Mon.Dec 15, 2014

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Agile Instructional Design

B Online Learning

'At the recent DevLearn 2014 conference in Las Vegas, I attended a presentation on agile instructional design by Megan Torrance. During this presentation she discussed agile instructional design models such as SAM (Successive Approximation Model) and LLAMA (Lot Like Agile Methods Approach). I’m still new to the LLAMA model but Torrence describes it as: “The […].

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A simple trick to make most of the ‘Smile Sheet’ interaction

Raptivity

'How many of you use ‘Smile Sheet’ interaction to gather user feedback on happiness quotient? Do you sometimes feel restricted by the emoticons to be rated? What if you need to know the user preference in the rating range of […].

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The Future of ELearning in 2015

LearnDash

'As the end of 2014 quickly approaches, we are left to reflect on how far the elearning industry has advanced in the past year. Just like the year before, new advancements in technology have opened up new doors with online learning initiatives. MOOCs are still here (no surprise), Tin Can API is gaining in adoption, and new platforms (such as WordPress ) are being leveraged for online course creation.

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How to Prepare Your Company for eLearning Training Tools

ej4 eLearning

'Taking on eLearning for business is a step toward a modern and effective training program, but poor implementation can negate the benefits of digital tools. Companies that want to use eLearning courseware should take time before purchasing a subscription to think about what they need and how they’ll introduce new training tools. Furthermore, they must consider how they’ll ensure the program satisfies employees needs.

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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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The 12 Days of eLearning

eLearning Brothers

'The eLearning Brothers family would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a huge thanks for being a member of the eLearning Brothers family. Since we are full of good tidings, we made a quick video to show you our rendition of the 12 Days of eLearning. So snuggle up to the screen, sip some hot chocolate, and let the eLearning Brothers delight you in an eLearning musical masterpiece this holiday season.

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8 Gamification of Learning Mistakes You Need to Avoid

ATD Learning Technologies

'Here are eight mistakes that have been made in gamification implementations. Learn what to do—and what not to do—when you implement your own gamified learning solution. Click here to read full version.

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Retaining Your Company’s Knowledge through eLearning

TalentLMS

'By now, what we call the “2020 Information Age”, knowledge has become an asset. As a business organization, operating to improve and diversify assets, you may be wondering how on earth did an asset become: A. Intangible B. Immeasurable And all the while you thought, your eLearning efforts had been enough to generate “knowledge” within your company to coax in enough ROI, the much anticipated green bills.

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Create a Holiday Greeting Card Video with Camtasia Studio 8.4 – Part 1

TechSmith Camtasia

'This post is the first in a 3-part series. Taking pictures with your mobile device is so easy, but, what do you do with all those pictures? You might share them via text or social media, however, have you ever considered using Camtasia Studio to create holiday video cards to make your images come alive with music and your voice? In this tutorial, you will create a winter holiday greeting card video using Camtasia Studio.

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The Six Deadly Sins of Training

Big Dog, Little Dog

'While there are dozens of ways to lessen the positive impact of training, these six failures are often the worst offenders. 1. Failing to align Training Goals with the Business Goals When Training Magazine (2004) surveyed senior executives about the most important training initiatives, 77% cited, “aligning learning strategies with business goals” 75% cited, “ensuring learning content meets workforce requirements” 72% cited, “boosting productivity and agility”

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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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LMS Holiday Guide – How to Save Money, Avoid being Ripped off

eLearning 24-7

'It is just a 1.5 weeks away. That is what you say as you are either forced to go to the mall or forced to eat something that looks like it came from the stone age at your holiday party or forced to listen to someone else tell you what an amazing holiday vacation they are about to have and you won’t. Yessir, it is the holidays. And with any holiday festivities, there are lots of guides.

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Image, Shape and Button Effects in Lectora 12

Trivantis

'With Lectora® e-Learning software’s latest release, we’ve given you the ability to add a number of styles and effects to your images, shapes and buttons. In Lectora 12, you can easily create professional-quality graphics without purchasing additional image editing software or hiring a graphic designer. Adorners. The first thing you’ll notice when you add one of these objects is that the object adorner, or rectangle surrounding the object when you select it, has been updated.

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Back to Basics: How to Create an Offering

DigitalChalk eLearning

'After you have spent time creating your online course with DigitalChalk, you may be wondering what do you need to do to make the course live and available to your students. Well, you have a few more steps and your online course will officially be live! Let’s start the process of creating an offering: To begin, you will want to have a course created and all of the elements activated.

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How NOT to Make a Corporate Training Video

OpenSesame

Corporate training videos serve a very distinct purpose—they convey crucial information to employees in order to help keep them safe and help them understand what they are doing. Just because a training video has an important purpose though does not mean it has to be bland and boring for the users. In fact, if you want your corporate training video to be a success and have a high knowledge retention rate, making your video enjoyable for the user will result in a more memorable learning experienc

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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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Articulate 2.0 – Effectively engaging!

Saffron Interactive

'Creating a sequel is easier said than done. We’ve seen some software, games and movies losing the plot completely. But, with Storyline 2, Articulate have excelled themselves. Storyline 2 includes.

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Trivantis Announces Lectora 12 Release by News Editor

LearningGuild

'New usability enhancements make eLearning authoring even easier with Lectora 12.

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Microsoft is Dumping Clip Art. What Are You Going to Do?

Rapid eLearning

'Not sure if you saw the news, but Microsoft is going to dump clip art. In its place, you’ll have access to a Bing image search, which will be filtered by Creative Commons licensing. Theoretically the images can be used in your courses and presentations. However that may not be the case. Here are a few quick thoughts. Clip Art is Often Crap Art. While there’s a lot of clip art available, most of it is dated and hasn’t been updated to reflect more contemporary visual design and styles.

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How to Add Video to eLearning on a Budget

Mindflash

'There’s no doubt video is an essential component in your eLearning tool box. Video can enhance learning retention by accommodating multiple learning styles, including aural, visual, verbal, and even kinesthetic learning styles. So, more people can be positively impacted by your online training programs. If you want a polished, corporate look to your videos, be ready to spend time researching the art of film-making and video-editing, building a studio, and buying professional equipment.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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How NOT to Make a Corporate Training Video

OpenSesame

'Corporate training videos serve a very distinct purpose—they convey crucial information to employees in order to help keep them safe and help them understand what they are doing. Just because a training video has an important purpose though does not mean it has to be bland and boring for the users. In fact, if you want your corporate training video to be a success and have a high knowledge retention rate, making your video enjoyable for the user will result in a more memorable learning experien

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Design Tip: Vicarious Learning by Stephen J. Meyer

LearningGuild

'Is interactive always better? Hands-on modules are great when teaching technical skills, but what about nuanced topics like. effective communication or price negotiation? A recent study suggests that certain subjects benefit more from “vicarious”. learning. Sometimes watching trumps doing. Read about it here!

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