Mon.Dec 01, 2014

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ID and e-Learning Links (12/1/14)

Experiencing eLearning

'7 Questions You Need To Answer Before Becoming A Full Time eLearning Freelancer – eLearning Industry. Things to consider for those wanting to make the leap to freelance work. tags: e-learning instructionaldesign career freelance. E-Learning Portfolios: Share Your Work – E-Learning Heroes. Sample e-learning portfolios, submitted for an e-Learning Challenge.

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10 Facts about E- Learning

Origin Learning

'Today E-Learning has caused a revolution in the educational sector globally and remains high in demand. E-Learning tools just keep getting bigger and better. It has certainly provided a larger platform for learners to experience education on a broader and effective level. Image Credit – Freepik. Here is a list of 10 facts about E-Learning. E Learning is the second most used training method among organisations, many companies are moving at a faster rate because of E learning and are breaki

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Using Training to Build Global Brands

dVinci Interactive

'Video Interview with The Hershey Company’s Dean of the Hershey Marketing Academy. I recently had the privilege to speak with Leanna Meiser, the Senior Manager, Global Marketing Training & Capabilities at The Hershey Company. Leanna and her team have established the Hershey Marketing Academy to carry out the Hershey Company’s strategy to use knowledge as a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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10 Not-to-be missed posts from November 2014

Jane Hart

'Here is my selection of the must-read posts from November 2014. There were some very powerful posts written this month, and although I can’t link to them all here, if you want to see more, you can find them in my 2014 reading list. (1) In 5 ways talent management must change, Don Tapscott says “The […].

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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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Key Tips for Course Development

LearnDash

'On the surface, creating an online courses seems pretty easy. The more you get into the process though, the more you begin to realize that there are many areas that can negatively impact the course effectiveness. A few internet searches will yield plenty of tips and tricks, but sometimes they can be too specific to a particular situation. It is often nice to have some general guidelines to keep in mind as you build out your online course.

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Cyber Monday Ideas

Kapp Notes

'So today is Cyber Monday and you are wondering just what you should order for that special Learning and Development person in your life…well I’ve got a few ideas all related to the gift of learning. The best thing you can give someone is new ideas, new thinking and new concepts. This list of gift ideas provides everything from self-paced on line resources to a live online course to a few books that can expand a person’s mind and thinking in the area of learning and development

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E-learning in the Healthcare Industry

eFront

'For most professions, keeping up to date with the latest developments and retraining yourself to the newest technologies is a matter of staying relevant. For medical professionals it is much more than that. It’s a matter of life and death. Continuous medical training is not only a “nice to have”, but compulsory for those in the healthcare industry.

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The new age of exploration

Clive on Learning

'The rise of instruction From the earliest days of computer-assisted learning, way back in the mid 1970s, the dominant teaching strategy has been instruction. So dominant in fact, that those tasked with devising and assembling technology-based learning solutions have been called instructional designers ever since. As a result, it is easy to believe that there is only one valid approach to teaching on a computer and instruction is it.

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Tips & Tricks to Becoming an E-Learning Pro

Rapid eLearning

'Now’s a good time to get started in the elearning industry. It’s still growing and doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. Knowing how to get started with elearning is one of the most common questions I get. People usually want to know about schools and formal education as well as where to gain practical skills. What skills do I need to be an elearning pro?

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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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The Top 3 LMS Features Requested? Survey Says…

Mindflash

'A recent employee survey by Software Advice reveals thought-provoking data on how corporate learning programs can drive employee engagement. It’s logical that studies of employee engagement involve understanding training program satisfaction. Investment in employee training is viewed positively by employees and prospective employees alike, as indicated in lists of “the best companies to work for”, because it is viewed as an investment in people.

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Nuts and Bolts: Expand Your Surface Area by Jane Bozarth

LearningGuild

'At DevLearn 2010, John Seely Brown urged each of us to “expand your surface area”—in other words, to stretch our. personal bubble of experience and ideas to other domains, beyond immediate work interests. Here are. some suggestions. that might prove useful in helping you push past the boundaries of your daily line of sight.

