June, 2014

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Critical Elements of Instructional Design

LearnDash

'While each elearning project is unique in its own right, there are still a handful of shared characteristics no matter what the topic or who the audience. If you are developing elearning courses, over time you start to pick up on these patterns. In fact, with enough practice, much of this becomes second nature. Still, it can be helpful to create a checklist so that you are always sure that your courses take into consideration the components that span across all projects.

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The Accidental (Mobile) Instructional Designer #mlearncon

Learning Visions

'This week, it''s been mLearnCon in sunny San Diego! A really great conference with an engaged community of practitioners actively solving problems and seeking out ideas and insights. I led a session on Thursday, riffing a bit off my new book. So many of us working in this field found ourselves here seemingly by accident. So we''ve been designing and developing eLearning all these years, and now a new twist has been added to our plates--making it mobile.

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Ready-To-Use Captivate Templates for Captivate 8

eLearning Brothers

'If you are looking for Captivate Templates, you have come to the right place. Most eLearners engaged with eLearning, and have a heart beat, have probably heard the buzz about the Captivate 8 update. Most of it’s great features you may have seen swirling around the internet with words like mobile, responsive design, out-of-the-box assets, and GeoLocation.

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New to eLearning? Try Adobe Captivate 8!

Adobe Captivate

'Guest post by Coline Son Lee, Principal & Learning Strategist at Everest CS, Orange County, CA How Adobe has broken the entry barrier to developing eLearning with a more powerful and responsive product! As an eLearning developer, I am often asked by others considering making the leap from developing instructor-led training (ILT) to eLearning what […].

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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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Blended Learning – Is It The Right Move For You?

Upside Learning

'Most modern organisations invest in corporate training programs. But in the age of all pervasive technology, BYOD, next generation cloud computing, is it enough to leave training programs behind in the classroom? Do you need to revamp your learning program and implement strategies that can enhance reach, appeal and impact? In short, should your learning […].

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Tips for Developing ELearning In-House

LearnDash

'If your organization is in need of course development, then you generally have two options: create the material in-house, or outsource the development to another firm. There is not a clear-cut answer as to which you should choose as it is dependent on a variety of factors. That said, I have found that many organizations will first try to keep content development and management in-house to leverage their current workforce.

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Simple Articulate Storyline Tips to Save Time

B Online Learning

'I haven’t been working with Articulate Storyline for all that long, and most things I’ve picked up have been self-taught, so I thought I’d share a few of those little tips that have truly saved my life (well, a lot of time anyway) so to speak! Working for an eLearning development business, we are often […].

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22 Free e-Learning and Graphic Design Resources

Dashe & Thomson

'Everyone loves a freebie. The problem with many free resource sites is that you are often inundated with so much unusable garbage that it’s hard not to feel like you are wasting your time. Below is a collection of design resources that I have personally found useful as an e-Learning, web, and graphic designer. Free Stock Photography Photo Sites When I say “stock photography” you’re probably picturing a multiethnic group of… The post 22 Free e-Learning and Graphic Design Resources appeare

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4 Models of Social Workplace Learning

Jane Hart

'Workplace Learning has traditionally been all about the “authoritative voice”, that is it has been about experts telling employees what they need to know, and training them in the skills they need to have to do their jobs. The whole concept of “social learning” – of employees learning from one another through knowledge sharing - is frequently viewed as anathema […].

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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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Top 10 Ways People Are Using Mobile Learning

Upside Learning

'Clearly there is plenty of buzz out there around mobile learning. In my role, I field multiple inquiries on a weekly basis. Many companies know that there are efficiencies to be achieved through an effectively deployed mLearning strategy. Yet the question I’m asked most frequently is – how are your clients leveraging mobile learning technology?

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A Few Good Resources on Instructional Design

Kapp Notes

'The other day I was asked if I knew any good resources on instructional design and so here is a short list. If you know of any other great ID resources, please add them in the comments. Books. Not specifically about the ADDIE process but two great research-based design books. I refer to these over and over again. Classic Academic Books in the Field.

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E-Learning = Innovation = Science

E-Learning Provocateur

'Have you ever been to a conference where the presenter asks the audience, “Who’s implemented a mobile learning strategy?”, and only 2 or 3 people raise their hand? Forgive me: it’s a rhetorical question. I know you have. Because everyone has. Of course the question might not revolve around mobile learning, but rather gamification, or enterprise social networking, or flipped classrooms, or whatever the hot topic may be.

