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Should SMEs Create eLearning Courses?

Upside Learning

Experts suffer from what’s known as the ‘curse of knowledge (aka ‘curse of expertise’) – Wikipedia Link Learning Designers, in contrast, are (or should be) skilled to unpack the models SMEs hold and present the same more appropriately to novice learners. References: [link] [link] [link] The post Should SMEs Create eLearning Courses?

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Back to basics: What is an elearning content authoring tool?

Elucidat

One of the fundamental questions in creating digital learning is: what is an elearning authoring tool? In this Back to Basics blog we look at the definition of an authoring software, explore the types of authoring tools and suggest a few authoring platforms you might want to consider.

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What corporates can learn from the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2012

Jane Hart

On 1 October I released the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2012 list , and in my introductory analysis I said. People love the ability to find short videos to inspire them, help them understand ideas or to acquire new (or remind themselves of old) skills, e.g. how to carry out software tasks. 1 - Twitter. .: 1 - Twitter.

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The top 10 elearning LMS platforms & software available right now

Elucidat

From creating essential training to deploying it across the organization, an LMS keeps you in control. But with 2020 seeing more feature-packed software on the market, how do you know which LMS to choose? What is LMS software? LMS software has become an indispensable tool for many L&D departments.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Here is a table with some tools for social learning, short description of the tool, the best use for social learning for the tool and some examples. Definition of the tool. Best Use of Tool. Wiki software allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily. Slide sharing software.

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Smarter ways to improve the quality of Employee-generated Learning

Challenge to Learn

The fear is that SMEs will create ineffective content because they do not have any Instructional design or didactical knowledge. Having SMEs create learning content is way faster and cheaper than the old school centralized way of content creation. Show the authors name. Wikipedia effect. Old school quality control.

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10 Guidelines to Help Your Learners Find Credible Online Sources

LearnDash

Later, we were told “you can use online sources, but not Wikipedia.” And later still, we were told “you can use Wikipedia not as a source itself, but as a source for other sources, and by the way, here are the MLA guidelines for how to site them in your term paper.”. When was the source written, and is it still relevant?