Wed.Apr 13, 2016

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Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap

Association eLearning

Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap was originally published in the IACET blog as a guest post by Digitec President Jack McGrath. The skills-gap issue is growing more critical in the U.S., especially within those industries that are supported by professional associations. Continuing education is needed to address the crisis, but while most associations do provide education, a number of third-party suppliers have entered the marketplace as well.

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How to Apply a Student-Centered Approach to the ELearning Environment [Interview]

JoomlaLMS

Have you heard about a student-centered approach to learning? Chances of a positive answer are pretty high. Numerous researches show the effectiveness of learner-centered education with a focus shift from a teacher to a learner. To help you to apply a student-centered approach in the distant learning environment and highlight typical obstacles you can face trying to adopt student-centered projects across the curriculum we interviewed an educator, teacher, Director of Technology and consultant –

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Love of Learning – Philomath

Edmego Learning

Love of Learning – Philomath. When in our lifetime can the love of learning ever stop? The answer should be never. Why do we have moments throughout our life where we cringe at having to learn something? More than likely we truly have not discerned the benefits. Here are some examples: You are about 3-5 years old and your parents want you to learn how to clean your room.

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Define and Develop

CourseArc

At CourseArc we have created hundreds of engaging online modules for our clients and in this process we have found that many K-12 organizations, universities, and corporate training departments have few to no resources with formal training in instructional design. That’s why we are excited to release our free, self-paced course , titled Principles of Instructional Design: A Roadmap for Creating Engaging eLearning Content.

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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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Adobe Captivate: Mac Cures

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel        I've gotten several emails over the past few weeks about some pesky issues Macintosh users are having with Adobe Captivate: adding captions during the recording process (in most instances you don't get any text captions at all) and stopping the recording process using keyboard shortcuts (try as you might, pressing the recommended shortcuts does nothing at all and you end up with a mess while trying to record screen actions). 

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Have You Checked Out iSpring?

LearnDash

If you are actively involved in the elearning industry then you have undoubtedly heard about the two major players when it comes to rapid elearning development: Articulate and Adobe Captivate. These two juggernauts are pretty much household names in this field. When one makes an important update, the other follows with updates of their own. It can all get kind of… “noisy”, and among that noise there are some other solutions available.

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Work Experiment

Clark Quinn

At a point some days ago, I got the idea to map out different activities by their role as executing versus innovating, and whether it’s in the head or in the world. And I’ve been playing with it since. I’m mapping some ways of getting work done, at least the mental aspects, across those dimensions. I’m not sure I’ve got things in the right places.

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eBook: Navigating the Learning Ecosystem

dVinci Interactive

I have found that understanding your learning ecosystem is the first step in creating impactful and successful training programs. So what do we mean by a learning ecosystem? Your organization’s learning ecosystem is a combination of your organization, learners and need jointly guiding you to the training solution and delivery methods. When working with our clients, I like to learn as much as possible about their learning ecosystem before recommending an approach to their project.

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Take the Frenzy Out of Tax Day and eLearning Design

eLearning Brothers

Tax Day is nearly upon us in the United States. If you’re like me, that means you have been in a frenzy for the last few weeks, trying to get all your documents together. It’s not that I don’t know April 15 is Tax Day. The problem is that I save my preparation until the last minute. (Hopefully, my accountant is not reading this post. But, who am I kidding?

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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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How to create a game-based experience (that doesn’t suck)

Growth Engineering

So, you’ve decided to take learner engagement seriously and you’ve heard that game-based learning is the way to go. It’s no news that gamification is taking the world by storm. It’s predicted that the gamification market will surpass $10 billion by 2020 and 87% of retailers plan to use gamification to engage their customers between now and then – so it’s pretty massive!

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What About “Augmenting” your Learning Experience

CrossKnowledge

“Augmented reality” might bring to mind the habits of baby boomers using chemicals, and the World War Two generation using alcohol, to create conditions where they see things that are not really there. Famously so, such as with the “dts” that are said to plague people trying to give up excessive drinking. This is not what we mean by augmented reality in training.

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Improve Customer Success Training with Custom Elearning

Learnkit

In the SaaS industry, Customer Success has gone from being another Silicon Valley buzzword, to a weapon of choice for companies looking to increase their customer satisfaction. Customer Success reps are on the frontline, spending their time engaging with customers and acting as brand ambassadors for their companies. The most successful Customer Success reps have the ability to not only educate and support their customers, but can also elevate the experience, by injecting company culture and core

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Find us at the Employee Engagement Summit: London, Thurs 14th April

Kineo

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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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Research Spotlight: Test Your Gamification Knowledge! by Sharon Vipond

LearningGuild

Basic gamification knowledge is increasingly essential to eLearning creators. The eLearning Guild’s new white paper, published today, provides you with an opportunity to quickly review your knowledge of gamification concepts and. approaches. Our upcoming online Games & Gamification Summit will give you additional insights and knowledge about these. vital topics!

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Find us at the Employee Engagement Summit: London, Thurs 14th April

Kineo

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Learning Tech Rock n Roll.

eLearning 24-7

Are you ready to rock. Are you ready to roll? Do you envision or better yet salivate at the thought that Oculus Rift is coming to your training department soon? Do you wish that there was learning tech that you could lighten up the whole e-learning experience? Curious to know what you can expect to see and listen to – okay read – but go with me on this one – in the coming year?

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Semantic tagging can improve digital content publishing

Aptara

Semantic tagging can improve digital content publishing. Authors, publishers and marketers today simply cannot afford to overlook the emerging trends and practices of digital content. Every day, people are bombarded with new and different types of media. This makes it increasingly difficult for businesses to grab the attention of target audiences. The majority of organizations already recognize the need to digitally distribute materials.

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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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Learning Tech Rock n Roll.

eLearning 24-7

Are you ready to rock. Are you ready to roll? Do you envision or better yet salivate at the thought that Oculus Rift is coming to your training department soon? Do you wish that there was learning tech that you could lighten up the whole e-learning experience? Curious to know what you can expect to see and listen to – okay read – but go with me on this one – in the coming year?

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How HR leaders are using gamification

Aptara

How HR leaders are using gamification. Digital content developments have radically transformed the way businesses approach their communication strategies today. Innovative systems and solutions have provided organizations with a wide range of benefits that improve their goals for not only for attracting customers and increasing user engagement, but for recruiting and retaining employees as well.

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Case Study: Creating Rich Media Content Made Easy

iSpring Solutions

0. Shared. RELATE is a leading professional media services company that specializes in creating compelling, interactive and effective e-Learning content. The company’s president and founder, Rick Zanotti, has more than 30 years of experience in instructional design and multimedia. RELATE works with some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Adobe, GE, Cisco, BMW and Frito Lay.

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7 Things You Should Know About LMS Implementation

Paradiso

First, let us congratulate you on your selection of a brand new learning management system for your organization *claps*. We know how relieved you must be feeling after going the entire length while selecting the best LMS. So, your LMS is finally sitting there on your system, staring at you, ready to be used. Now what? How you wish there was someone, who would’ve held your hand while you stride your way out of the LMS maze.

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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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5 eLearning trends to wave goodbye to today!

TalentLMS

Change in all human life facets is inevitable. The eLearning industry is not safe from changes either. Technology comes and goes. Pedagogy strategies come and go. Similarly, instruction and eLearning course design ideas come, stay and move out to make way for new, more effective ones. In this article we will talk about some changes that need to be made in your eLearning design toolbox.

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