Sat.Sep 26, 2015 - Fri.Oct 02, 2015

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Learning isn’t Linear

Association eLearning

I heard a quote the other day that really got me thinking. “A three year old is not half a six year old.” The thought being that, on average, at six years old a person is not double a three year old in any capacity. Not in height or weight, but also not in knowledge. So, this begs the question, why isn’t a six year old twice as smart as a three year old?

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10 Ted Talks That Will Help You to Make ELearning Meet Modern Learners’ Needs

JoomlaLMS

Does your leaning correspond with modern learner’s needs? Recent Bersin by Deloitte research on changes transforming learners’ needs inspired us to share with you informative TED lectures that will help you to make your eLearning project satisfy modern learners’ needs and be appealing to society and market changes.

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3 quick tips for strong scenarios

Making Change

It can be hard to write subtle scenario questions. Here are some techniques that can help. 1. Put dialog in quotation marks. This trick helps ban the bureaucratic from your writing. Instead of paraphrasing what people say, stick it in quotation marks and it will magically rewrite itself. Here’s an example. Before: Nuria has been wrangling widgets for three weeks and is frustrated.

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10 Trends for Workplace Learning (from the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015)

Jane Hart

Yesterday, 1 October I ran a webinar for the L&S Group. The slideset is below, and the points in the slides are elaborated beneath it. On 21st September I released the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015. This is the 9th list I have put together, and this year it was compiled from the votes of over 2,000 voters […].

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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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4 Things I Love about Remember The Milk

Experiencing eLearning

Most of the time, I have multiple projects in various states of completion. Right now, I started two projects last week, I’ll start another this week, and I have three courses in various states of revision. My to-do list is my central location for keep track of all the moving pieces. I use a tool called Remember the Milk for my to-do list. Here’s what I love about it.

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Off to DevLearn 2015

Kapp Notes

Excited to be headed to DevLearn with a group of 9 students from our graduate program. It is so much fun to bring people new to the field to the DevLearn Conference. We are excited to be part of a large event. The students will get to experience some amazing events. 1) Play to Learn: Designing Effective Games Workshop. Actually in this workshop students will be helping attendees think of game ideas and they will be assisting with the workshop activities. 2) Attendance at special student events h

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3 Ways to Get Your Creative Mojo Going (When You Aren’t Feeling it)

Learning Rebels

There you are, at your desk – eyes glazing over and shoulders sagging under the weight of the Friday afternoon, 2pm doldrums. Three more hours to go before quitting time and thismuchcloser to your favorite frosty adult beverage. The clock is mocking you…tick, tock, tick, tock… You can hear Facebook calling and tweets twittering but your to-do list isn’t getting any smaller.

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Virtually There: 6 Techniques That Make Your Virtual Classroom Social

InSync Training

These tools can be used to build community and continue the learning conversation started in the classroom, or they can be used as a stand-alone “just-in-time” set of resources for training in the flow of work—or anything in between. After almost two decades of “webinar” virtual classroom experiences, where the instructor lectured for 45 minutes while the phones were muted and the chat was turned off, virtual training is finally moving to a more facilitated model that recognizes the rare opportu

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Why Businesses Should Veto Traditional Training

TOPYX LMS

What type of training model does your business use? If you’re still conducting in-person training, there’s a good chance your employees are not digesting the information being presented to them. Why would they? In-person training is, for the most part, difficult for both trainers and trainees to engage with. For an administrator, training employees is supposed to be enjoyable.

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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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Modern Workplace Learning: The book is now available

Jane Hart

My new book is now available for purchase as a paperback or PDF. Modern Workplace Learning: A Resource Book for L&D. This book is packed with practical advice and guidance to help L&D transform their workplace learning practices both through the provision of modern training content and the promotion and support of continuous, everyday learning in […].

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Making a Profit from Moodle

Lambda Solutions

Time and effort put into the development of eLearning programs is significant. This has moved many organizations to put pressure on eLearning departments to become either cost-neutral or profit centers; meaning courses developed need to be sold. To help facilitate this, there are many Moodle Plugins to help you do so. PayPal was the first Ecommerce plugin that enabled transactions directly from Moodle but there are now additional integrations that provide modern online payment options.

