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Creativity within Constraints: When Cost, Resource Scarcity, or Deadlines Make Effective Elearning Seem Out of Reach

The Learning Dispatch

Use an Elearning Interaction Catalog for Quicker Development and Lower Costs. When an elearning development project uses a catalog approach, elearning developers don’t spend time determining how to design and program new kinds of activities. This means quicker development and lower costs. What’s left? Consider Outsourcing.

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Instructional Design Certificate or Masters Degree

Experiencing eLearning

A certificate from a great program is probably more valuable than a masters degree from a mediocre program (although I expect your choice isn’t as black and white as that). Which program looks more interesting and personally motivating for you? Available Programs. Originally published November 6, 2008.

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

But for those of you who are new to it, it stands for Application Programming Interface. It is software, or snippets of code, that enables the communication between two or more other pieces of software, systems, programs, or apps. Experience API (xAPI) is a newer standard to make such an inter-program/app possible.

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Make Agility and Resilience Your Keys to Self Preservation

Degreed

When these intimidating words become an urgent, companywide refrain as economic hard times threaten budget cuts and layoffs, it can feel like your L&D program is under belt-tightening scrutiny — or worse yet headed for elimination. Do more with less. If you have a future, you need it,” according to analysts at ROI Institute.

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What can L&D professionals do during an economic downturn?

TalentLMS

In times of economic uncertainty, companies often focus on cutting costs and reducing expenses to stay afloat. For instance, the 2008 financial crisis made many businesses cautious. Find ways to calculate training ROI To convince leaders of the value of your training programs, you need data. And not just any data.

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Simulated Experience is the New Baseball Practice

Attensi

Take the economic crash of 2008, as an example. Building upon the lessons learned during the Great Recession, one can create a training program to place employees in these similar, high-risk conditions and learn from past mistakes. This is crucial when needing a program that supports scalability and high-growth models.

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Adapting elearning programs cross-culturally

eFront

Culture affects social behavior, communication, cognitive processes, and how one interacts with learning technologies – all central components to elearning design (Vatrapi, 2008). By @rgogos. References. Vatrapi, R.V. Cultural Considerations in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.

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