Dashe & Thomson

JULY 11, 2018

The ADDIE model has served the instructional design community well for decades. For the uninitiated, ADDIE stands for: Analysis. Design. Development. Implementation. Evaluation. But in the “real world,” the analysis phase is often curtailed, if not overlooked outright. Why? Decision-makers are often not versed in the ADDIE methodology. They may make the assumption that training is required as part of a project because it seems obvious.

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iSpring Solutions

JULY 2, 2018

Why do mirrors flip horizontally, but not vertically? How do touchscreens work? Where do math symbols come from? You can… Read More.

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The eLearning Coach

JULY 2, 2018

Friendly user interface design is an essential part of designing learning experiences. It can influence a user's perception of an entire learning event. So here is a look at user interface design from the audience's perspective.

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Tim Slade

JULY 2, 2018

A few weeks ago, I posted an article, sharing my top four instructional design books for new eLearning designers. I was shocked by the number of responses I received from folks, sharing their favorite books. Well, for this week, I thought I would continue the trend and share my favorite graphic design books for new eLearning designers. Graphic design is one of those topics and skills that a lot of new (and experienced) eLearning designers struggle to master.

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eLearning Industry

JULY 10, 2018

Given the critical importance of compliance training, it’s understandable that it can be a costly undertaking. The cost doesn’t just include the provision of training itself. It also extends to the loss in productivity when large numbers of staff are taking away from their jobs to attend courses. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 13, 2018

Most organizations spend 2.5 times more on sales training than they do on product knowledge training. While selling skills are certainly important, organizations will see exponential ROI from training sales people on what they’re actually selling. In the latest Tribal Knowledge podcast, Infopro Learning’s Nolan Hout shares insights on why business leaders should consider doubling-down on product knowledge training for their sales team.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 15, 2018

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. I’m fascinated by this quote that Henry Ford may or may not have uttered. In The best of both worlds I promoted Design Thinking as a means of using customer insights to inform strategic decision making. However, as the above quote suggests, customers don’t know what they don’t know.

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Living in Learning

JULY 23, 2018

The continuity of learning and task-level execution are mission-critical in a military work environment. Is mission criticality in our corporate environment any less important? Granted the outcomes are less lethal, but are they less mission-critical?

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Tim Slade

JULY 28, 2018

For those looking to get into the world of eLearning, it’s easy to assume that the number one skill you need to possess is instructional design. And while instructional design does play a critical role in being a successful eLearning designer, there many more skills required to design eLearning content that is effective and engaging. I’ve always believed that the process of creating an eLearning course is far more complicated than the process for producing other types of learning obj

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eLearning Industry

JULY 18, 2018

Experience design in learning is an obvious truth that is going unaddressed – a problem that no one wants to discuss within learning environments, where learners need it more than ever. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Swift eLearning Services

JULY 28, 2018

We release the next set of Articulate Storyline ready-to-use content layouts to help budding developers and instructional designer. Click on each image to view the template details: 1. Text and graphic template-063 This template blends graphical representation along with descriptive textual presentation to enhance the learner’s learning experience.

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Axonify

JULY 20, 2018

Flexibility is a growing employee expectation. But this doesn’t just mean better schedules and work/life balance. Employees are increasingly looking to take control of their entire working experience which, for many people, means employment is not a full-time, long-term proposition. At the same time, organizations are shifting their staffing models to become more agile and responsive to changes in demand.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 31, 2018

I saw another query about ‘reading list recommendations’ (e.g. as an addition to Millennials, Goldfish, Other Training Misconceptions ;), and I thought I’d weigh in, with a different spin. What qualifies what books should you read? Maybe your level of expertise? So, here is a reading list for what books should you read depending on where you are as a designer.

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 9, 2018

How do you incorporate quizzes into your eLearning? Do you believe in the “quiz early, quiz often” strategy, or do you wait until the end of the course? Or do you live on the edge and say “who needs those darn quizzes anyway?”. Some people argue that delivering multiple choice quizzes in eLearning makes adult learners feel like schoolchildren. However, at eLearning Brothers, we know that quizzes can take many forms!

