Tue.Aug 29, 2017

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The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with ELearning Podcasting – Interview with Tim Green

JoomlaLMS

Last week we shared with you an interview with John Colley, the owner of the “The Optimistic Entrepreneur” podcast, in which John told us about the things to know to get started with eLearning podcasting. The interview got many views. We thought it might be a good idea to dive deeper into the topic of eLearning podcasting and invite one more eLearning podcast owner to our blog.

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A comparison between organised and self-organised learning in the workplace

Jane Hart

What is the difference between L&D organised and managed learning AND self-organised and self-managed learning? In the graphic below I have compared some of the activities of both approaches to learning in the workplace.

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The Secret to Adding Context to Training Content

InSync Training

BYTE Session Recap. As we all know, blended learning is all the rage these days! We know that selecting authentic design treatments for each defined learning objective creates the most impactful training experience. While strong instructional design makes a difference for our modern learners , there’s one additional element we can integrate into our programs that further increases the likelihood of learner success: stories!

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How to Sell Online Courses from Your Own Website: The Complete Guide

Sell Courses Online

The post How to Sell Online Courses from Your Own Website: The Complete Guide appeared first on Sell Courses Online. Do you want to sell online courses from your own website? Do you feel overwhelmed with everything that you need to learn and do in order to get started? Don't worry, most course creators getting started face the same issue. And this is the reason I have created this epic, 10,000-word step-by-step guide to help you start from scratch.

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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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How Microlearning Will Shape the Future of Work

ATD Learning Technologies

When I first started experimenting with microlearning in 2010, Amazon sold one book on the topic: The Didactics of Microlearning. Written in dense academic text translated from German, the book made me feel like I was slogging through an instruction manual for an infinitely complex blender. Today, we are awash in microlearning platforms , certificate programs , conference swag items, and perhaps soon a microlearning flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Why Emerging LMS Platforms are Disrupting the Learning Experience

eLearningMind

If you were to compare a Learning Management System (LMS) to home entertainment, then a traditional LMS would be a DVD and a modern LMS would be streaming HD media (Netflix or Hulu.) Just like Netflix completely revolutionized the home entertainment industry, the digital learning industry is seeing more corporations turn to the newer LMS products. By improving the user experience, emerging LMS platforms are disrupting the learning experience.

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How to Turn PowerPoint Slides into Videos

TechSmith Camtasia

Approximately 35 million PowerPoint presentations are given each day , but most people tune out of a presentation within the first ten minutes. How can you keep them focused? Images and other visuals can help. What if you were to take that one step further and turn PowerPoint slides into videos? Turning your presentations into videos helps keep your audience engaged, giving it more personality and they can learn from you content more effectively.

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Is training personalization feasible in corporate learning?

eFront

We live in a world where everything personalized sells. Just take a look at your social media feeds. Algorithms track every post that you ‘like’ or comment and fill your feed with posts (or ads) that you would most likely engage in. Entertainment has also become on-demand and customized: you, the user, are presented with suggested content based on what you’ve previously watched or listened to.

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Adobe Captivate 2017 – New “Shared Advanced Actions” turned out to be a huge timesaver

Swift eLearning Services

Adobe Captivate 10 now revived as Adobe Captivate 2017 brought many exciting features and enhancements for eLearning designers by making it more advanced compared to its prior version i.e. Adobe Captivate 9. The major improvement is the enhancements into the world of responsive eLearning with its new fluid box concept.

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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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The Importance of Training in Each Stage of the Employee Lifecycle

SHIFT eLearning

Every job position should be viewed in its entirety, from the hiring process to retirement (or resignation/firing). Organizations must provide the circumstances and resources necessary to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities of their employees every step of the way. This point of view helps organizations set their employees up for success, and has the added benefit of improving employee retention and engagement.

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4 Factors that Decide the Cost of Your Rapid E-learning Solution

CommLab India

This blog will lay out the four big contributors that directly affect how much your rapid e-learning solution will cost.

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Imagined futures 1: telecommunications

Learning with e's

Image source unknown I'm fascinated by vintage 'future' visions - the way people in the past thought we might live in this century. Known as retrofuturism - this is the history of predictions. To that end, I'm writing a series of posts that feature ideas, images and visions of the 21st century. How did people in the past envisage life in the 21st century?

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How to Leverage the Marketing Power of Social Proof

WBT Systems

Association members encounter an overwhelming amount of information every day from organizations pushing themselves into the already crowded professional development space. No matter how hard you sell your online course or educational program, your prospect’s purchasing decision is most influenced by what others tell them or what they see others do—that’s the power of social proof.

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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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Right size your PowerPoint imports

Adobe Captivate

Importing your PowerPoint slides into Captivate is as easy as 1-2-3! Simply follow the steps in this blog. However, there may be circumstances when the dimensions of the imported PowerPoint slides do not match properly with Captivate slides. The difference in the dimensions could very well corrode the experience of a learner, especially when he/she sees stretched or shrunken objects in the project.

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Integrate your Webinar Tool with your LMS

LearnUpon

Integrating a webinar tool with your LMS saves you precious time and effort. When delivering courses that contain webinar sessions you’ll want to ensure it’s as straightforward as possible and that you have access to all of your data in one system. LearnUpon integrates with the world’s most popular webinar tools – GoToWebinar, Adobe Connect and Cisco Webex.

