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5 Ways to Kill an eLearning Course

eLearning Brothers

'We at eLearning Brothers do our best to teach you the best way of doing things. But today we’re going to switch things up and tell you the worst ways to develop eLearning courses. Here are five ways you can kill an eLearning course. 1. Little to No Interaction. This is a deadly sin to be avoided at all costs. A good course needs to keep the learner engaged, not just mindlessly clicking “Next” over and over while passively staring at a screen.

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FREE resources for eLearning Development

PulseLearning

Our ID and Development team are constantly looking at new resources when developing eLearning and online training content. Here we list our favorite free resources covering music, pictures, and fonts: Free sound effects and music Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download, and share sounds – www.freesound.org Incompetech is a […].

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The don’ts of eLearning Instructional Design

Origin Learning

'Sometimes it could be confusing to draw the line between what’s useful and what’s not. This criterion is very important when it comes to eLearning Instructional design. Right from the content creation to the design of the page, there are several ways in which it could go wrong. Below are the lists of don’ts when it comes to eLearning instructional design.

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Learners are learning differently; are you changing the way you train and support them?

Jane Hart

'The Pew Research Internet Project reported on 8 December 2014 “A large majority (87%) of American adult internet users say the internet has improved their ability to learn new things. This figure includes just over half (53%) who say it has improved their ability to learn new things “a lot” and 34% who say it […].

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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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How Games & Gamification Can Help Align Processes and Procedures

Knowledge Guru

'Some people cringe when they hear the words “process” or “procedure.” Others appreciate and value them. Either way, processes and procedures are essential to a successful organization. That’s why so much of the training organizations deliver year after year is supposed to help align employees with a process or teach them a procedure they must follow.

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Redefining Training: Empowering the Learner

Origin Learning

'If you have been closely associated with matters around employee training , you might have noticed a subtle shift in the jargon that the global community has started to prefer and use – words like ‘learning’ and ‘development’ instead of ‘training’. The question is – Why? The coming in of the Web 2.0 has made it possible to push boundaries for all types of consumers.

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People that inspire me: my 5 eLearning heroes

Challenge to Learn

'Recently I was doing a presentation on eLearning trends. During that presentation I realized that there are just a handful of people driving fundamental change in eLearning. These are the people who really change our landscape and have a big influence on my working eLearning life. So I decided to share these 5 eLearning heroes with you, so you can plug-in to these sources of inspiration as well.

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Top 6 Things LMS Buyers Need To Know

Upside Learning

'Every organisation has its specific LMS requirement. Purchasing a new Learning Management System (LMS) to manage your organisational learning initiatives, or replacing your existing one, both require considerable amount of considerations. It is preeminent that an organisation purchase an LMS based on the requisites. However, the common practice is to mirror what other companies have […].

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How to Create a Learning Culture in Start-Ups and Small Businesses

The Performance Improvement Blog

'In this post, Rich Sheridan, Founder, CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc. - How We Built a Workplace People Love , explains what small companies and departments in large organizations can do to create a learning culture. He addresses fear, reward systems, hiring, on-boarding, learning, making mistakes, and experimenting.

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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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Making BYOD Work: Benefits And Best Practices

Origin Learning

'Bring Your Own Device or BYOD as it is popularly called, is not just another fad. It is a powerful trend slated for growth in the learning domain – both at the academic as well as enterprise level. The reason for this is simple: BYOD gives organizations the best of both worlds – lesser costs of providing hardware yet the ability to capitalize on technological devices.

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Top 10 Global Human Capital Trends for 2015 | Part 1

Lambda Solutions

'Deloitte University Press has released their Guide to Global Human Capital Trends for 2015. This is research based on interviews and surveys involving over 3,300 businesses and HR leaders from over 100 countries, asking HR leaders to determine the talent challenges their organizations face, and to assess their preparedness to meet these challenges.

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Modern Workplace Learning: The Workshops

Jane Hart

'As there has been a lot of interest in my Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) framework (and particularly in my post that differentiated social collaboration and social learning), I am posting here about a new series of online workshops that I am running to help with the different aspects of the framework. I’ve plotted how they fit onto […].

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Four False Assumptions About Leadership Development

The Performance Improvement Blog

'Deloitte has identified “leadership development” as a major challenge for HR leaders in 2015. However, the research group observes that HR leaders do not have the capability to meet this challenge. As I reported in my last post , Deloitte asked “…more than 3,300 business and HR leaders from 106 countries” to rate the importance of ten trends and their readiness to deal with these trends.

