Sat.Oct 31, 2015 - Fri.Nov 06, 2015

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How to Create an eLearning Organization Business Model

eFront

With most economies quickly moving towards knowledge-resourced survival strategies, eLearning is the most sought-after knowledge management pedagogy. If you are one of those innovators, who favor lifelong learning and want to promote a business based on this value, then an eLearning Organization might be the answer for you. Having accumulated a wealth of knowledge in an organization, managers are looking for ways to make it available to employees in a meaningful way.

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The 3 LMS Features that Increase Employee Engagement

Lambda Solutions

We’ve written before about the pervasive issue that is stagnating economic growth in the US—employee disengagement. According to research from Gallup , only 30% of American workers are engaged. What do we mean by engaged? As Gallup defines, engaged employees “work with passion and feel a profound connection to their company [and therefore] drive innovation and move the organization forward".

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How to Make Training Fun with an LMS

TOPYX LMS

When you were growing up, did you like school? As you got older and began to pursue a postsecondary education, did you look forward to your classes? For many people, the answer to both of these questions is “no.” There is just something about classroom-based education that disengages the mind. As a result of this disengagement, many people willingly admit to disliking learning.

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Moving from a Training Culture to a Learning Culture

Jane Hart

I’ve just read an interesting post on Stephen Gill’s blog about how PwC Canada is striving for a Learning Culture. In fact I’m seeing this approach becoming a growing trend in a number organisations that recognise that in the modern workplace it’s no longer just about training people, but building a true learning culture that promotes and supports all […].

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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Thinking about Badges and Learning

Kapp Notes

The other day some one asked me about badges and learning. Here are some thoughts on the subject. 1) Badging is good for indicating non-linear knowledge acquisition. Leveling tends to build upon the previous skills. 2) Badging can serve two purposes. One is to micro-credential a person. This means that the badge certifies that someone can do what they need to do.

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The Top Six Things Organizations Must Do to Enable Emergent Learning

ID Reflections

“…changes in mindset are more important than changes in hardware or software.” ~Steve Denning What is common across the learning modes and methods mentioned? Social learning via an enterprise collaboration platform Mobile enabled learning accessible anytime, anywhere, on any device of the user’s choice MOOCs which straddle the line between social learning and e-learning with learner communities While an organization can facilitate these, the onus lies with the users/learners.

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PwC Canada Strives for a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

If you’re looking for examples of companies that are striving to create and sustain a learning culture, PwC ( PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) of Canada should be on your list. I recently had the pleasure of speaking about the importance of a learning culture to the Edmonton meeting of The Conference Board of Canada’s Council for Learning and Leadership Development.

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A Conversation with Álvaro Mas of Hooptap

Kapp Notes

The other day, I had a wonderful Skype conversation with Álvaro Mas, business developer at Hooptap. He showed me an interesting product to help gamify learning. He also provided some examples of how they are implementing Hooptap solutions in various organizations. Here is some of that interesting conversation. Kapp: What is Hooptap? Mas: Hooptap conceptualizes and develops technological solutions based on our gamification platform with the goal of engaging, activating and retaining users, fans,

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Cater to Your Employees’ Learning Styles with an LMS

TOPYX LMS

Humans have the innate desire to learn. Not only that, but we also have the brainpower to acquire new skills at a rapid pace. Depending upon personal preferences and abilities, people have traditionally been referred to as kinesthetic learners, visual learners and auditory learners. Which type of learner are you? Are you familiar with the three traditional learning styles (visual, kinesthetic and auditory)?

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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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Designing your eLearning Project

B Online Learning

When I first began creating eLearning modules some time ago, I often struggled to come up with ideas for taking content and transforming it into something that was both a good learning experience and also looked appealing. I know it’s a challenge that’s faced by many ID’s but particularly those who are new to the […].

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6 not-to-be-missed posts form October

Jane Hart

Here are links to some of the posts and articles I shared on my Twitter account @C4LPT this month – with some quotes from each. 1 – 9 Critical Elements of Performance Improvement: Devlearn Session Recap, Jane Bozarth, BozarthZone, 30 September 2015 “In January 2014 my husband, Kent, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The experience — from diagnosis to […].

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"You better shape up"- our take on the 2015 Towards Maturity Benchmark Report

Kineo

The 2015 Towards Maturity Benchmark Findings have been published this week. So, any statistics junkies out there: prepare yourself for a jam-packed numbers report compiled by Overton and team to help us work out what is really going on in our industry. It’s always good to know whether you’ve missed some seismic shift in the landscape and for many of our colleagues this benchmark report is our annual Geiger counter.

