Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'You know the old saying, “No risk, no reward.” Lots of training has no risk and, for most learners, it has no reward. Nothing gets the heart pounding or the sweat beading on your brow like the prospect of messing up a major project at work or shutting down a production line because of a dumb mistake that you’ve made. Unfortunately, in most learning environments, the thought of increasing a learner’s pulse or causing him or her to sweat rarely occurs to the instructional

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'One of the many trends today in elearning is the use of gamification – that is, the awarding of points and badges based on user activity. This creates an additional way that users can become connected with the content they are learning. Today, achievement functionality is present in many learning management systems, including LearnDash. It has become clear to the elearning industry that there is inherent value in the achievements earned by learners.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'Ok, that’s an alarmist title, because it’s only a few teachers, but these are some of the ones teaching my kids, and it’s mind-numbing. These are either things I heard myself at Back to School Night, or through my kids. And they’re just crazy ! So, what am I talking about? Let me elaborate: So, one says that the way to learn science is to learn the formulas.

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dVinci Interactive

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'When it comes to reporting, many companies invest in a learning management system (LMS) expecting to gain insights about their learning programs. But getting the right data can be a big challenge unless you focus on reporting when selecting your LMS. You want your Learning Management System to provide reliable data for a learning program and show how it impacts your business.

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Moodle Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'This week is going to be number four in the rollout of the eLearning training. The whole exercise is in fact proving to be extremely worthwhile; the actual sessions themselves are to introduce our staff to converting their desktop materials written in Word and then showing these can be enriched with media and assessments. Of course training in itself is not on its own going to produce the type oif culture change that we are looking for and so at each session I request a topic that will be used,

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'Some tasks are rule-based – they are carried out in accordance with clearly laid-down policies and procedures. But nearly all jobs also require the incumbent to make judgements in highly variable situations. These tasks are principle-based; they rely on the employee’s ability to make sense of the myriad of cause and effect relationships that impact on them in their work.

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LearningGuild

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'”Smile sheets.” “Happy sheets.” We often hear level-one evaluation (the learner’s reaction to instruction). dismissed as trivial or unimportant. But maybe we’ve been asking the wrong questions. Here’s why level. one is important—and how to do it in a way that provides insights that matter and that supports correct. assessment of your work.

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'There''s lots to love in this super upgrade. Post from: The eLearning Coach 10 New Features You’ll Love In Articulate Studio ’13.

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LearningGuild

OCTOBER 7, 2013

'Accelerator is ideal for HR, recruiters, and learning and development pros. It supports showcasing an. organization’s values, culture, and knowledge early in the recruitment process, and maintaining a strong. relationship over the period of time between acceptance of offer through notice period and well into the. first months of employment.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is part of a blog series on creating eLearning courses by Sharlyn Lauby, SPHR, CPLP. Sharlyn is a HR pro turned consultant with more than 20 years of professional human resources experience. One of the most essential and challenging components to designing training is creating the learning objective. If you design training (like I do), you know it’s one of the first pieces clients ask for.

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