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The Current Top 5 Highest-Rated Learning Management Systems (LMS)

InsiderHub

'Learning Management Systems (LMS), are systems, usually web or cloud-based, used to create a learning environment by administering, documenting, tracking, reporting, and delivering electronic education (also known as e-learning), or training programs. They are used in educational institutions, as well as throughout the corporate world, government, not-for-profits, and other organizations with learners who need training.

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2015 LMS Rakings for K-12, HE and Report Criteria

eLearning 24-7

'I’m here. In Berlin, that is, preparing for the Online Educa Berlin Conference, kicking off on Wednesday. Sessions galore. Countries showing off their latest e-learning (often under the words – distance learning , which should be booted as a term), and vendors showing their products, making their pitches and eating their food in their booth.

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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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Key Takeaways from ATD's 2014 State of the Industry Report

OpenSesame

'As we progress through an increasingly tech-based millennium, online learning is continuing to become a more prominent part of employee training and education. According to ATD’s 2014 State of the Industry Report, online training accounted for more than a third of the total employee learning hours documented in the last year. ATD’s 2014 State of the Industry Report (SOIR), released last week, surveyed a diverse group of 340 organizations of various sizes, industries, and locations regarding the

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What Does That Icon Mean?

DigitalChalk eLearning

'The DigitalChalk learning management platform has quite a few icons and you may be wondering what they all mean. Here’s a guide to help you through the world of icons within DigitalChalk. Manage courses. You see this icon under the “Manage Courses” tab (to the left of the course title) and to the left of an element title. If it is next to a course title that means that there are elements in the course that have not been activated yet.

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Why You Should Give Change a Fighting Chance

OpenSesame

'Change. It’s that big scary monster looming on the horizon, and when it comes around things are strange and different. Too often people fight change, whether it be in their personal lives, work lives, their country, or the world. Changes in thought or procedure run into resistance more often than not. When change comes around, people are tempted to fight it.

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The new age of exploration

Clive on Learning

The rise of instruction From the earliest days of computer-assisted learning, way back in the mid 1970s, the dominant teaching strategy has been instruction. So dominant in fact, that those tasked with devising and assembling technology-based learning solutions have been called instructional designers ever since. As a result, it is easy to believe that there is only one valid approach to teaching on a computer and instruction is it.

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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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Why You Should Give Change a Fighting Chance

OpenSesame

Change. It’s that big scary monster looming on the horizon, and when it comes around things are strange and different. Too often people fight change, whether it be in their personal lives, work lives, their country, or the world. Changes in thought or procedure run into resistance more often than not. When change comes around, people are tempted to fight it.

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Size Matters

Inquisiq

Amongst the millions of Inquisiq users, several create their own lessons using a variety of authoring tools (Articulate, Captivate, etc.). Most of time, they simply upload these lessons (SCORM packages) into the LMS, and then import them to automatically create a course. For extremely large SCORM packages (200MB or more), Inquisiq has a “Fetch” feature […] The post Size Matters appeared first on Inquisiq R4.

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Align Your LMS

Accord LMS

You are finally ready for a new LMS. Before you start comparing features and pricing, first evaluate how training is organized, delivered and managed in your organization.

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Six Truths About Implementing a Learning Game that Gets Results

Knowledge Guru

'I love games—but that does not mean I think a game is the appropriate option for every learning situation. I do not think it will always equal the most effective or efficient means of helping people learn. In fact, I wrote a post recently clarifying how games differ from learning games because a lot of people are thinking about commercial video games when they contemplate incorporating games into their learning strategies.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Building a Drag and Drop Question in Lectora and Lectora Online

Trivantis

'Lectora® e-Learning software ’s built-in drag and drop questions enable you to add interactivity at any point in your course by asking learners to drag items on the page to their correct destination. Drag and drop questions are easy to create and require no programming knowledge. You can use Lectora’s Question Creator to build a drag and drop question in just a few clicks.

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Tech Headlines for December 2014

ATD Learning Technologies

'Tech Headlines for December 2014: Facebook at Work, E-Learning in Latin America, social learning challenges infographic, and more. Click here to read full version.

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Tech Headlines for December 2014

ATD Learning Technologies

'Tech Headlines for December 2014: Facebook at Work, E-Learning in Latin America, social learning challenges infographic, and more. Click here to read full version.