Vignettes Learning
APRIL 8, 2013
'Our belief : At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. The emphasis is getting learners involved in the story and not just telling the learners the story. Synthesis. Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are the royalty of their specific fields. Therefore, it is only logical to assign them the development of content in line with their expertise.
Raptivity
APRIL 11, 2013
'A couple of months back, on one of the days while browsing through some websites, I came across a blog by Jeffrey Cattel on the shift from ‘Push’ to ‘Pull’ learning. Well, to be honest, it had hardly been few [.].
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Connect Thinking
APRIL 8, 2013
'There is a lot of effort required to implement a Learning Management System (LMS), such as analysing requirements, engaging a vendor and getting the LMS ‘online’ The potential for failure during the early stages of a LMS project is obvious. An often unrecognised risk to LMS projects is the sustain phase of the LMS implementation. Here are eight (8) signs that can indicate your LMS implementation is at risk: There are no established KPI measurements: Key Performance Indicators should
Absorb LMS
APRIL 11, 2013
'Satisfaction surveys of learning management system administrators invariably identify reporting as the most reviled feature in their platform. Administrators complain about reporting being unintuitive, cumbersome, lacking customizability, not being powerful enough, and just generally being bad at displaying the data administrators want. So, why aren’t LMS vendors fixing the problem?
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Association eLearning
APRIL 9, 2013
'The following is a guest blog post from Christina Smith, a content & client marketing specialist with a focus on social media at YourMembership.com. She believes in a creative approach to problem solving and hates the words “we’ve always done it this way” used in that order. Christina will serve as our very first guest blogger on this site and has gained the trust and respect of all of us at Digitec through her devotion to the association community and passion for gamific
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Jane Hart
APRIL 9, 2013
'Following my earlier post: ABC: 10 reasons not to create a course – and 10 other options, I have had a huge amount of interest in finding out more about the different ABC (Anything But Courses) options I mentioned.â?¦ [.].
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
APRIL 9, 2013
'by Kevin Siegel. Highlight Boxes added to a Captivate project provide an excellent way to direct a learner's attention to a specific area of a published eLearning lesson. If you have spent any time in Captivate, you have likely added at least one Highlight Box to a project. If you haven't, you'll find that you can add them easily enough via Insert > Standard Object > Highlight Box.
Clark Quinn
APRIL 8, 2013
'A colleague recently queried: “How would you support that Jeopardy type games (Quizzes, etc.) are not really games?” And while I think I’ve discussed this before, I had a chance to noodle on it on a train trip. I started diagramming, and came up with the following characterization. I separated out two dimensions. The first is differentiating between knowledge and skills.
The Performance Improvement Blog
APRIL 12, 2013
'Everybody’s talking about “ Big Data ” these days. But as with any fast moving bandwagon, it’s good to get off once in a while and take stock of the direction in which you are going. So let’s take a look at the pluses and minuses of Big Data. We now have the technology to collect enormous amounts of information about people and to analyze huge datasets that have implications for the economy, education, health care, and social services, as well as enterprises such as agriculture, manufacturing,
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Jane Hart
APRIL 10, 2013
'Last year I ran an anonymous survey asking people how they preferred to learn at work – and the results were widely reported. I’ve opened it up again this year – and once you submit your own choices, you will be able to view the results submitted so far, plus an analysis of what this means for L&D practices Here’s the link to the surveyâ?
KnowledgeStar
APRIL 11, 2013
'Should education be for free? Should we stop testing students to try and raise the overall standards of learning and preparedness? I have no final answers, only an interest in the ongoing conversation, and the forward motion that provides the best outcomes.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
APRIL 10, 2013
'by Willam Van Weelden. A few weeks ago I showed you how to adjust the search highlight color in Multiscreen HTML5. This week, let's look at how you add your logo to the Multiscreen HTML5 Catalog Layout. Not all Screen Layouts support logos by default. Fortunately, it is easy to add your logo to the Catalog Layout. To begin, ensure that your logo image meets these requirements: No more than 80 pixels tall.
LearnDash
APRIL 10, 2013
'Elearning is growing by leaps and bounds, especially within educational institutions. To some degree, the education arena has been where a lot of the elearning innovation has come from – it’s a safe environment to try new things and implement new tools. As such, I have always wondered why there is still such a heavy reliance on physical textbooks.
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Jane Hart
APRIL 8, 2013
'If we truly are going to shift the L&D function from a “packaging” role to one that enables, supports and “scaffolds” learning in the flow of daily work we are going to have to make some changes in the way we actually operate.â?¦ [.].
