Making Change

MAY 7, 2013

'Here’s a flowchart that will help you identify the best solution to a performance problem, whether it’s a job aid, a workflow improvement, training, or something else. It’s based on action mapping , my streamlined approach to instructional design. First, download the flowchart. Then consider watching the following 8-minute video, which walks you through a short discussion with a client, showing you how some quick questions can save you days of unnecessary training development.

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Jane Hart

MAY 7, 2013

'“A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.” (Wikipedia) I’ve had such a lot of interest in the new book I’m working on, The Workplace Learning Revolution , that I decided to create a free mini e-book version.â?¦ [.].

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LearnDash

MAY 7, 2013

'Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continue to gain momentum and prominence among the mainstream. I think I even recently saw someone list a MOOC course under their educational experience on their LinkedIN profile! With the steady rise in MOOCs, they are being considered on a more serious level – and in some cases being seen as a threat as traditional universities are forced into budget cuts.

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Raptivity

MAY 7, 2013

'Have you ever wondered as to how you can possibly retain all those algebraic equations and geometric theorems just after a Math class? Well, there are many techniques that can be efficiently used to help the learner remember and recall [.].

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 7, 2013

'Coming up this month on The Forge is an interview with our special guest, Nancy Duarte. Nancy is a communications expert with an impressive resume that includes having been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Economist, LA Times , and CNN. She is the CEO of Duarte, Inc. , and is the gifted author and visionary behind the two best-selling books, Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences and Slide:ology: The Art and Science of

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LearningGuild

MAY 7, 2013

'Changing behavior is tough. Changing behavior through eLearning is even tougher. Effective corporate training programs must engage our objective understanding of the situation, and subjective response to it, as well as clearly seeing the work environment in which the situation occurs. A well-thought-out instructional strategy can achieve this through eLearning.

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eLearning 24-7

MAY 7, 2013

'Since my Top 10 list of LMS vendors has been posted online, I have received quite a bit of e-mail wondering why the biggest names: Cornerstone On Demand, Saba, SumTotal and SuccessFactors are not on the list. A LMS should first be a LMS. When I talk about a LMS, I am saying specifically a learning management system and the vendors themselves should see their own product first and foremost as a LMS, not as a TM/PM or whatever.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 7, 2013

'Learning leaders should play a strategic role in creating the future workplace. Many of your employees aren’t coming to work tomorrow. They’re working from home. Many organizations are making telework the default working mode: upon hiring, you work from where you live rather than move to where you work. A 2012 study by the Telework Research Network indicated that telework grew by 73 percent between 2005 and 2011, compared to 4.3 percent growth in the overall workforce.

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ProProfs

MAY 7, 2013

'Tech Zulu, an independent technology news company, recently gave a big thumbs up to ProProfs for becoming one of the biggest online tools available in the market, in a short span of time. The Tech Zulu review charts the growth of ProProfs from being a simple online quiz software to one which allows instructors, educational institutions and business organizations to create assessments, surveys, flashcards and polls, all in one place.

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Vignettes Learning

MAY 7, 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. The human brain has a tremendous capacity to store data, information, and experiences. By tapping the regions of the brain where experiences are amassed, we can activate instant learning.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 7, 2013

'The new section of ADP’s website aims to provide information to employers related to health care reform through webinars and other online learning tools. Roseland, N.J. — May 6 ADP, a provider of global human capital management services, has announced the launch of its new Health Care Reform section on ADP.com. The section is designed to help employers more effectively plan for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 7, 2013

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 7, 2013

'Then everything looks like a nice craft beer. or a nail: Nowadays we expect so much more from our tools: We expect them to be multi-functional. to include ADDIE and the Four Levels of Evaluations.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 7, 2013

'Sneak peak from theupcoming The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook. The best place to start to design a game, gamificaiton experience or simulation is to play games, lots of games. In today’s modern online and video games, the elements of gamification and simulation abound. The simulated environments of Call of Duty games are highly realistic to the point of almost being a simulation.

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