E-Learning Provocateur
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Well 2014 was another big year of thinking out loud for me, as evidenced by the range of articles that I blogged. Some of them were real doozies, and I’m pleased that they attracted excellent comments to extend the conversation. I’d be delighted if you were to take this opportunity to catch up on any posts that you may have missed, and extend the conversation even further…!
Origin Learning
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Mobiles are small devices. That is what makes them most suitable to fit your pocket and schedule as and when you like them. However, implementing a mobile-learning strategy involves a careful understanding of how far current LMSs are capable of developing and delivering content on the mobile platform. The question we ask here is: Are current LMSs ready for delivering mobile learning content?
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Lambda Solutions
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'In today’s growing e-learning market, instructional designers are critical in helping organizations reach their goals but all too often, many do not see the value they bring to organizational development. This is becoming more common in organizations that view training and learning as a necessary evil versus understanding the strategic business value it can bring. […] The post 3 Tips to Succeed as an Instructional Designer appeared first on Lambda Solutions.
Dashe & Thomson
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'A New York Times article articulated a problem recently in a way that had never occurred to me before. The problem, stated simply, is one of self control (or a lack of therof) in the workplace. From the article Looking at Productivity as a State of Mind, by Sendhil Mullainathan: When we look at productivity at the macro level, we tend to limit ourselves to issues like skill shortages, new technologeis, or appropriate… The post The Productivity Killer No one’s Talking About: Self-Con
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Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'The eLearning Guild, in queuing up interest in their Learning Solutions/Performance Ecosystem conference, asked for some thoughts on the role of technology and training. And, of course, I obliged. You can see them here. In short, I said that technology can augment what we already do, serving to fill in gaps between what we desired and what we could deliver, and it also gave us some transformative capabilities.
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eLearning Brothers
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Trivantis announced today they released Lectora 12. The announcement gave us everything we have been asking for in a Lectora update and more. It’s a fantastic update to what was already a remarkably powerful tool. A few things you will notice when you open Lectora 12 is the time-saving usability enhancements and the professional tool options.
SHIFT eLearning
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'eLearning courses are designed for the benefit of students and not to bombard them with irrelevant information. Relevant information is necessary, but if you exceed a human’s brain capacity to understand and retain all the information, then all the learning goes to waste. Designers often ask how they can improve the quality of their eLearning content and make them more engaging.
LearningGuild
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Although an eLearning module or course is more than the sum of its parts, despite our best efforts sometimes something. seems to be missing. Often this is because the design or the execution needs a little help with meeting frequently. encountered challenges. Here are basic solutions to five of the most common problem areas.
Trivantis
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'With the latest release of Lectora® e-Learning software , we’ve introduced the ability to customize button states. In Lectora 12, you can tailor the look and feel for each of the following button states: Normal : The default state of the button—this is how the button looks when a page is initially displayed. Over : The state of the button that is revealed when a learner hovers the mouse over the button.
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InsiderHub
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Technology companies use Moore’s Law — the acknowledged fact that the number of transistors packed on an integrated circuit doubles every two years — to build for the future. Moore’s Law has now gone beyond transistors and is applied to technology in general. While there is speculation that the model is impossible to sustain over the long term, it has been a viable predictor for decades.
OpenSesame
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'What will 2015 bring? Let’s face it, predictions are a mug’s game. I''d love to be thinking like this. I’m not sure I can focus on things that widely, instead, I’ll focus on three trends in the learning + development field that I think will continue to evolve into next year. . Responsive design – the elearning industry is still trying to catch up to the web development world to responsive design.
eLearning 24-7
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Speaking. The Final Frontier of E-learning. These are the voyages of me. My five year (okay, as many years) mission is to speak at as many shows as possible throughout the world. To explore new cities. To seek out new attendees. To boldly go where no e-learning speaker from Los Angeles in the last few years has presented at… Wheeee Wheee.
cogentys
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Hey retail trainers, click to watch a video that shows what happens when you let your employees do whatever they want and it’s not good! Maybe you want to show the video to your boss to. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].
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OpenSesame
DECEMBER 9, 2014
What will 2015 bring? Let’s face it, predictions are a mug’s game. I’d love to be thinking like this. I’m not sure I can focus on things that widely, instead, I’ll focus on three trends in the learning + development field that I think will continue to evolve into next year. . Responsive design – the elearning industry is still trying to catch up to the web development world to responsive design.
SkyPrep
DECEMBER 9, 2014
You probably already know the benefits of giving your employees the training they need to succeed. But you may not know how to coordinate it all. Or, even where to start. You may worry you can’t spare the time to get your staff all together for a group training or up-training session. E- learning can help to save your company valuable time and money by enabling instructors to reach a wider audience and easily train them over a web based environment with the accessibility of an anywhere an
Aptara
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Mobile content delivery makes sense for modern consumers. When it comes to delivering information directly to their customer bases, companies have always had ample incentive to find out how these individuals prefer to access their materials. Once, the transition was from print to digital, speeding up release cycles and enabling the use of up-to-date and visually compelling elements.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'I’ve written several posts with tips on how to write voice over scripts. This review checklist summarizes all of the tips from the previous three posts into a single Word document you can download and use yourself. Voice Over Script Review Checklist. Feel free to edit this document to match the requirements of your specific organization as long as you retain attribution to me with a link.
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Mindflash
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'If you’re creating your first eLearning course with a new LMS, here’s a tip: Grab your slide deck (PowerPoint, Haiku Deck —whatever you use) and upload it. You can always delete this “test course” later. But in the meantime you’ll get a good feel—very quickly—for how your LMS works. And, you’ll also quickly learn that simply uploading an existing slide deck doesn’t (usually) create an engaging online course in and of itself.
eLearningArt
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Video Transcript. Hey this is Bryan Jones from eLearningArt.com. Just wanted to show you, really quickly, the feature of importing PowerPoint into Captivate. Specifically I was using the display board templates where I created these three different views. I have another video where I show you how to actually build these out. Essentially they’re built as several different assets as, you know, a person, a screen, kind of this wall in the background, floor.
Aptara
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Tech development further enhancing HTML5's prospects. Technology evolves by committee. No single individual or organization, no matter how influential, can change the direction of IT. It takes a whole sector willing to go along with whatever ambitious new plans may emerge to determine where things are going next. If a powerful tech company could simply declare a product a success, we would all be carrying Zunes.
OpenSesame
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Learning comes in many forms, not all of which occur in a classroom. Each time you move outside of your comfort zone, you have the opportunity to learn something new about yourself and the world. . Each year we list our top tools for learning to try in the new year. The goal of this list is not only to make your life easier, but to challenge you to explore different ways of learning.
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TalentLMS
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'Rapid eLearning developers, please read this article (twice)! If you think you have a trump card of an instruction design (ID) toolbox to create a jiffy course in x time, please re-think your responsibilities as an educator! Healthcare training is not something to be taken lightly. With virtually zero margin of error as well as tolerance for mess up in their performance, let’s just make sure these trainings are locked and loaded!
OpenSesame
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Learning comes in many forms, not all of which occur in a classroom. Each time you move outside of your comfort zone, you have the opportunity to learn something new about yourself and the world. . Each year we list our top tools for learning to try in the new year. The goal of this list is not only to make your life easier, but to challenge you to explore different ways of learning.
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