Wed.Oct 30, 2013

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Adobe Captivate: Text Entry Boxes Gain More Options

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Lori Smith. Text Entry Boxes are great. I find them particularly handy when creating an eLearning lesson and you need to simulate the process of typing text within a form field. Text Entry Boxes allow learners to type text just as they would in the actual software. When setting up a Text Entry Box, you can set the Correct entries by selecting Validate User Input from the General group on the Properties panel and then specifying the terms in the Correct Entries dialog box.

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Are Your Quizzes Limiting Learning?

LearnDash

'A key component to any elearning program is quizzing users within and at the end of the content. For the continuing education unit industry, this is a critical component. As such, it is important that your quizzing mechanism is of the highest standard. In the past, many people have settled for the standard multiple choice and true or false questions.

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Richard Clark #AECT Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

'Richard Clark presented the research on media and learning, highlighting the 30 years of debate. He started talking about the importance of evidence, and summarized a variety of points of view and research, with a focus on John Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory and Dick Mayer’s multimedia work. He finished with a potshot at constructivism.

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#DevLearn 2013 Bloomsburg Instructional Technology Alumni Well Represented!

Kapp Notes

'Once again, DevLearn was a fun and exciting event. Always a good time meeting old friends and making new friends. One great thing about events like this is bumping into all of the wonderful graduates of Bloomsburg University’s Instructional Technology program. We had a lot of former students at the event “representing.” I really enjoy seeing students in the field making an impact.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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DevLearn Post-Conference Resources

Knowledge Guru

'We had a great deal of fun talking games and gamification at DevLearn 2013. Whether you attended Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp’s learning game design workshop , visited the Knowledge Guru® booth in the Expo, or attended our learning stage session on ways you can build your own games, we are grateful for the opportunity to connect and share with you.

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5 Red Flags That Show Your e-Learning Course Will Fail

Trivantis

'Creating an e-Learning course requires a lot more planning and detail than many people realize. As an e-Learning developer, you’ve probably realized this a long time ago! A well-planned and executed e-Learning course will have a huge impact on employees’ job performances after the course is over. Since e-Learning is an advantageous way to deliver training, you want to make your course succeed—and not fail.

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Training: Making the most of Themes in Adobe Captivate 7

Adobe Captivate

'Topic: Making the most of Themes in Adobe Captivate 7 Date and time: Thursday, 7th November, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Themes in Adobe Captivate 7 help your project look better with coordinated colors, well-planned layouts for slides, fonts and effects. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh, as she shows you how to make […]. How do I.

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Join our Google Hangout: TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome… and Beyond!

TechSmith Camtasia

'In case you missed the news, we are developing TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome. Please join us for a live Google Hangout on Air on Thursday, November 7 at 4:00pm EST to hear about where TechSmith is headed and get a sneak peek at the beta version of TechSmith Snagit for Google Chrome. We’ll have Troy Stein, Brian Bennett and Kelly Rush from Team TechSmith to answer your questions and share with you what we are making for our friends around the world.

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Training: Tracking Learner Interaction in Video-based Courses

Adobe Captivate

'Topic: Tracking Learner Interaction in Video-based Courses Date and time: Thursday, 14th November, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Now-a-days, video is considered the best form of content delivery. There is a video available for almost everything. Even the trainers and educators are adopting this form of content delivery but there are some […].

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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OpenSesame’s CourseCloud™

OpenSesame

OpenSesame’s goal is to become the world’s leading elearning marketplace by creating useful, simple tools that unlock elearning for your business. As an elearning marketplace, we’re focused on making it easy for you to use elearning courses in whatever way is most convenient for you. That’s why courses you purchase on OpenSesame will work in any SCORM-compliant learning management system.

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A3C System Downtime

Adobe Captivate

'Adobe Captivate Course Companion (A3C) system will be down for approximately 24 hours starting at 0000 hrs (PST) on 31st October, 2013. This is required for a critical update of the back-end software. Please plan accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience. -A3C Team.

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Bringing Sass to Safety: Must-Watch Music Video from Virgin America

OpenSesame

'The classic image of a smiling flight attendant demonstrating how to buckle your seat belt just got a major overhaul. Virgin America has redefined the flight safety video by intermixing contortionists, child rappers and dance numbers with announcements about exits and oxygen masks. The unique approach to a commonly ignored speech is garnering lots of attention and accolades for Virgin, as well as plenty of traffic to the video (nearly 500,000 views in one day).

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Training: Things you thought you could never do with Advanced Actions and Variables

Adobe Captivate

'Topic: Things you thought you could never do with Advanced Actions and Variables Date and time: Thursday, 21st November, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Shhhhh! It’s a secret, which will be revealed during this exciting session on Advanced Actions and Variables, where Dr. Pooja Jaisingh will demonstrate how to make the most […].

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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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Customize quiz appearance with ProProfs themes

ProProfs

'With the new themes feature in ProProfs Quiz Maker you can customize your quiz appearance, just the way you like it. Quiz themes add colors, designs & visuals to your quizzes, which helps you to engage learners better and get more responses. You can create quizzes which match your website logos/colors and improve brand recognition among your quiz takers.

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Bringing Sass to Safety: Must-Watch Music Video from Virgin America

OpenSesame

The classic image of a smiling flight attendant demonstrating how to buckle your seat belt just got a major overhaul. Virgin America has redefined the flight safety video by intermixing contortionists, child rappers and dance numbers with announcements about exits and oxygen masks. The unique approach to a commonly ignored speech is garnering lots of attention and accolades for Virgin, as well as plenty of traffic to the video (nearly 500,000 views in one day).

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Don’t be afraid to breach the evidence-free zone

Janet Clarey

'I had the pleasure of attending a speech by Hillary Clinton a few weeks ago. One phrase she used was “evidence-free zone” and I couldn’t help but think about it in the context of the L&D industry. Here’s what Clinton said: “Increasingly, we have emphasized scorched earth over common ground. Many of our public debates are happening in what I like to call an evidence-free zone, where ideology trumps data and common sense.” – Hillary Clinton, Hamilton College.

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