Wed.Nov 28, 2018

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5 Microlearning Myths You Need To Stop Believing

eLearning Industry

This article talks about the five common myths surrounding microlearning and dispels them, enabling organizations to use this bite-sized learning technique where it’s most appropriate. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Online VS Classroom Learning: What The Experts Say

Accessplanit

A ccording to LinkedIn's 2018 Workplace Learning Report , e xecutives responsible for developing talent depend more on online learning solutions than ever before, especially as the #1 reason for learners not advancing their skills is the time constraint associated with classroom learning. However, the benefits of instructor-led training (ILT) are still incredibly valid.

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Citations

Clark Quinn

Following on my thoughts on writing yesterday, this was a topic that didn’t fit (the post got too long ;). So here we go. Colleagues have written that citations are important. If you’re making a claim, you should be able to back it up. On the other hand, if you’re citing what you think is ‘received wisdom’, do you need to bother?

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Tuning Your Learning Activities to The Expectations of Tomorrow’s Gen-Z Workforce

Docebo

Millennials made the need for learning technology clear – Gen-Z will push you to perfect how it’s used to retain and engage new workers. A few months ago, we discussed the idea that in less than two years, your entire learning program could be obsolete. But it won’t be because the learning technology used to power existing L&D strategies will fail to adapt (actually, advances in learning technology will make sure this doesn’t happen).

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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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4 Ways Businesses Can Improve Online Retail Training

TOPYX LMS

A recent study¹ found that less than half of retail employees receive formal training, while 32 percent of retail employees don’t receive any formal training at all.

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Overcoming the Challenge of Evaluating Outsourced and Off-the-shelf Training Solution

Lambda Solutions

With roughly one quarter of U.S. employees working remotely at least occasionally, more businesses are seeing the benefits of relying on distributed teams. However, this approach comes with its fair share of challenges, including training these employees. Learning and development departments need to figure out whether an outsourced or off-the-shelf training solution would make the most sense for their goals.

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Learning System Award Winners 2019

eLearning 24-7

If you were in the nineties here in the states, and had a postal address, you likely received the Publisher’s Clearinghouse sweepstakes. I know I did. And every time I got it, I dreamed that a scratch card here for more choices, scratch card there – “What even more drawings?”, I knew this would be the year. I mean it said no purchase necessary, but come on, deep down you have to buy one crummy magazine, because wink wink, that’s your ticket in.

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Does V/R Have A Role In eLearning Development?

eLearning Industry

The most innovative development in eLearning used to be gamification. Now, it’s Virtual Reality! But is VR ready for its moment in the learning spotlight? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Return on Expectations vs. Return on Investment

Clarity Consultants

As a metric for learning and development programs, Return on Expectations measures how successfully a training program meets its objectives, typically based on changes in employee motivation and performance after completing a course. The post Return on Expectations vs. Return on Investment appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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The Three Critical Aspects For Creating Engaging eLearning

eLearning Industry

Everyone wants engaging eLearning! But what exactly is engaging learning? To answer that, here are the three critical aspects that should be considered for eLearning to be engaging. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Never Too Late to Learn New Tricks

CLO Magazine

Today’s workplace reflects unprecedented diversity. Organizations experience both the benefits and challenges of bringing together people from different races, with different sexual identities, who practice different religions, speak different languages, demonstrate different abilities and whose ages span the greatest number of generations ever to labor together in modern history.

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Top 3 eLearning Content Curation Techniques

eLearning Industry

When you have a big pile of raw content, it can be unclear what’s useful and what isn’t. Is there a thorough way to curate eLearning content into learner-friendly formats? In this article, I’ll share 3 top eLearning content curation techniques to help you restore order to the content chaos. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Create Your Own eLearning Disaster – Part I

JCA Solutions

Pick Any One or More of These Things to Make the eLearning Disaster of Your Dreams. What makes for bad eLearning? Like a lot of things, you may not be able to describe it but you know it when you see it. Yet it is definable. There are very specific things that can (and often do) greatly diminish the effectiveness of a course. It IS very possible, in fact easy, to create your own eLearning disaster.

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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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The Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible Elearning

The Learning Dispatch

Inclusion and diversity are imperatives in today’s workplace. For those who create training or administer training programs, that means considering and meeting the needs of learners with disabilities. This “Training Manager’s Guide to Accessible Elearning” provides practical steps for ensuring your online training fosters a welcoming experience for all of your learners, whether they are team members, clients, or the public. .

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The Why, When, and How of Digitizing ILT Programs

CommLab India

Instructor-led training programs are expensive, difficult to manage, not available to learners on-demand, and more. To overcome these limitations, digitize your LIT programs.

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What Is a Learning Ecosystem?

