Association eLearning

MAY 14, 2015

“Make your audience care.” It’s an often repeated tenet of instructional design and it sounds great in theory. If you can make your audience care about the material they will engage more deeply with the content and retain it longer. Just saying “make your audience care” is not the whole story though. While many designers will spend time trying to figure out how to make people care, they won’t spend any time figuring out what “kind” of caring they want to elicit, and, yes, there is more than one.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 14, 2015

If you’re just starting the process of selecting and implementing a new LMS, the process can feel a little overwhelming. This is especially true for organizations who don’t currently have an LMS and are starting completely from scratch. In those circumstances, I often see organizations struggle to even identify what questions they should be asking.

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Raptivity

MAY 14, 2015

Great! Good job! Incorrect! Can do better! Not quite right! Do these words sound familiar? Probably yes, this is the kind of feedback we generally receive in our online assessments or exercises. In fact, we too provide similar feedback to our learners in the assessments we design. But don’t we get disappointed when we receive such short feedback that does not convey much?

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Learning Rebels

MAY 14, 2015

After Mark Sheppard’s guest blog from last week discussing the use of the back channel as a way to attend the ICE conference virtually – it got me thinking about those who will be there. Last year, David Kelly interviewed me for the (then) upcoming Dev Learn Conference sponsored by the Elearning Guild. There was a lot of good information captured from a variety of people.

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Upside Learning

MAY 14, 2015

Last week I was with a colleague at a client meeting just outside of Melbourne. As we walked out after the meeting, he flipped out his iPhone, opened the ‘goCatch‘ app and ordered a cab in just a few seconds. And there the cab was in about 5 minutes. Easy! I’m not telling you anything […].

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LearnDash

MAY 14, 2015

Every journey has a beginning, including our professional endeavors. When we first start out in a field, we want to soak up everything as quick as possible. We want to gain experience quickly so we are no longer seen as “noobs” I find this to be particularly true with new graduates. I know because I too was guilty of this mindset at the dawn of my career.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 14, 2015

by Willam van Weelden    I've previously taught you how to create  links between Merged HTML Help projects. This time, let's tackle merged WebHelp. Merging WebHelp differs from merging HTML Help in that you select the RoboHelp project to merge instead of the output. Prepare a Master Project. Open the master project's table of contents and click  New Merged Project.    On the FlashHelp/WebHelp/Multiscreen/Adobe AIR tab, click the  Browse 

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Kineo

MAY 14, 2015

It’s your first day at a new job that you are excited to begin, and upon your arrival, it seems like no one was expecting you at all. There’s no onboarding process and you are left on your own. This isn’t the way new hires should be welcomed, but sadly this happens all too often.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 14, 2015

Sometimes we get asked by Storyline users just how many templates we have in our extensive library. To them we say, “We have nearly 200 templates for Articulate Storyline 2 alone, why do you ask?” “Oh, no reason. Just curious about you guys.” “Pleasure meeting you.” “Likewise.” Articulate Storyline is one of the most widely used authoring tools in the industry.

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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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Kineo

MAY 14, 2015

It’s your first day at a new job that you are excited to begin, and upon your arrival, it seems like no one was expecting you at all. There’s no onboarding process and you are left on your own. This isn’t the way new hires should be welcomed, but sadly this happens all too often.

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Learning with e's

MAY 14, 2015

"Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won!" - Theodor Geisel (Dr Suess) Games based learning is a hot subject. Listening to James Paul Gee and Nichola Whitton speaking about video games has me thinking about the impact of games on education. How for example, can we justify the inclusion of computer games in school lessons and what benefits might they accrue for learners?

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 14, 2015

This week the TechSmith team is excited to announce the premiere of TechSmith Tips! TechSmith Tips is a weekly series that will focus on tips in screencasting, video editing, and more. We’ll be breaking down what equipment you’ll need, providing help in common problem areas, and hopefully suggesting a few cool techniques you hadn’t even considered. Each video has a level of difficulty associated with it, so if you’re a new user or an old pro you’ll know where to look for just what you need.

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 14, 2015

You might have often noticed how a pop of color can instantly uplift your mood. But have you ever spared a thought about how it can change the course that you are currently designing? If you are not aware yet, the color that you use in your courses can have a tremendous impact on the mood of the learner and how they ultimately absorb the information.

