Sat.Mar 22, 2014 - Fri.Mar 28, 2014

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Practice and Sharing: The Keys to Success

B Online Learning

'These were the two messages that stood out over three days in Sydney at the iDesignX Australian Instructional Design Conference (21st March) sponsored by B Online Learning and Articulate and the eLearning Design Workshops with Tom Kuhlmann and David Anderson (22nd and 23rd March). I was fortunate to attend the sessions in Sydney last week and for […].

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Research Study: Learner Engagement-Call For Participation

InSync Training

'Think about the last time you were a student in any type of instructional delivery. Were you engaged in the experience? Quantifying ''engagement'' is something that all training professionals struggle with. The results of this r esearch, being conducted by an InSync colleague as part of his doctoral studies, will be useful to our entire industry. This survey is composed of 24 questions meant to collect data about your memories and impressions from a recent in-person or virtual educational/virtu

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Engaging Ideas for Designing Learning Videos

Kapp Notes

'Here are some video techniques for creating a learning piece that caught my eye in terms of creativity and delivering a learning message. You may want to consider using some of these techniques for your own instructional design and delivery. It is always a good idea to mix up techniques to keep presentation styles fresh and engaging. Here is a clever one created by Google that uses elements of story and of a game-board to present information on a serious subject.

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Personal Learning Agents With Android Wear

Upside Learning

'Last week Google announced Android Wear, an operating system for wearable computing devices. Moto 360, a smart watch from Motorola running on Android Wear will be out this summer. I was watching the promo video for Android Wear and wondered if, with smart watches, personal learning agents could soon become a reality. Did you notice […].

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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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Use Gamification to Put Your Learners at Risk!

B Online Learning

'Last week I presented at the iDesignX conference in Sydney. It was great day and it was wonderful to connect with some many other eLearning practitioners and meet the Articulate legends a.k.a Tom Kuhlmann and David Anderson. My presentation was called Personalising Learning through Conditional Interactivity. I examined how we could use gamification techniques to […].

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Rewards of Glory and Other Ways to Keep Gamification Interesting

Kapp Notes

'When some one is engaged with a gamification experience, one of the key elements is often some type of reward structure. In most obvious situations, the rewards are the in guise of points or badges or a similar element. The reward structure, however, plays as much into the continual motivation of the learner as does the form of the reward. I have written about this before in Measurement vs.

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Principles of Effective Learning

Dashe & Thomson

'The list of principles below is by no means a complete list (if I’m missing any, please share them in the comments). Every principle might not be right for your specific situation, but as a general rule, they make for a more effective learning experience. 23 Principles of Effective Learning 1. Practice every day Learning… [Continue Reading.].

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Games vs Simulations: Choosing the Right Approach for Learning

Knowledge Guru

'The word “game” is a big one… and it really refers to a category of activities that can look many ways. There is some natural confusion that arises around this topic, particularly on the difference between games, simulations, and gamification. I’ll focus on games and simulations in this post. Here’s the definition I always give when asked to define what I mean by game: An activity that has an explicit goal or challenge , rules that guide achievement of the goal, interactivity

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Top 5 ELearning Development Programs

LearnDash

'If you are involved in the elearning industry, then there is a strong possibility that you have at some point needed a rapid elearning development tool for course creation. There are many options out there, but most instructional designers will align themselves with one (or a couple) of the tools below as they are considered the most popular in the industry today. 5 Popular Rapid ELearning Software Programs. 1.

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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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Watch Our Animation Showreel

Upside Learning

'Our custom elearning team has compiled an animation showreel to showcase animation pieces from the various projects they’ve worked on recently. We typically use animations in custom elearning courses as well as short animated videos. I thought it would be great to share with our blog readers as well. Go ahead take a look. If […].

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Adobe Captivate: No More Empty TEBs

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Lori Smith. During my beginner Adobe Captivate class , I am often asked if it's possible to ensure that learners do not leave a Text Entry Box (TEB) blank. When working with a TEB, you can set specific correct values using the Validate Entry option in the General group on the properties panel.    But what if you want to ensure that learners put something in the box, not a specific value?

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Open Office, Work Culture, and Productivity

The Performance Improvement Blog

'Even though there is a trend toward open-space workplaces, views about the effectiveness of this design vary widely. Fast Company editors Jason Feifer and Anjali Mullany take up this debate in a FC interview for an article titled, “Two Cube Dwellers Argue Over Open Offices. Who''s Right?” Their differing views on the matter do an excellent job of identifying the issues involved in the open-office controversy.

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44 Daily Activities to Enjoy your Work (Infographic)

Jane Hart

'Infographic crafted with love by Officevibe, the corporate team building and employee engagement platform.

