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Why Slack Might Become the #1 Tool for Learning

eLearning Architect

The key driver for this was to replace tools such as Yammer, Skype and Jive (which haven't seen much engagement) and to consolidate these platforms into one tool. I met with an L&D Manager of a multinational company yesterday, who has been involved in a project to implement Slack into her organisation. the list is endless.

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Playing with Gamification? Those Badges and Leaderboards Aren’t Enough

eLearningMind

A training method that promises increased engagement and produces learners that actually want to access materials and content? If you do plan on incorporating gamification into your training program, your program probably requires an overhaul. Here are some game elements worth revamping your training for. Personalization.

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Top Learning Trends for 2017 (according to the experts)

Axonify

Almost every profession is advancing faster than ever, and even employees in sales, service, and operational roles need regular updates on programs, processes, and core skills to stay productive and grow. In 2008 more than 70% of L&D spending went into formal corporate training, today its less than 30%. ” Connie Malamed.

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What's on Your Social Wish List?

CLO Magazine

Front-running companies are installing social networks such as Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, SharePoint, Ideo and HootSuite like there’s no tomorrow. You could deliver a much bigger bang for your training buck by greasing the skids to make experiential learning more systematic, coached and attractive.

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Those who forget the mistakes of history

Jay Cross

Many eyed big savings from eliminating instructors entirely. (“Blended learning&# was the rationalization used by companies that found out that people-less training does not work.) Often, vendors were happy to play these economic “benefits&# to make a sale whether or not they could be realized.

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LMSs that kick ass: ElementK’s KnowledgeHub

Janet Clarey

However, Element K has made substantial, progressive improvements to their LMS, most recently by building custom integrations between Jive Clearspace and KnowledgeHub, Element K’s LMS. For example, let’s say an organization needs to roll out a new product to its sales force. They announced this in October, 2008.

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Snake Oil 2.0: Lipstick on a pig

Jay Cross

Several large LMS companies added “informal learning&# to their sales shticks this week. Xyleme ’s Dawn Poulos points out: If we look beyond our training silos for just a bit, we’ll see that that big social implementations are actually taking place outside of the training department.