Infopro Learning

JUNE 20, 2017

Choosing the right eLearning company for the job is no small feat. In this article, I’ll highlight the 8 things to consider when hiring your next eLearning outsourcing partner. Hiring An eLearning Outsourcing Provider: 8 Things To Look For. eLearning outsourcing offers a variety of advantages. You have the ability to tap into the expertise of an experienced eLearning professional or company and you can devote your internal resources to other endeavors without sacrificing high quality onlin

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 20, 2017

“Not everyone can be a storyteller.” “Stories are a waste of learners’ time.” “Stories don’t work for all kinds of training.” Have you heard any of these objections? Maybe you’ve even raised some of these objections yourself. Here’s how I would respond to each of these objections. “Not everyone can be a storyteller.” Imagine you’re on the phone with someone explaining a bad day and everything went wrong.

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LearnDash

JUNE 20, 2017

76.2% of LearnDash powered courses contain video. This update will make the learner experience even better! In early May of this year we administered a “content mix” poll to see what kind of content you had in your courses. The results were clear: video was used in some capacity 76.2% of the time. Well, today I am pleased to share that we have pushed out a LearnDash update that is based on this feedback.

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 20, 2017

When you download an eLearning Brothers Camtasia template you’ll not only get a template that is ready for use in Camtasia, but you’ll get all of the source files so that you can make it work for you. In a recent webinar , our Senior Graphic Designer Nic Brown showed how to edit these template files outside of Camtasia. But what if you like the template how it is and just need to make it fit into your project?

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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.

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InSync Training

JUNE 20, 2017

Next month, we welcome Mary Kingsley to our guest BYTE speaker roster. As a preview for her upcoming July 11th BYTE session, Inspiring a Global Virtual Team , read on to discover how you can expand your leadership skills to accomodate a modern workforce. How do you stretch your virtual leadership skills? The answer is different for every leader because each person starts at a different skill and comfort level with giving feedback, coaching, and preplanning your interactions with team members you

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Torrance Learning

JUNE 20, 2017

Catch up with Megan at FocusOn 2017! Here’s a look at her schedule. Hope to see you there! Tuesday, June 20. Concurrent Session. Session Link 410: Deconstructing Games: Apples to Apples 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Session Link Wednesday, June 21. Concurrent Session. Session Link 705: A Tale of Two Mobiles: Mobile Design Across Two Platforms 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session Link.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Every Knowledge Guru game has a Live Leaderboard. You can display this leaderboard on-screen in a live event or send it out to players via email so they can check scores without logging in. The live leaderboard refreshes automatically as people play. The Live Leaderboard includes between four and seven unique leaderboards, depending on the number of custom registration fields you have created.

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SHIFT eLearning

JUNE 20, 2017

With the impressive array of content available from online sources and beyond, it’s no longer necessary to create everything from the bottom up. It’s also not feasible to do everything yourself when technology and everything else moves so quickly. Content curation allows Instructional Designers to use existing material while putting their spin on it to give learners added value.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Are you launching a Knowledge Guru game that learners will play on their smartphones? If so, using these two links will make the process easier: 1. If players will type the game link into their mobile browser, use the kguru.co short link. All Knowledge Guru games can be accessed using either the full link (Example: theknowledgeguru.com/sellingskills_quest ) or the short link (Example: kguru.co/sellingskills_quest ).

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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.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 20, 2017

Liza Donnelly opened the FocusOn Learn conference with stories from her career as a cartoonist. With a very personal and compelling story illustrated by her cartoons and some live drawing, she unpacked creativity and innovation. With lessons about commitment and meaning, it was a really nice kickoff to the event. The post Liza Donnelly #FocusOnLearn Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 20, 2017

Knowledge Guru allows your learners to log into their games with their Salesforce.com account. Once learners validate their account credentials, they can log in with Salesforce and see all games registered to their Salesforce email address. Desktop. From the main login page. Players go to kguru.co/login or theknowledgeguru.com/login and click LOGIN WITH SALESFORCE.

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WhatFix

JUNE 20, 2017

To blend or not to blend? That’s a Catch-22 situation that confuses every L&D manager when it comes to creating their employee training strategy. Well, quite frankly, it is inevitable. Especially since the risk factor and the cost metrics due to ineffective employee training are humongous! According to a slide deck compiled. The post 7 Reasons Why Blended Learning Is The Optimal Approach For Employee Training appeared first on Whatfix Academy.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 20, 2017

By Gregg Thompson. I magine your organization with a culture of coaching, where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, gain insight and increase performance. Nothing compares to coaching when it comes to helping people perform at their best. Individuals become energized — or re-energized — about their work, take full ownership of their performance, find and rejuvenate long-lost talents, and make major shifts in their contribution levels.

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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.

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Matthew Guyan

JUNE 20, 2017

Dear Engaged Learner, Thank-you for your letter and my apologies for the delay in replying. I receive so many from engaged learners like you that it takes me a little while to respond but it always warms the cockles of my heart to read them. I’m so pleased to read that you were engaged during the course but I honestly can’t take all the credit.