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The Importance of Storytelling in Elearning

Origin Learning

'The stories that children listen to in their formative years stay with them throughout their lives. The morals, values and inspiration that they instill are never lost. Not only children, adults too are quicker at learning and retaining concepts conveyed via stories because they help them identify with the characters portrayed and evaluate how the content is relevant to them.

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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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The Power of Chunking: How To Increase Learner Retention

Dashe & Thomson

'In 1980, K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues published a fascinating experiment. They took a student of average intelligence, memory capacity, and IQ and had an experimenter test the limits of his memory. The experimenter read a series of random numbers and then had the student recite them back in the exact order. If he was able to recite the numbers in the correct order, the experimenter would add another… The post The Power of Chunking: How To Increase Learner Retention appeared first

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Wearable Learning : the next big thing!

Jane Hart

'I’ve been quietly monitoring the emergence of wearable technologies for the last few years. However, since most of the wearable devices (Google Glass, smart watches, jewellery, etc) have only been available in the US, I’ve not been able to get my hands on them, but things have now changed, as the Google Glass Explorer Program has now come […].

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Integrating Games Into The Blended Learning Mix

Upside Learning

'Everyone likes playing games. Whether it's a simple game of Solitaire on your desktop or Minesweeper, which, let's admit, no one really knows how to play, games serve as a welcome catharsis when you need to distract yourself from all the stress of everyday life. But here's a thought: "What if you could learn while […].

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MOOCs in Performance Support

ID Reflections

'I have been writing about MOOCs and the characteristics of MOOCs in my last few posts. One of my recent posts talks about the differences ( some of them ) between an online course and a MOOC. The more I mull over some of the core characteristics of a MOOC ecosystem, I feel it lends itself very well to providing performance support (PS) within the workflow.

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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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eLearning: Creating Accessible Content, Part 2

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Anita Horsley      In the first article in this series, I discussed the  definitions for Section 508 , the amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which requires all Federal agencies (typically schools and government institutions) to make information technology accessible to people with disabilities. I also discussed the use of assistive devices that provide a way for people with seeing, hearing, or dexterity challenges a way to communicate and train using techno

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Are You Asking the Right Questions at Your Association?

Association eLearning

'The following is a guest blog post brought to you by Elizabeth Engel of Spark Consulting and Peter Houstle of Mariner Management. Both are well known veterans to the association industry. They have extensive knowledge and experience on what it means to look at big data in order to make association decisions. As Lewis Carroll pointed out, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.

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Fascinating TEDxNavesink Talk about “Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Illness”

Kapp Notes

'My experience at the TEDxNavesink event was great, many moving and insightful presentations but the subject of this presentation and the correlation of the decline of play with the rise in mental health issues was timely, potent and on-point. Check it out.

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MOOCs Proving Useful For Tech Skills

LearnDash

'Massive open online courses (or MOOCs) have been around for a decent amount of time now. They first started becoming big with the advent of Coursera, arguably the first MOOC to receive venture capital. Since then, we see MOOCs being advertised all over, each putting their unique twist on the concept. In the beginning, the MOOC classroom resembled more or less an online regurgitation of live course presentations.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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I Need to Convert My Content to Mobile – Now What??

Upside Learning

'More and more organizations are coming to the realization that they need to “mobilize” their content. How to best make that happen is the tricky part, as there are a multitude of things to consider such as: What types of content lend themselves to mobile? Which employees will most benefit from mobile content? Do we […].

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Crowd-sourced Learning Content: Opportunities and Challenges – (Part 1)

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

'We are doing this post a bit differently. We present a short interview with Vikas Joshi, the primary author of this blog, and Maheshkumar Kharade, a technology expert. In this post, we start by understanding the opportunities inherent in crowdsourced learning content. Q: How is the nature of learning content changing with time? [ Vikas Joshi] Nowadays crowdsourcing is playing an increasing role in the creation of learning content.

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Social Media 2014 Statistics (interactive infographic)

Jane Hart

'Another interactive infographic – this one form Digital Insights – that lets you tweet the statistics. Isn’t loading? Try this.

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What Millennials Want from Member Education

Association eLearning

'Q3. What type of education offerings does the incoming generation want and how is what they want different from other generations? #assnchat. — Association Chat (@assnchat) June 3, 2014. This question caught my eye in a recent association chat on Twitter. As a member of the incoming generation, I think it is crucial to prepare your association for Millennials’ needs and wants, which are drastically different from those of Generation X.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.