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Can Instructional Design Really Help Engagement?

Wisetail

Spoiler alert: yes. A study on instructional design found that it nearly tripled expected course completion rates. And a well-designed LMS can increase users by upwards of 5x. The post Can Instructional Design Really Help Engagement? appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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Creativity in the Workplace, Part 2: How to Teach Creativity

Absorb LMS

The benefits of creativity are clear: Companies regarded as creative lead competitors and peers in key metrics, like revenue growth and market share. And, according to LinkedIn Learning’s “ 2019 Workplace Learning Report ,” executives see the value. Part 1 of this creativity in the workplace series explored why creativity is a top soft skill that managers seek in applicants and creativity’s benefit to your bottom line.

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The Impact Of Content Curation In eLearning

eLearning Industry

I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say, "Learners find it difficult to learn with too much content." To avoid this, there's always a need for content curation in eLearning as this helps impact online training in many ways. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How a set of stick figures became Misfits

NuggetHead

Back in 2013 I wrote a series of blog posts titled, Sketchnote School: 6 Steps to Great Conference Sketchnotes. Step 3 of that series is about Characters and Locations where I write about how to draw simple characters in the form of stick figures. By adjusting, moving, and positioning the sticks of a figure, they help tell a better story. Below is the sketch from that original blog post.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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7 Features That No Corporate Compliance Training Platform Is Complete Without

eLearning Industry

Compliance covers a range of sub-segments, from culture and safety to law and protocol. What mandatory features does your corporate compliance training platform require to facilitate all this without going over budget? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Guide Students Toward Completion: A Proven Method For Structuring Your Online Course

eLearning Industry

Students don't need more, they need a pathway that's going to get them a result. So whatever you're teaching, you must structure your course to help them get the outcomes they desire. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Why we hate to lose: using emotion to drive learning objectives

CLO Magazine

We have to admit that winning is pretty fun. When the winning shot is played or the deal is closed or the board game ends in triumph, it’s good to be the winner. You might say we all like #winning. But as much as we love to win, even more powerfully, we hate to lose. Science tells us that the mere thought of losing $20 is much stronger than the happiness we experience in gaining $20.

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Learning Pool Launch The Re-Branded Learning Experience Platform, Headstream At DevLearn 2019

eLearning Industry

Learning Pool’s Learning Experience Platform (LXP), Headstream, merges with the newly acquired Curatr LXP ahead of its first live US demo at DevLearn 2019 in Las Vegas. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Build Your Consilience Skills

Cylient

The term “consilience” was coined by William Whewell to mean a unity of knowledge—or literally, a “jumping together” of knowledge. You may be thinking that the word “consilience” sounds familiar—that’s no mistake on our part. Co-founders Dianna Anderson and Merrill Anderson named Cylient after the word “consilience.” It points towards the creation of unified knowledge by finding places where different disciplines—or worldviews—connect to create shared understanding.

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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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5 Training Methods in the Workplace: Choose the Best for Your Employees

iSpring Solutions

According to a 2018 Training Industry report, average training expenditures for large companies increased from $17 million in 2017 to… Read More.

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The knowledge machine

Learning with e's

Image by Mike MacKenzie on Flickr In 1972 I was living in the Netherlands, near to the NATO military base on which my father worked. One Saturday my family spent the day at a fair held by various members of the forces to raise money for charity. There were colourful tents, marquees and enclosures spread out across a large playing field, where you could buy food and souvenirs, ride on a pony or try your luck at a game of chance.

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How to Create and Deliver the Best K-12 Learning Solutions

Hurix Digital

K-12 learning solutions refer to educational content from kindergarten to grade 12. The content is used to teach primary, middle and high school children. In the age of the digital, K-12 learning solutions usually consist of online learning material that is widely used to supplement classroom teaching. There are several benefits of K-12 online learning solutions.

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The Training Dashboard: A Powerful Tool for L&D

CrossKnowledge

Data is now at the heart of everything we do. Used judiciously, it can give you key insights into how to plan for the future, drive projects, position your company, and assess your performance with ever-greater accuracy. Data opens up a world of new opportunities. But beware—getting to grips with huge amounts of complex data is a tricky business. Data is incredibly valuable for training.

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What Is a Performance Learning Management System (PLMS)?

If you're reading this you're probably ready for better organizational learning and performance. A Performance LMS allows you to continually assess and improve learners based on their specific company and role-based capabilities. In the whitepaper, we’ll also answer questions such as: What exactly is a PLMS? I have just started exploring capability building or am not yet ready.

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5 Top FAQs on Converting Flash to HTML5

CommLab India

Organizations ought to convert Flash to HTML5 to salvage their legacy courses. This blog answers 5 pertinent questions on converting Flash to HTML5.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 18, 2019

Mike Taylor

Ignorance is the path to extinction…Not taking control of our own learning opportunities (or that of our teams) is the fastest way to make yourself irrelevant. – Ann Handley. Twas the weekend before DevLearn and all through the house the speakers are buzzing taking care of all the last-minute tweaks to their slides and other details. (At least that is what I’m doing.

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Easy Ways to Optimize the Adobe Connect Poll Pod

MeetingOne on eLearning

Few platforms offer the same number of features as Adobe Connect. While tools like Breakout Rooms and the Engagement Dashboard are best in town, we still feel some of their simpler tools make the biggest difference. In particular, we love the Adobe Connect poll pod. Polling is critical for online events, like webinars, and online training. Polls give participants a way to express their opinions and thoughts.

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How the Corporate Learning Management System Contributes to ROI

Training Industry

How the Corporate Learning Management System Contributes to ROI - Read more by Hope Williams on Training Industry.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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How to Optimize the Adobe Connect Chat Pod for Better Experiences

MeetingOne on eLearning

Adobe Connect offers one of the most robust feature sets on the market. While tools like the Engagement Dashboard and Share Pod are best in the market, we have to recognize that many of their more basic tools are equally important. Foremost among these is the Adobe Connect chat pod. Chats are essential to every online meeting and event. They offer an alternative form of participation to verbal exchanges.

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Improve Your L&D Results and Relationships With Agile

LearningGuild

Improve Your L&D Results and Relationships With Agile. bill-brandon. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 01:00.

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Hospitality LMS: What to Know

Continu

The hospitality industry is constantly evolving. According to Social Tables , some of the latest findings are an increased push to go green, companies looking for International meeting space, and hotel guests wanting a more “home-like” feel when traveling. In response, the hospitality industry must always be ready to adapt their best practices. So it’s vital to properly train your team with a hospitality LMS so they can meet the ever-changing demands of today’s customers.

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Next Gen Storyboarding Tool Xunto to Launch at DevLearn 2019

LearningGuild

Next Gen Storyboarding Tool Xunto to Launch at DevLearn 2019. news-editor. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 00:59.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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How to mitigate the risk of switching your LMS provider

Learning Pool

In 2018 Brandon Hall estimated that around a third of organisations wanted to replace their current LMS and 45% within the next year. Maybe you’re one of that growing band of organisations unhappy with their current LMS provider, but are worried about the consequences of switching? What you need then is a reassurance that switching can work and that there are ways to mitigate the risk.

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6 Ways to Put Your Conference Learning into Practice

LearningGuild

6 Ways to Put Your Conference Learning into Practice. bianca-woods. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 07:00.

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ZappAR Revamps ZapWorks To Support Mobile WebAR

LearningGuild

ZappAR Revamps ZapWorks To Support Mobile WebAR. news-editor. Fri, 10/18/2019 - 00:59.

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