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Project Management Simulation: Modeling Tradeoffs in a Scenario

Experiencing eLearning

Sometimes, branching scenarios need to do more than model possible interactions in a conversation. For some complex skills, we’re training people to make tradeoffs between different factors. For example, if you’re buying a house, you have to weigh the tradeoffs of cost, location, space, and other features. Similarly, if you’re managing a project, you have to weigh the tradeoffs of cost, time, and quality.

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Instructional Design: Still Kicking! 

Learning Rebels

Instructional Design is NOT dead! Back in 2017, I wrote a post about the importance of instructional design and its power to create impactful learning experiences. Since then, the world of learning has undergone a fascinating transformation. New technologies are constantly popping up, learner expectations are constantly evolving, and standard practices are being redefined.

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TechSmith Camtasia: Proxy Media

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Proxy media has been available in Camtasia for a few years. However, with a recent update to Camtasia 2023, recordings created by the Camtasia recorder are added to the media bin and the timeline as proxies by default. Using proxy media speeds up production by lowering your computer's processing requirements while editing within Camtasia. However, using the proxy feature results in a blurry video on the canvas.

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10 Effective Examples of Membership Sites

LearnDash

Membership sites are lucrative endeavors for content creators. They can help you share your passion with a community, build passive income, and provide a hub for people with similar interests. There are a few common elements involved when creating a membership site. Successful membership sites deliver on the promise of their membership by providing consistent, quality content.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Tales of Lifelong Learning

InSync Training

Part of InSync Training's Thriving as a Learning Professional Series Depending on your disposition, “lifelong learning” sounds like either an exciting opportunity or an endless drudge. In a world where lifespans are getting longer (despite a recent dip) and career paths are more meandering, learning constantly over a lifetime is one of the sure things (along with death and taxes, as the saying goes).

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Microlearning: Why and How for Process Training

CommLab India

P rocess training is essential for employees across all industries. Whether it's onboarding a new employee, teaching new product features, or ensuring compliance with safety regulations, process training helps employees understand and follow the steps required for successful outcomes. However, traditional training methods can often be long, tedious, and ineffective – leading to knowledge gaps and decreased productivity.

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What Role Does Empathy Mapping Play In Enhancing The Learner Experience?

eLearning Industry

Empathy mapping was originally developed as a design thinking tool but it has found a home in learning experience design. In this article, we explore the structure of empathy maps as well as the benefits they bring into the overall learning experience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Arlo Change Makers: Scott D’Amico

Arlo Training & Events Software

Scott D’Amico was born and raised in Warren, Ohio, a blue-collar town that was greatly affected by the industrial decline of the 1980s. With the outsourcing and offshoring of manufacturing jobs, local factories closed. Scott and his family witnessed mass job losses and the subsequent struggles of the people around them. Scott’s parents were dead set against seeing their own kids go through those same struggles.

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When Instructional Designers Can’t Talk to the Target Audience

The eLearning Coach

Don't give up hope if you can't talk to the target audience. There are still many ways to research and understand them.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Enterprise Learning Management System: A Tool Top 9 Industries Need

Fly Plugins

Table of Contents 1. Healthcare & Medical Industry 2. Finance 3. Retail Industry 4. Agriculture 5. Logistics 6. Manufacturing 7. Construction 8. Education 9. Technology Conclusion In today’s fast-paced business landscape, employee training plays a crucial role in the success of any enterprise. It not only helps improve productivity but also ensures compliance, enhances customer satisfaction, and fosters a culture of continuous learning.

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eLearning: Benefits of AI-Enhanced Gamification

CommLab India

T raditional eLearning often struggles with monotony, a lack of personalized feedback, and difficulty keeping learners motivated. This leads to frustration, low knowledge retention, and dismal completion statistics. But what if there was a way to make eLearning engaging, personalized, and even fun? Enter AI-enhanced gamification – a potential game-changer that could finally unlock the true potential of eLearning.

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3 Essential ChatGPT Prompting Skills For ESL Teachers

eLearning Industry

This article emphasizes the potential of ChatGPT to enhance language learning through interactive practice sessions, customized material creation, and fostering critical thinking. It highlights practical examples for effective prompting, thereby enriching the ESL teaching and learning experience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Home Built or Commercial for your Learning System

eLearning 24-7

There are two types of learning systems. I’m not talking about an LMS, LXP, combo, TDP, or EXP (drop the name on that), learning platform, or “We are not an LMS, and anyway, they are a dying breed” (I’ve written that is far from true). What I am referring to, is commercial or in-house. In-house is really popular, among many companies, academia (Moodle was originally designed for academia, and is heavily used there, still), organizations, associations, even 3rd party conte

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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Member Engagement Metrics, Trends, and Education Program Advice for Associations in 2024

WBT Systems

What goals and concerns are your association peers prioritizing? How does your association’s performance across a range of member engagement metrics compare with theirs?

