Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'The following is a guest post from Tom Morrison , an association CEO, professional speaker and recipient of The Florida Society of Association Executives’ Association Executive Member of the Year Award for 2012. He is passionate about helping associations achieve true transformation for the future and build a REVOLUTION! Over the last six years, if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s all content, if relevant, can be repurposed for new use.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'by AJ Walther. Picking the best possible font set can be an elusive task for even the most seasoned of designers. So if you have the design prowess of a vacuum cleaner, the task may seem insurmountable. Never fear, I'm here to help. Think of Your End-product. Are you designing for print or for on-screen viewing? Are you designing for people who will view your design from large, high-resolution monitors?

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eLearning Brothers

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Instructional Designers have the ability to make awesome eLearning games, they just don’t know it yet. Here are 10 simple eLearning game ideas that even non-programmer eLearning Designers can implement into their course design: Put Some Skin in the Game: Before the learner does anything, tell them what they’re about to do and ask them to “lock in” a guess as to how many they think they can identify, answer, pass, spot, etc.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Last night I did a presentation for the San Diego chapter of ISPI titled ‘making sparks fly’ I used that concept to talk about a couple of my favorite topics: deeper instructional design, and social learning. In the former, it’s about two things: getting the real cognitive underpinning right, and the emotional content, both integrated in a natural and elegant way.

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Torrance Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

At a recent conference session on using Agile project methods for elearning (what we call LLAMA) , an interesting question came up. I’ll paraphrase. “Doesn’t the project team think this is just incredibly controlling?”. Uh, no… “Really? I tried to do something very much like this and nobody liked it. They said I was controlling every minute of their lives with these very small tasks and time estimates on everything and checking in all the time.

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TechSmith Camtasia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Guest post by high school math teacher, Lisa Light ( Follow @MrsLisaLight ). Over a year ago, I began researching and then implementing the Flipped Classroom in my Algebra 1 class and I haven’t looked back since. As I’ve continued on my journey to make the most of my face-to-face time with my students, I’ve had the opportunity to join forces with a colleague in my own building.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Guest Blog by: Joanne Nichols, Adobe Certified Trainer and an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Captivate When creating eLearning it is important to ensure you keep the user engaged. By nature we are inquisitive, so why not create eLearning to capture the learner’s interest using this to our advantage. Rollovers are a great way to […]. How do I.

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NuggetHead

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Posted in Sketchnotes This next step in the Sketchnote School series is a continuation from last week about preparing to sketchnote. You may be saying to yourself, “Self, isn’t preparing and format the same thing?” Well, yes…sort of. Format in this context is more about how your sketchonte reads rather than the physical shape and size. We’ll look […].

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Two questions any eLearning designer should ask when designing a course are, “How will I know if this eLearning course is effective and how will I define effective?” Certainly every professional, no matter what the field, is concerned about doing great work and knowing how he/she will know when that great work is achieved. A surgeon wants to know whether a procedure is effective.

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OpenSesame

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Each week we take the most interesting news from the human resources and training fields.and this week there was plenty exciting. Check out our stories on Lady Gaga getting sued for overtime, the SEC''s requirement for reporting the wage gap between CEOs and their workers and more.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'It''s been about a year since I left The eLearning Guild as their DevLearn Program Director, and started my new job as Director, Product/Technology Training for IO. I had high hopes of blogging my experiences but quickly realized how unlikely that would be.bummer. I''ve learned a LOT in the past year. I''ve failed. I''ve succeeded. I''ve felt defeated and I''ve felt exhilarated.and that''s just ONE day working for a bleeding edge, fast paced, technology company.

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NuggetHead

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'This next step in the Sketchnote School series is a continuation from last week about preparing to sketchnote. You may be saying to yourself, “Self, isn’t preparing and format the same thing?” Well, yes…sort of. Format in this context is more about how your sketchonte reads rather than the physical shape and size. We’ll look at format as it relates to paper choice and sketchbook sizes in the materials section later in this post.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Adobe Master Class trainer Robert Farrell has been teaching Adobe users how to effectively use our software for the past 25 years. We are offering his courses for $10, slashed from $39. Offer ends September 23. Here is the Complete Course List on Adobe KnowHow. He teaches Edge Reflow, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects, Dreamweaver and Responsive Web Design on Adobe […].

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'Modest pay increases await U.S. workers in 2014, with star performers poised to receive the biggest raises, a new survey shows. New York — Sept. 19 A mixed bag of news regarding pay raises awaits U.S. workers, a new survey shows. A new survey by global professional services firm Towers Watson shows that most U.S. employers are planning to give workers a raise next year.

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OpenSesame

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Each week we take the most interesting news from the human resources and training fields…and this week there was plenty exciting. Check out our stories on Lady Gaga getting sued for overtime, the SEC’s requirement for reporting the wage gap between CEOs and their workers and more. Lady Gaga hit with overtime lawsuit . International pop star Lady Gaga is facing a lawsuit from a former personal assistant claiming she is owed $379,000 in unpaid overtime.

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