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The Pedagogy of Learning Design: A Translation of Pedagogies

InSync Training

'This is the first post in a series of five titled The Pedagogy of Learning Design by Phylise H. Banner. A successful learning journey relies on informed design and practice. Let''s explore how theory and research translate into a designed approach to instruction. The Journey. When I think about every online experience I have had, the word that comes to mind is “navigation.

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The Importance of Aesthetics in Serious Games

Knowledge Guru

'First impressions matter in almost every situation – including game play. Aesthetics are a huge part of the game play experience. If the game doesn’t LOOK appealing, then players won’t want to play even if the game has a great game goal and rules. Conversely, a game that may be “just okay” from a game play perspective can be elevated by strong aesthetics.

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Getting Your Association’s Board Behind Online Learning

Association eLearning

'For many associations and nonprofits, a new eLearning initiative requires approval from their board. Understandably, some association executives have anxiety about the type of resistance they may face when presenting online learning to their board for the first time. eLearning may not be a term your “old school” board is even familiar with. Or perhaps your association struggles with a board that is simply averse to change and prefers to do things “like they’ve always done them.

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The Devil’s in the Details: 7 Tips for Learning and Change Readiness Assessments

Dashe & Thomson

'There are plenty of organizational change management models to choose from (Kotter, ProSci, Bridges, et al), and several learning development approaches (ADDIE, iterative, combo). While the theories behind each approach are fairly easy to understand, things can sometimes get a little tricky when you actually have to actually execute them. One critical component shared by… [Continue Reading.].

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Manual Methods Still Dominate Training

LearnDash

'Despite an era of apps, online training methods, and learning management system automation, there are still a large number of organizations that rely upon manual methods for delivery and tracking. Not just small companies, but large ones! According to one study conducted by the folks at SoftwareAdvice.com, roughly 36% of LMS purchasers they encounter reported that they were still using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and live training instructors for the majority of their training needs.

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Getting the Board behind Online Learning Part 1

Association eLearning

'For many associations and nonprofits, a new eLearning initiative requires approval from their board. Understandably, some association executives have anxiety about the type of resistance they may face when presenting online learning to their board for the first time. eLearning may not even be a term your “old school” board is even familiar with. Or perhaps your association struggles with a board that is simply averse to change and prefers to do things “like they’ve always done them.

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EPS Readiness: Are you there yet?

Living in Learning

'At the recent Learning Solutions 2014 conference in Orlando, the Guild added another concurrent conference to the venue – Ecosystems 2014. Amazingly, at an additional cost there were over 200 participants attend the extra breakout sessions. While there were most questions surfaced than answers, it was clear that the concept of address the Learning & Performance environment as an ecosystem was a hit.and more questions than answers.

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10 Kickoff Questions for Managing e-Learning Development

eLearning Brothers

'If you are an e-Learning Project Manager, you know how difficult it is managing e-Learning development with all the details that go into course building. You are responsible for the entire project — from the kickoff call/meeting to launch of the course. It can feel overwhelming and a little scary managing Custom e-Learning Development. The last thing you want is to miss an important detail early on that will throw the project for a major loop later down the road.

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Mobile Learning 101: Everything an Instructional Designer Needs To Know

SHIFT eLearning

'The web is abuzz with talks of mobile learning. With its rise come many benefits , from higher productivity to better engagement. But with all the noise or constant stream of data online, it''s difficult to find really useful information. That''s why we''ve gleaned some links to resources specifically to help instructional designers get a holistic view about the subject. 1.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Top 10 tips for creating a learning website

Saffron Interactive

'More and more often, a website is part of the blend for a successful change campaign. The most obvious example is a learning programme which engages with a wide, public, audience. This will require a place to host elearning which also performs a few other functions: links to resources, news updates and contact details. A website is the logical solution.

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Pros and Cons of eLearning Infographics

DigitalChalk eLearning

'eLearning infographics are everywhere these days, and many students prefer them rather than the traditional course materials. Readers can quickly scan the data and research and gain a broad understanding of the material within just a few seconds. But before you start transitioning your course materials into eLearning infographics, what are the pros and cons you may need to consider?

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E-Learning Challenges and Tips for Addressing Them

ATD Learning Technologies

'E-learning provides ready access to training in digestible chunks, and it is often a very cost-effective manner to offer training. However, those two elements sometimes lead senior leaders or potential clients to think that e-learning is always the best solution no matter what. In the April 2014 Infoline , “Basics of E-Learning Revisited,” authors Manjit Sekhon and Darin Hartley address common e-learning traps.

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Adding Accessible Captions to a Video in Camtasia Studio 8.1

The Learning Dispatch

'If you''ve ever needed to create accessible captions for your video, you don''t have to look much further than Camtasia Studio 8.1. It''s a highly user-friendly piece of software that you can try out for 30 days before making the decision to buy it. In this blog post, we''ll explore how to add captions underneath your video (the most accessible way possible) to your video using Camtasia Studio 8.1.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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eCourse Creators Use These 6 WordPress Teaching Plugins

Academy of Mine

FRAMEWORK + ENROLMENT OPTIMIZATION PLUGINS Essentially, if you’re a teacher and you’re thinking about bringing your course online, you at least need to give the WordPress platform consideration as your online course website solution. WordPress not only provides a powerful framework which helps you deliver your eLearning content, but WP also provides countless extensions and plugins to help you optimize your site for course enrollments, achieve high organic search ranking, increase your opt-in ne

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Enhanced Learning and Teaching through Utilisation of Web-based Technologies

eLearning Industry

The phenomenal evolution of Internet in terms of access, content, and teaching platforms has resulted in many more individuals considering retraining through blended learning. A market niche for an online Professional Development Award (PDA) in Project Management was identified as a suitable programme to utilise and exploit the available blended learning platforms at Forth Valley College (FVC).

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Learning Management Systems: The Good, Bad & Missing

Academy of Mine

Generally speaking, Learning Management Systems like WebCT or Blackboard are used for larger educational institutions like colleges or universities, while LMS’s like the one we offer are used more by individual course sellers. ENTREPRENEURS: IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS If you’re someone from a school board, college or university then this post will probably not be valuable to you.

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