Thu.Oct 01, 2015

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Learning isn’t Linear

Association eLearning

I heard a quote the other day that really got me thinking. “A three year old is not half a six year old.” The thought being that, on average, at six years old a person is not double a three year old in any capacity. Not in height or weight, but also not in knowledge. So, this begs the question, why isn’t a six year old twice as smart as a three year old?

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Why Businesses Should Veto Traditional Training

TOPYX LMS

What type of training model does your business use? If you’re still conducting in-person training, there’s a good chance your employees are not digesting the information being presented to them. Why would they? In-person training is, for the most part, difficult for both trainers and trainees to engage with. For an administrator, training employees is supposed to be enjoyable.

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Virtually There: 6 Techniques That Make Your Virtual Classroom Social

InSync Training

These tools can be used to build community and continue the learning conversation started in the classroom, or they can be used as a stand-alone “just-in-time” set of resources for training in the flow of work—or anything in between. After almost two decades of “webinar” virtual classroom experiences, where the instructor lectured for 45 minutes while the phones were muted and the chat was turned off, virtual training is finally moving to a more facilitated model that recognizes the rare opportu

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Modern Workplace Learning: The book is now available

Jane Hart

My new book is now available for purchase as a paperback or PDF. Modern Workplace Learning: A Resource Book for L&D. This book is packed with practical advice and guidance to help L&D transform their workplace learning practices both through the provision of modern training content and the promotion and support of continuous, everyday learning in […].

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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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Donald Clark: Algorithmic/Adaptive Learning #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. Donald Clark @donaldclark “Learning Prediction for 2015 and Beyond: Two Small Letters” Algorithms and predictive analytics – Netflix knows what you want to watch. It’s time to do the same for learning.

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Adam Savage #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Adam Savage gave a thoughtful, entertaining, and ultimately moving talk about how Art and Science are complementary components of what makes us human.

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5 Course Pricing Models Explained

LearnDash

Deciding you want to sell a course is the easy part – harder of course is actually getting the course creating, your marketing material in place, and settling on pricing. I have found that during my conversations with people who are interested in selling courses that they often want to start with the price. This makes sense. It’s fun to think about how much revenue your course could potentially generate.

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Re-Ignited! Meme-ing the Innovative World of Learning #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my slides from this year's #DevLearn ignite session -- 20 slides, 20 seconds a slide -- on the topic of innovation and learning. And all told through memes. My premise? Let's look to the past for what works and not simply chase shiny objects. Re-ignited!

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10 Note-worthy Tools Every Instructional Designer Should Bookmark Now

SHIFT eLearning

Finding a tool that makes your job as an instructional designer even a little easier is kind of like finding fairy dust to sprinkle over your projects. Bibbity bobbity done! That’s how it feels, so why is it so hard to remember to save these tools for future use? I cannot count how many times I have found a great app only to draw a blank as to what was it called or how to found it when I need it again.

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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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10 Common mistakes when developing and delivering an eLearning course: Part 2

eFront

In the first article , we explored the most common pitfalls that we’ve found eFrontPro users face. We also offered a few quick workarounds that can make your courses pop! In this episode, we’ll dive deeper into what makes a well developed and appropriately delivered course succeed its goals, your goals. With no further ado… 5. Don’t rely on one learning strategy.

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CDSM Enjoyed World of Learning 2015

CDSM

Gemma from the CDSM Marketing team tells us how #WOL15 went down…. We’ve just got back from two days at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition , and it’s fair to say that we thoroughly enjoyed! We spoke to so many people that we may have started to lose our voices…and our jelly brains seemed to go down really well! My jelly brains bring all the delegates to the yard… etc.

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Workday Unveils Workday Learning With the Goal of Redefining Learning Management Systems

WalkMe Training Station

This week Workday announced the launch of its new application – Workday Learning – a Learning Management System (LMS) that offers a more personalized, meaningful learning experience. It’s expected to launch in the second half of 2016. Workday Learning attempts to address one of the problems that exist with current LMS programs – that users are usually unaware of the various features that can help improve their learning process.

