Thu.May 21, 2015

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Microlearning Instructional Design: Less Is More

Infopro Learning

Formal Training Status Quo. Many instructional design professionals that I have consulted with here at InfoPro Learning are still shackled to the idea that formal training should last hours at a time, and should be instructor-led. Oftentimes it is not the instructional designers themselves who have a preference towards formal training technique – it is their executive sponsors, the C-suite at their companies, who think of training as an afterthought and expect corporate training to resemble thei

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Games vs Game-based Learning vs Gamification

Upside Learning

Scene: Sales meeting between executives of a leading learning service provider and an organisation planning to outsource its learning content development. Client: This year, for our Sales training program, we would like to have a game designed. Sales Manager: What exactly do you want in the game? Client: Just some simple achievement levels and awards […].

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Microlearning Instructional Design: Less Is More

Infopro Learning

Formal Training Status Quo. Many instructional design professionals that I have consulted with here at InfoPro Learning are still shackled to the idea that formal training should last hours at a time, and should be instructor-led. Oftentimes it is not the instructional designers themselves who have a preference towards formal training technique – it is their executive sponsors, the C-suite at their companies, who think of training as an afterthought and expect corporate training to resemble thei

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Market Update May 2015: Next Generation Learning Management Systems [PART1]

Kineo

Course booking system, learning management system, virtual learning environment. Sound sexy? Thought not. We think it’s time to shake up that old IT system and replace it with something that will positively enthuse learners to engage, and in a way that suits them.

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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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Becoming a Better eLearning Designer: 4 Areas to Focus On #ATD2015

Learning Visions

Yesterday, I had the honor of being interviewed for ATD TV as part of the International Conference & Expo that just wrapped up in Orlando this week. Here I talk about the four pieces of eLearning pie you should eat if you want to be a well-rounded eLearning professional. These ideas all originated from conversations I've had over the years with my friend and mentor, Dr.

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Kineo Recognized as a Leading Content Development Company

Kineo

Kineo, a global leader in learning and technology, is pleased to announce their recognition on TrainingIndustry.com’s “ 2015 Top 20 Content Development Companies List.” This is the third consecutive year Kineo has been named on the list. .

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Green Screen on a Shoestring: Part III, Production

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by John Gillmore and Bucky Dodd. In the previous installment of this series, we provided a purchasing "checklist" for setting up a green screen video production studio. Part III of this tutorial series explains the production steps for recording, editing, processing and encoding video for use in Adobe Captivate eLearning lessons. Step 1: Develop a detailed script that not only describes what the talent will say, but also what they will do while on screen.

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Market Update May 2015: Next Generation Learning Management Systems [PART1]

Kineo

Course booking system, learning management system, virtual learning environment. Sound sexy? Thought not. We think it’s time to shake up that old IT system and replace it with something that will positively enthuse learners to engage, and in a way that suits them.

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Profit By Sharing What You Already Know

LearnDash

Whenever I am having a conversation with someone about selling online courses, I usually encounter one of two sentiments: I have the best course idea in the world that I know will sell. I don’t have any good course ideas and I’m not very well known. Both of these mindsets can be dangerous, but let’s talk a little about the second one.

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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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Kineo Recognized as a Leading Content Development Company

Kineo

Kineo, a global leader in learning and technology, is pleased to announce their recognition on TrainingIndustry.com’s “ 2015 Top 20 Content Development Companies List.” This is the third consecutive year Kineo has been named on the list. .

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Adobe Captivate: Object Style Breakpoints

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel      The ability to create  Responsive Projects  was introduced last June with the arrival of Adobe Captivate 8. During the development process, you can basically create and work on multiple screen sizes (called break points) in one Captivate project. When you publish the responsive project, the learner will automatically be served the break point appropriate for the device they're using.

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What can Hollywood teach you about making your Elearning AWESOME?

eLearning Brothers

What can Hollywood teach you about making your eLearning AWESOME? Part 1 of 3. Ever wondered why movies are so expensive? Ever sit through the credits at the end of a movie? We probably all have, now that every superhero movie puts a teaser at the end. Gaffer, Best Boy, Key Grip: these are real jobs listed in the credits, not heavy metal song titles.

