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2014 Guidebook to the Top 100 Tools for Learning

Jane Hart

'Completely revised and updated, the 2014 GUIDEBOOK provides you with even more information about each of the tools on the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014 list – to help you make use of them for personal learning as well as for your professional practice. It includes basic information (website, cost, availability as well as […].

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Using Storyboards for Better ELearning

LearnDash

'Any successful project has a well thought-out plan. In the elearning world, this plan is called a storyboard – and they are vital to course development. While it sounds straight-forward, if you have never created a storyboard before then you may not know where to start. Before you create your storyboard though, you need to have an idea of its purpose.

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Temps Need Training and Development

The Performance Improvement Blog

'As I wrote in my last blog post titled, Temps Are People, Too , temporary and contract workers have become an essential segment of our economy, relied on heavily by business, government, and nonprofits to do work on an as-needed basis. From assembly line to executive and from unskilled to professional, these workers are contributing significantly to the work of organizations everywhere.

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Namaste, Friends. Find your Office Zen.

Torrance Learning

Does your work stress you out? We’ve all experienced the squeeze of work-related stress from time to time, but too much stress at the office too often can make a huge dent in your quality of life and decrease your productivity. We’re not okay with that, and we’re actively seeking ways to make our office a more peaceful place. It’s not unusual to find us hanging out with our yogi photographer friend, Michelle Massey Barnes.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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10 eLearning Design and Development Mistakes

eFront

'In this article, I will list 10 eLearning design and development practices you should avoid while working on your eLearning deliverable. Keeping these practices on-hand, will help you to avoid these common eLearning pitfalls and create deliverables that offer maximum value to your learners. Avoid These Common eLearning Design and Development Mistakes.

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Nuts and Bolts: Instructional Design for the Real World by Jane Bozarth

LearningGuild

'Textbooks and graduate courses on training and development sometimes suggest practices that are too good to be true in the. real world where instructional designers live. Here are seven tips that are better matched to the challenges of our work.

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eLearning Versus mLearning: What's The Difference?

OpenSesame

'With all the hype around digital learning, the terms ‘elearning’ and ‘mlearning’ are being used more and more. But many people do not know what differentiates the two and are instead using them interchangeably. So, what is the difference between elearning and mlearning? Besides the obvious letter change, there’s actually not much differentiating the two terms.

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World of Learning Conference Review

eLearning 24-7

'There is a saying here in the United States, in reference to the days of miners seeking fame – “There is gold in them (sic) hills” For a few such miners a fortune soon came, while others received only rocks, bad tasting beverages and doctors who used whiskey as an antiseptic. Thankfully those days are gone sort of. Because those who were fortunate to attend the World of Learning Conference, everywhere they looked was a nugget of gold, especially those who used the dynamite tec

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‘I reflect, therefore I apply’: What Descartes can tell us about making elearning more applicable

Saffron Interactive

'This post is part of a sequence of articles which draw upon a book called the Six Disciplines of Breakthough Learning.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Mixing It Up – Login Rules Are Now Registrations!

DigitalChalk eLearning

'If you are an Enterprise account holder you may have noticed that you no longer see the “Login Rules” feature. Don’t worry, it’s still there – it just has a new name and new look, and a few added features! To create login rules you will now want to do it under the “Registration” feature (you will be able to find this under the “Administration” tab, as well as under the “Advanced Settings” for each course offering).

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Flipping Your Hairdresser’s Education—To Make You More Beautiful!

ATD Learning Technologies

'The new Wella Professionals Education offering has been injected with the flipped learning approach and tailor-made to build the confidence of the salon and its individual stylists, thereby growing their craft and business. Click here to read full version.

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How to Motivate Your Retail Training Team in Under 5 Minutes  

cogentys

'Running a retail training team is tough stuff. No one ever said it would be easy, but not to worry. We are here to give you few tips so that you can help your team reach its “A game” each and every. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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Next smartphones and tablets may be heavily specialized

Aptara

Next smartphones and tablets may be heavily specialized. The tablet and smartphone market is a puzzle constantly being pieced together in front of content developers. These professionals want to ensure their offerings look good and convey their messages on popular platforms, but the goalposts are moving. Apple and Google have long been locked in a competition to rule the mobile operating system market, with Android and iOS gaining and losing traction amongst the public as rivals including Window

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Flipping Your Hairdresser’s Education—To Make You More Beautiful!

ATD Learning Technologies

'The new Wella Professionals Education offering has been injected with the flipped learning approach and tailor-made to build the confidence of the salon and its individual stylists, thereby growing their craft and business. Click here to read full version.

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HTML5 development poised to rise, Apple responsible

Aptara

HTML5 development poised to rise, Apple responsible. Working in the HTML5 coding language has remained an intriguing proposition for content developers over the past few years. The flexibility and cross-platform utility of the methodology have become increasingly valued as the mobile environment has splintered. It's clear that neither Android nor iOS will recede from this space any time soon, and with tablets and smartphones becoming workforce fixtures, the future of these handsets has evolved i

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Making of the “Jane-o-Lantern” avatar for @JaneBozarth

NuggetHead

'It was Tuesday night at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago, IL on September 23rd. Many of us who were attending Training Magazine’s Online Learning Conference were there enjoying great music, food, and of course good friends. The night was winding down and if you know me well enough you know I start experiencing withdrawal symptoms if I don’t draw or sketch something.

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Game Element: Core Mechanic

Kapp Notes

'In their seminal work, Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals , Salen and Zimmerman discuss a wide range of topics. One topic of particular interest is the discussion of the core mechanic. Here is how they define the term. Every game has a core mechanic. A core mechanic is the essential play activity players perform again and again in a game. Sometimes, the core mechanic of a game is a single action In a footrace, for example, the core mechanic is running.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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9 Rules of Successful LMS Implementation

TalentLMS

'Using an LMS to streamline and manage your employees’ online training can be one of the smartest business decisions ever made, as long as it is done effectively. Once you have decided to take your training to the next level, using an LMS, it is time to remember about a certain group of activities for managing your employees’ online training and successful LMS implementation. 9 Rules for successful LMS impelentation: Design a Clear Syllabus While a syllabus may seem like a rather standard thing

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Head to Head: eLearning vs mLearning: What's The Difference?

OpenSesame

'This is the first post in our new Head to Head series, where we compare and contrast a variety of topics! Check back next week for post two! With all the hype around digital learning, the terms ‘elearning’ and ‘mlearning’ are being used more and more. But many people do not know what differentiates the two and are instead using them interchangeably.

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Head to Head: eLearning vs mLearning: What's The Difference?

OpenSesame

This is the first post in our new Head to Head series, where we compare and contrast a variety of topics! Check back next week for post two! With all the hype around digital learning, the terms ‘elearning’ and ‘mlearning’ are being used more and more. But many people do not know what differentiates the two and are instead using them interchangeably.