabilitation Act and make their online training material accessible to even employees with disabilities. Screen readers play an important role in meeting this requirement, by rendering content to visually-challenged learners. What is a screen reader? A screen reader is a software application that identifies and interprets what is being displayed on a computer screen.

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Workflow Learning: Clarity in a Name

CLO Magazine

How words are defined and interpreted is a big deal. “Fine” or “fine” — to drink a fine wine, or to pay a fine. “Band” or “band” — a marching band, or a piece of jewelry. Two words, spelled and pronounced the same, with two very different meanings. Our industry creates a lot of these because we tend to create a word or label first, and define it second, or over time.

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Key Applications of Mobile Learning [Infographic]

CommLab India

It is a well-known fact that training is very crucial when it comes to increasing sales and maximizing revenues, but as a training manager, you may be worried about providing effective trainings to your sales people; how to keep them up-to-date with the latest information, and how to provide essential information when they need it at the point of selling.

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Engaging and motivating each learner

CrossKnowledge

Following our last article on the need for training to create value , we would now like to present another of the seven key principles that need to be implemented in order to optimize your training performance. Learner motivation in corporate training is a tricky subject, especially where digital training is concerned. If the latter is not carried out properly, learners can be confused by the absence of a face-to-face trainer to stimulate them; they might be unaware of the potential benefits of

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

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.

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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Remove Barriers to eLearning Content by Pamela S. Hogle

LearningGuild

Accessible eLearning must be operable to all learners, and that includes people whose disabilities make using a mouse. impossible. In addition, learners should be able to control timers and any animated content; they should be able to skip. content, too.

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The Magnificent Seven: The importance of specialisation within teamwork

TalentLMS

While growing up in the ’90s, I was always a sucker for stories that involved the hero stating that they’re “putting together a team”. Movies like this always followed a very specific formula and were made up of standard cinematic elements that filled my younger self with a sense of delight and wonder. It was around this time that I was introduced to the 1960 production of The Magnificent Seven – a piece of cinema history that rightfully earned its place in the US National Film Registry as

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Axonify Deal Signals Move Toward Microlearning

CLO Magazine

Axonify announced it has raised $27 million in growth equity to expand its business. “We have been tracking Axonify over the last several years and share in its vision that improved employee knowledge is a critical imperative for enterprises today,” said Matt Emery, a general partner at JMI Equity in a statement. JMI Equity led this round of investment alongside existing investor BDC Capital through the BDC IT Venture Fund.

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Marc My Words: Evaluating Vendor Proposals by Marc Rosenberg

LearningGuild

When picking a product or vendor, there are lots of factors to consider. You did your homework. You surveyed the. marketplace, selected a small group of vendors that might meet your needs, and sent them a solidly written RFP. Now that. the proposals are in, how do you decide which one to pick?

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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.

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The Combination of Learning and Play: Finding the Sweet Spot

Designing Digitally

Sometimes it seems that education is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Many educators who want to utilize the latest advancements in technology and learning theory are stopped short by one obstacle or another. Work is busy, face to face class-time is limited, and so are the funds. What is the answer to the quandary? Title: Finding the Balance Description: There are two kinds of activities that don’t live up to their educational goals: Adding game-like qualities to a learning goal.

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With Xyleme, BENEFITFOCUS Delivers Up-to-Date Content Everywhere Its Learners Are by News Editor

LearningGuild

Xyleme, a leader in learning content management software, and Benefitfocus, a leading provider of cloud-based benefits management software, both value up-to-date digital information and great user experiences for their end users, customers, and partners. At DevLearn, Eric Spann of Benefitfocus teams up with Xyleme CEO Greg Schottland to talk about their technology ecosystem and content practices.

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What Should I Include on My e-Learning Design and Development Checklist?

Yukon Learning

As we move through Storyline training covering the various settings and features of the tool, I’ll often mention, “You might want to add this item to your QA checklist.” Many students have inquired about what is involved with creating such a list. Let’s discuss the benefits of using a checklist before passing your project on for either internal or customer review, and then some tips and best practices for compiling your own.

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New Lambda Learning Solution Expands Open-Source Feature Set for Global Enterprise Market by News Editor

LearningGuild

Technology provider Lambda Solutions announced today the release of Lambda Learning Solution, calling it the first. enterprise software and services bundle to offer a comprehensive feature set for the global open-source market. It comes. bundled with Zoola Analytics and includes two new products, LMSCheckout and EnlightenCRM.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

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,

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Is Your Website Accessible?

eLearning Evangelist

Mentioned in a previous post, the U. S. Dept of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Region X, cited 11 educational organizations in seven states in their region (Western US and Pacific Islands) for simple accessibility problems with their websites. It appears that OCR may have only looked at the front page, often a Special Needs information page, and something else.

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Community, Loyalty and Learning: Steps for Engagement

CommPartners

Every day, each of us makes many decisions on how we spend our time and money. Some of these decisions require careful consideration and can take weeks or months, while others happen almost unconsciously, based on a feeling of comfort, expectations and trust. All organizations, regardless of mission are in the business of attracting consumers […].

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Millennials: A Digital Native and Content-Sharing Generation

Content Raven

With the influx of millennials in our workforce, successful organizations are leveraging learning technologies to meet the needs of today’s content sharing generation. The constant use of technologies and increase in social engagement with comments, likes and tweets, have dominated the way we consume information, interact with others and conduct business.

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Free eBook: What Is Gamification And How Can It Enhance Corporate Training

EI Design

While it has now been established that gamification can enhance the learning experience, many are still unsure how exactly it can be used to complement their existing learning strategies. This free eBook What Is Gamification And How Can It Enhance Corporate Training provides insights on just that. Using Gamification To Enhance Corporate Training. Back in 2010, gamification was identified as an emerging and a powerful strategy to boost learner engagement.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Added value of e-Learning in Blended learning

easygenerator

Blended learning is a concept that a lot of people have heard of, but actually using it in an educational setting doesn’t happen a lot. Aside from the overall concept of blended learning, we will take a look into the role that e-Learning plays in this matter. On the 22 nd of November and the 13 th of December Kasper and I organize a webinar on these topics.

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Enhance the Productivity of Your Employees with Online Training

CommLab India

Let’s think of a typical workplace. A sales executive wants to improve his communication skills and approach prospects with improved confidence. The first thing he does is search the web ; he finds a few online modules on communication skills. But, these are not customized to his needs. This browsing turns out to be a waste of time and takes the employee nowhere.

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Most Common ELearning Dev Challenges

LearnDash

Creating a course can be a lonely adventure. Much of the time you are heads-down doing research, verifying content, developing simulations, incorporating gamification, and taking care of many other tasks. If you are starting a business selling this course then there is also work to be done marking and networking your business. As you go about creating your course you will come across a variety of different challenges, but the truth is you are not alone.

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3 Revolutionary Developments Transforming the Pharmaceutical Landscape

CommLab India

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the key components of the American economy. According to a report released by IMS Health, by 2017, the US is likely to capture the highest share (31%) of the global market for medicines, which will reach between $1.135 trillion and $1.235 trillion. This vital sector of the world’s largest economy has been undergoing a paradigm shift in the last few years, and Accenture has attributed the transformation to 3 major developments.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

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.

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5 Things You Should Know About E-learning

CommLab India

When it comes to training in organizations, eLearning is still seen as the new kid on the block. But with changes in employee preferences of how and when to learn, eLearning is growing as a viable and necessary method of training. So if you are among those who wish to know about eLearning, this blog is for you. 1. eLearning is technology-enabled learning. eLearning refers to learning through the Internet or any electronic means, and it could be anything from PowerPoint decks to videos and fully