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

JULY 29, 2018

This week I have the opportunity to speak at the PeopleMatters TechHR 2018 Conference in Delhi, and I’m going to introduce a topic I’ll be speaking about at other conferences this. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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eLearning Industry

JULY 15, 2018

One of the most effective ways to convey information in eLearning is by getting your audience to care about the content. Creating relatable content via storytelling can help establish a genuine connection, increasing engagement and comprehension. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Tesseract Learning

JULY 31, 2018

Custom eLearning courses can be created using several strategies. In my experience, an effective strategy that works well is the Q&A model. In this article, I will share some ideas on how to use the Q&A model effectively in creating engaging custom courses.

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Enyota Learning

JULY 31, 2018

Today’s marketplace is incredibly competitive. It could even be said that more than your product offering, it is the quality of your customer service that will make or break your organization. According to a report, businesses lose as much as $41 billion each year just to poor customer service. The task is made more complex by the various kinds of touchpoints where employees interface with customers, the call center, the store, and even online.

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Litmos

JULY 24, 2018

The remote workforce is growing. . Numbers from Gallup show that 43 percent of employees work remotely at least some of the time, and according to Globalworkplaceanalytics.com , the number of employees who work remotely has grown by 140 percent since 2005, nearly 10 times the rate of the rest of the workforce. That number does not include freelance and contract workers, who are sometimes treated as team members and often don’t work in the office.

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eLearning Brothers

JULY 10, 2018

Crunched for time? It happens! Using these new Captivate Style Templates, you can still produce a great eLearning course even when you’re under a tight deadline. eLearning Brothers Templates include everything you need to quickly create a course—knowledge checks, different layouts, interactions, and more. Plus, each Template Style has its own cohesive branding so your course looks unified, no matter which layouts you use.

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Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

JULY 10, 2018

As I’ve described in several articles over the last few weeks, the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) market is growing rapidly. This market is now over $200M in size, growing at over 100% per. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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eLearning Industry

JULY 15, 2018

Building a pro design toolkit that will make your projects look like a million bucks without breaking the bank. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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QuoDeck

JULY 5, 2018

According to IDC , the estimated market opportunity of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) solutions by 2020 will be $143 billion. Companies of all sizes are increasingly using AR and VR for corporate training and to acclimatize their new employees to the work environment. In fact, according to STRIVR , learning retention rates with AR/VR can be as high as 75 percent as compared to just 10 percent retention rate through reading or lecture.

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Enyota Learning

JULY 23, 2018

The internet has fundamentally impacted how we live and work. Unsurprisingly, it has impacted the training industry as well. Organizations have also experienced a shift in the way knowledge dissemination happens. Add the rapid growth of the millennial population in the workforce and the old (training) dog has no choice but to learn new tricks. The rise of eLearning has been a response to the changing dynamics of the training landscape.

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Tesseract Learning

JULY 30, 2018

The cost of a Custom eLearning course depends on various factors. I will share my understanding of the process of cost-benefit analysis for custom eLearning.

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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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eLearning Brothers

JULY 2, 2018

Are you ready to beat the summer heat with a refreshing new Storyline Style template? We sure are. That’s why we’re loving the latest addition to our Summer 2018 Template Styles collection: Movemint. Don’t you just want to dive into this Storyline Style? Pops of mint green and sky blue bring to mind days at the lake and evenings chasing the ice cream truck.

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Obsidian Learning

JULY 16, 2018

In today’s world, access to just about any kind of information imaginable is available at the click of a button. Type in a search term and you’re pretty much assured of finding something that relates to your topic. In learning and development, and instructional and graphics design, it can be tempting to use such resources to demonstrate a procedure (YouTube video), illustrate a point (funny photo/meme), or simply improve the auditory and/or visual presentation of your content (sound effects/cool

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eLearning Industry

JULY 31, 2018

Organizations opt for localization in eLearning to meet specific expectations of their employees (learning in a language they prefer), or to address new markets. In this article, I share tips and best practices to manage this successfully. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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