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Thursday’s Trending eLearning Topic: xAPI

Trivantis

Tracking learner success is always on trend; it’s how learning and development professionals determine the effectiveness of training initiatives. xAPI (often called The Experience API, Tin Can, or the next generation of SCORM) helps us measure learner success by tracking many types of learning experiences. So, for this Thursday’s Trending eLearning Topic, I decided to focus on xAPI and collect resources that can help you understand xAPI and just a few of the possibilities for tracking training a

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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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Back to ground zero thinking

Jay Cross

Twenty days into vacation and my obsession with work has finally disappeared. I have a fresh slate to work with. I’m open to new priorities and adventures. One thing that is less than idyllic and puts me in fighting mode is the god-awful wifi aboard ship. For $250, you get unreliable, low-bandwidth wifi that sometimes crashes once a minute. To add insult to injury, my cruise line censors content.

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Music is Becoming Social Again

bozarthzone

During yesterday's "Ukulele Learning" session my copresenter Shawn Rosler showed a chart with whole, quarter, and eighth notes and asked who had ever struggled to learn music this way. A lot of hands went up, accompanied by some headshaking and grimacing. One of the takeways I hope participants found is that music can is fun, especially when shared.

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Top 10 Association LMS Solutions in the World

Talented Learning

An LMS vendor must derive the majority of its revenue from association clients, and publish top-notch client case studies on its website as proof of excellence in serving member-based organizations.

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Outsourcing in Software Development

AMVONET

Software development outsourcing has been around for many years. Still, it is worth starting with the basics—service models. There are different models you can use to outsource the development, testing, or maintenance of a software product, but they are all based on the three primary approaches: staff augmentation, dedicated teams, and project-based outsourcing.

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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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Engage Your Online Classroom With These 10 eLearning Tools

DigitalChalk eLearning

In today’s modern world, everything has been revolutionized – whether it is the school system or learning programs. eLearning is the root of modern learning, conveying the knowledge via computers, cell phones and tablets. In a recent study conducted on eLearning programs, it is revealed that the eLearning program teaches more skills, draws more attention and consumes less energy than the traditional way of learning.

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e-Learning vs. Great e-Learning

KZO Innovations

There’s e-Learning, and then there’s great e-Learning – there’s a difference! We know that when it’s done well, e-Learning can be an effective and enjoyable way of acquiring new skills and knowledge. We also know that when it’s done poorly, e-Learning can be tedious, boring, and downright painful. Here, we’ll explain how to ensure your e-Learning courses are well designed, interesting, and engaging.

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Re-Ignited! DevLearn Session Recap

bozarthzone

Devlearn Session 614 Recap Re-ignited! Revisiting the Innovative World of Learning David Kelly, Cammy Bean, Jeannette Campos, & Jane Bozarth I've done a few Devlearn Ignite! sessions over the years. As the one in 2011 turned into my newest book, Show Your Work, I am always eager to see where these will go. And there’s no greater pleasure than getting to work with David Kelly, Cammy Bean, and Jeannette Campos.

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Social Learning Ought to be Story-Sharing: "Friends You Haven't Met Yet"

Vignettes Learning

"People are social beings, and our brains are wired to connect with each other," Matthew D. Lieberman writes in his book, Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect. (2013). However, when it comes to traditional practices related to training and learning programs, we tend to slam on the brakes regarding social interaction. We focus on content delivery and do not encourage learners to interact with others through online and virtual tools.

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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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Justifying eLearning: ROI and Key Metrics

Eduson

Justifying eLearning: ROI and Key Metrics. Why is eLearning indispensable for the company? Why does it need special (and increasing) budget? Like any other cost center in the company, L&D department has to show that it delivers real benefit to an organization. Find some effective eLearning ROI calculating methods, key metrics, calculators, and templates in this article.

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Latitude Learning becomes a member of the International Franchise Association

Latitude Learning

Latitude, an industry leader in associate performance and the home of the LatitudeCONNECT Suite , officially announced on Thursday that it is now a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA). The IFA is the world’s oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. As a supplier member, Latitude Learning will play a vital role within the IFA, by supporting the training and efficiencies of franchisors through training, communication, measurement, incentives and

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Day 2 Keynote: Adam Savage from #mythbusters #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. Adam Savage "Curiosity, Discovery, and Learning" He opens by talking about his dad, who was a painter. "I paint for the same reason I splash in the bathtub." The uselessness of academic expertise in the face that we're all going to be plant food.

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OSHA Regulations and You

OpenSesame

If you are an employer, own a company, or occupy a high position within the labor-force, chances are that you have dealt with OSHA. OSHA has a plethora of requirements and regulations designed to make the workplace a safer place. But it’s very unlikely that you are aware of every single rule and regulation that is necessary in your particular industry.

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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.