Sat.Apr 09, 2016 - Fri.Apr 15, 2016

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Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap

Association eLearning

Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap was originally published in the IACET blog as a guest post by Digitec President Jack McGrath. The skills-gap issue is growing more critical in the U.S., especially within those industries that are supported by professional associations. Continuing education is needed to address the crisis, but while most associations do provide education, a number of third-party suppliers have entered the marketplace as well.

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Articulate User Group – What You Missed

B Online Learning

On Thursday 31st March, B Online Learning hosted the first online Articulate User Group meet via a webinar. We had around 150 people from Australia and New Zealand register for the event which was terrific! Myself and our new Creative Designer, Matt Blackstock took turns presenting a session each. To be invited to our future […].

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How to Foster a Culture of Innovative Teams

Infopro Learning

We continually hear about innovation and strive to keep engaging our teams to put the right skills and processes for innovation into practice. At the same time, we know that fostering just the right culture for the team to be innovative is important – but often overlooked. How do you go about fostering an innovative team? Here are 4 guidelines we’ve pulled together: Make the team as diverse as possible; diversity and innovation are a proven combination… which means that one of the keys to innova

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Why do searches on e-Learning terms drop dramatically?

Challenge to Learn

Searches on Google on some e-Learning related terms are dropping year by year: searches on Instructional design for example dropped by 80% since 2005. On SCORM the drop is 83%. Is this a decline in interest for e-Learning or is a signal for something else? Why is this happening? I do not believe it is a declining interest in e-Learning. The e-Learning market is over 50 billion and is growing with double digits each year.

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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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Our Must-read Books on Business, Marketing and Beyond

Administrate

One of the eight values that the Administrate team live by is ‘always improving’ This value applies to everything we do – our product, people and the company in general. One of the key elements of this is learning, and that’s why every staff member must read a relevant book per Read More.

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How to Foster a Culture of Innovative Teams

Infopro Learning

We continually hear about innovation and strive to keep engaging our teams to put the right skills and processes for innovation into practice. At the same time, we know that fostering just the right culture for the team to be innovative is important – but often overlooked. How do you go about fostering an innovative team? Here are 4 guidelines we’ve pulled together: Make the team as diverse as possible; diversity and innovation are a proven combination… which means that one of the keys to innova

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How to Apply a Student-Centered Approach to the ELearning Environment [Interview]

JoomlaLMS

Have you heard about a student-centered approach to learning? Chances of a positive answer are pretty high. Numerous researches show the effectiveness of learner-centered education with a focus shift from a teacher to a learner. To help you to apply a student-centered approach in the distant learning environment and highlight typical obstacles you can face trying to adopt student-centered projects across the curriculum we interviewed an educator, teacher, Director of Technology and consultant –

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3 easy ways media companies can improve the quality of training content

Docebo

3 easy ways publishing companies can improve the quality of their online training materials Even the best learning management system ( LMS ) is only as good as its content. We borrowed a few tips from our friends at the learning content authoring tool Elucidat to compile a few best practices that media and publishing companies can use to improve the quality of learning content for partner training, internal employee training and customer training programs.

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How Flexible is Your LMS at User Management?

Absorb LMS

One of the most import questions you will face when deploying an LMS is, “how do I organize my users?” The decisions you make here will impact things like Reporting and Admin Rights, as well as Content Management, Branding, and Enrollment Rules for learners. If you plan to create your user accounts via a feed from your HRIS or payroll system, then it will be difficult to make changes down the road without impacting your integrations and processes.

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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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Double Celebrations – 2016 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List & 12th Anniversary

Upside Learning

On 7th April, we celebrated our 12th corporate anniversary, and the day brought with it a special gift in form of Training Industry’s 2016 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List. If being listed among the best 12 companies for training outsourcing doesn’t call for double celebrations, then what does? Here’s a sneak peek. The complete list […].

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Why do searches on e-Learning terms drop dramatically?

Challenge to Learn

Searches on Google on some e-Learning related terms are dropping year by year: searches on Instructional design for example dropped by 80% since 2005. On SCORM the drop is 83%. Is this a decline in interest for e-Learning or is a signal for something else? Why is this happening? I do not believe it is a declining interest in e-Learning. The e-Learning market is over 50 billion and is growing with double digits each year.

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10 Common Problems faced by Learners in Online Learning

Raptivity

One of the key goals of any Instructional Designer, educator or SME of an online course, is to engage learners into the course and help them successfully achieve the learning objectives. They take quite a few efforts towards achieving this goal. However, do those efforts covert into a comprehensive success? Well, not always. To know why, we need to look at online learning experiences from learners’ perspective.

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Using Data to Create a Better Learning Experience

Lambda Solutions

The first step to creating a better learning experience is to understand where it stands at present. You need to determine what worked to get you where you are, so that you can create a plan to realistically reach your goals. How do you accumulate this data? To begin, you can collect a bit of information through employee feedback surveys. Does the employee feel they can do their job better after training?

