Thu.Jan 05, 2017

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Which Responsive Authoring Tools Will Work for Your eLearning Needs (Free eBook)

Upside Learning

So you need to create eLearning that your learners can access on multiple devices – desktops and laptops, tablets, and smartphones. But 100% custom development isn’t going to work for you. You’re looking for a solution that allows for quicker and simpler development of responsive eLearning courses by non-technical authors. In other words, you’re looking […].

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New Book: Learning in the Modern Workplace 2017

Jane Hart

Now available to purchase. Traditionally, the primary focus of a Learning & Development (L&D) Department has been on training people to do their jobs – either in the classroom or online – and making sure they do it. In other words, it’s been all about organising and managing learning for people. But as the world of work is evolving and individuals’ learning habits are changing, it now requires new workplace learning approaches to underpin all the ways people learn in the modern wor

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What Is Technology? How Does it Relate to Learning?

InSync Training

What do computers, mobile phones, robotics have in common with a pencil, to-go cups from your local coffee shop, or an idea for better work flow? The answer is simple. They are all forms of technology. Technology is anything that was designed with the goal of having a purpose. Yes, a mobile phone is a great piece of technology, but so is the pencil, and those to-go cups you get from your local coffee shop.

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Answering #Gamification Questions from a 7th Grade Student-Part 1

Kapp Notes

The other day I received a very nice email from a 7th grade student in a high school is California. She wanted to know if I could answer a few questions about gamification as she saw my TEDx talk and has gotten interested in the subject of games and gamification for learning. I think it is awesome that she is so excited about games and gamification for learning so here are the questions and my answers.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Keeping the Edge: 3 Strategies to Stay Ahead in Training

Administrate

As an Account Manager, I talk to dozens of customers every week to discuss their business and how we at Administrate can support them to be truly successful. We discuss anything, from how to set up their sales workflow in Administrate to major industry trends that might impact how they Read More. Published on January 5, 2017. The post Keeping the Edge: 3 Strategies to Stay Ahead in Training appeared first on Administrate.

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Sustainable development - are you setting yourself up for long term failure with your LMS?

Kineo

Implementing a new system can be a daunting, stressful, exciting, scary, and a busy experience — often all at the same time! So it’s unlikely you'll be considering further development work to new systems just after you've gone live. But having a sustainable approach to ongoing systems development can enable you to have more long term success, and better user engagement than if you don't have a clear idea of what comes next.

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How to Make Blended Learning Work in a Classroom - Interview with Catlin Tucker

JoomlaLMS

When teachers begin to experiment with blended learning, they immediately face a bunch of questions: What are the benefits of blended learning? Which blended learning models should I use? How to make the blended class effective? What hidden rocks should I be aware of? And many others. To clarify the blended learning question we’ve interviewed a Google Certified Teacher and the author of numerous book on the blended learning - Catlin Tucker.

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Our Top 15 e-Learning Blog Posts of 2016

Allen Interactions

Reflecting back on 2016, we at Allen Interactions are proud to call it another successful year, and are so thankful for all of you who are a part of our learning community! We love sharing our best practices, strategies, and insights on creating performance-based learning and we are excited to continue to do so in 2017. So, to celebrate last year, here are the Top 15 e-Learning Leadership Blog Posts from 2016!

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The Brain Science of Keeping Resolutions

Learningtogo

If you are one of the many people who made a New Year’s resolution, you may have already fallen off your goal. Don’t feel too badly. After one month, only about 64 percent of resolutions are still in force and by six months that number drops to less than 50 percent. Let’s look at the performance improvement process through the lens of New Year’s resolutions and see what neuroscience can teach us to make both more successful.

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Mobile Lesson

Clark Quinn

I’m preparing my keynote for a mobile conference, and it’s caused an interesting reflection. My mlearning books came out in 2011, and subsequently I’ve written on the revolution. And I’ve been speaking on both of late, but in some ways the persistent interest in mobile intrigues me. While my services are pushing the better design of and the bigger picture of elearning, mobile isn’t going away.

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Catch up with Megan at TechKnowledge

Torrance Learning

Are you planning to be at the ATD’s TechKnowledge conference January 11-13 in Las Vegas? Catch up with Megan! Here’s a look at her schedule. Hope to see you there! Wednesday, January 11. TK Disrupt Room. Session Link DISRUPT1: xAPI Showcase (Forum 22-23) 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Session Link. Concurrent Session. Session Link W300: Agile Project Management for eLearning (Forum 1-3) 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Session Link Thursday, January 12.

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Win Swag with Our New Free Cutout People

eLearning Brothers

It’s easy for us to say that one of our favorite products we offer is the Cutout People Library. With over 600 different series of cutouts totaling over 55,000 images (with more getting added every month), it’s no wonder that people love the selection they find! That’s why we decided to expand the offering of cutout people available with a free account!

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Using xAPI to Increase the Value of Your Human Capital

HT2 Labs

A look at how the xAPI and connected ecosystems can increase the value of Human Capital. The post Using xAPI to Increase the Value of Your Human Capital appeared first on HT2 Labs.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Unleash Millennials with Learning

CLO Magazine

By Julia Stiglitz. Say what you want about millennials, but they are quickly determining how the world lives, plays, communicates and works. The workforce reality looks different for this cohort. Companies can’t guarantee employees career-long job security, and workers aren’t dedicating their entire career to one organization. Millennials — the largest generation in the U.S. labor force — are free agents in a fast-moving market.