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How to Create Educational Animations in PowerPoint to “Gamify” Your Course

DigitalChalk eLearning

The effectiveness of animations in learning is well-established in the scientific literature. In the Educational Psychology Review, for example, Mayer and Moreno state that “students learn more deeply from animation and narration than from narration alone.” 1 Consequently, the effective use of animations in e-Learning is highly recommended. Using animations in a gamification context can be effective in showing a learner when s/he has reached a desired goal.

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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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Bullets in eLearning: Friend or Foe?

SHIFT eLearning

OMG! Did you just shoot the learner? What did you do? Did you misfire a bullet? Or did you pump in too many bullets? Be careful. The bullet is a powerful weapon. You must use it wisely to create the right "impact.". We are talking eLearning here. And the bullets are those little black dots that instructional designers are either obsessed with or hate with a vengeance.

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The Green Screen Effect – TechSmith Tips

TechSmith Camtasia

TechSmith Tips is a weekly series that will focus on tips in screencasting, video editing, and more. We’ll be breaking down what equipment you’ll need, providing help in common problem areas, and hopefully suggesting a few cool techniques you haven’t even considered. Each video has a level of difficulty associated with it, so if you’re a new user or an old pro you’ll know where to look for just what you need.

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The Rise of Social Everything

Marcia Conner

Within a few years, the word “social” may seem as cliché as “synergy” feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don’t bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there. Between now and then, though, we have some growing up to do. We must get comfortable in our social shoes.

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Video Designed for Content Mining

KZO Innovations

With the many new ways of distributing and consuming educational media content, new behaviors are emerging surrounding how students access learning media. One of these new behaviors is content mining: the rapid search, discovery, and consumption of short-form video content. . Content mining, or students’ “snacking” on learning content in an on-demand way, is especially prevalent on smartphones.

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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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The Rise of Social Everything

Marcia Conner

Within a few years, the word “social” may seem as cliché as “synergy” feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don’t bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there. Between now and then, though, we have some growing up to do. We must get comfortable in our social shoes.

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ATD International Conference & Exposition

SkyPrep

What: ATD International Conference & Exposition. Where: Orlando, Florida. When: May 17th- May 20th. This week, SkyPrep was excited to be a part of the ATD International Conference & Exposition in Orlando. Leaving the gloomy rainy Toronto, for the sunny warm Florida weather, we were excited to meet and talk to potential new customers and partners.

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The Rise of Social Everything

Marcia Conner

Within a few years, the word “social” may seem as cliché as “synergy” feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don’t bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there. Between now and then, though, we have some growing up to do. We must get comfortable in our social shoes.

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Anticipating Risk in Online Learning

Association eLearning

So, you’ve decided to embrace online learning at your association. You know what a source of non-dues revenue this can be, and you know how popular eLearning has become in the association space. Well, not to be a Debbie Downer, but the board is going to have some questions. Have you anticipated the risk in online learning? Do you know how to overcome the challenges that come with implementing such an initiative?

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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The Rise of Social Everything

Marcia Conner

Within a few years, the word “social” may seem as cliché as “synergy” feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don’t bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there. Between now and then, though, we have some growing up to do. We must get comfortable in our social shoes.

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Latest TalentLMS update landed on the Cloud

TalentLMS

You gotta love Spring. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, the mercury is rising, … Oh, and a fresh update of your favorite learning management system just got deployed to the Cloud. This TalentLMS release brings the usual assortment of enhancements and workflow improvements, but also lands several major new features to help you take your eLearning courses to the next level.

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Make Learning a Process, Not an Event, Through Proper Transfer

Innovative Learning Group

I think it’s safe to say that at one time or another, all of us have probably been in a situation where we’ve created a really “great” training program, and the training just doesn’t stick. We end up asking ourselves, “What could I have done differently to ensure my learners effectively applied their new skills and knowledge on their jobs?

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Intelligent Structured Content

ATD Learning Technologies

We need a true single-source method that would enable learning developers to author content in one place and publish into the various materials they will share with learners. In addition, the ideal solution would be able to interpret and make connections between different pieces of content. Enter Intelligent Structured Content. Click here to read full version.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.