Well here it is, the final countdown. Other final countdowns: Europe – great song, but really how many times can you listen to “it’s the final countdown” Movie starring Kirk Douglas, Charlie Sheen – “The Final Countdown”, the navy goes back in time before Dec. 7, 1941 – great movie. Every television show on New Year’s eve, heck anyone in public on New Year’s eve. Your friends days before your big 30-40-50-60, heck even your wedding – again, is this really necessary? 10 eLogic Learning - Essential LMS. Unlimited portals. 9 Docebo. MORE >>

This post was submitted by Duma Cornel Lucian. Glogster Edu is my favorite curation and presentation tool and I am proud to be an Ambassador. This edu tool opens the gateway through knowledge for students because it develops children’s creativity and innovation. Glogster EDU is the leading global education platform for the creative expression of knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond. GlogsterEdu empower educators and students with the technology to create GLOGS – online multimedia posters – with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. MORE >>

I was asked by Wendy Kirkpatrick to remove the copyrighted Kirkpatrick diagrammatic model from my original blog post, How to Evaluate Learning: Kirkpatrick Model for the 21st Century. This revised post includes a step-by-step table as a replacement for that diagram. think the table actually makes the process easier to understand. Even though many [.] The post How to Evaluate Learning: Kirkpatrick Model for the 21st Century—A Revision appeared first on Social Learning Blog. MORE >>

Picture from insidehighered.com. As the year comes to an end, I find myself looking at the emerging trends in our industry, particularly in regards to e-learning. Arguably the most exciting advancement is the new Tin-Can API as we move away from the clunky SCORM protocols of the past. New development tools have also hit the scene, particularly among the big players with products like Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate 6. A slew of other products are also on the verge of launch, including our very own LearnDash WordPress LMS plugin. This leaves a lot to be desired. MORE >>

This article was originally published on eLNinsights. As an early Christmas gift, our instructional designers have gathered together some of our favourite tips for L&D people like you! Let the learner objectives mould your content. Luke Helgesen –  @luke_saffron. Step one for any e-learning course should be to draft out the behavioural outcomes that any learner should be able to do following successful completion of the course. Watch your optimism and don’t be shackled by the plan! Nick Baum –  @nick_saffron. It’s natural to be optimistic and to believe that everything will go right. MORE >>