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Rapid eLearning

JUNE 20, 2017

At a recent workshop, we reviewed some of the essentials of interactive e-learning. Here are some of the highlights from the presentation. They focus on what the course participant should DO and not what information they need to SEE. Basic Course Design. We discussed this in the post on what every new instructional designer should know. When building courses there are three main considerations: What content needs to be in the course?

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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 20, 2017

Green screen technology has been around since the early 1900s. But did you know that green screen technology isn’t exclusive to the color green? This visual effect is often called chroma key compositing or chroma keying. It is a post-production effect that allows video editors to replace backgrounds and insert footage or images into their scenes. Many companies use green screen to produce informative product videos, company updates and more.

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CommLab India

JUNE 20, 2017

There are two ways to go about training a globally-dispersed workforce. The first way is to let respective regions take care of their own training (this leaves room for discrepancies and inconsistencies); the second way is to first create uniform, online training before making it accessible across the globe. As a training manager, you would be able to appreciate the numerous problems that can be avoided by creating uniform, online training for your entire workforce.

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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,

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Litmos

JUNE 20, 2017

Seven years ago, I was writing what was one of the first books on mLearning, Designing mLearning. I tried to abstract principles that were fundamental and would stand the test of time (and frankly think I succeeded), but given the dynamism of the mobile industry it’s time to explore just what has changed (and what hasn’t). And I’ll suggest that while things are still dynamic, we’re seeing some trends that are likely to persist.

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LearnUpon

JUNE 20, 2017

Picking the right LMS can be… well… a little tricky! Many businesses grab on to Moodle. It’s well-known and (kind of) free. However, it may not be the smart choice for your business. If you’re between two minds, our latest Slideshare “LearnUpon vs. Moodle” will help you discover if an open source LMS like Moodle or a cloud-based learning management system like LearnUpon is right for you.

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eFront

JUNE 20, 2017

Is your eLearning course design chaotic or cohesive? Does your eLearning content cater to individual goals and gaps, or does it take the “one size fits all” approach? In this article, we’ll share 8 tips to create focused eLearning courses that meet individual needs. How To Create Focused eLearning Courses That Meet Individual Needs. Clutter creates chaos and confusion.

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 20, 2017

There are so many ways to teach a student in our modern age of learning. From massive online courses to social media peer study groups, we are always surprised and excited to hear about the next big thing in learning and development. What's next on the horizon for forward-thinking companies and learning with technologies? Virtual Reality training may be the learning tool that businesses need to bring their online training to life.

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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.

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Designing Digitally

JUNE 20, 2017

The majority of those entering the workforce today have a natural aptitude for technology. The use of computers, smartphones, and tablets is the norm for them. Many expect that their transition to the workplace will involve digital components and they’re quite comfortable with that.

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KMI Learning

JUNE 20, 2017

I’m sure that we can all agree that lower back injuries are a serious issue in the workplace and that they cost businesses thousands of dollars every year. Although injuries of some sort are inevitable over time, we do have the ability to greatly reduce and prevent back injuries with proper back safety training. In this post I am going to show you that there is a system that is proven to work in any occupational setting without hindering productivity, that system is the patented PowerLift® trai

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Coreaxis

JUNE 20, 2017

We often hear about the benefits of a strong company culture, but how can we actually apply it on a daily basis in practical measures? Can it really make a significant impact on business results? To help you make sense of this topic and explore how culture helps smart companies get the jump on their competition, we recently partnered with expert Barb DeMaio for an exclusive webinar!

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Clarity Consultants

JUNE 20, 2017

There are so many ways to teach a student in our modern age of learning. From massive online courses to social media peer study groups, we are always surprised and excited to hear about the next big thing in learning and development. What's next on the horizon for forward-thinking companies and learning with technologies? Virtual Reality training may be the learning tool that businesses need to bring their online training to life.

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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.

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Matrix

JUNE 20, 2017

“Birds of a feather flock together” goes an old and wise saying. People with the same beliefs and interests have always found ways to get together, share ideas (or sometimes just validate the same, sometimes not so bright ones) and simply spend time with others who ‘get it’. This human trait of seeking one’s peers is so much in our nature that it has become the stuff of legend.

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Degreed

JUNE 20, 2017

Even the concept of a career wasn’t immune to today’s disruption. People are changing jobs at record rates, working for more companies doing a variety of jobs throughout their career, and they aren’t immediately cashing out and retiring at 60. Likely at the root of the radicalization of the career is a simple, basic fact: people are living longer. As said by the authors of the 100-year life in an article for MIT Sloan, “If life expectancy continues to grow at the rate of two to three years every

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Adobe Captivate

JUNE 20, 2017

I’ve been wondering whether it’s best to use your own name for your company when freelancing, or use a “branded” approach instead. I know some of you use your own name for your business and would like to hear your experience with it when promoting yourself. Would really appreciate your insights.

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