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DevLearn Resources for Presentation: The Engagement Abyss

Kapp Notes

Here are some resources related to my DevLearn presentation. Here are the slides from the presentation. B.Y.O.D.: The Engagement Abyss: Three Effective Methods to Engage LearnersEngagementss from Karl Kapp. Here are slides related to adding notes right into PowerPoint. Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. Articles. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change.

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Market Update: Our Learning Designers Discuss Learning Content

Kineo

As you know, here at City & Guilds Kineo we aren’t afraid to share what we think, and with over twenty permanent learning designers across the UK we definitely have opinions on learning content. However, this past month we’ve been a bit quiet on the learning content design front.

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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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Modern Workplace Learning: The book is now available

Jane Hart

My new book is now available for purchase as a paperback or PDF. Modern Workplace Learning: A Resource Book for L&D. This book is packed with practical advice and guidance to help L&D transform their workplace learning practices both through the provision of modern training content and the promotion and support of continuous, everyday learning in […].

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David Pogue #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

David Pogue addressed the DevLearn audience on Learning Disruption. In a very funny and insightful presentation, he ranged from the Internet of Things, thru disintermediation and wearables, pointing out disruptive trends. He concluded by talking about the new generation and the need to keep trying new things.

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Donald Clark: Algorithmic/Adaptive Learning #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. Donald Clark @donaldclark “Learning Prediction for 2015 and Beyond: Two Small Letters” Algorithms and predictive analytics – Netflix knows what you want to watch. It’s time to do the same for learning.

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The Benefits Of An Accreditation

Kineo

So you have done the hard bit, you’ve created an in-house training programme that’s engaging and fits the needs of your business and employees. But now you want it internationally recognised.

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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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8 must-read posts from September 2015

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 – At the beginning of the month Jacob Morgan interviewed the CEO Of Skillshare, who says Want To Learn Something? Teach Yourself (Forbes, 1 September). Jacob explains. “Michael and I look […].

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Natalie Panek #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

To close off the DevLearn conference, Natalie Panek (@nmpanek) told of her learning journey to be a space engineer with compelling stories of challenging experiences. With an authentic and engaging style, she helped inspire us to keep learning.

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KnowledgeStar: The App for a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

As a proponent of a learning culture in organizations, I’m always on the lookout for methods and products that contribute to creating and sustaining that kind of culture. A new product that is designed to do this is KnowledgeStar ™. This is state-of-the-art technology that links machines to people with the information they need when they need it. KnowledgeStar™ promises to deliver just-in-time, just-enough learning to make machines smart and employees smarter, increasing safety and productivity.

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Video - Virtual Classroom Tools: Surveys, Polls & Feedback Tools

InSync Training

One major challenge faced by virtual classroom facilitators is the absence of eye contact and body language that they usually rely on in the traditional classroom. Using surveys, polls and feedback tools in the virtual classroom can offset this lack of physical interaction. These tools help facilitators create engagement and determine whether participants understand the material.

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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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Word of Warning When Selling Courses

LearnDash

I often write about the benefits of creating an online course and selling them. It’s a fantastic way to build a passive income and potentially a full-time business. However, this business model is a double-edged sword. In fact, it can be dangerous. Specifically, dangerous to your credibility. The business model for creating and selling online courses is simple (as in straight-forward), but the execution is not as easy.

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Adam Savage #DevLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Adam Savage gave a thoughtful, entertaining, and ultimately moving talk about how Art and Science are complementary components of what makes us human.

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Kineo Team at #DevLearn

Kineo

The annual migration of the L&D tech crowd to Las Vegas for the eLearning Guild’s fabulous DevLearn conference has begun. In fact, I’m writing and posting this update from somewhere high above the country thanks to free inflight WiFi!

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Re-Ignited! Meme-ing the Innovative World of Learning #DevLearn

Learning Visions

These are my slides from this year's #DevLearn ignite session -- 20 slides, 20 seconds a slide -- on the topic of innovation and learning. And all told through memes. My premise? Let's look to the past for what works and not simply chase shiny objects. Re-ignited!

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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.