February, 2016

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How to Navigate Difficult Internal and External eLearning Customers

eLearning Brothers

“That should be easy to change, right?” . “It costs that much to make a 15-minute course?”. “After the final review, the vice president wants us to go in a different direction. So…we need to go back to the drawing board.”. You’ve probably heard the phrases above, or something similar, during your eLearning career. You may have heard them more than once.

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Finding the Right Elearning Company

Learnkit

Whether you are partnering with an elearning company for the first time, or have experience working with elearning vendors for years, there are a few questions you can ask to ensure you select the right elearning company for your needs. A good elearning content vendor should feel like a natural extension of your team. When you outsource your elearning development , the effort should be collaborative, economical and provide you with specialized expertise that will increase quality and decrease de

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What You Can Expect When Asking a Vendor for Client References

Absorb LMS

It’s pretty common for prospective clients to ask software vendors for references prior to signing a contract. A 15-minute phone call with two or three organizations who have used the system extensively and sampled the vendor’s services can help mitigate the risk – and reduce the anxiety – related to acquiring a new system. If you’re evaluating new applications such as a learning management system (LMS), you may be considering asking the shortlisted vendors for references.

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Design Drives LMS Engagement

Wisetail

This is a success story about how one of the best restaurants & brewhouses in the country saw employee engagement jump dramatically after paying careful attention to the graphic design, layout and branding of its learning management system. In other words: this is a real world example of how design drives engagement. The post Design Drives LMS Engagement appeared first on Wisetail.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: 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? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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Toyota uses Axonify-inspired competition to reward top employees with a trip to the Super Bowl

Axonify

Post game celebration, confetti flying. Tons of fun even though our Steelers didn’t make it. Garret Grahonya is still feeling the effects of Super Bowl fever. The L&S Toyota sales consultant beat out thousands of his peers from every district across the United States in an Axonify-inspired competition Toyota ran to increase product knowledge.

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Maximizing Retention In E-Learning – Part 1

Edmego Learning

Maximizing Retention In E-Learning – Part 1. There is a big difference between just scattering seeds on the ground and hoping to grow something versus taking the time to prepare the soil, add fertilizer, compost and then add the seeds. Even after that you work very hard to make sure the area retains the amount of sunshine and rain needed to make your seed turning into a thriving productive plant.

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Explaining Elearning to Non-Digital Natives

Learnkit

When I started my role with Learnkit , I was eager to share the good news of my new job with my parents. They’ve always been supportive of my career path and understand the importance of training and development for every type of organization. However, there was a bit of a struggle when I told them I was now an Elearning Instructional Designer. The conversation I had with my father went something like this: Me: Dad I got that job I was telling you about!

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Seven musts for creating effective elearning

Challenge to Learn

Many new eLearning authors create eLearning with a presentation (PowerPoint) mindset. But creating a course is very different from creating a presentation. This article contains seven tips that will help you to create more engaging and effective eLearning modules. I also created an eLearning module with more background information, There is a link to that full free module at the end of the page.

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Montana Is Great For Business #INDIETECH

Wisetail

At Wisetail, celebrating the power of place and adventuring often are two of our core values. We couldn’t do it without Montana’s unique landscape of rivers, mountains, highways, by-ways and amazing mix of cultural centers and wide open rural communities. The post Montana Is Great For Business #INDIETECH appeared first on Wisetail.

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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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Toyota uses Axonify-inspired competition to reward top employees with a trip to the Super Bowl

Axonify

Post game celebration, confetti flying. Tons of fun even though our Steelers didn’t make it. Garret Grahonya is still feeling the effects of Super Bowl fever. The L&S Toyota sales consultant beat out thousands of his peers from every district across the United States in an Axonify-inspired competition Toyota ran to increase product knowledge.

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Software Development – Whiteboard Wednesday

Administrate

On the first Wednesday of each month, a member of the Administrate team will talk through some ideas and key concepts that can be useful to you and help your business. In this video, Administrate Software Engineer, Iain Brown, explains the software development process. Video Transcription Hi there, Read More.

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The Power of “Test Then Tell” in e-Learning Design

Allen Interactions

By Ethan Edwards , Chief Instructional Strategist / @ethanedwards. One of the most powerful design ideas for creating good e-learning also seems to be the one that designers find hardest to accept and adopt. It is the “test then tell” approach at the heart of learner-centered design. Simply put, “test then tell” encourages us to begin an instructional sequence, not with content, but by presenting the learner with a challenge—some specific task or test of performance—and then provide content by w

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5 Advantages of Custom Elearning Development for In-House Learning Teams

Learnkit

Elearning has been around for a couple decades, and it is only the past few years that organizations have really started to understand the dynamic benefits that custom elearning development can deliver to business results. Gone are the days of stale powerpoint decks being passed off as intelligent elearning. Copying and pasting templated learning materials just won’t cut it anymore.

