Mon.Feb 12, 2018

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Course Content Matters More than Technology

LearnDash

A common trap for people getting into the online course space is to put too much value on the technology tools they use and too little attention on their content. The reality is that any course worth taking is the result of the instructional design and not the technology being used. As a course creator your goal should be to create a course with well defined objectives and a clear path for meeting those objectives.

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5 ways you can use interactive video in your digital learning strategy

Kineo

People watch over 1 billion - that’s billion with a BIG “B” - hours of video on YouTube each day according to TechChrunch. That’s pretty strong evidence people like video and it’s an effective medium for learning and communication. .

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Webinar Recap: Fall in Love with Captivate 2017: A Beginner’s Guide

eLearning Brothers

Even though Captivate 2017 has been around for over a year now, there are still many people who are just now discovering it. Last week I held a webinar in which I introduced new users to Captivate 2017 and some of the basic features they could expect to see. You can find the recording of that webinar here: During the course of the webinar, a number of questions were asked that we ran out of time to address so I’ve taken the liberty of trying to address them here.

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Interactive video: how far it's come and where it's heading

Kineo

We’ve written a lot about interactive video recently, and for good reason. It’s one of the biggest trends in elearning and it’s proving to be an invaluable asset. As always, I’d like to temper that statement with don’t just add interactive video for the sake of adding it. When included in a meaningful way though, organizations and learners alike truly see great results.

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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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15 Surprising Customer Experience Statistics and How Training Can Help

Mindflash

The secret is out: 2018 has been declared the “Year of the Customer” -- and there is a list of surprising statistics about the customer experience to support this claim. Though people pleasing always has been a fundamental truth of business, it’s no longer acceptable to shout that tired, trite saying, “the customer is always right,” and expect it to translate into the kind of satisfactory experience that buffets the bottom line.

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Learning The Language of Customer Education: A Pocket Guide

Talented Learning

You like potato and I like potahto. You like tomato and I like tomahto. Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto. Let’s call the whole thing off! I get it. We’re living in an increasingly customer-centered world. But what I don’t always get is how to distinguish one customer-centered business term from another. And where exactly does customer education fit in?

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Olympic Dreams, Supported by a K12 LMS

D2L

There are three pillars that support the dreams of any young athlete’s Olympic pursuit: family, training, and school. And while so much work goes into … Continued.

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Is your Learning budget going to waste?

Enterprise Study

There is a great deal of value in assigning resources to a learning budget. For many companies, supporting learning in the workplace is the simplest way to get more from a workforce, both in terms of individual personal satisfaction and contribution to the business as a whole. However, learning cannot exist in a vacuum. If it is a one off with no follow up then it can lead to valuable resources going to waste.

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MobieTrain joins StartupBootcamp Amsterdam

MobileTrain

We’re thrilled to have been successfully selected for StartupBootcamp Amsterdam 2018. After an intense 4-month selection process, we were chosen out of 600 international startups to join SBC’s world-leading Commerce accelerator program. It starts in just 2 weeks’ time in Amsterdam and will be an exciting 3 months of workshops, one-to-one sessions and events with top entrepreneurs, investors and executives.

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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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People, politics and pedagogy

Learning with e's

Photo by David Bushell on Geograph In a previous incarnation I was Training Manager for a distance learning project called RATIO back in 1996. RATIO was a three year project funded by the European Union and as a team we were tasked to establish 40 learning centres across the rural areas of South West England. Over the first of few months of the project, we met with local communities, selected centres, and developed our relationship with the local businesses and stakeholders.

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Technology That is Changing The Future of Education

InWhatLanguage

81% of teachers believe that using upcoming technology enriches classroom learning and increases student engagement. With a big majority of teachers experiencing first-hand how powerful and enhancing technology can be, what technology is the future of education and why is it so beneficial? Education is has been and is continually trending towards the diverse use of technology and all of its man applications.

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Features to Look for In an LMS to Support Mobile Learning

CommLab India

Discover the various features that you need to look out for in an LMS to support mobile learning.

