June, 2016

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Placeholder Images: Do They Help or Hurt in an eLearning Storyboard?

Association eLearning

Not so long ago, in a nearby place, someone spent a lot of time leaving notes about the photos in an eLearning storyboard. It turned out that they were just placeholders. The final course was going to use a different set of stock photos. At about the same time, in an equally close place, another frustrated reviewer tried to visualize a course based on only three columns of written descriptions: audio, onscreen visuals, and interactivity.

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How the Move to Annotate TED Talks Could Change Everything About Video-Based Learning

eLearningMind

From a small startup conference in 1984 to a learning powerhouse in 2016, TED leads the way when it comes to shaping opinions and sharing ideas. Basically, it’s L&D pro’s dream, making thousands of bite-sized, hyper-digestible videos available for free to help round out courses and make eLearning possible. There’s been one glaring issue with TED Talks as learning tools, however, and that’s with the problem of citation and annotation.

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Learning Through Experience: A Cakewalk with WalkMe™

Infopro Learning

Note from InfoPro Learning: We are excited to have recently entered a partnership with WalkMe TM and love to share our experience with them; our designers love the tool, and so do our customers! We did not receive any compensation for this article. Our team uses various L&D technologies and we encourage open and honest reviews to provide better insight to our customers, colleagues, and peers in the industry.

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The 5 W’s: Tips for Getting Started with Your First LMS

Absorb LMS

Not that long ago, in a galaxy, well, right here, learning management systems were something that were out of the reach of small and medium-sized organizations. They were expensive to license, cost a fortune to implement and often took 6-months or more for setup, training, configuration, and customization. The payoff? Interfaces were clunky and dated, and LMS administrators would have to go through extensive onsite training to learn how to do basic course and user management.

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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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5 Essential Training Management Metrics

Administrate

It’s a familiar problem – data. Lots and lots of data. A spreadsheet for one customer, another for a group of students/learners, one for that project and so on. The wealth of data that a modern training operation generates can be quite overwhelming and data overload is rapidly becoming one of the principal productivity Read More.

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5 Emerging Trends in Education Technology

Lambda Solutions

As innovators in the education space, we keep an eye on emerging trends, terms, and technology in the industry. Here are some of the top education technology trends that have been on our radar recently! 1. Virtual Reality. While basic forms of virtual realities have been around since the early 90’s, a more sophisticated model is expected to formulate and take off in the next year or so.

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Accessibility – What you can Achieve with Popular Rapid Authoring Tools

Upside Learning

Most companies nowadays emphasise that the design of their eLearning must factor in accessibility. They realise that a critical part of building a diverse workforce and more inclusive culture is ensuring that everyone has access to the same calibre of training. Specifically, all learners should be able to take up eLearning without hassles or losing […].

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Promote eLearning Through a Network of Champions

eLearning Architect

The responsibility of promoting an eLearning program is often one of the last things to be considered and usually falls on the shoulders of one or two individuals. In this article, I will explain how a simple technique allowed us to create a network of champions which lead to a drastic increase in engagement with our audience. Some eLearning programs kick-off with a small budget.

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The Prehistoric Learning Metric Still Roaming the Earth Today

Absorb LMS

Location: The African Savanna Date: Fifty-Thousand Years Ago A group of prehistoric hunter-gatherers are seated around a fire, their bellies full with the bounty of a successful hunt. Gorg, the alpha-male, recounts proudly how he threw the sharpened flint-tipped spear at the running antelope, resulting in the animal’s immediate death. Spared the typical hours of tracking an injured beast under the hot sun, the hunters enjoyed a rare easy day, expending few calories yet consuming many.

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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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Evaluating SaaS Products for Purchase

Administrate

Jesse joined the Administrate team as an Account Executive in September 2015. He’s sold cars, yachts, advertising, and SaaS. So you think you need new SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)? Whether you’ve been down this road in the past or you’re new to the process, this post is intended to provide some pointers. I’ve Read More.

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Elearning Trends 2016: Social and mobile features are top priorities

Docebo

New Brandon Hall Group study found companies want an LMS with social and mobile features. A new Brandon Hall Group study found companies are spending money on their learning and development in 2016 due to being dissatisfied with their current learning management systems (LMS). In many learning and development departments, the study showed social and mobile functions as the top two priorities among companies.

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How to Get the Greatest ROI from eLearning

TOPYX LMS

It’s safe to say that no intelligent individual has ever spent a significant amount of time and money on an investment that did not promise to yield a good return. Whether it’s an investment in oneself, a business, another person, or a product, a quality return is always desired. While the majority of promising investments do not live up to what is hoped of them, they are at least good ideas in the beginning.

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Authoring Tool/Framework Selection for Responsive eLearning Development: Adapt

Upside Learning

The evolution of devices from desktop computers to tablets to mobile phones has changed the way people access and interact with content. To keep up with these changes, eLearning authoring tools/frameworks have also had to evolve and revamp their features to add multi-device support and responsive output. Meanwhile, new tools/frameworks designed specifically for responsive course […].