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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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Adobe Captivate: Mac Cures

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel        I've gotten several emails over the past few weeks about some pesky issues Macintosh users are having with Adobe Captivate: adding captions during the recording process (in most instances you don't get any text captions at all) and stopping the recording process using keyboard shortcuts (try as you might, pressing the recommended shortcuts does nothing at all and you end up with a mess while trying to record screen actions). 

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Beyond Training: Three Models

The Performance Improvement Blog

Organizational learning is so much more than training. Three models of learning convey the breadth of options that, depending on what an employee needs to learn, are more effective, cheaper, and easier to implement than formal training programs. One of these models I call “50 Ways to Lever Learning.” The "50 Ways" includes training but also suggests many other options.

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Love of Learning – Philomath

Edmego Learning

Love of Learning – Philomath. When in our lifetime can the love of learning ever stop? The answer should be never. Why do we have moments throughout our life where we cringe at having to learn something? More than likely we truly have not discerned the benefits. Here are some examples: You are about 3-5 years old and your parents want you to learn how to clean your room.

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Has Your New Hire Quit Already?

Gyrus

It is important for organizations to establish a proper onboarding strategy and training for new employees to ensure long-term organizational success. However, cost conscious companies often overlook the importance of onboarding strategy as their main focus remains on solving everyday business issues. A recruitment process involves enormous time and effort and a repeat not only doubles the investment but also impacts the organization’s productivity.

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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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Define and Develop

CourseArc

At CourseArc we have created hundreds of engaging online modules for our clients and in this process we have found that many K-12 organizations, universities, and corporate training departments have few to no resources with formal training in instructional design. That’s why we are excited to release our free, self-paced course , titled Principles of Instructional Design: A Roadmap for Creating Engaging eLearning Content.

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Three Tenets for Writing Exceptional e-Learning Dialogue

Allen Interactions

By Erik Sabol, Senior Instructional Writer. You’re an expert on great dialogue. Seriously. Right now. No further training required. You’ve been practicing your entire life. You order coffee, make phone calls, and discuss Game of Thrones like a dialogue-writing prodigy. And you do it all with words that are concise, authentic, and specific to your personality.

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Elevating Professional Development at a Unique Cobb Conference

Web Courseworks

I was excited to be able to spend a few minutes interviewing Tagoras’s Jeff Cobb about his upcoming Learning • Technology • Design (LTD) Conference. Before we get to the interview, a few words about Jeff, Tagoras, and his exciting LTD event. Since the publication of his book, Leading the Learning Revolution , Jeff Cobb and partner Celisa Steele have built a great business around their Leading Learning brand.

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Why You Should Be Investing in Employee Development?

Gyrus

Employee Development is often seen as an optional requirement by organizations and they tend to neglect it without realizing its real potential. On the other side, employees are always eager to learn and develop and look forward to organization’s support and commitment towards employee development practices. Employee Development is equally or more beneficial for the organizations than it is for the employees and overlooking this can be detrimental for an organization’s growth in the

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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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The Best Example of Gamification I Have Ever Seen

eLearning Architect

Then a friend request popped up. My mate had also been given a FitBit for Christmas and he challenged me to a 'Workweek Hustle'. Not only that, but 3 other mates were also invited to join the challenge. Suddenly I felt the urge to walk home instead of getting the bus! I found myself looking at my Fitbit app on a Thursday evening and trying to figure out how I could get an additional 10km onto my weekly total before the Friday deadline.

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Writing Multiple Choice Questions

CourseArc

Multiple-choice questions are one of the most popular type of assessment questions however it takes skill to craft a good question. A multiple choice question consists of a stem, correct answer, and distractors. The stem can include either complete direct question, such as, “What is CourseArc?”, or a statement completion item such as, “CourseArc is….” The statement completion items require the insertion of the correct answer to complete the statement.

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The future is bright: corporate learning gets smart

Torrance Learning

Megan Torrance, CEO TorranceLearning. This article was also posted in Education & Career News. According to the Association for Talent Development’s 2015 State of the Industry Report 39% of all corporate training is delivered online, via mobile phone or remotely. The rise of online learning (also known as web-based training or elearning) over recent decades allows employees the flexibility to learn whenever and almost wherever they want to, without waiting for the next class session to be of

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Culture before Content: 3 Steps for Warming Up Your Organization to the Idea of Microlearning

Axonify

Microlearning is a hot topic right now—and for good reason. Providing solutions that align to the science of learning and fit into employees’ regular workflow should get people plenty excited. But, the reality is, not everyone may share your enthusiasm. After all, microlearning isn’t just about making shorter videos. It represents a fundamental shift in how most organizations have traditionally approached learning.

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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