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PlatCore LMS Version 1.5 Released – Kingston Support AND More

PlatCore

PlatCore LLC doesn’t rest. Ever. We continue to innovate, drive value, and listen to our customers! We are excited to release version 1.5 of our Learning Management System (LMS), now certified on the ServiceNow app store. We listened to our customers! With version 1.5, PlatCore delivers more value with Kingston support, languages, and certification management.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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Make Books Learner-Friendly by Converting Them to E-Courses Quickly

CommLab India

Want to convert your technical books into e-learning courses at a decent pace? Read on to find out how.

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Marc My Words: 6 Challenges Facing CLOs & Senior Training Directors by Marc Rosenberg

LearningGuild

Whether due to budget shortfalls, evolving attitudes, or marketplace changes, the ground around L&D leaders is shifting. Here. are six challenges they face.

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15 Surprising Customer Experience Statistics and How Training Can Help

Mindflash

The secret is out: 2018 has been declared the “Year of the Customer” -- and there is a list of surprising statistics about the customer experience to support this claim. Though people pleasing always has been a fundamental truth of business, it’s no longer acceptable to shout that tired, trite saying, “the customer is always right,” and expect it to translate into the kind of satisfactory experience that buffets the bottom line.

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Technology That is Changing The Future of Education

InWhatLanguage

81% of teachers believe that using upcoming technology enriches classroom learning and increases student engagement. With a big majority of teachers experiencing first-hand how powerful and enhancing technology can be, what technology is the future of education and why is it so beneficial? Education is has been and is continually trending towards the diverse use of technology and all of its man applications.

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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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Seussical Words of Wisdom for 2018

Obsidian Learning

“It’s high time you were shown that you really don’t know all there is to be known.”. Dr. Seuss. With the first month of 2018 behind us, I find I am truly looking forward to the coming year. I have long considered the quote above a pearl of wisdom, but it seems especially relevant today. No matter how much I think I know, there is always more to learn.

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Technology That is Changing The Future of Education

InWhatLanguage

81% of teachers believe that using upcoming technology enriches classroom learning and increases student engagement. With a big majority of teachers experiencing first-hand how powerful and enhancing technology can be, what technology is the future of education and why is it so beneficial? Education is has been and is continually trending towards the diverse use of technology and all of its man applications.

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Creating Significant Learning Experiences

bozarthzone

This month in Learning Solutions I take a look at Dee Fink's Five Principles of Good Course design. A “good course” is one which meets the following five criteria: 1. Challenges learners to higher-level learning 2. Uses active forms of learning 3. Gives frequent and immediate feedback to students on the quality of their learning 4. Uses a structured sequence of different learning activities 5.

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Busting Top 3 Sales Force Online Training Myths, Part III

Melon Learning

Busting Myth # 3: You need a big team of trainers to deliver training content to many trainees at the same time. Many sales companies nowadays have geographically dispersed teams especially where field reps are involved. This might include not only a few different office locations and time zones, but can go hand in hand with reps being on the move or working from home some of the time.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Move from Flash to HTML5 – and Still Keep Your Super Powers!

Illumen Group

Move from Flash to HTML5 – and Still Keep Your Super Powers! Last July, Adobe announced that Flash, the ubiquitous, super-powered website and elearning authoring tool will be phased out by the end of 2020. What does this mean for you and your courses? Most importantly, your audiences won’t be able to see your courses. Popular web browsers have already discussed their plans to no longer support the Flash plugin.

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Spice Up Corporate Training with Elearning Gamification

Designing Digitally

For many years, corporations have tried to train employees with methods that were less than exciting and engaging. For their part, the workforce, in general, has viewed training as something they must get through, like it or not.

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Live Event Anniversary - Marking a Decade of Live Events

Skillsoft

We are celebrating 10 years of Skillsoft Live Events. See who’s on the calendar for 2018.

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5 Ways to Gain CPD

Powerhouse Hub

Five new ways to find great CPD training and outside learning.

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach. Eligibility criteria must be met, and the exam is known for its difficulty, sometimes requiring multiple attempts.

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FEBRUARY CALENDAR

AXIOM Learning Solutions

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Successful Online Compliance Training: 10 Points To Check

TalentLMS

Compliance is a big deal in the corporate world, and for good reason. Breeches can lead to fines, penalties, and on-the-job injuries. This article features 10 crucial factors to consider for your next online compliance training course. The 10-Point Checklist For Successful Online Compliance Training. For many employees, compliance training feels like a PR exercise.

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MARCH CALENDAR

AXIOM Learning Solutions