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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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Pokémon and Gamified Learning

Association eLearning

I recently had a conversation about something I hadn’t thought about for a long time. Pokémon. And it dawned upon me that the franchise is a surprisingly good metaphor for gamified learning. For those who aren’t familiar with them, Pokémon are fictional creatures. The people who catch, tame, and teach them to do battle are called trainers. The successful ones win badges.

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John Blackmon – Crystal Balling with Learnnovators

Learnnovators

ABOUT JOHN BLACKMON (Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Trivantis Corporation). As Chief Technology Officer for Trivantis Corporation, John Blackmon is responsible for all aspects of development and strategy for the company’s eLearning products. Prior to joining Trivantis, John worked in a variety of industries, including Electronic Data Systems, IBM, and General Motors.

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Past Event – Using Neuroscience to Enhance your Instructional Design (July 19, 2016, San Diego)

Learningtogo

I will be in sunny southern California on July 19 th to deliver my workshop, Using Neuroscience to Enhance your Instructional Design , in partnership with the San Diego Chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD). Do you feel like no matter what method, model or theory you use, it just doesn’t do your design justice? If so, then you might consider creating training based on what neuroscientists know about the brain.

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Looking for a new LMS? Go with PCMag’s #1 choice for enterprise training

Docebo

PC Mag’s #1 choice for online training platforms offers unmatched reporting, integrations. The editors have spoken. PC Magazine, in its new review of Docebo , is calling the cloud learning management system (LMS) the best online training platform for business on the market. Those are strong sentiments from the technology publication, which recently contacted Docebo to start a free trial and a live demo of the product.

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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?

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The future of entertainment

E-Learning Provocateur

In the space of a couple of weeks, I have previewed the future of entertainment twice. The first instance was at AFTRS in Sydney, where I attended a presentation of VR Noir: A Day Before The Night. Billed as an “interactive crime thriller”, this immersive virtual reality experience might best be described as a combination of a film and a game.

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Stop evaluating courses and start evaluating learning

Kineo

Evaluation is yet again in the limelight as we hear and read how important it is, and yet how L&D teams aren't quite measuring up. Yes, there's a need for evaluation to get more aligned to performance measures and business KPIs; but actually, we think there's a slightly different issue afoot. And one that Kirkpatrick can't help you with. We need to stop evaluating courses, and start evaluating learning.

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Learning to Work in a Time of Digital Disruption

The Performance Improvement Blog

What will the workplace be like in an age of disruption ? What will employees be doing and what will managers be doing when companies are going through digital transformation? These are important questions for the many companies that are faced with dramatic technological change in the near future…or right now! John Boudreau, in an HBR blog post , writes that “five fundamental forces” are driving change in the workplace: Shift from traditional hierarchies and social contracts to more flexible wor

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Designing Learning for Behavior Change

InSync Training

BYTE session recap - Talk to the Elephant: Design for Behavior Change. While people know the right things to do, many aren’t doing them. Why? On June 14th, Julie Dirksen , creator of Usable Learning , shared her perspective and theories about this commonplace quandary. Using the metaphor, “Your brain is like a rider with an elephant,” from the book, The Happiness Hypothesis , by Jonathan Haidt, Julie explained the reasons behind common behavior change challenges.

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What Is a Performance Learning Management System (PLMS)?

If you're reading this you're probably ready for better organizational learning and performance. A Performance LMS allows you to continually assess and improve learners based on their specific company and role-based capabilities. In the whitepaper, we’ll also answer questions such as: What exactly is a PLMS? I have just started exploring capability building or am not yet ready.

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Testimonial: Why Dos Toros Chose Wisetail

Wisetail

Dos Toros Taqueria is a New York-based Mexican joint serving up steaming hot Quesadillas Bay-area style. We caught up with them during Wisetail On The Road in NYC to capture a few of the reasons why they chose Wisetail as their LMS. The post Testimonial: Why Dos Toros Chose Wisetail appeared first on Wisetail.

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How to use Shopify to sell your elearning courses from your Docebo LMS

Docebo

Sell your elearning courses directly from your LMS with Shopify and Docebo. You can now start selling elearning courses directly from your learning management system (LMS) in just a few clicks, by activating the Shopify App in the Docebo Apps and Features Marketplace. Built for the LMS ecommerce entrepreneur. Our new integration with Shopify, a complete ecommerce solution for setting up an online storefront, processing payments and more, makes it simple to turn your LMS into an ecommerce machine

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Press Release – Administrate Appoints New CTO and Launches LITE 2016

Administrate

Edinburgh, 21 June 2016 – Administrate, an EdTech SaaS solution for training providers and corporations, has plans to hire an additional 15 engineers before the end of 2016 to support its rapid growth in UK, US and international markets. As part of this expansion, Andrew Williams has been appointed as Read More.

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3 Challenges Vendors Face When Going LMS SaaS

Upside Learning

Most LMS vendors operate or either wish to operate in a SaaS engagement model. While there is no denying the possible pros of SaaS (for both the vendors and the customers), the learning domain offers some unique challenges to vendors in going the SaaS way. Below are some critical challenges of SaaS specific to vendors […].

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr