May, 2014

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Video Games and Motivation

B Online Learning

'Every year globally, people spend huge amounts of money and time playing video games. Most people who engage in video game play choose to do so voluntarily, because it is fun and they enjoy it. This makes it an intrinsically motivating activity. Research into video game play has tended to focus on either the positive […].

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How to Create Clear Learning Objectives

Association eLearning

'The phrase “learning objectives” gets thrown around a lot in discussions about training and development. Courses are supposed to have learning objectives, competencies should be related to them, quiz questions should assess how well they’ve been met, and more. But what are learning objectives? For that matter, why are they important and how do you create them?

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How to Develop ELearners’ Critical Thinking Using LMS?

JoomlaLMS

'How To Develop ELearners’ Critical Thinking Using LMS? Critical thinking, according to The Critical Thinking Community, is a process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning and communication. In other words it is a process of investigation, interpretation and judgment. .

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Can eLearning Training Ever Replace Classroom Training?

cogentys

'There is no way around the fact that eLearning is getting very hot and with good reason. eLearning training is cost effective and gets results, but there is still the question: can eLearning. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Challenges of Responsive eLearning Development

Upside Learning

'In a technology-driven world, today's learners use multiple computing devices during the course of a day – primarily for work, some learning, a lot of entertainment, and for reference and support in their decision making. They are on the move and want to use their ‘downtime’ effectively by looking up information when and where it […].

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Facing 21st Century Instructional Design Challenges by Tom Kuhlmann

B Online Learning

'Watch the opening address at iDesignX 2014 by Key Speaker, Tom Kuhlmann, VP Articulate Community. Tom discusses how technology is changing the way we teach. What do we need to know and how do we keep up? Understand how technology has changed the way courses are designed. Look for opportunities to craft great learning experiences. […].

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5 quick ways to pull learners into a course

Making Change

'“Welcome to the course Online Responsibility ,” a too-perfect male voice intones while you stare at a stock photo of a man who’s grinning idiotically at a computer. “Billions of bits of data travel through our firm every day,” the voice drones on while the stock photo changes to science-fictiony swirling lines and numbers. “Since the dawn of the digital age, electronic communication has…” You lunge for the Next button, but you’re not allowed

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Excerpts from the Experts

Raptivity

'Over the last one year, team Raptivity delivered a plethora of exciting webinars featuring seasoned learning consultants who discussed the latest eLearning trends and technologies. I thought I would take a look back at all and choose some key takeaways […].

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The Pedagogy of Learning Design: Creating Learning Communities with Social Presence

InSync Training

'This is the second post in a series of five titled The Pedagogy of Learning Design by Phylise H. Banner. To read the first in the series click here: The Pedagogy of Learning Design: A Translation of Pedagogies. Let’s have a look at how social presence guides the design and development of learning spaces where emotional expression, open communication, and group cohesion come into play!

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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5 Key Guidelines for Managing Responsive eLearning Projects

Upside Learning

'More and more clients are coming up with a requirement to make their eLearning responsive to fit on multiple devices – some have a fixed set of target devices in mind, some want to increase flexibility and extend their eLearning to other devices, and some simply want to select this approach and technology from a […].

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They’re not like us

E-Learning Provocateur

'As learning in the workplace becomes increasingly informal, the motivation of employees to drive their own development becomes increasingly pivotal to their performance. This is a point that I fear many of our peers fail to grasp. You see, we love learning. We share knowledge on Twitter, contribute to discussions on LinkedIn, read books, write blogs, comment on blogs, subscribe to industry magazines, share links to online articles, watch videos, and participate in MOOCs.

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How to Create Engaging Video-based eLearning

Association eLearning

'Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text. If that doesn’t make your jaw drop, then think about the fact that viewers spend twice as much time engaging with video content over text only. Video is great because it appeals to many types of learners. Here are some tips, tools, and techniques you can use to share educational footage that engages members: 1) Tell a story.

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Branching scenarios: How many decision points?

Making Change

'You’ve decided a branching scenario will be part of your project. But how long should it be? First, I’m assuming that we’re talking about an exploratory or “learning” scenario, meaning a story in which learners make decisions without a lot of hand-holding and learn from the consequences of their decisions. I’m also assuming that the skill you want learners to develop is relatively complex, such as managing a conversation to create the best results.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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10 Unique Facts About Online Learners

LearnDash

'Online courses are becoming so popular today that they are almost expected in any formal education curriculum. Classrooms are often supplemented by an online portion, while some universities promote exclusively their distance learning programs. As online learning has become more mainstream, we have been able to gather information about the online learner.

