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7 Things About eLearning Your CEO/Executive Director Wants to Know

Association eLearning

As an Education Director, you see the writing on the wall, and have decided that eLearning is the answer your association’s needs. We all have a boss and even our best ideas require an explanation, so before you get an LMS, start designing courses, and tracking learner progress, you’ll need to get his or her approval.

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Open Source eLearning Tools

Tony Karrer

Open Source LMS Other Open Source LMS Solutions - eLearning 24-7 , April 14, 2010 Open Source life, LMSs beyond Moodle - Learning Rocks , December 18, 2008 Open Source LMS - eLearning Technology , December 10, 2009 The Real Cost of a Free (Open Source) LMS!

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Karen O’Leonard from Bersin & Associates wrote an article last week entitled Corporate Spending on Social Learning. In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. Properly d. All Rights Reserved.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

My job was not to tell; my job was stimulate thinking, encourage exploration, make associations, and help guide my learners. Try using a flow chart or visual mind map of the content to introduce creativity and make associations — perhaps even let the students select the order in which you discuss the information. Properly d.

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Learning Technologies 2010 – Recap

Upside Learning

That’s the message I’ve been hearing loud & clear from Learning Technologies 2010. Charles is the Director of Duntroon Associates. He cited Deborah Compeau’s ( a professor at Richard Ivey Schools of Business) Jan 2010 research to bring up six types of learners. Learning is fast turning Social, Informal, & Mobile.

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Top 5 Reasons You Will Leave your LMS – and How to Switch Successfully

Association eLearning

There was quite a bit of focus at the 2012 Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando on Learning Management Systems (LMS) and how dissatisfied many users are. Digitec presented a session on “ Making a Successful LMS Switch ” which drew a crowd of conference attendees. And how can they make sure the LMS switch is successful?

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3 Questions to Ask When Picking a Learning Management System

TOPYX LMS

Last year, 75% of companies worldwide used a learning management system (LMS) for workplace learning and development (1 ). When deciding on the right system for your business, receiving answers to key questions can help leaders narrow down the most effective LMS for their needs. Does this LMS provider charge hidden fees?