Learning Visions

MAY 23, 2013

'I love tips. They''re short, sharp and stuff you can use. The eLearning Guild has just published a new ebook available to Guild Members: 68 Tips for eLearning Engagement and Interactivity. It''s a compilation of practical ideas and tips from 11 individuals, myself included, who will be presenting in an eLearning Guild Online Forum this July. And if 68 tips isn''t enough for you, be sure to check out the Kineo website for another 79+ elearning tips.

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KnowledgeStar

MAY 23, 2013

'Children are the future, and their education needs to be part of that future, woven into the web of the digital world, not stuck in the rut of the industrial economy we are leaving behind. This really summed it up for me … “We’re still teaching our kids using a 20th-century paradigm, but many visionaries–like […].

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LearnDash

MAY 23, 2013

'I was messing around with Articulate Storyline and found myself wondering: are the popular rapid elearning development tools being held captive by the learning industry’s past? Don’t get me wrong, the major players all have very nice and robust offerings. Every year they are adding new features, which is great, but at the same time these new features are all built upon the same foundation – and in many cases this foundation is Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 23, 2013

'So my first ICE ASTD conference is finished. What do I think of it and what are the trends I see. Let start with the trends. Trends and topics. Over the past few years we had big leading topics in the world of learning; Curating, Mobile, Flash vs HTML5, TinCan. All these developments are still here, but none of them was really leading at ICE. Just over 30% of the companies are implementing mobile, the rest is too afraid for security risks.

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MAY 23, 2013

'Mike Yonker , my guest blogger, is President of Learner Mobile for SVI Inc. Much of mobile training and development is broken. Few have the patience to go through courseware on a phone or even a tablet. Screens are small and content is long. Mobile can do so much more. Mobile was the buzz at the ASTD International Conference in Dallas in May, 2013.

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Raptivity

MAY 23, 2013

'Most of us are unaware of the fact that as much as 85% of what is learnt is forgotten before it is put into practice. And why does that happen? Probably because learning does not stick. So how do you make [.].

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MAY 23, 2013

'Sometimes adding a splash of handwritten font to your course can make a big difference. Handwritten fonts are great for speech bubbles, callouts, or captions. Plus, it adds a nice contrast to the formal presentation and design. Overall, it adds a little personal touch. Spice up your course with 10 of the best (free!) handwritten fonts. Free Fonts: A Year Without Rain.

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OpenSesame

MAY 23, 2013

'When you sell your content on OpenSesame, you are given the opportunity to partner with some of the brightest minds in the elearning industry and distribute your content worldwide. As OpenSesame continues to flourish, we need to keep up with the requests of our buyers, and that’s how our sellers become our most valued players. Here are a few ways OpenSesame creates an optimal experience for our sellers.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 23, 2013

'High-impact learning brings information and capability in practical ways We’ve all read about informal learning. Mobile is where it belongs. The traditional corporate university has radically changed. Many employees are mobile, they work from home, and in some jobs turnover is high. On top of that, younger workers have grown up with mobile devices they use all day.

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OpenSesame

MAY 23, 2013

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CLO Magazine

MAY 23, 2013

'Working remotely requires a change in leadership and management styles. Here’s what leaders need to know. News earlier this year that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer would require all of the company’s remote workers to return to the office quickly escalated into a national talking point, with critics categorizing the policy as antiquated and others lauding the decision as a step in the right direction in straightening out the embattled company’s culture.

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Vignettes Learning

MAY 23, 2013

'Our belief : At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. In most endeavors – war, sports, marketing or storytelling – the element of surprise works wonders. By using the strategy of surprise, people are caught in their vulnerable state, a condition that leads to openness and non-judgment.

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 23, 2013

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 23, 2013

'There’s just something about an animated GIF. They’re not the smooth, professional masterpieces we see from professional screencasters. Instead, they’re the link you post to your Tumblr blog, text to your friend or crowd around your coworker’s desk to enjoy for just a moment. When we read this article honoring Steve Wilhite , the creator of the GIF format, we couldn’t help but think of the wide, wide world of animated GIF magic.

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