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APRIL 5, 2013

How to provide learners with a way to select the types of learning events they prefer. Best Practices Event configuration e-learning elearning eLL Free learning management systems LMS Webcast Webinar' We’ll examine: How to organize learners into groups. How to structure your content. How to create learning plans.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

If you made your eLearning courses before 2016, chances are the end of Flash® Player is already impacting how your LMS courses are performing. That leaves organizations with eLearning courses running on Flash scrambling for a fix. Decide what time and resources you need from each stakeholder to complete the process smoothly.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Provides easy reporting and learner tracking. Why use: Allows learners with widely varying needs in the same topic area to self-select those components that seem useful to them; provides effective follow-up material to solidify and extend learning from other methods. Curated content.

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APRIL 1, 2014

Here’s a typical course completion e-mail: Here’s a variation that contains a couple of recommendations: Adding recommendations to your communications with learners can provide measurable benefits: Increased enrolment, course completion, and certifications obtained. For commercial learning content providers, increased sales.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Although you will have successfully completed courses provided by these institutions, you won’t actually be a graduate. Commercial course providers agonize over how much content to provide for free as marketing teasers, and how much to make available only to paying customers. Reality check.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Although you will have successfully completed courses provided by these institutions, you won’t actually be a graduate. Commercial course providers agonize over how much content to provide for free as marketing teasers, and how much to make available only to paying customers. Reality check.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Since we tend to overestimate our own knowledge of a subject, exams also provide an important feedback mechanism. Exams designed to provide this type of reality-check feedback really shouldn’t count for as much of the final mark as an exam designed to measure overall knowledge of the learning content. Did you fail the first exam?

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JULY 15, 2014

Invariably, these so-called learning management system selection tools suffer from one or more of the following design flaws: They ask vendors to provide information they won’t ever disclose and/or is not relevant to the acquisition of a learning management system. The tool I used to create the image above is Mindmeister.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Since we tend to overestimate our own knowledge of a subject, exams also provide an important feedback mechanism. Exams designed to provide this type of reality-check feedback really shouldn’t count for as much of the final mark as an exam designed to measure overall knowledge of the learning content. Did you fail the first exam?

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JULY 15, 2014

Invariably, these so-called learning management system selection tools suffer from one or more of the following design flaws: They ask vendors to provide information they won’t ever disclose and/or is not relevant to the acquisition of a learning management system. The tool I used to create the image above is Mindmeister.

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JUNE 6, 2013

In the event that you would like an instructor, coach, or mentor to review the learners’ journals, provide them with access to the files through the administrative control panel of your LMS: Absorb LMS Best Practices Features e-learning elearning eLL Learning Journal LMS training'

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Absorb LMS: Providing Learner Rankings as a Resource. Absorb LMS Best Practices Features Contests e-learning elearning eLL Engagement learning management system LMS Ranking' Laura Marling and Jimmy Page are tied for first place with Mick Jagger just one point behind. But, we shouldn’t just focus on the top performers.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Understandably, the company providing this course-of-the-month subscription service doesn’t want the headache of managing all this manually. For the sake of this example, let’s assume that this commercial course provider sells courses related to mandolin playing. The ability to automatically provide new courses every month.

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APRIL 1, 2014

Here’s a typical course completion e-mail: Here’s a variation that contains a couple of recommendations: Adding recommendations to your communications with learners can provide measurable benefits: Increased enrolment, course completion, and certifications obtained. For commercial learning content providers, increased sales.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

Understandably, the company providing this course-of-the-month subscription service doesn’t want the headache of managing all this manually. For the sake of this example, let’s assume that this commercial course provider sells courses related to mandolin playing. The ability to automatically provide new courses every month.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

A learning management system (LMS) can provide an effective way to monitor who has viewed such important information and who may need a follow-up telephone call. Learning management systems typically provide feedback to learners on their progress. Here’s how: 1.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The aim of the presentation is to provide an overview of workplace learning technology in 2012. A learning management system, then, provides a centralized on-ramp to relevant learning content located within the LMS but also found elsewhere on the Web. Learning modalities and content types (simulations, games, video, etc.).

