Upside Learning
APRIL 3, 2014
'One of the things I always like doing is talking to our customers about 6 months after our mobile performance support tool (Upside2Go) has been implemented in their organization. A common thread I've noticed is there is a lot of initial excitement/activity during the mobile app roll out period the first few months. Yet as […].
Raptivity
APRIL 3, 2014
'Before I jump into writing what I am supposed to write today, there is a confession I want to make. Quite candidly, despite having used Raptivity extensively, I always struggled with ways and means of putting Raptivity interactions together. Though […].
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InSync Training
APRIL 3, 2014
'This is the first post in a series of seven titled Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics: A Virtual Engagement Primer. Virtual training design doesn''t need to be difficult - but designers do need a working knowledge of the features each virtual classroom tool provides. In this blog series, Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics, I''ll be sharing high-level summaries of virtual classroom tools, including chat , breakout rooms , whiteboards , application sharing , synchronized web browsing , and su
dVinci Interactive
APRIL 3, 2014
'I recently had an exciting opportunity to attend the 2014 Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando. Innovation was the theme of the three-day event. The speakers and exhibits challenged the training norm with new technology and training approaches. The featured trends provide professionals with an arsenal of new techniques for delivering training content to our learners.
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Clark Quinn
APRIL 3, 2014
'A number of years ago I wrote a series on design heuristics that emerged by looking at our cognitive limitations and practices from other field. One of the practices I covered briefly in one of the posts was egoless design, and a recent conversation reminded me of it. The context for this is talking about how to improve our designs. One of the things from Watts Humphrey’s work on software design was that if we don’t scrutinize our own work, we’ll have blindspots that we’
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InsiderHub
APRIL 3, 2014
'LIVERMORE, CALIF.—CollectMyThoughts, the online service for web software ratings for HR and learning solutions, has launched Quote Quest, a service providing vendor quotes to users who are expecting to purchase new learning software within the next year. Quote Quest asks CollectMyThoughts users to provide information about what type of HR or learning solutions they are looking for, as well as information about the size of the company and its budget.
Clive on Learning
APRIL 3, 2014
'This video is the fifth and final edition in a series of interviews that I conducted last year with leading e-learning designers in the UK, in conjunction with e.learning age magazine. This one appears in the March 2014 issue. See previous interviews with Mark Bennett , Stephanie Dedhar , Lisa Minogue-White and V ikesh Taylor.
DigitalChalk eLearning
APRIL 3, 2014
'What is an infographic? It is a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data. Infographics have many benefits, such as grabbing a student’s attention. Most learners prefer acquiring and processing information from images, maps, graphs, charts, illustrations, and other visual aids. Readers can quickly scan the data and research and gain a broad understanding of the material within just a few seconds.
OpenSesame
APRIL 3, 2014
'We’re fast approaching the end of life for Windows XP. Are you prepared to switch operating systems? Back in February, we wrote about how to prepare for the end of support , and now we’re back just before the April 8th deadline with a video to help you make the move! Still looking for a reason to upgrade from XP? The costs of support, according to AppSense , are about to skyrocket.
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eLearning Industry
APRIL 3, 2014
Online instructors must transform themselves into effective online facilitators, who can engage their learners and enhance the eLearning experience, as a whole. Check the 10 Top Tips that will Transform You Into an Effective Online Facilitator. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
OpenSesame
APRIL 3, 2014
We’re fast approaching the end of life for Windows XP. Are you prepared to switch operating systems? Back in February, we wrote about how to prepare for the end of support , and now we’re back just before the April 8th deadline with a video to help you make the move! Still looking for a reason to upgrade from XP? The costs of support, according to AppSense , are about to skyrocket.
Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development
APRIL 3, 2014
'Today I announced on the Litmos blog that I am now the Chief Learning Strategist for Litmos. This is an amazing opportunity that I''ve been looking forward too for quite a while. You can read the post here. I''ve been less active on social media over the last couple years, with a couple attempts to jump back into the game only to fizzle out shortly after (re)starting.
cogentys
APRIL 3, 2014
'Everything changes and so does retail training. This means that you can be sure that 1 year from now retail training will look different that it does today. Much of what will fuel this change is. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!]. Retail Text Posts elearning.
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Rob Hubbard
APRIL 3, 2014
'There are some words that it is not good to use in polite conversation; the F-word and the S-word for example, are generally best avoided. In Learning and Development we also have the G-word, by which I mean “gamification”. The unrestrained use of this term tends to provoke strong reactions: “Games? My kids play games. I’m an adult and learning is a serious business.”.
The Learning Dispatch
APRIL 3, 2014
'This is the first post in what will become a series of entries on the sorts of collaborative technologies that companies use for their employees to keep each other in the loop. Every company approaches this decision with a unique level of comfort and desired openness. For example, some organizations are fine with public solutions like Facebook; others prefer restricted, enterprise-grade services like Yammer or Jive; and still others are most comfortable with traditional Outlook email.
Academy of Mine
APRIL 3, 2014
However, I quickly realized that much of what I was teaching could be taught online using both asynchronous (online) and synchronous (videoconferencing) technologies. So I quickly got to work trying to setup an online photography training course. I used Academy Of Mine to help me get the course up and operational since my technical expertise was lacking and I had very limited knowledge of online promotional tactics.
Clive on Learning
APRIL 3, 2014
This video is the fifth and final edition in a series of interviews that I conducted last year with leading e-learning designers in the UK, in conjunction with e.learning age magazine. This one appears in the March 2014 issue. See previous interviews with Mark Bennett , Stephanie Dedhar , Lisa Minogue-White and V ikesh Taylor. Designing for interactivity : It's time to begin your Skills Journey.
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eLearning Industry
APRIL 3, 2014
Is it really necessary to make an eLearning website 'mobile-friendly' for it be successful? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
LearnDash
APRIL 3, 2014
'The benefits elearning provides organizations and individuals alike is unlike anything we have seen before in the training space. Business are realizing economies of scale, as well as the universal (consistent) education of their workforce. At the same time, the individual is benefiting from ease-of-use as well as convenience. Used correctly, a well thought-out elearning program has the potential to bring about a pretty reasonable return on investment.
Raptivity
APRIL 3, 2014
'Before I jump into writing what I am supposed to write today, there is a confession I want to make. Quite candidly, despite having used Raptivity extensively, I always struggled with ways and means of putting Raptivity interactions together. Though I liked the interaction templates, using them independently did not always make much sense. And since my requirement has never been of creating long courses, using Raptivity interactions with a third party tool was never a good idea for me.
SHIFT eLearning
APRIL 3, 2014
'Proficient project managers in eLearning or any other industry naturally want to be productive. In a sense, they want to accomplish more in terms of the work they do for others. They want better learning materials, more efficient ways of handling client projects—all without wasting unnecessary energy and resources. Instructional designers and other learning professionals tasked to create all sort of things everyday are, essentially, managing projects.
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Rob Hubbard
APRIL 3, 2014
'by Tess Robinson, Director, LearningAge Solutions. I have to admit that if you say ‘gaming’ to me, it still immediately brings up images of spotty youths barricaded in their bedrooms, slowly developing RSI in their thumbs from their controllers. Increasingly, however, gamification is creeping into the mainstream and particularly into learning. If you look at the basic principles, it isn’t really anything particularly new.
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