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Converting Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to HTML5 (web pages)

Adobe Captivate

Products used in this example: Adobe Captivate (2017 release). Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. In this blog post, you will learn how to easily convert your PowerPoint slides into interactive and engaging web-enabled presentations using HTML5. If you do not have the 2017 release of Adobe Captivate, download a trial version of Captivate. To install Captivate, follow the installation instructions here.

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Delivering A Better Customer Experience Through Elearning Solutions

CD2 Learning

Sporting Kansas City is a professional soccer club based in Kansas City. This championship team traditionally plays in front of sold-out crowds, with 14,000 season-ticket holders and a wait list in the thousands. Fan experience is priority one for Sporting Kansas City. Sporting KC's Director of Fan Experience & Safety, Matt Evans, was looking for a better way to train their part-time and seasonal associates to further improve fan experience.

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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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Adding Closed Captions for your Videos in Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate

Adding closed captions to your eLearning courses is a basic requirement to meet accessibility standards like Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. You can easily do so for your audio-based courses by adding narration to your screen, adding slide notes, and then converting those slide notes to closed captions. But a little-known fact is that you can have closed captions for slide videos as well.

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How to Gain Executive Buy-In for Your Learning Technology Project

OpenSesame

Technology that is difficult to use and hinders processes defeats the reason we use technology in the first place – that is to say, to increase efficiency, accuracy, etc. For L&D professionals, this type of pain is often felt when stuck using an outdated learning management system (LMS). You might very well understand the many benefits of upgrading your LMS ; however, your executive team might not immediately see the full value of a investing in modern learning technology.

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5 Ways Learning Analytics Has Influenced Corporate Training

CommLab India

This post provides functional and training managers with an insight into the ways in which learning analytics has influenced corporate training programs.

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Vertical development or why leaders thrive on experience

Matrix

Leadership development is vital for the survival and growth of any organization. Hiring talent is in itself a difficult endeavor. Keeping talented people on board is increasingly complicated and harnessing their leadership abilities seems harder than ever before. The subject is not new, there are literally tons of literature on it and as generations change and technology is constantly (and rapidly) evolving the challenge to do it right grows accordingly.

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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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How to Gain Executive Buy-In for Your Learning Technology Project

OpenSesame

Technology that is difficult to use and hinders processes defeats the reason we use technology in the first place – that is to say, to increase efficiency, accuracy, etc. For L&D professionals, this type of pain is often felt when stuck using an outdated learning management system (LMS). You might very well understand the many benefits of upgrading your LMS ; however, your executive team might not immediately see the full value of a investing in modern learning technology.

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The Structure You Need to Reimagine Learning

Degreed

What would you do if you could build a vision and strategy for learning at your company completely from scratch? What would your structure and plan be? What specific things would you continue doing and what would you do differently? The world of learning and work is changing dramatically so you may want to consider a few different areas as you think about your learning vision of the future.

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How to Gain Executive Buy-In for Your Learning Technology Project

OpenSesame

Technology that is difficult to use and hinders processes defeats the reason we use technology in the first place – that is to say, to increase efficiency, accuracy, etc. For L&D professionals, this type of pain is often felt when stuck using an outdated learning management system (LMS). You might very well understand the many benefits of upgrading your LMS ; however, your executive team might not immediately see the full value of a investing in modern learning technology.

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Delivering A Better Customer Experience Through Elearning Solutions

CD2 Learning

Sporting Kansas City is a professional soccer club based in Kansas City. This championship team traditionally plays in front of sold-out crowds, with 14,000 season-ticket holders and a wait list in the thousands. Fan experience is priority one for Sporting Kansas City. Sporting KC's Director of Fan Experience & Safety, Matt Evans, was looking for a better way to train their part-time and seasonal associates to further improve fan experience.

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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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How Microlearning Will Shape the Future of Work

ATD Learning Technologies

When I first started experimenting with microlearning in 2010, Amazon sold one book on the topic: The Didactics of Microlearning. Written in dense academic text translated from German, the book made me feel like I was slogging through an instruction manual for an infinitely complex blender. Today, we are awash in microlearning platforms , certificate programs , conference swag items, and perhaps soon a microlearning flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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New Challenge, New Approach

Vitalyst

Throughout August, we are turning our focus toward workplace technology adoption—why it’s important, how it’s achieved, and how companies and employees can benefit from it. Over the years, we have supported organizations in cultivating employee proficiency with software applications and improving organizational mastery of technology use, which ultimately leads to transformational growth.

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Craig Weiss: “Growth Engineering Top in my NextGen Rankings”

Growth Engineering

This week, the Growth Engineering superheroes are in full celebration mode. Learning tech titan, Craig Weiss, has named our Academy LMS the best of the best in his NextGen LMS Grid and we’re over the moon! We’re extra-pleased since this isn’t the first time Craig has mentioned our platform’s NextGen credentials. Earlier this year, Craig’s annual Top 50 LMS report (the last word in learning platforms) credited The Academy LMS as the #1 NextGen LMS in 2017.