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Why eLearning is Good for Remote Workforces

Training Folks

Why eLearning is Good for Remote Workforces Over the last few years, remote and hybrid work has become part of normal everyday business. Consequently, eLearning has become a crucial training tool for remote workforces, providing accessibility, scalability, and flexibility. Explore why eLearning is good for remote workforces and how it can help organizations train and develop their employees in an efficient and effective manner.

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Interactive Videos: A Transformation eLearning Engagement

CommLab India

G one are the days of one-way learning, interactive videos invite learners to become protagonists in their learning journey. Imagine a way of learning where learners don't just watch videos, but actively participate, make decisions, and shape the course of their learning. That's the promise of interactive videos in eLearning which is a dynamic fusion of storytelling and interactivity that captivates learners' attention and elevates their learning experience to new heights.

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Conducting A Needs Analysis: The Case Of The Disappearing Learners

eLearning Industry

Too often, we interview SMEs, and while they can offer valuable product or process content, they often cannot tell us what learners are thinking or feeling. Conducting a needs analysis can help you discover what learners want and need and can help you avoid costly missteps in learning design. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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How to Write an Email

TechSmith Camtasia

Whether you need to know how to write a formal email for a job application or a networking connection, we’ve got you. The post How to Write an Email appeared first on The TechSmith Blog.

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Roundtable Learning’s Collaboration with BNSF Railway Garners Recognition on Yahoo Finance and Business Wire

Roundtable Learning

In a recent feature on Yahoo Finance and Business Wire, Roundtable Learning’s partnership with BNSF Railway has been spotlighted for our innovative approach to enhancing safety training within the railway industry. Through the integration of virtual reality (VR) technology into BNSF’s mechanical training programs, our team has played a pivotal role in elevating safety standards and fostering a culture of risk awareness among employees in the rail industry.

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How to Improve Your Higher Ed’s Website Efficiency

Think Orion

A university’s website is the most important source of information for its key stakeholders. If your Higher Ed website visitors face slow-loading pages or unresponsive interfaces, they won’t hesitate to leave. This poor experience leads to high bounce rates and negatively affects your institution’s reputation, causing prospective students to turn to competitors.

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Explainer Videos in Modern eLearning — 7 Ways to Ace the Game

CommLab India

I n today's fast-paced world, where information is abundant and attention spans are short, traditional methods of learning often struggle to engage and retain learners effectively. However, with the rise of technology and multimedia resources, the landscape of corporate training is rapidly evolving. One such innovation that has gained significant traction is the use of explainer videos in corporate eLearning.

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The DNA of Online Learning

This white paper examines how organisations can get the best out of online learning, via a deep dive into how it works and how to apply it in order to achieve specific objectives.

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5 Ways To Reduce Cognitive Load In eLearning When Working With An SME

eLearning Industry

This article shares 5 strategies for reducing cognitive load in eLearning and streamlining the collaboration between Instructional Designers and SMEs. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Where To Find a Professional Corporate Video Production Company in Singapore: Top 6 Places

fewStones

If you need corporate videos for your business but don’t know how to create them, you’re probably searching for a professional corporate video production company in Singapore to lend a hand. But where do you start looking? In this article, we’ve rounded up the top 6 places you can check out. 1. Google Search When you’re on the hunt for professional corporate video production companies in Singapore, Google Search is your trusty ally.

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PowerPoint to courses: Before and after

JollyDeck Blog

Results of PowerPoint to Course conversions in the first month Converting PowerPoint presentations into e-learning courses has been a highly sought-after feature for years.

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A/B Testing Email Best Practices for Colleges

Think Orion

Email marketing remains the preferred communication channel for people to interact with brands. Institutions should focus on email marketing to reach prospects and communicate with key stakeholders. So, if your college is already using email marketing , you may have wondered why it fails to capture your stakeholder’s attention. You can always opt for A/B testing email best practices for colleges, trying different elements to understand and help them reach goals effectively.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals. Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction.

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Technical Skills Training: 7 Design Tips to Minimize Skill Gap

CommLab India

T he world of work is evolving faster than ever before. Disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, automation, and cloud computing are transforming industries at lightning speed. Unfortunately, there's a growing mismatch between the technical skills that businesses need and the skills that workers possess. This widening "skills gap" has alarming economic consequences as companies lose out on productivity, innovation, and ultimately, billions in potential revenue.

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The Internet Of Things: Revolutionizing How We Play And Learn

eLearning Industry

IoT is changing entertainment and education. Although there are challenged to be aware of, IoT can offer plenty of solutions to revolutionize both the way we learn and the way we spend our leisure time. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Insights from Snap: How E&C programs are adapting to the evolving risk landscape

Interactive Services

On the Principled Podcast, Frances Ibekwe discusses German E&C program evolution and best practices with Gernot Tölle, Head of Legal and Compliance at VITA34 AG

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