Sat.Jul 26, 2014 - Fri.Aug 01, 2014

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Game Element: Strategy

Kapp Notes

'Strategy games are a popular type of games that require players to outwit and outmaneuver fellow players through careful decision making, planning several moves ahead and attempting to predict outcomes and consequences of both their moves and their opponent’s moves. Perhaps one of the best known strategy games is Chess. Chess is a strategy game where two players move game pieces with several different capabilities around a board and attempt to checkmate the opponent.

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ASAE Annual 2014: An Interview with Kylee Coffman

Association eLearning

'The following is a transcript from a recent interview with Kylee Coffman, of DelCor Technology Solutions. Kylee is an association leader who is passionate about building member communities, user experience, content strategy, mobile, and the impact of emerging technologies on business. I was thrilled to speak to her in anticipation for this year’s ASAE Annual Conference August 9th!

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WhatsApp For Learning?

Origin Learning

'You probably say “WhatsApp” just as often as you’d ask someone “What’s up”. Or may be even more. WhatsApp hardly needs an introduction. But definition wise, it is a freely available, user friendly, cross-platform instant messaging app that requires an internet connection to work. The app has become such a favourite with mobile users globally that it has fostered communication in many ways.

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Eight Leader Habits of a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

'Eight leader habits are essential to a learning culture. These are behaviors ingrained in the routines and rituals of organizations that are continually learning and learning how to learn. Leaders in these organizations do the following: Send the message - Leaders communicate the importance of learning to the organization. This message is heard by employees starting in the hiring process and continuing throughout their tenure in the organization.

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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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Game Element: Pattern Recognition

Kapp Notes

'Many games involve creating, identifying or predicting a pattern. This is a common element in many basic and electronic games. It is also an important element for many professional and academic skills. Pattern recognition is the ability to recognize order in a chaos or to see relationships in disjointed information. Patterns can be found in concepts, ideas, and series of words, symbols, numbers, and images.

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The case for Guided Social Learning Experience Design

Jane Hart

'As classroom training is gradually being replaced by e-learning I have watched as many people have become exasperated with this new experience – something which Nick Shackleton Jones clearly illustrated in a recent post. And yet at the same time, I also see how many are enjoying a very different learning experience on the Social Web. Different - due to a […].

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Did You Know This About Gamification?

LearnDash

'Gamification popularity is nothing new to those who are heavily involved in the learning industry. Every course seems to have even the smallest amount of gamification integrated, be it online or in-person. Gamification is growing in both the corporate sector and in education. It is a fantastic way to bring some life to elearning since they can often be tiresome and lack any real engagement.

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Learning Rebels and the ASTD (ATD) Guest Blog: Learning through Sharing

Learning Rebels

'Learning through sharing. Lately I’ve been on a bit of a sharing kick. Sharing time with newby L&D people, helping contacts with building their networks and SoMe presence and as you all know, recently I was asked to conduct a webinar with Rick Blunt (@rblunt81 on twitter ) and the DC Chapter of ASTD on Social Media Tools for Learning.

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eLearning: Creating Flat Design Images from PowerPoint's Clip Art

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by AJ Walther      Want to design something that looks fresh and modern? You may want to consider Flat Design. Flat design is an aesthetic that rids the design of any three dimensional attributes. Generally, drop shadows, gradients, outlines, and textures are avoided. When gradients are used, they subtly fade from one color to a slightly different hue of the same color.

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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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Is Your Elearning Design Responsive?

Origin Learning

'You operate in a multi-screen world. You may read a webpage on your laptop, and find the meaning of an unknown word on the dictionary app installed on your smartphone. We shift between devices all the time, depending upon our ease, mood/state of mind or availability of devices. Not only this, we even view content in different orientations on these devices- portrait or landscape.

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Must reads from July 2014

Jane Hart

'Every day I receive hundreds of new posts and articles in my Feedly stream. I can’t read them all from beginning to end, so I scan the headlines for those that are “clickworthy”, then I skim those articles to see if they contain anything of real value for me, and if so, I go back and […].

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A Conversation with Duncan Lennox

Kapp Notes

'The other day I had a chance to catch up with Duncan Lennox, the CEO and co-founder of a fascinating company called Qstream. Qstream is a mobile sales enablement and analytics company spun off from Harvard University to bring a unique and scientifically-proven knowledge retention and analytics methodology to a wider audience. Duncan is passionate technologist who enjoys bridging the gap between theory and application and mapping out strategies and solutions that allow technology to be leveraged

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Technical Communications: Online Versus Paper

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Tony Self    What is more effective, a print document or an online document? It wasn't all that long ago that print documents would definitely have been voted more effective, especially considering the poor quality of computer monitors and slow internet speeds. (Remember trying to pull up a document on a modem?). Given the speed of today's internet and mobile device support, print documents are likely going the way of the dinosaur.

