March, 2023

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Learning Paths vs. Traditional Curriculum: What's the Difference & Why Does it Matter?

eLearning Brothers

When it comes to eLearning strategy, there is a long-time debate over learning paths versus traditional curriculum. Let’s explore the differences between the two methods so that your organization can make the correct decision on your pathway forward and you can see improved results from your learning initiatives on a grand scale.

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5 Tips for Effective eLearning Design and Development

CommLab India

People can design and develop eLearning courses for years yet might not find them to be effective. To ensure you aren’t one of them, here are the 5 tips to help you ensure effective eLearning design and development. Why wait? Read. Implement. Succeed!

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Should We List the Learning Objectives?

Experiencing eLearning

A lot of elearning starts with a list of formal learning objectives. “By the end of this course, you will be able to…” But should we really start our elearning this way? Is that really the best way to communicate with learners about the goals of training? No, I think we can do better. The argument in favor of listing learning objectives I don’t want to directly pile on this person any further (I already ratioed him with my comment on his article), but someone recently sha

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Streamline Training Programs with Managed Learning Services

Infopro Learning

Employee training programs may start off well with dedication and focus, but over time, their effectiveness can decline due to a decrease in expertise and a shift in business priorities towards new projects, causing them to falter. Organizations can optimize their training program requirements by partnering with a Managed Learning Services (MLS) provider.

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How to Fix the 10 Biggest Mistakes in Gamification

Speaker: Stephen Baer - Chief Creative Officer, ELB Learning

Are you using gamification as part of your L&D strategy? SMART! According to multiple studies, gamification strategies have been proven to increase engagement, improve knowledge retention, and get stellar results, but what if your results just don’t hit the mark? According to instructional designers interviewed by The Game Agency, some errors are very common when implementing gamified learning.

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Revolutionizing the Future of Training with Deeper Learning™

Allen Interactions

When we think about e-learning, or eXperience-based learning (EXL), we are guided by the long history of instructional experiments. After the industrial revolution, most teaching was focused on efficiency. How do we educate large numbers of people in as short a time as possible? When transportation was available to all, classroom-based learning became practical—more practical, unfortunately, than effective.

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[UPDATED] Moodle™  continues to be the World's Leading LMS Software

Lambda Solutions

According to Capterra’s latest research (see image below), Moodle ™ continues to be the most popular learning management system (LMS) software worldwide, with nearly 213 million users.

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Why Should You Use eLearning Authoring Tools for Effective Course Development [5 Reasons Explained]

CommLab India

Costly classroom training. Ineffective, irrelevant course content. Bored audience. These are some of the many possible scenarios when it comes to corporate training. eLearning authoring tools help you handle them effectively. Read on to know how!

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Growth Mindset, AI, and More: ID Links 3/14/23

Experiencing eLearning

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?

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Time is the biggest problem?

Clark Quinn

In conversations, I’ve begun to suspect that one of the biggest, if not the biggest, problem facing designers wishing to do truly good, deep, design, is client expectations. That is, a belief that if we’re provided with the appropriate information, we can crank out a solution. Why, don’t you just distribute the information across the screen and add a quiz?

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Immersive Technology Showdown Part 1: Considerations & Limitations of vR

Allen Interactions

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Virtual Learning is Real Learning - The InQuire Engagement Framework™

InSync Training

Learner engagement is the the most important part of any training program. It’s the most important part because an engaged learner produces better outcomes – engaged learners learn! So, how engaged are your virtual learners and how do you know if they’re engaged?

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[UPDATED] How to Make Your Moodle™  LMS More Accessible

Lambda Solutions

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is coming up on May 9 – but what is it, and what might that have to do with you, fellow education technology innovator? Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a community-driven effort whose goal is to dedicate one day to raising the profile of and introducing the topic of digital (web, software, mobile app/device etc.) accessibility and people with different disabilities to the broadest audience possible.

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eLearning Authoring Tools in Corporate Training [Top 5 Benefits + Examples]

CommLab India

eLearning authoring tools are all you need for developing effective training material. Wondering how they contribute toward the effectiveness, let me tell you there are plenty of ways. In this blog, I’ve mentioned the top 5 benefits of authoring tools.

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5 Things Your eLearning Strategy Needs (Beyond a Bigger Course Library)

What makes a great eLearning strategy? There’s no simple blueprint guaranteed to work; but there are recurring themes. The reality of L&D programs is that training needs to be repeatable, scalable, and uphold learning standards. Simultaneously, programs are often more engaging when personalized to the learner. Striking a balance between these demands can be a challenge.

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3 Ways to Create Real Engagement in eLearning

B Online Learning

A phrase that’s overused a lot is ‘engaging learning experiences’. But what does that really mean? Well, according to dictionary.com the word engage is defined as: “To occupy the attention […] The post 3 Ways to Create Real Engagement in eLearning appeared first on B Online Learning.

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Q&A: Wellness for Educators

CourseArc

Q&A: Wellness for Educators This Nonprofit Works to Support the Mental, Physical, Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Educators Stress, burnout, and mental health concerns are all issues that many educators across the U.S. have faced. COVID amplified these issues even more. As an educator, Kathryn Kennedy experienced them all firsthand. She knew she wasn’t the only one feeling it.

