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Shaping an eLearning Solution

Zephyr Learning

Developing elearning tends to focus on three areas – content, design and technology, which really is a given, but there is no strategic substance to focus our vision and desired outcomes. Making elearning work is a challenge, and I know from experience that there is very little emphasis placed on the people who will be taking the learning!

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5 Implicit Signs That Your Virtual Classroom Is Set Up To Fail

Obsidian Learning

Applying that strategy here, we’re going to examine the warning signs that point toward an organization underprepared to make the leap to virtual training. They’ve developed a highly interactive, visually arresting, engaging blended learning program, but…did anyone check to see if all employees have company-issued computers?

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Models for Learning Questions

Tony Karrer

We wrapped up our free elearning webinar on Models for Learning in a New World. I described some common eLearning 2.0 patterns that are emerging much along the lines of my previous post Examples of eLearning 2.0. Strategy still hold: 1. Heck, you can probably get the blog posts emailed to people. :) eLearning Technology.

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5 Onboarding Training Challenges and 5 Opportunities Today’s Workforce Faces

Obsidian Learning

Meanwhile, the content to be conveyed in an orientation is often considered confidential and may only be accessible behind the company firewall. Those elements that are the costliest to develop—high-end eLearning, production-quality video pieces, or custom animation—should be saved for topics not likely to require updates.

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THE MOST PROVOCATIVE SHOUT-OUTS FROM TODAY’S LEARNING INNOVATORS

Learnnovators

Lousy eLearning needs to become a thing of the past. Not many organizations truly have a learning strategy. What they have is a training strategy, and training is no longer enough on its own to support the changing needs of today’s workforce. ” ? The Serious eLearning Manifesto is the result. ” – Michael Allen. “

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43 Great eLearning Posts and 5 Hot Topics Including Google Buzz and iPad

eLearning Learning Posts

Best of eLearning Learning. Elearning on a Shoestring - Produce content in 10 hours, and a budget of $ 0.0 - Free as in Freedom , February 27, 2010 Really great example of quickly pulling together a course!!! February 14, 2010 to February 28, 2010. Think of it like driving around town. Why is e-learning just plain wrong?

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Outdated Training – from Problem to Asset

Obsidian Learning

We need to convert to webinars and eLearning.”. We need to convert to eLearning/ blended learning. Instead, our employees are Googling quick answers outside our firewall. Extending Value With Blended Learning. strategy and project planning. Employees can’t leave their jobs for a 10-day ILT course anymore.

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