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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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How To Create Successful Infographics?

Origin Learning

'Infographics, as the name suggests- is information conveyed in the form of graphical images. No one wants to read boring black and white text heavy pages end to end. Probably not even you even though you may be an instructor yourself. But learning is inevitable. You may end up schooling and graduating to get into a job, thinking you can escape it. But boom!

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Using Rewards to Reinforce ELearning

LearnDash

'From a very young age we are taught new information as a means to avoid punishment, or earn a reward. This starts when we are small children to learn basic social skills and continues through grade school in the form of formal grades on coursework. There is nothing wrong with this approach. It works and it taps into the core of human nature. Rewards based learning is more than just offering incentives though, it can actually be quite involved.

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July 31, 2014 - Foster Quick Learners using LMS

JoomlaLMS

'Foster Quick Learners using LMS. The constantly changing environment forces employers to search for sharp, savvy and quick-witted employees with the ability to learn new things quickly and effectively. We have recently highlighted Rapid eLearning technique aimed at saving eLearning developer’s time. Today we decided to take a look at eLearning course development from students’ side and to recommend some techniques you can use to ensure quick learning.

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Spaced Repetition Featured in the New York Times

Knowledge Guru

'You’ve seen us write articles and publish white papers on the science of remembering for well over a year now. We are big believers in the spacing effect, and using what we know about the brain to enhance what people remember. Doing so has a measurable impact on employee retention from training, among other things. It seems the New York Times has taken interest in spaced repetition as well.

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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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Learning Vs. Performance -- The Dichotomy

ID Reflections

'The shift has happened. The focus has moved from “learning” to “performance”. “Training” as a panacea for all ills – from lack of productivity to lack of motivation, attrition, and lost profits – is losing its power. Our education system had inculcated the belief that “learning” is all about gaining information and knowledge and being able to remember that long enough to answer exam questions.

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Why Sell Courses Using WordPress

LearnDash

'Many people today are realizing that they can make an extra income by selling courses on a topic related to their expertise. The great thing about selling an online course is that you can create it once and then sell it over-and-over again. Sure you may need to modify it, but once the first edition is complete, the rest is just maintenance. It’s because of this that people are searching for a means to sell their courses.

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Writing & Grammar: Responses to the Interruptions Challenge

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Jennie Ruby    The answers that follow the guidelines set forth in my article from  a few weeks ago  are brought to you by  Geri Moran. It is very tedious, in my opinion, to type on a flat screen. The blog--even after the extensive upgrade we purchased last quarter--was still slow to load on mobile devices. The most widely accessible option, according to the magazine, is still the print version.

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Layering on success

Clark Quinn

'In a previous post, I talked about the layers around learning design. One of the layers that’s increasingly interesting to me is the notion of the success skills, or meta-skills that are involved. For example, the SCANS competencies are a decent suite of skills that recognize the general skills for success that cross different disciplines. However, you really can’t focus on such skills in isolation.

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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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Myths and Reality About Big Data

Origin Learning

'Big Data doles out big opportunities and organizations of all kinds are excited about the revolution that it has spurred in such less time. Analytical results derived from real-time, swift data can drive business performance in ways unheard of before. So much so, that McKinsey calls big data “ the next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity ” in one of its reports in 2011.

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The Key to Creating and Selling Courses

LearnDash

'Many people would love to create a course to sell online, but then get stuck trying to figure out what topic to choose. In my conversations with people who are using LearnDash , this appears to be the hardest part of the entire process. However, it is the most essential one. People who want to sell online courses generally fall into one of two groups: Already have (and know a topic) based on their profession.

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Adobe Captivate: Quiz Not Scoring Correctly? Check Your Advanced Interaction!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Kevin Siegel        Here's an interesting scenario: You create a Captivate project that contains 12 slides: 10 question slides, each worth 10 points, and two "transitional" slides containing simple navigation buttons.   During the testing phase, beta-testers who answer all of the questions correctly should be awarded 100 points.

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Recharging

Clark Quinn

'For many of the past 10 years, I’ve gone walkabout with some friends into the mountains to, well, many things. It’s fun, it’s thoughtful, it’s invigorating, and it is also hard work. I’ll paint a picture to contextualize the picture. With two friends (one I’ve known for 30+ years), we drove up into the hills, spent the night in a tent cabin, and the next morning parked and started hiking.

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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