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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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#LSCON keynote Tom Wujec: Return on imagination

Challenge to Learn

'The opening keynote of LSCOn was interesting. I’m still processing it. Here are some quotes from Tom: “Pure computer power can mimic natural selection mechanism coming up with a best fit solutions” “Fostering creativity and innovation will be the role of learning” What I think that he is telling us is that the way we work and produce in the future will be very different from today.

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Four Benefits of Blended Learning for Clinical Training

Lambda Solutions

'Healthcare professionals work in high-pressure and high-stress environments, where they must be prepared on a daily basis for any and every situation, life-threatening or otherwise. So isn’t it safe to say that it benefits everyone when these professionals have the most effective systems for training, and education? Clinicians’ knowledge has to be up-to-date, and it needs to be delivered efficiently.

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Modernising training content (online workshop)

Jane Hart

'Following my posts about Modern Workplace Learning, this is the first of a series of online workshops which will help you make it a reality. Next public online workshop runs: 6 April – 1 May Much of today’s e-learning is unappealing, and differs greatly from the resources enjoyed daily on the Web. This workshop looks at […].

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Adobe Captivate: Six Ways to Use Voiceover Scripts

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Jennie Ruby    I often point out in my classes on  writing eLearning voiceover scripts  that a script is necessary so that when you record the audio you don't skip anything, don't stumble, and don't say "um." However, using a voiceover script for eLearning is way more useful than just that. Let's say for example that your eLearning project will be developed in Adobe Captivate.

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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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Mapping Organisational Structures in LearnFlex LMS

B Online Learning

'I’ve discussed the importance of data in past articles but it’s tended to gear more towards importing legacy achievement or user data and the issues that can arise when these aren’t correct. LearnFlex also lets you map your organisational structure by creating Business Units which represents your company’s internal layout or training reporting structure.

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Tom Wujec #LSCon Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

'Tom Wujec gave a discursive and well illustrated talk about how changes in technology were changing industry, ultimately homing in on creativity. Despite a misstep mentioning Kolb’s invalid learning styles instrument, it was entertaining and intriguing.

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The Accidental Designer: Book Group Discussion Guide

Learning Visions

'Looking to develop your team''s ID skills? Want to have a good starting point for a team meeting discussion? At the request of a client who was starting a discussion group for her team on The Accidental Instructional Designer, I created a Book Group Discussion Guide. You can download the guide for free from the ATD Press page: The Accidental Instructional Designer covers nearly every aspect of the e-learning design process.

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ELearning Trend: Niche Course Sites

LearnDash

'Over the past year or so we have seen an evolving trend in the elearning space. It’s rise can likely be attributed to the extremely popular MOOC programs out there. Sites like Coursera, edX, Lynda, SkillShare, and so on have helped to normalize the massive course library approach to elearning. Give users an abundance of choice and they will flock to your site – or so it seems.

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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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#LSCON #ECOCON Keynote @MFurdyk: The future of learning

Challenge to Learn

'This was another awesome keynote. I have to confess that I had never heard before of Michael, but he is an impressive guy. He created his first website as a teenager and sold it when he was 17 and became a millionaire. But that is not what impressed me. He decided to put a part of his money and energy into TakingItGlobal. A not for profit organization he started with Jennifer Corriero aimed primarily at youth to raise awareness and discussion on a number of global issues and encourages youth to

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Tech Limits?

Clark Quinn

'A couple of times last year, firms with some exciting learning tools approached me to talk about the market. And in both cases, I had to advise them that there were some barriers they’d have to address. That was brought home to me in another conversation, and it makes me worry about the state of our industry. So the first tool is based upon a really sound pedagogy that is consonant with my activity-based learning approach.

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Learning Solutions “Play to Learn” Workshop Resources

Kapp Notes

'Here are the resources for the 2015 Learning Solutions “Play to Learn” Workshop. It was a little sad for me to present without my friend Sharon Boller who is recovering from surgery. Missing her presence at the workshop. She is CEO of Bottom Line Performance Inc. Here are the slides from the workshop. Here are some additional resources: Bottom Line Performance Game Blog.

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How Social Learning is Powering Up Today’s Workplaces

Learnnovators

THE QUOTE. “ Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately, most human behaviour is learned observationally through modelling; from observing others one forms an idea of how new behaviours are performed, and on later occasions this coded information serves as a guide for action.” – Albert Bandura (Originator of Social Learning Theory). “ The research isn’t hear

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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.