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The Popularity of Personalized Learning

Content Raven

As far back as seven years ago, Gene Willhoit, executive director of the U.S. Council of Chief State School Officers, predicted that the children of tomorrow would no longer be served well by what he termed assembly-line education that became popular in the industrial age.

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The Importance of White Space in E-learning

CommLab India

How do you feel about the picture given below? What feelings does it arouse? Do you feel happy or may be grumpy? Irritated? My brain was sure overloaded when I looked at it. All I wanted was some breathing space!! Well! You don’t need to be a graphic designer to guess the problem with this image. But still, if you know the rules of graphic designing , you will say the one thing sorely missing here is white space.

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Teachers, Thinking and Learning in 2017

CLO Magazine

By Lee Maxey. Predictions are a good way to start a New Year’s column. But as much as we all like predictions, I don’t think prognosticators are held to very high standards. So, I’m going to report back at the end of the year on how many, if any, of these predictions pan out. To start, brace yourself for a continued significant shift from teaching to learning.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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5 Benefits Lectora Offers E-learning Course Development [Infographic]

CommLab India

Lectora Inspire is one of the most popular e-learning authoring tools used to develop HTML based e-learning courses. It enables you to develop highly engaging and interactive e-learning courses, without knowledge of Flash. This rapid authoring tool offers many other benefits that make it the favorite of courseware developers. Let’s see its benefits in the infographic.

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Workplace Policy Changes? Add Some Change Management to Your Training

The Learning Dispatch

Tips for supporting workplace policy changes. As learning and development (L&D) professionals, we’re often called upon to help our organizations train employees on new policies or procedures. Change isn’t anything new, and is a constant in all organizations, but we’re often unprepared for it. A great deal of thought goes into the “brand new thing,” but how to best guide staff to adopt those changes is often an afterthought.

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2017 eLearning Predictions

Skillsoft

Explore some of the possible evolutions of eLearning predicted for 2017: a wider net, more personalization, and more social integration.

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New Year L&D Resolution? Align L&D with the Business

CLO Magazine

By Marina Theodotou. As a new year begins, organizations and individuals think about New Year’s resolutions and usually pick challenging goals to tackle. One of the most difficult challenges facing CLOs is aligning learning and development with the organization’s business goals. It boils down to providing the right learning programs for talent across the organization to empower them to deliver value on the business goals they are charged with and will be evaluated on.

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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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5 of the best

Learning with e's

I find it useful to look back to see what were the most popular blog posts of the previous year. In retrospect, trends are more observable than they are when you're in the thick of it. My learning definitions series #learningis (13 posts) proved to be popular with a combined hit count of almost 50,000 views. It kicked off after I watched a video of some teachers at Geelong College in Australia, talking about their definitions of learning.

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5 visual design techniques to make eLearning a pleasure

Logicearth

This blog outlines five visual design techniques to keep your eLearning content engaging and impactful. Excellence in design is our thing - we have a design team who are passionate connoisseurs of design excellence. Find out more about our eLearning design.

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5 Strategies for Staying Connected to Your Remote Employees

Aktiv Mind

5 Strategies for Staying Connected to Your Remote Employees. Remote employees. Hiring remote employees is quickly becoming a growing trend in the US marketplace – the Global Workplace Analytics estimates that 63 million Americans will work from home in 2016, which amounts to a third of the workforce. And as technology continues to expand the opportunities for remote positions, it also brings with it new challenges.

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The role of AR technology in making learners imagine

Matrix

Children have this incredible capability to transform their reality in a matter of seconds into something magical: a place where everything can happen and the only limits are one’s imagination. No matter how old we are, if we try hard enough we still can remember bits and pieces of this land of beauty where legends came alive, where the lines of the carpet were windy mountain roads for matchbox cars and dolls had their own social life.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

Find your perfect LMS. Choosing the right Learning Management System (LMS) is crucial for your business's success. With so many options available in the market, how do you ensure you make the best choice? This guide is your key to finding the ideal enterprise learning platform for your business. Compiled by industry experts, these questions will help to clarify your needs, prioritize your most essential features, and guide you through the evaluation process.

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Using Google Analytics to up your eCommerce game

LearnUpon

We’ve given you some basic guidelines on the use of Google Analytics for eCommerce before. This article is a deeper dive into what’s possible with Analytics, and how you can use it to get the most out of your eCommerce efforts. Using UTM parameters. One of the most useful features of Google Analytics is the ability to set your own source and medium for traffic, allowing you to categorise incoming traffic in ways that match your internal business goals and eLearning targets.

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CD2 Learning Hires Ryan Graham

CD2 Learning

January 3rd, 2017, Overland Park, KS - CD2 Learning names Ryan Graham, Senior Director of Sales and Marketing. He has a diverse background in both start up and corporate settings, with extensive experience in providing SaaS Learning Platform solutions. Prior to CD2, Ryan served in the role of Vice President of Sales and executive team member at Peach New Media (now Abila).

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Workplace Policy Changes? Add Some Change Management to Your Training

The Learning Dispatch

Tips for supporting workplace policy changes. As learning and development (L&D) professionals, we’re often called upon to help our organizations train employees on new policies or procedures. Change isn’t anything new, and is a constant in all organizations, but we’re often unprepared for it. A great deal of thought goes into the “brand new thing,” but how to best guide staff to adopt those changes is often an afterthought.