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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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Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics: Breakout Rooms

InSync Training

'This is the third post in a series of seven titled Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics: A Virtual Engagement Primer. Click here to start reading at the beginning of the series. Virtual training design doesn''t need to be difficult - but designers do need a working knowledge of the features each virtual classroom tool provides. In this blog series, Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics, I''ll be sharing high-level summaries of virtual classroom tools, including chat , breakout rooms , whiteboard

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Learning objectives and how to create them

Challenge to Learn

'When you want to create a really bad learning experience, this is the way to do it: Don’t think about your learners. Dump a body of information in a course as if it was a PowerPoint. Add a few images (has to look good). Add a few questions (for scoring). Upload it into your LMS. Everybody knows (or should know) that learning development starts with defining clear learning objectives.

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Manifesting in principle

Clark Quinn

'The launch of the Manifesto has surfaced at least a couple of issues that are worth addressing. The first asks who the manifesto is for, and what should they do differently. That’s a principled response. The second is just how to work differently in the existing situations where the emphasis is on speed. That’s a more pragmatic response.

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Online Professional Development Opportunities: Undervalued?

Web Courseworks

'Recognizing The Benefits Of Free Online Learning Here’s a question worth pondering: As demand for individuals with hybridized skill sets and specialized knowledge increases, are people changing the way they perceive and pursue opportunities for professional development? In a recent feature for The Guardian, sponsored by online learning institution The Open University, a survey of […].

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Getting "In Sync" - Tales of a Virtual Producer in Training

InSync Training

'This is the experience of one of our newer team members, Jackob G. Hofmann. Join his exploration of a new job, a new language, and a new computer. And a good bottle of wine. Keeping Your Eye on the Ball. “OK, so we’re just about ready to wrap up tonight’s virtual training session on becoming an online producer. Before we sign off, does anybody have any questions regarding WebEx or anything else for that matter?

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Help me build a how-to-guide for the #elearningmanifesto principles

Challenge to Learn

'Michael Allen, Julie Dirksen, Clark Quinn and Will Thalheimer launched the eLearning manifesto at March 13 th. It is an attempt to raise the quality of e-Learning and I do support it. The manifesto contains 22 principles. Last week I visited the LSCon in Orlando and I spoke about the manifesto with a lot of people. I noticed that quit a few of them have two major questions: How do I implement these principles?

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Kineo Turns 100! 100 months of learning and loving

Learning Visions

'Kineo turns 100 months old this month, with 100 newsletters under our belts and loads of client projects and industry lauds. I developed a corporate crush on Kineo in 2006. In fact, one of my earliest blog posts was about this great company that served up lots of great resources to the e-learning and instructional design community. I fell in love and now appear as a milestone on our company journey.

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A Wrapper for Raptivity Interactions

Raptivity

'Raptivity for many years has done a fantastic job of providing a means of creatinginteresting, fun and educational interactions that anyone can create. The interactions are stand-alone pieces that can be embedded into web based training, mobile learning, an instructor […].

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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Manifesting in practice extremis

Clark Quinn

'Yesterday, I posted about what we might like to see from folks, by role, in terms of the Manifesto. The other question to be answered is how to do this in the typical current situation where there’s little support for doing things differently. Let me take a worst-case scenario and try to take a very practical approach. This isn’t an answer for the pulpit, but is for the folks who put all this in the ‘too hard’ basket.

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#LSCon review: 70:20:10, agile, mobile, serious, performance and ecosystems vs “my clients want 1990 eLearning”

Challenge to Learn

'My recap of the whole conference is summarized in the title. I attended great presentations on 70:20:10, agile development, mobile (TinCan), serious elearning, performance support and learning ecosystems, but the gap with the audience was huge. When we were just talking before the start of a session, someone said: “I get all this and I want to do it, but I’m also getting frustrated because my clients want 1990 eLearning” That really says it for me.

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Blended Threads: Global Learning at Coats (A Case Study) #LSCon

Learning Visions

'How does a large, global manufacturing organization up skill 1,000 front line and middle managers in core leadership skills? Through a two year program that blends approaches and partners. See how Coats worked with Kineo and The Oxford Group to create a blended solution that works.

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Great Time at #LSCON 2014

Kapp Notes

'Last week I attended eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference. It was a great time, I met some really wonderful folks and had the opportunity to take a few students with me to help out with the “Learn to Play” workshop. Mike and Laura had a great time. After we arrived, the first full day myself, Sharon Boller and IIT students Mike and Laura helped conduct the workshop where participants.

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.