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101 Tips to Motivate the Virtual Learner: Rewards and Recognition

InSync Training

'This is the ninth post in a series of eleven which will examine how to motivate the virtual learner. The first post introduces the series. Motivation Category 8: Provide Rewards and Recognition for Virtual Learning Participation and Success. It feels great to answer a question correctly, and to receive positive feedback from facilitators and peers.

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6 Things LMS Needs To Do To Survive And Thrive In The Mobile-First Times

Upside Learning

'Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 3 years or so, there is a strong chance that words like mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile-first, Mobile-everything, etc. may not seem new concepts to you. In the context of learning at workplace, the belief that mobile is the future of workplace learning is now […].

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Intentional Design Vs ADDIE

Living in Learning

'The "intentional" aspect of this design model is focused on impacting performance at the point of work first. This methodology is at the core of a Learning & Performance paradigm, which, by the way, is inclusive of training.but only if and when it is necessary. Our objective is shrinking time-to-impact, not time-to-training.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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The Internet in Real-time (an interactive infographic)

Jane Hart

'There have been a number of infographics and videos over the years showing the amount of activity that happens in 60 seconds on the Internet. (Here’s a video from July 2013 and an infographic from May 2013) But of course the amount and rate of activity is constantly increasing so as soon as anything has [.].

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What Does the Training Department Do When Training Doesn’t Work?

Performance Learning Productivity

'The global training industry is large and in growth again post-2008. Data provided by the US membership organisation Training Industry suggests annual growth around 6% per year since 2009. Training Industry estimates the 2012 figures for the training market at $131billion in the USA and $160billion for the rest of the world – a global total of $291billion.

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9 Common ELearning Design Mistakes

LearnDash

'Nobody is perfect, and neither is elearning. With every implementation that I have been a part of, there have been some lessons learned. I don’t see this as a bad thing, but rather just another reason why the elearning industry is so great. We can create elearning courses for year yet still strive to improve. While there are a great deal of suggestions out there regarding elearning design, often the same mistakes come up again-and-again.

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24 Hours in the Life of a Virtual Facilitator

InSync Training

'Looking for insight into the daily routine of a new virtual facilitator? The following events at an internal training department are based on real facts. Names have been changed to protect the innocent - and my job.

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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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5 Reasons Why Performance Support & Mobile Is A Match Made In Heaven!

Upside Learning

'While managing training is unarguably a huge challenge to ensure everyone performs in line with the company’s goals, it is the period after the training is over, where employees need support and training cannot really help at that point. It cannot help because arranging for training cannot be done real-time and has a lot of […].

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What's your technology mix for learning? Take the poll!

Learning Visions

'For those of you responsible for designing learning solutions for your organization, what''s your current mix? Asking because I''m speaking at mLearn Con in a few weeks -- The Accidental Mobile Instructional Designer -- and want to share some real world stats. Thanks for your help!

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Myth, Raptivity is good only for game based interactivities!

Raptivity

'Post the release of Raptivity Linker, I have been talking to quite a few instructional designers to get their thoughts and comments on this new product. Recently, I was speaking to a friend of mine about Raptivity Linker. She was […].

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I can’t use Facebook

E-Learning Provocateur

'This one goes out to all the L&D folk who are wary of the “I haven’t been trained” excuse.

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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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20 ideas to learn something new for FREE

Jane Hart

'It’s National Learning at Work Week – so why not take the opportunity to find out about something completely different – and all for free! Here are 20 ideas that cover a variety of topics and use a variety of approaches – some are courses but others use non-traditional approaches – they might even stimulate [.].

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Enabling Virtual Learners By Design: Creating Collaboration

InSync Training

'This is the third post in a series of six which examines how to enable virtual learners. The first post introduces the series. A key to enabling virtual learners is to design opportunities for learners to interact and collaborate. But how do you make virtual learning a collaborative experience? The answer sounds simple: find ways to bring participants together for social interaction or to solve a problem.

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5 Reasons For Having A Language Style Guide

Upside Learning

'What exactly is a language style guide and why is it relevant to an eLearning business? A language style guide is a document customized to establish language standards to be followed when working with internal and external clients. It acts as a reference that employees will refer to in case they are uncertain about the […].

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