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8 Years of Blogging

Experiencing eLearning

'I missed my anniversary by a few days, but I’ve now been blogging for 8 years. My first post on 12/26/06 explained that I was creating a graduate course on social media for teachers and felt I should “practice what I preach.” Although that course has been updated by others in the past few years, Building Online Collaborative Environments is still being taught several times a year.

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5 Reasons to Use Gamification in E-Learning

Origin Learning

'From a very tender age, we are exposed to games: Chess, Monopoly, Scotland Yard… And that is for a reason, because games make learning not seem like ‘learning’. Our mind inputs far more concentration and participation in a game rather than something we are otherwise taught. As we grow up, such informal learning is replaced with a more structured, more formal way of instruction – the effectiveness of which has been questioned time and again.

Cognitive 267
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50 key messages for L&D from 2014

Jane Hart

'Here are 50 blog posts and articles from 2014 (that I selected from my 2014 Reading list], each of which contains an important message, which is either implicit in the title or is shown in the quote, image or video I have included. Something to think about for 2015? January 2014 1 – The Career-Boosting Benefits of Lifelong […].

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Kaizen, Learning Rebels and the Zombie Apocalypse

Learning Rebels

'As you may know, the year 2014 was the year dedicated to the concept of Kaizen. All I can say is, YOWZA , there has been a lot of Kaizen going on in Learning Rebel “land” To refresh your memory, Kaizen is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the best”, referring to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement.

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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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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

'"The nature of work is changing. People’s relationship with work is changing. The changes to society will be vast" by @gapingvoid We are on the eve of 2015! Most of us do a retrospection of the year gone by, and a future-spection of the year to come. I thought I''d do the same from an L&D and workplace learning perspective. Two books I have recently read influence my thoughts in this post.

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Learning to Learn Collectively

The Performance Improvement Blog

'A major characteristic of a learning culture is that individuals, teams, and whole organizations are constantly learning how to learn. They are learning how to acquire the knowledge and skills that they need to help the organization be successful. The teacher-centered, classroom-focused, right-and-wrong answer, static instructional environment that was the primary modality in the schools they attended does not fit the rapidly changing, technology mediated, on-demand knowledge and skills that ar

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Reflections on 15 years

Clark Quinn

'For Inside Learning & Technologies 50th edition, a number of us were asked to provide reflections on what has changed over the past 15 years. This was pretty much the period in which I’d returned to the US and took up with what was kind of a startup and led to my life as a consultant. As an end of year piece, I have permission to post that article here: 15 years ago, I had just taken a step away from academia and government-sponsored initiatives to a new position leading a team in w

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Top 5 Favorite Blog Posts of 2014

Dashe & Thomson

'It’s that time of year again. Time to reminisce about the year that was and reflect on the high points, or at least the things that stick out in memory. For our final post in 2014, I wanted to take a look back and compile a list of our top 5 favorite blog posts from around the industry in 2014. If you missed these the first time around, they are… The post Top 5 Favorite Blog Posts of 2014 appeared first on Dashe & Thomson.

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Does Your 2015 Include ELearning?

LearnDash

'The end of the year is here, which offers a time for people to reflect on the previous year’s events as well as to plan for their future. We generally refer to these “self promises” as resolutions – most of which revolve around doing something we consider to be good for us. When considering what you want to do this 2015, why not make a commitment to elearning?

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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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Year in Review - 2014

The Performance Improvement Blog

'Throughout 2014, I used this blog to illuminate important leadership and management issues. The topics ranged from the problems with performance reviews to managing temporary workers to innovation to developing a learning culture in organizations. As a way of review, I’ve selected five blog posts from the past year that seem to have had the most interest for readers.

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Closing Out 2014 With A Bang

Nick Leffler

'I was working on a combined post with two distinct parts. One part a reflection on my new Udemy course called Promote Your Personal Brand Online With a Website. The second part a reflection of all my posts from the past year. Well, I decided to split them into two posts for the final few days of 2014 with just one day to spare. I’ve done a lot this year and learned a lot.

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Top 5 Benefits of Using a Learning Management System

eLearning Brothers

'Guest Post Written by David Miller, an educational researcher who has several years of experience in the field of teaching, online testing, and training. Currently, he is pursuing research in online knowledgebase software and is also a contributing author with ProProfs. Learning management systems are web-based or software applications that allow companies and educational institutions to deliver content and resources to their learners and manage their delivery.

