Knowledge Guru
APRIL 2, 2014
'In serious games, story is a narrative that either weaves through an entire game or sets up the reason you are playing the game and elaborates on the theme. The type of story and level of detail you need will depend on your learning goal. Some in the corporate learning field get nervous about using “too much” story for obvious reasons.
Jane Hart
APRIL 2, 2014
'It’s a hardhitting headline – and one that I copied from a recent post I found on THE Journal – Personalized Learning, Flipped Classrooms, Video Watching: Last Gasps of the Old Education, In that article, the authors argue that “personalized instruction, flipped classrooms, video watching, etc., etc. are the last gasps of the old, [.].
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LearnDash
APRIL 2, 2014
'Creating an effective elearning course requires that you know a little about your audience. Depending on the profile of the course taker, you can tailor the content accordingly. One of the most basic (and often not thought about) classifications is whether the course is for an adult or a child. If you are creating elearning for your company, the answer to this question is probably quite obvious.
Association eLearning
APRIL 2, 2014
'This is a guest blog post by Meagan Rockett. She is the Director, Client Solutions with Greenfield Services Inc. Partnering with Professional and Trade Associations, Meagan consults and develops programs to move the needle in membership marketing & engagement, event marketing & sponsorship/exhibit sales. . When it comes to appropriate marketing strategy for your association, processes can look different from one organization to the next – although, there is a ton of overlap in the met
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The Performance Improvement Blog
APRIL 2, 2014
'I was surprised (closer to shocked)to read that McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company , Goldman Sachs and other companies are using SAT scores to screen job applicants. That is a misuse of the test and a disservice to the applicant and to those organizations. Apparently, some HR managers claim that this practice is okay because they use the score in combination with other factors.
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TechSmith Camtasia
APRIL 2, 2014
'Written by guest author Gary Allen of Unbounce. At Unbounce , our customers are absolutely critical to our success. As a result, we’re always on the lookout for ways to create better customer experiences. When we asked new customers about what they were looking for, they overwhelmingly responded that video tutorials were the place to start. (From Left to Right) Front row: Louise Sturm, Gary Allen, Mitchelle Mejia, Ahmed Radwan Back row: Mark Wainwright, Johnny Opao, Alex Ozolins.
Training Industry
APRIL 2, 2014
'We have completed three related research pieces over the last year and a half, focusing on sustaining the impact of the sizable investment that corporations make in sales training. Whether you call it sustainment, coaching or mentoring, the bottom line is that the best companies have a strategic plan to ensure that learned behaviors continue beyond the initial training event.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'A majority of companies report no analytical capabilities when it comes to HR, and this could set them up for trouble. Organizations may not be ready to tackle the challenges coming their way when it comes to new human resources demands, according to a recent study — and the problem appears self-imposed. A Bersin by Deloitte report found that 86 percent of companies say they have no analytics capabilities in the HR function.
Usable Learning
APRIL 2, 2014
'Sat in on Karl Fast and Stephen Anderson ‘s Design for Understanding workshop at the IA Summit last week, and it was double-plus-good. Here are Stephen’s slides from his IA Summit presentation. Excellent stuff relating to autonomy in learning environments, and multitudes more: From Paths to Sandboxes from Stephen Anderson.
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The Learning Dispatch
APRIL 2, 2014
'Blog by Mary Word, MicroAssist Course Developer Yesterday I watched a webinar, Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: How Four Federal Agencies Handle Section 508 Testing: A Case Study, presented by ADA Conferences. The content of the webinar was good, and it was interesting hearing how the agencies approach 508 compliance. They work with the differing needs of their target audiences, but strive toward a common set of testing criteria that can be used globally.
Academy of Mine
APRIL 2, 2014
There are pros and cons to each route. However, for the entrepreneurial minded content creator or teacher, the downsides of not self hosting far outweigh the upsides. You simply lose too much control over your eCourse business. For example, Udemy is a popular platform that allows course sellers to sell their courses online. However, it’s not a self hosted solution.
ATD Learning Technologies
APRIL 2, 2014
'Tech headlines for April 2014 include Docebo Publishes Major Report on Global E-Learning Market, Facebook Invests in Augmented Reality, Charterhouse Acquires Skillsoft, Deloitte Report Finds That L&D Lags in Tech Advances. Click here to read full version.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'Editors Frank Kalman and Max Mihelich recap the symposium''s second day of presentations, including keynote speakers and editorial spotlight sessions.
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OpenSesame
APRIL 2, 2014
'This is the third in a series of blog posts intended to help you evaluate elearning courses by considering the effectiveness of the visuals they include. The first in the series was about organizing elements within a visual to ease perception. The second was about directing the eyes of the viewer to key parts of the visual. This time, we’ll focus on something that may seem counter-intuitive: reducing realism.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'HR leaders should pay attention to which employees are givers and which are takers, according to CLO Symposium speaker Adam Grant.
OpenSesame
APRIL 2, 2014
This is the third in a series of blog posts intended to help you evaluate elearning courses by considering the effectiveness of the visuals they include. The first in the series was about organizing elements within a visual to ease perception. The second was about directing the eyes of the viewer to key parts of the visual. This time, we’ll focus on something that may seem counter-intuitive: reducing realism.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'The Spring CLO Symposium kicked off with a keynote from author Jonah Berger on how to get learning to catch on.
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Saffron Interactive
APRIL 2, 2014
'In February I reflected on the Learning Technologies Exhibition 2014 with a post called ‘ Design the complete experience’. Thinking about the end-to-end learner experience was a major theme of the show, and my title was inspired by the continuing relevance of The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning , which was first published in 2006 and republished in 2010.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'Editors Frank Kalman and Max Mihelich discuss the first day of events, speakers and awards at the 2014 CLO Symposium.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 2, 2014
'By shifting an organization’s hiring and promotion to focus on candidates with higher emotional intelligence, organizations can increase staff morale and become more effective, innovative and profitable. Even the most admired organizations have problems at the top. The U.S. Army in January released details from its investigation into a rash of suicides and suicide attempts among soldiers stationed in Iraq in 2010.
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