KnowledgeStar
APRIL 9, 2013
'Flipping the classroom has been a topic since Daniel Pink wrote about it in 2010. In Cyberspace & Internet Time that’s far away and long ago. Seems to be happening only in Grades K-12 and Higher Education. The very places that tend to be the slowest to change. If you’ve been off the planet for [.].
Allison Rossett
APRIL 9, 2013
'When you look at the numbers associated with workplace learning and development, the investment in leader performance jumps out. Bersin Associates, now affiliated with Deloitte, wrote this in 2012: U.S. companies have increased leadership development spending 14 percent over 2011 levels to an estimated $13.6 billion in 2012. The Bersin group notes that this spending is extending beyond senior leaders and to mid-level and even first-level managers.
Clark Quinn
APRIL 9, 2013
'I ranted a couple of weeks ago about how we need to move out of our complacency and make a positive change. As I sometimes do, I stumbled upon a diagram that characterizes the type of change I think we need to be considering. The perspective riffs off of the concept of the relative value of formal versus informal learning methods shift as performers move from novice to expert.
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Kapp Notes
APRIL 11, 2013
'Had a great time presenting at the Evidence-Based Learning Webinar we had over 250 folks at the presentation and they had some great questions and comments. Here are the slides. 10 Things We Know About Video Games for Learning from Karl Kapp. strong>Here is some content and references related to the presentation that might prove to be interesting. 1.
Dashe & Thomson
APRIL 10, 2013
'This past month several staff from Dashe attended South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas; so (belatedly – sorry!) we thought we’d share some of our favorite moments from the conference. Note: Editorial comments are mine; the rest are the words of my illustrious colleagues. Claire: The Designated Driver Editorial [.] The post SXSW 2013 – Favorite Presentations, Moments, and Cultural Observations appeared first on Social Learning Blog.
LearnDash
APRIL 12, 2013
'You have spoken and we have listened! Today, less than two weeks after our major release of version 1.2.0 , we are excited to announce our latest update to LearnDash (well, three updates): Course Shortcodes! Many of you have written expressing an interest in some added flexibility through the use of shortcodes. Up until today there have been shortcodes available for quizzes, but we have taken your suggestions and developed some shortcodes for courses as well.
Ontuitive
APRIL 8, 2013
' Business journals are filled with stories about the exploding arena of Big Data. There is a growing interest in gathering and analyzing a larger, richer, and more correlated set of data strands that come from an increasingly digital set of behaviors.
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eLearning Brothers
APRIL 11, 2013
'As eLearning developers ourselves, we are always thinking of new products that would be valuable to developers. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added eLearning sound effects to the Template Library. 25 sounds have been added with 75 more coming soon. These sounds include: timers, alarms, buttons, correct, incorrect, ticks, swooshes, and many more.
TechSmith Camtasia
APRIL 9, 2013
'Guest post by Tiana Kadkhoda. Milo of Croton, the early Olympian, was renowned for his legendary strength. Every day Milo would carry a calf on his back up a large mountain. As the calf matured into a full-grown bull, so did Milo’s strength. Mathtrain.tv , a website that encourages kids to learn through teaching, was my calf. Starting with the first video I made while in sixth grade, as mathtrain.tv developed, I thrived.
LearnDash
APRIL 8, 2013
'If you have ever shopped for an ideal learning management system, you are very familiar with the pricing models out there. The overwhelming majority of LMSs incorporate a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, which on the surface seems like a fantastic deal. I have always been luke-warm to the SaaS model , for a variety of reasons. Sure at first there is saving potential, but at the same time, you are essentially agreeing to pay for forever…and ever.
Ontuitive
APRIL 10, 2013
'In this vodcast, Bob Mosher and Conrad Gottfredson discuss the Five Stages of the Performance Support Spectrum (18:17 minutes). Where does your organization fit?
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eFront
APRIL 10, 2013
'Today we would like to announce a new version of eFront! The most notable addition to this version is Tin Can support. We took the time to bundle also several UI improvements , a WordPress integration plugin , a new introductory course , and a number of additional enhancements to make your favorite learning tool even better. So check out what’s new!
Adobe Captivate
APRIL 9, 2013
'Gone are the days when you had to do heavy programming to add a drag and drop interaction to your eLearning courses. Now with the new Adobe Captivate 6 update (exclusively available for Subscription and ASA customers) you can create a drag and drop interaction in three simple steps. Just identify the drag object, identify [.]. eLearning Suite Extending Captivate How do I.
LearnDash
APRIL 10, 2013
'This is a big year in the realm of elearning, especially with the rapid growth of MOOCs and new technology hitting the scene. As such, we can reasonably expect some shifts in the learning space paradigm across many areas. One of the biggest driving forces behind this eventual shift is the formal introduction of TinCan API. After a few years of planning and development, this new learning standard is set to reach version 1.0 this month.
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