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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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Pixelmator

CourseArc

One of our favorite image editing tools for Mac is Pixelmator. It is an affordable alternative compared to the expensive image editing licenses. This enables someone who is a power user, but maybe not a full time designer, to create really beautiful images without needed to learn a complicated application. The intuitive interface is sleek and easy to use.

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barre3 Success Story

Wisetail

We’re always blown away by the innovative work of our clients and this week we're proud to showcase fitness industry powerhouse, barre3. The post barre3 Success Story appeared first on Wisetail.

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The Cost of Misinformation in Customer Service

Inkling

Whether your business deals with sales, in-home services, on-site technical support, or customer support by phone, your front-facing employees need access to the right tools in order to meet and exceed your customers’ expectations. Furthermore, they need to be able to provide support instantly. 53% of customers who ask a question on Twitter expect a response within one hour, regardless of when they tweeted.

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4 Steps for Tying Corporate Learning to Business Results

Axonify

For L&D to prove real business value, it’s more important than ever to couple employee learning more tightly to business results. What we’ve discovered—and companies including Walmart and Bloomingdale’s, have proven—is that when you focus on business objectives first and then create a corporate training program that aligns with those objectives, you can achieve the goals of the business and, ultimately, prove impact.

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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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Three Reasons to Love Text in e-Learning

Allen Interactions

By Ellen Burns-Johnson , Instructional Designer / @EllenBJohnson. So there you are. Your e-learning project is coming along nicely: The content has been validated by SME reviewers, you've adjusted the interface based on feedback from user testing with real learners, and the client team is in the process of reviewing the alpha link.

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Maximizing Retention In E-Learning – Part 1

Edmego Learning

Maximizing Retention In E-Learning – Part 1. There is a big difference between just scattering seeds on the ground and hoping to grow something versus taking the time to prepare the soil, add fertilizer, compost and then add the seeds. Even after that you work very hard to make sure the area retains the amount of sunshine and rain needed to make your seed turning into a thriving productive plant.

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Multi-branding with CourseArc

CourseArc

One of our most exciting features within CourseArc is multi-branding , which allows you to set up multiple themes for the same content. This allows you to change the brand associated with courses for different audiences and also allows content to be rebranded/ white-labeled for reuse or resale.

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Client Spotlight: Bar Louie

Wisetail

We asked Charles Ehler, Educational Content Creator at Bar Louie, to share his thoughts on content creation because we find his approach to be both unique and very effective. In his own words, this is how he attacks his job. The post Client Spotlight: Bar Louie appeared first on Wisetail.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The best of February 2016

Jane Hart

Here are the links to 5 posts that I shared on Twitter in February (through my account @C4LPT ). You can find the full list here. 1 – Can you train people to be social? Clark Quinn offers some advice, in Social Training? (Learnlets,9 Feb) and concludes. “It’s not about social training (though learning can be social), but instead about creating a learning organization that brings out the best outcomes from and for the employees.

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Paper cuts

E-Learning Provocateur

I’m late to the party, but finally I’ve gotten my hands onto Google Cardboard. I’ve been tinkering with it and, in the spirit of Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week , I’ve decided to share with you what I’ve learned so far. I’ll also share my problems – and there are plenty of them – so if you can solve any for me I’d be grateful!

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Creating The Best e-Learning Design Ever!

Allen Interactions

By Richard Sites | Vice President - Training & Marketing | @rhillsites. This is the holy grail of Instructional Design. The creation of the best design. One that achieves all of the performance outcomes, addresses all of the objectives, engages the learners and changes the performance of the entire organization.

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Why an LMS is a Great Sales and Marketing Tool

TOPYX LMS

There is not a company in existence that would not benefit from higher sales. After all, increased revenue equals a larger workforce equals higher productivity equals more sales. At least, this would be the cycle in a perfect world. The fact is that many companies are selling more products than they did in the past and still are not seeing the rising profits they need in order to survive.

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7 Steps to Consider When Implementing a LMS

How Do You Choose the Right Learning Management System? Choosing the perfect Learning Management System can be complex for organizations. Initially, you might ask questions like, "When is the right time to adopt an LMS?" or "Which LMS is the best fit?" Once you've made your LMS selection, your next query is likely, "How do I go about implementing it?