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Adobe Captivate: Understand Project Cache and Save Some Cash

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

When I teach my Adobe Captivate beginner vILT classes , we cover application Preferences fairly early. If you're on a PC, choose Edit > Preferences. If you're on a Mac, choose Adobe Captivate > Preferences. From the top of the Preferences, click General Settings. You will see two options in the Default Locations area: Publish at and Project Cache.

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Building Learning Community Online

InSync Training

Teaching and learning are relational activities. People learn from and with one another, through teaching, observation, collaboration, interaction (synchronous or asynchronous), or reading or viewing materials published by other people. A frequent complaint about online learning and webinars is that people miss the relational aspect, the interaction with other people.

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How to Buy Learning and Development in 2023

For long, organizations outsourced services expecting to reap the benefits of decentralization—namely, speed, agility, and cost-efficiencies. However, many pure outsourced operations risk devolving into siloed functions with opaque vendor governance and inefficient administration. Before the sourcing organization knows it, their L&D is beyond their control.

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[UPDATED] Dealing with Cheating: A Moodle™  Plagiarism Plugin

Lambda Solutions

It’s an icky word that makes any educator or student squirm—plagiarism. Whether intentional or not plagiarism happens and if discovered can ruin careers and educational pursuits. The Josephson Institute Center for Youth anonymously surveyed over 43,000 high school students to determine the percent of youth who admit to plagiarism. In their results they found that 59% of students indicated that they cheated on a test in the past year and 34% of students reported that they cheated more than twice.

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9 Features That Make Raptivity one of the Best New-Age eLearning Authoring Tools!

CommLab India

With the drag-and-drop feature making eLearning authoring a breeze, and the media library and themes offering consistency, Raptivity has several features to be the best eLearning rapid authoring tool. Read on as we discuss the features in detail.

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The Benefits to Digital Delivery

eLearning Brothers

What Is Digital Delivery? Digital delivery refers to information being transferred among electronic devices such as mobile phones, computers, iPads, and more. This allows information to be sent back and forth through various devices to many employees. With companies decreasing their reliance on paper files, they can become more efficient overall through digital communication among employees, clients, and more.

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The promise of generative AI and ChatGPT for L&D

Docebo

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, chances are you’ve caught one or two (or seventeen) conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT. It’s a hot topic thanks to recent public releases of some deeply impressive (and for some, concerning) AI systems. In the art world, prompt-driven AI tools like Midjourney can create stunning visuals on demand.

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The AI Conundrum: How HR Can Prepare for the Storm of Change

Speaker: Kate Bischoff - CEO and Founder of k8bisch LLC (formerly tHRive Law & Consulting)

It’s no secret that the indication of AI has drastically changed most industries. But with every advancement, there are new hurdles to overcome. Recent research suggests that AI may introduce prejudice and discrimination into decision-making processes, leading to unequal chances. Given that HR and recruiting often use AI, this has the potential to become a serious problem.

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How To Choose the Right LMS for Law Enforcement?

Gyrus

Choose the right LMS for law enforcement to learn and succeed on the job. Our guide will help you select the right platform and more. Get the most out of your training!

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RENDR festival: Unleashing the power of creativity in digital learning

Logicearth

What takes a digital learning asset, whether it’s a module or a job aid, from functional to impressive? The answers lie in the skills of a professional, experienced Digital Designer. Authoring tools have progressed immensely and are intuitive enough for some to create interactive modules quickly and somewhat easily. What they can’t do is add the modern, vibrant and commercial flair that Digital Designers have built up with years of experience.

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[UPDATED]MoodleCloud™ | Free Moodle Hosting for Single Classroom Installations

Lambda Solutions

Calling all educators! MoodleCloud was designed specifically to help educators that are looking for small installations of Moodle. Intended for teachers who are looking to implement online learning to 50 users or less, MoodleCloud provides a free Moodle Hosting site for those who are working with no budget.

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Balancing Stimulation and Overload with Blended Learning

eLearningMind

Blended learning has become an increasingly popular way of teaching and learning. It combines traditional classroom-style instruction with online technology to offer learners more options for their training. However, too much of a good thing can be detrimental, as it can lead to cognitive overload for learners. Let’s start by examining blended learning and its benefits.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks

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The Pros and Cons of Cross-Training Your Employees

eLearning Brothers

Have you ever had a crisis at work, but couldn’t fix it because that issue’s go-to person was out of the office? Have you had to deal with an understaffed department or team? Some managers cite situations like these as reasons for cross-training their employees.

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Adapting to change: Going hybrid and supporting standards

Rustici Software

3 years ago, we didn’t think twice about where or how we worked together. It was assumed that almost everyone would be in the office every day, and it’s where we expected work to get done. We enjoyed in-person meetings and the serendipitous hallway encounter that led to a great idea. Fast forward to today, and things look a lot different. Since 2020, we’ve had a taste of every set up you can imagine.

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How to become an Online Course Creator in 5 Easy Steps

Paradiso Solutions

The growing popularity of online learning is currently at its peak, and the creator economy is thriving, making it an excellent time to establish your e-learning platform. Adding online classes to your current revenue streams or introducing a new business based on them can bring transformation. However, becoming an online course creator is a challenging task.

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