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ATD Learning Technologies

MAY 14, 2015

Just like traditional face-to-face learning, it takes time and practice to manage your virtual classroom effectively. But the right tools will get you off to a good start. Amy Thornton highlights five features to be nonnegotiable when selecting a virtual classroom. Click here to read full version.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MAY 14, 2015

We’ve been spending a lot of time working on something special for you and we’re excited to announce the launch of our first free eLearning creative bundle download! This bundle is full of stock photos, custom graphics, PowerPoint templates, custom music clips – more than $295 worth of resources! It’s easy to get download your free creative bundle, just follow these 3 steps: Go to www.digitalchalk.com/creative-bundle/ or click the button below.

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TalentLMS

MAY 14, 2015

Cloud computing is now as common as the broadband internet connection. With the proliferation of mobile data, cloud computing has become more distinct in its capabilities and convenience. From storage solutions to software sharing, cloud computing has enabled the information consumer and producer to exercise creativity without any platform and geographic location limitations.

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OpenSesame

MAY 14, 2015

Vintage Is In: 5 Old Skills You Still Need. . As new technology saturates the world, old skills are forgotten or lost. We stopped learning the typewriter because we have the computer; we moved away from the telegraph and towards the telephone. But with the introduction of new technology, we often forget to practice and master traditional, basic skills.

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Obsidian Learning

MAY 14, 2015

Next week, I will be in Orlando for the ATD International Conference and Expo. I am used to attending the learning conferences by now, but this time I am very excited. The main reason is the keynote speakers, in particular Sugata Mitra and Erik Wahl. I am sure Andrea Jung will be good, but I am partial to the other two. Sugata Mitra ( @Sugatam ) is one of the learning innovators I follow.

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Training Industry

MAY 14, 2015

In our elevator pitch world where memes have replaced literature, three-minute videos replaced movies, and stories are reduced to bullet points, have we discarded one of the most valuable tools in learning the archetype? This is not very useful in a learning environment. We need heroes we can aspire to be, antagonists we can relate to and vicarious situations we can experiment in.

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OpenSesame

MAY 14, 2015

Lately, millennials (those born between 1980 and 1994) have been a hot topic, with conversations ranging from their impact on consumer trends to their work habits. However, those born in Generation Z—typically described as those born after 1995, who can’t remember life before the internet—are reaching maturity. The oldest of the generation are starting to enter their 20’s and the workforce.

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eLearning Evangelist

MAY 14, 2015

Today Inside Higher Ed posted an article stating that DoJ has joined with a student in a suit against Miami University of Ohio claiming that the University selected software that was inaccessible to students with disabilities. The interesting thing, in the article, is the list of software listed in the DoJ complaint. The department’s proposed complaint lists a number of vendors whose software it found to be inaccessible.

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Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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OpenSesame

MAY 14, 2015

Vintage Is In: 5 Old Skills You Still Need. As new technology saturates the world, old skills are forgotten or lost. We stopped learning the typewriter because we have the computer; we moved away from the telegraph and towards the telephone. But with the introduction of new technology, we often forget to practice and master traditional, basic skills.

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Origin Learning

MAY 14, 2015

Until now, we have told you separately what SCORM and Tin Can API are. In this post, we’ll tell you the similarities and differences between them. SCORM is the most widely used e-learning standard as it allows any SCORM conformant content to be operated with any SCORM conformant LMS and vice versa, thus saving huge amount of resources that would have to be spent on tailoring each piece of content to every different LMS.

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OpenSesame

MAY 14, 2015

Lately, millennials (those born between 1980 and 1994) have been a hot topic, with conversations ranging from their impact on consumer trends to their work habits. However, those born in Generation Z—typically described as those born after 1995, who can’t remember life before the internet—are reaching maturity. The oldest of the generation are starting to enter their 20’s and the workforce.

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David Kelly

MAY 14, 2015

This post curates resources shared via the backchannel of the 2015 ATD International Conference and Exposition being held May 17 – 20 in Orlando. I am a huge proponent of backchannel learning. There are many conferences I would love to be able to attend, but most people can only accommodate one or two each year. The backchannel is an excellent resource for learning from a conference or event, even if you are unable to attend in-person.

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