Watershed

Whether it's navigating a new town, train system, or even a shopping mall, most of us have used maps to pinpoint our location, examine routes to our intended destinations, and see what to expect along the way. And the same can be said for mapping out your learning ecosystem—because having a map is critical if you want to truly understand how and where your learners are receiving information.

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Onboarding and Communication - Critical to Retention and Engagement

Insightworks

You have invested considerable time and money to hire the person best suited for the vacancy your department has been covering over the past three months. Effectively onboarding this new employee is a critical step in engaging and retaining this new hire. After all, why invest so much and then not have a process to get the employee off to a solid start or worse, have the employee exit the organization in a few months?

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Currently, there are approximately 1.4 million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management. The PMP® certification is accredited against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and ISO/ANSI 17024 standards.

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Navigating the Waters of Digital Adoption Through Data

CLO Magazine

When companies invest in new technologies, it can be an exciting venture but an overwhelming experience for employees. Each individual in a company has a different relationship with technology, resulting in different levels of proficiency. It’s important to be aware that digital adoption won’t happen overnight and a one-size-fits-all strategy just won’t work.

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Free L&D webinars for December 2018

Limestone Learning

“ Pine, cone, green, tree, coniferous ” by Agnieszka is Public Domain. With the year careening to its end, many of us have an eye on the holidays. Sometimes that means some well-earned downtime. Sometimes it means working twice as hard so you can justify a couple of days by the fire in your Rudolph onesie. And some of us end up playing catch-up well into January!

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The ultimate authoring tool buyer’s guide

Elucidat

Choosing an elearning authoring tool isn’t easy and it takes more than a free trial. With each tool offering a wide range of features, workflows and support packages, it’s key you find the right fit for all your stakeholders’ needs, now and two years down the line. This detailed guide and six point scorecard is designed to help you find the best elearning software for your needs.

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Following Moodle's Journey Through Time

eLearning Industry

Moodle is the world's most popular Learning Management System. In this article, we'll discuss where Moodle started, and how it has grown into the success it is today. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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The Power of Motivational Quotes

Coreaxis

From a rough day at the office to a bad breakup, we all can relate to the power that motivational quotes can have on our state of mind. We are most open to change when we feel change is needed. So, we scour the internet when we have had a hard day to find that perfect pick-me-up quote to feel just a bit better. Once we locate the perfect quote, we are filled with inspiration and motivation and may have the courage to take on the world.

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EdCast Launches AI-Powered Knowledge Cloud for Microsoft Office 365

EdCast

EdCast Launches AI-Powered Knowledge Cloud for Microsoft Office 365 EdCast’s leading digital learning and upskilling platform delivers personalized knowledge in the flow of work across Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Nov. 28, 2018 — EdCast, known as the operating system for the knowledge economy, now provides technology for learning, […].

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Ask the Experts: Beau Richards with Information First

ReadyTech

How did you become an instructor at your company? I actually stumbled into being an instructor. I was a business and technical consultant for more than 6 years—and was growing tired of it. An opportunity opened up in the training department, and I was recruited for my product knowledge. I have been teaching ever since.

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5 Remote Work Benefits for Employers and Employees

KnowledgeCity

OWL Labs 2018 Global State of Remote Work report indicates that 56 percent of employers worldwide now offer either a completely remote work environment or a combination of remote and onsite work, and 52 percent of respondents reported that they work remotely at least once a week. It also found employees who work remotely at least once a month are 24 percent happier than those who only work onsite.

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Navigating Recruitment Agencies: A TA Leader Strategy Guide

Navigating the realm of recruitment agencies isn’t always easy. As talent acquisition has evolved, so have the challenges in managing agency relationships and spend. If you've ever felt in the dark about rogue hires, elusive budget spends, or questioned which agencies truly deliver, this guide is your beacon. Dive into our exploration of the most common agency-related challenges and strategies tailored for 2024's hiring landscape.

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In Real Life: The Value Proposition for Better L&D Data

LearningGuild

In Real Life: The Value Proposition for Better L&D Data. jd-dillon. Wed, 11/28/2018 - 01:00.

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November 2018 Yet Analytics Product Update

Yet Analytics

At Yet Analytics we’re committed to providing you with exceptional products and extraordinary user experiences. That’s why we push regular updates and enhancements to our product suite and welcome your feedback anytime. We’ll keep you informed of all of our product enhancements right here on the Yet blog. And don’t forget to check out our Knowledge Base for helpful tips when using our products!

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5 Tips for Handling Customer Complaints

KnowledgeCity

We’ve all heard that “the customer is always right.” No matter the situation, more and more companies are placing emphasis on customer service and how to better handle customer complaints. Why? According to “Understanding Customers” by Ruby Newell-Legner, it takes 12 positive customer experiences to make up for one negative experience.

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