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APRIL 11, 2013

So, the bottom line is that in designing their platforms, LMS solution providers are constantly walking the fine line between ease-of-use and how powerful and customizable to make their reporting features. Best Practices Features e-learning elearning eLL learning management LMS reporting training'

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

One Absorb LMS customer, a global sports merchandise provider, allows learners to redeem points earned for merchandise once they hit certain levels. Issuing points provides advantages beyond simply motivating learners. In addition, by earning a specific number of points, learners qualify to participate in contests.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

The aim of the presentation is to provide an overview of workplace learning technology in 2012. A learning management system, then, provides a centralized on-ramp to relevant learning content located within the LMS but also found elsewhere on the Web. Learning modalities and content types (simulations, games, video, etc.).

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AUGUST 8, 2012

They view LMS as creating inflexible learning environments where learners are provided with few choices and force fed content created by a training department. In reality, though, it’s possible to create a learning environment using a LMS that provides learners with choices over their learning activities.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Given that most organizations provide dozens of courses to learners, the cost savings translate into tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Absorb LMS Best Practices Blogs e-learning elearning eLL learning management system LMS Prezi Slideshare Wikipedia YouTube' Higher learner engagement.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Given that most organizations provide dozens of courses to learners, the cost savings translate into tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Absorb LMS Best Practices Blogs e-learning elearning eLL learning management system LMS Prezi Slideshare Wikipedia YouTube' Higher learner engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Absorb LMS: Providing Learner Rankings as a Resource. Absorb LMS Best Practices Features Contests e-learning elearning eLL Engagement learning management system LMS Ranking' Laura Marling and Jimmy Page are tied for first place with Mick Jagger just one point behind. But, we shouldn’t just focus on the top performers.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

One Absorb LMS customer, a global sports merchandise provider, allows learners to redeem points earned for merchandise once they hit certain levels. Issuing points provides advantages beyond simply motivating learners. In addition, by earning a specific number of points, learners qualify to participate in contests.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Decision makers and managers must review the information submitted and provide feedback, ideally directly in the online document, stating which suggestions will be implemented and providing reasons for why those that won’t be implemented were refused. Gathering input from learners is only a start.

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JUNE 20, 2013

The system provides a way for learners and instructors to add course sessions to their personal calendars (Outlook, etc.). The system provides a calendar-view of sessions to learners, instructors, and administrators. The system can provide instructors with teaching materials associated with their classes. Have I missed anything?

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Although you will have successfully completed courses provided by these institutions, you won’t actually be a graduate. Commercial course providers agonize over how much content to provide for free as marketing teasers, and how much to make available only to paying customers. Reality check.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The learning matrix report provides, at a glance, a summary of where all or a subgroup of learners are in regards to their course activities. One of the benefits of a learning matrix report is that it can provide a great snapshot of learners’ progress in a curriculum or course bundle.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

Since we tend to overestimate our own knowledge of a subject, exams also provide an important feedback mechanism. Exams designed to provide this type of reality-check feedback really shouldn’t count for as much of the final mark as an exam designed to measure overall knowledge of the learning content. Did you fail the first exam?

eLearning Strategy 106

eLearning Strategy Strategy LMS Develop 106

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Rather than focusing on creating content, they can instead focus their efforts on finding the best existing content to provide to learners. The volume of content available on YouTube frees training departments from having to reinvent the wheel.

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LMS Learning Management System YouTube Video 182

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Decision makers and managers must review the information submitted and provide feedback, ideally directly in the online document, stating which suggestions will be implemented and providing reasons for why those that won’t be implemented were refused. Gathering input from learners is only a start.

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LMS Learning Management System Ideas Wiki 168

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JULY 31, 2012

If the organization that issued the RFP gets ten similar responses from other providers, they’ll need to wade through about 1500 pages of material… just to create a short list of systems to evaluate further. In response to one recent request for proposal, I submitted about 150 pages of information. This is nuts.).

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APRIL 1, 2014

Here’s a typical course completion e-mail: Here’s a variation that contains a couple of recommendations: Adding recommendations to your communications with learners can provide measurable benefits: Increased enrolment, course completion, and certifications obtained. For commercial learning content providers, increased sales.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

You can of course use the system to send messages related to learning and development: Or not: If your learning management system provides learners with a calendar, you can also push out communication related to events elegantly like this: Compose the message.

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MAY 31, 2019

To fully immerse your staff in peer-to-peer learning and encourage innovation, optional integrations with videoconferencing providers can put them in a virtual room for real-time discussion. They can also determine what courses are available in the future. Sustained learning. Learning is a marathon and a sprint.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Tablets and phones are now so ubiquitous, software designers and content providers need to assume that people will be accessing their content on a mobile device. Smart designers create user interfaces where all clickable elements such as hyperlinks and buttons are large enough to be selected with fingertips.

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