The Logical Blog by IconLogic
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'by AJ Walther. Online classes are here to stay. They're easy, they're environmentally friendly, they're economical, and they're extremely effective. But, if you've never taken one, they can also be kind of scary and intimidating. The best way to eliminate your pre-class jitters is to know what you're getting yourself into and be prepared.
The Performance Improvement Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'In "Part One" of this post, I presented some situations in which espoused values (not necessarily values in use) play a role and examples of instinctive reactions that indicate either the presence or absence of a learning culture. . Here are four more situations: . The espoused value says, “We value creativity and innovation.”. An employee had an idea for a new mobile app that seemed very promising and early feedback from customers was that it was something they would want.
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LearnDash
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'When creating an online course, one of the most important decisions you can make is the order in which you will present your content. Most people will map out their course structure using storyboarding templates and tools, a great time-saving technique that should be done before any elearning development begins. However, there is often one component that is overlooked, and that’s the timing of information delivery.
Clark Quinn
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'I have only recently upgraded to a phone with any meaningful voice capabilities, an iPhone with Siri in my particular case. And I really hadn’t put it to the test, but that changed this past weekend. I had a long solo drive home and time to think. When I headed out, I had some logistical details, so I asked Siri to call home. This I’d done before.
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Moodle Journal
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'A busy half tern for me last week as it turned out because I was scheduled to deliver training for Turnitin to staff on the coming Monday, which is today. There were some technical difficulties with getting the installation to actually work in our version of Moodle , but I am more than pleased to say that Turnitin were really helpful in getting over those problems.
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Adobe Captivate
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Last month at DevLearn 2013 conference, I participated in the 9th Annual eLearning DemoFest event and showcased an Interactive eBook for iPad on how to use Adobe Presenter to create eLearning courses. There were 81 participants at DemoFest showing off their latest and greatest development efforts, offering the DevLearn conference attendees an opportunity to see […].
Trivantis
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Lectora just got an update! Meet Lectora® Version 11.3, the latest version of your favorite e-Learning authoring software. In this new release, you’ll enjoy enhanced tracking capabilities, new actions and more. Lectora V11.3 is even better than before, with new features, including: Enhanced Design Tools. Now you can fade in images and text, apply a modern fly animation and apply other transition effects to Web-based objects, such as elastic and bounce animations—all HTML5 compatible.
TechSmith Camtasia
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Recently, I’ve noticed vintage television show “effects” coming back in vogue for use in screencasting and online videos. For example, in the old Quincy series, the introduction sequence to the show had circle cutouts populated with several videos. And now, in this new music video by Peter Hollens, ( available here on YouTube around 3:28 ), you see his take on using the circle effect.
LearningGuild
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Video plays a big part in classroom instruction; instructors lead learners through discussion and processing. of the content. But video in eLearning is most often passive: no discussion or processing. By setting the. stage, encouraging comments, asking for reaction, and giving the camera to the learner, you can turn. video back into an engaging, socially facilitated activity.
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TechSmith Camtasia
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Recently, I’ve noticed vintage television show “effects” coming back in vogue for use in screencasting and online videos. For example, in the old Quincy series, the introduction sequence to the show had circle cutouts populated with several videos. And now, in this new music video by Peter Hollens, ( available here on YouTube around 3:28 ), you see his take on using the circle effect.
CLO Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'The Microsoft Software and Systems Academy consists of a 16-week course to prepare U.S. service members to obtain the certification required for technology careers such as a developer, applications engineer and IT project manager. Redmond, Wash. — Nov. 4 Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a new program to provide software development training and testing to U.S. active duty service members transitioning out of the military.
Training Industry
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'What is gamification''s lure? Is it leaderboards, badges, or social ranking? The answer, is no. It is all about engagement. Engagement is the Holy Grail we seek. Just ask my wife, who at times questions my engagement. “Are you listening? OK, what did I say?” She’s seeking to validate my engagement. We can ask the same questions of our learners. This line of thinking all started with a quote from Walt Disney I stumbled on the other day, “I would rather entertain and hope that people learned some
OpenSesame
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Editors Note: This guest post is from Patti Massey, President of Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions. A successful entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Patti has been working in the elearning field since 2002. This October, ABC World News reported on bullying in the workplace. The correspondent stated that a recent survey done by the Centers for Disease Control discovered that bullying affects approximately 12 million Americans.
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CLO Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'U.S. employees reported lower levels of confidence in the state of the economy and job market in October, according to a new report. New York — Nov. 4 U.S. employees reported lower levels of confidence in the state of the economy and job market in October, with the Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index dipping 4.2 points to 51.5. The data, collected Oct. 8-10, reflects the attitudes and perceptions of employees during the government shutdown.
OpenSesame
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Editors Note: This guest post is from Patti Massey, President of Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions. A successful entrepreneur for more than 20 years, Patti has been working in the elearning field since 2002. This October, ABC World News reported on bullying in the workplace. The correspondent stated that a recent survey done by the Centers for Disease Control discovered that bullying affects approximately 12 million Americans.
CLO Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'Capture learning professionals’ knowledge and keep up with new leaders. After 30 years in enterprise learning and 10 as a columnist for this magazine, I am on the “back nine” of my career. It’s time to focus on giving back to the profession that has been very good to me. As time goes on, I will continue with the process that got me here — which I tripped onto decades ago — searching for innovative practices, interviewing those involved and sharing their stories wit
BrainCert
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
E-learning is fast picking up pace with so many tools at the teachers disposal, learning using auditory, visual and text features has really changed the face of teaching. Plenty of organizations these days are shifting to the idea of hosting virtual classrooms to save up on funds and to make sure that the inefficient aspects of classroom teaching. Virtual classrooms are an upcoming technology which is doing great with people all over the world.
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Training Industry
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
'While conducting webinars and live presentations based upon my book, “Bring Out the Best in Every Employee”, a distinct pattern of topics has begun to emerge in the questions I field. I’d like to begin to tackle two recurrent topics here, and take on more in future blogs: The first topic for discussion appears across a broad spectrum of questions I get: “I am a new manager, what is the best advice you can give me?
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