The Performance Improvement Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'The answer to this question is important because of the impact culture has on an organization. I like this quote attributed to Peter Drucker , “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. You can have the most elegant strategic plan, but if your organization’s beliefs and assumptions, values and guiding principles, workplace symbols and artifacts, and company lore are not consistent with that plan, not much will happen.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Mobile learning is an exciting concept across many industries, however for future generations it will be the expectation. In fact, the young people of today have never known a world without internet, laptops, iPads and the like. The term, “Digital Natives” has been coined for these individuals. According to Wikipedia, a Digital Native is defined as: A young person who was born during or after the general introduction of digital technology, and through interacting with digital techno

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Yesterday (as I post this), the legendary Tom Reeves capped a great session at #AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology). The session started with a passionate rationale by Dr. Ali Carr-Chellman about why we should worry about boys and school. Frankly, we’re not connecting school to their lives! She was followed by Dr.

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Web Courseworks

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Web Courseworks Celebrates Halloween In Style Our e-learning team here at Web Courseworks wishes you all a very Happy Halloween! Today the office is full of our cast of characters, hamming it up in honor of the holiday spirit. […].

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Ontuitive

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Watch Bob and Con''s virtual office hours with special guests Jeremy Smith from Herman Miller and Molly Petroff from St. Vincent Health System. Watch now.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'We love dressing up at TechSmith. Why just recently, we announced that we were dressing up Snagit in Google Chrome clothes. In fact, we don’t just dress ourselves up—we dress up our offices and our children, too! So without any further ado, we are proud to present a little peek into the madness that is… TECHSMITH HALLOWEEN! (insert scream sound here).

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Today we discussed praxis. It''s not as commonly referred to in the educational field as it should be. It is a poorly understood concept, and not particularly well researched either. And yet praxis is (or should be) at the very heart of what we do, and who we aspire to be, as educators. What is praxis? My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice.

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TechSmith Camtasia

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Yes, yes… I know that this particular episode is skimming under the wire to still technically be an October episode, but we think it’s worth the wait! Can’t see the video? Watch it on YouTube. We’ve been super busy with projects this month, which has put a bit of a crunch on production of The Forge. After the guest I wanted got busy and had to postpone, I realized just how critical time had become, and knew I had to find another angle for production… And this one i

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Let’s share a few scary cool tips and tricks for creating great eLearning with Adobe Captivate this Halloween. I held an eSeminar yesterday with a complete overview – Here is the downloadable source: littlMonstors.cptx, as well as a brief overview of some of the highlights. Trick #1 – Create a popup window with just a […]. Community eLearning this week Extending Captivate How do I.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'This video is the second of a series of interviews that I am conducting with leading e-learning designers in the UK, in conjunction with e.learning age magazine. This one appeared in the July/August issue. See the first interview with Mark Bennett.

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cogentys

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'The importance of work-life balance is a topic that comes up quite often in the restaurant training business. The idea of a work-life balance is especially prevalent in the restaurant business. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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easygenerator

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'The new Web version of easygenerator’s e-learning software was successfully launched and announced at the DevLearn conference in Las Vegas last week. There was great interest in both the new Web edition and the existing Windows editions of the product. As a follow-up to DevLearn, we are offering a free webinar in which we will explore both versions.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Across the U.S., state departments of labor have reached out to help the unemployed by providing training and hiring grants to companies. Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $1.2 million in funding still remained of an $8 million federal grant for hiring New Yorkers who had been unemployed for 26 weeks or longer. The program aims to help companies train employees for empty positions, said Chris White, assistant communications director in the New York State Department o

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'See on Scoop.it – Informal & Experiential Learning. Jay Cross ‘s insight: Great post by Harold Jarche detailing the steps of Personal Knnowledge Management (PKM). See on www.jarche.com.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Employers are increasingly taking bolder actions to help ensure participants achieve greater financial security, a new survey shows. Lincolnshire, Ill. — Oct. 30 The continued shift from defined benefit, or DB, plans to defined contribution, or DC, plans has placed a greater emphasis on employees to take responsibility for their own retirement readiness.

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Jay Cross

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'HAROLD JARCHE. OCTOBER 29, 2013. PKM in 34 pieces. Much of my work on PKM has been inspired by others. have put these pieces together into a framework that I think makes sense and may be of some use. MORE >> ADAPTIVE PATH. OCTOBER 25, 2013. Five Ways People Adopt And Love Change. ‘Oh dear Lord. The new experience. You’ve spent months redesigning it and now you’re in the homestretch. ” What a shocker. link].

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Praxis is not as commonly referred to in the educational field as it should be. It is a poorly understood concept, and not particularly well researched either. And yet praxis is (or should be) at the very heart of what we do, and who we aspire to be, as educators. What is praxis? My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2013

This video is the second of a series of interviews that I am conducting with leading e-learning designers in the UK, in conjunction with e.learning age magazine. This one appeared in the July/August issue. See the first interview with Mark Bennett. Designing for interactivity : It's time to begin your Skills Journey.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'To ensure employees have the learning they need to be successful, choosing the right learning delivery method is essential. There are many ways to deliver learning. When the goal is top performance, what method learning leaders choose to deliver that learning can be as important as the content. For instance, the growth of e-learning in the past decade has outpaced estimates from most early adopters and champions — global potential is expected to reach $107 billion by 2015, according to Gl

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Big Dog, Little Dog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'I wrote a new chapter in my leadership manual - Path-Goal Theory.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Happy Halloween OpenSesame followers! As you prepare for the parade of adorable, and occasionally spooky, trick-or-treaters this evening, we here at OpenSesame have a treat to offer of our own. Beginning November 6, OpenSesame will increase our Course of the Week deals from one to four courses per week , one for each of the following categories: Business Skills.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

OCTOBER 31, 2013

'Raptivity is a great tool to help you build interactive courses with tons of pre-made templates. You can easily insert an interactive Raptivity model within your PowerPoint presentation by following a few simple steps. Let us show you how. 1. After you create your Raptivity presentation, select “Publish”. If you aren’t sure how to create a Raptivity presentation, quickly learn how here. 2.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Happy Halloween OpenSesame followers! As you prepare for the parade of adorable, and occasionally spooky, trick-or-treaters this evening, we here at OpenSesame have a treat to offer of our own. Beginning November 6, OpenSesame will increase our Course of the Week deals from one to four courses per week , one for each of the following categories: Business Skills.

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