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Preparing our children for the future

Learning with e's

'In my last post I asked if there were any unGoogleable questions. This was not actually a question about search engines or the power of the Internet. It was a question about the fundamental nature of knowledge. I was interested in exploring how we learn in the digital age and specifically, the constantly shifting nature of knowledge. My focus turned to what we don''t yet know, and how we discover what we need to know, by asking the right questions (I will expand on this theme in another blog po

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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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Empathy As Your Starting Point for Great eLearning Design

SHIFT eLearning

'Happy New Year! It is that time of the year when we get busy making resolutions. It is a time of hope and new beginnings. We resolve to lose weight, manage our time better, become more productive, and turn over a new leaf. This year, let''s resolve to become more empathetic eLearning designers. We can resolve to stop churning out cookie-cutter courses, and instead, create learning material that is truly inspiring.

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The Promise of MOOCs: Key Findings from New ATD Research

ATD Learning Technologies

'The ATD Research team is excited to share some of the highlights from ATD and the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)’s new work focusing on massive online open courses (MOOCs) in learning and development (L&D). Click here to read full version.

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Best eLearning Resources of 2014

eLearning Brothers

'We can’t believe 2014 is coming to a close. The past year has been fantastic for eLearning Brothers, and we hope you have had a great year too! If you happened to meet with us personally at an eLearning Conferences this year, you know that we released tons of great eLearning products in 2014: eLearning Stock. eLearning Course Starters. Lectora 12 Templates.

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Maker pedagogy

Learning with e's

'More and more teachers are beginning to realise that creating environments and possibilities where students make things is a very powerful pedagogy. Students learn a number of skills and draw on a variety of subjects when they design and create objects. Teaching takes a back seat and product based education is sidelined in favour of process based learning.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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31 eLearning Lessons from 2014 to Guide You in 2015

SHIFT eLearning

'The year is about to end, and people around seem to have gone into a nostalgic mood. Websites are fondly remembering what took place in the year gone by—trends that ruled the ramp, blockbusters that broke box-office records, and men, women, and events that made an impact. Year-end seems to be the ideal time for reflection and recapitulation. So why don''t we?

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5 Videos that Will Inspire Your Online Training Designs

Mindflash

'I recently viewed the classic videos in 6 TED Talks That Anyone Designing Online Training Should Watch. The Talks inspired me to think of videos that are not directly related to training that nevertheless inspire me when I’m designing learning experiences. Perhaps you’ll find these videos to be inspirational for creating effective online training, too?

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The Top 14 eLearning Template Trends of 2014

eLearning Brothers

'Hello friends! Once again, your bleary-eyed annual reports team has descended from the observation tower to share our take on the year’s most transformative template trends. From our library, the 14 following eLearning template downloads caught our collective eyes with their staying power, quick adoption, widespread appeal, massive numbers of downloads, and just plain awesomeness.

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Serious eLearning: Course Topic and Game Goal

TalentLMS

'Developing immersive courses that simulate real-world context is the latest in eLearning. Motivation and behavior theories have been pointing instruction designers and eLearning developers in this direction too. Serious games or serious eLearning solutions take eLearning courses to a higher level of cognitive resonance through emotionally cognizant settings naturally found in games.

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Navigating Recruitment Agencies: A TA Leader Strategy Guide

Navigating the realm of recruitment agencies isn’t always easy. As talent acquisition has evolved, so have the challenges in managing agency relationships and spend. If you've ever felt in the dark about rogue hires, elusive budget spends, or questioned which agencies truly deliver, this guide is your beacon. Dive into our exploration of the most common agency-related challenges and strategies tailored for 2024's hiring landscape.

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2014 E-Learning Awards

eLearning 24-7

'Everyone loves to win awards. In fact, I can’t recall someone not being happy to win an award. Okay, Marlon Brando and George C. Scott are two exceptions, but when it comes to e-learning, winning an award brings excitement across the board. With that in mind, I’d like to present my e-learning awards for 2014. The requirements? My brain.

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Coming soon.

Learning with e's

'I thought it was about time that I published a new book. It has been about five or six years since my last volumes were out on display in the book stores. But what to write? I had been thinking for a while about the potential to create a book based on some of my more substantive blog posts, and so it was a serendipitous moment when I was approached by a publisher after one of my keynotes earlier this year.

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How to Add Closed Captions to Video and Audio in Lectora

Trivantis

'Web accessibility is an important part of the development process that should be considered with your initial course design. It is a “best practice” for your e-Learning presentations to be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. As described in the 508 Standards Guide [1194.22(b)]: “Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.”.

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The Future of Training? Think Small by Ben Muzzell

LearningGuild

'Large formal training programs feel tangible and impressive. Unfortunately, they may also be. cumbersome, inefficient, and quickly outdated. Research also indicates that optimal learner focus only. lasts about 10 to 18 minutes. “Microlearning” can make content more visible, extendable, reusable, and up to date while offering minimal disturbance to the daily work schedule.

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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.