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Why ELearning Can Be Frustrating

LearnDash

Even though elearning is great for teaching people new skills, it’s not always well-received. In fact, it can sometimes be frustrating. Most people can relate to feeling frustrated with an elearning course at least once. If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s bound to happen. There are a multitude of reasons that can contribute to a poor experience with elearning.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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Roger Schank #learntech2015 Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Roger gave his passioned, opinionated, irreverent, and spot-on talk to kick off LearnTechAsia. He covered the promise (or not) of AI, learning, stories, and the implications for education.

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How to become a Collaboration Consultant

Jane Hart

Next public online workshop: 9 November – 4 December 2015 In the workplace, people learn continuously as a result of working in their teams. The advent of social technologies brings huge benefits to a work team, including the facility to improve communication, enhance continuous learning and performance improvement and capture organisational knowledge.

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Data & your LMS

Kineo

What Is Data? With the advances in technology; whether it’s mobile devices, social media sites, annoying automated telephone menus, supermarket loyalty cards or computers ‘in-general’, whether we like it or not we are generating and consuming very large amounts of data. Data which is then being used, or worse - sold, to third parties to tailor products and services based on the buying and viewing profiles we are creating about ourselves – a marketeer’s dream!

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Go Mobile or Go Home

Association eLearning

According to Statista.com , “As of 2013, worldwide mobile phone internet user penetration was 73.4%. In 2017, figures suggest that more than 90% of internet users will access online content through their phones.” While many organizations struggle to choose an LMS, then race to assemble eLearning courses so learners can take training and CE courses online, few have mastered the mobile revolution.

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The DNA of Online Learning

This white paper examines how organisations can get the best out of online learning, via a deep dive into how it works and how to apply it in order to achieve specific objectives.

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Donald Taylor #LearnTech2015 Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Don followed up Roger (and graciously adapted his presentation to fit into a considerably shortened time slot). He made a clear and engaging argument about how things are changing and how a new mindset was needed.

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The Modern Virtual Classroom Requires Personal Digital Presence

InSync Training

This November I am exploring Digital Writing Month , a “30 Day Adventure to the World of Digital Narrative and Art.”. The November 4 2015 post by Rusul AlRubail concludes with: Digital writing merges traditional forms of writing with the digital world. “Digital” does not refer to the tool. “Digital” refers to our presence on these tools and platforms, how we exist, behave and interact with others using the same space we are.

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Data & your LMS

Kineo

What Is Data? With the advances in technology; whether it’s mobile devices, social media sites, annoying automated telephone menus, supermarket loyalty cards or computers ‘in-general’, whether we like it or not we are generating and consuming very large amounts of data. Data which is then being used, or worse - sold, to third parties to tailor products and services based on the buying and viewing profiles we are creating about ourselves – a marketeer’s dream!

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Can Learning be as alluring as Hot Cakes?

Origin Learning

Hot, moist cakes fresh out of the over, the aroma wafting through the air, filling you with warmth– sounds inviting doesn’t it? Ordering food at a restaurant or café is fun because it gives us control and the power to choose from a variety of menu options while also letting our eyes feast. Choice is power, and that’s what makes the whole process of dining outside much more exciting as compared to staying back home and enjoying a regular meal.

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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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Charles Jennings #LearnTech2015 Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Charles, in an engaging story, set the changes in work and the world as a basis for the 70:20:10 framework as a way to think about supporting learning going forward. He elaborated the elements and the value to be uncovered via examples.

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2 New Add-Ons For Course Creation!

LearnDash

Today we are pleased to share with you the release of two new LearnDash extensions both centered around course creation. Specifically, one will help you speed up your course creation while the other offers a new way for courses to be developed on your learning management system. These two add-ons (one free and one premium) are brought to you by the vendor WisdmLabs.

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What is Skills Management?

Gyrus

In several recent postings I’ve blogged (a lot) about skills and skill management. So what IS skills management? It being 2015 the first place I looked is Wikipedia (of course) and found this: Skills Management. Terrific, a Wiki about skills management! This means other people are interested in the subject as well. The Wiki really does sum up many important elements of skills management: Definition: The practice of understanding, developing, and deploying people and their skills.

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Adobe Captivate: The SCORM Cloud

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel      If you need your Captivate project to report learner scores and interactions, you'll likely need to publish as a SCORM-compliant package and then upload it into an LMS. However, there could be something in your project that isn't reporting correctly. You won't know there's a problem until after you publish the project, upload it to your LMS, and then test it.

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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