Wed.Jul 29, 2020

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Stories from the Virtual Trenches: 3 Common Virtual Classroom Challenges

InSync Training

Like in all professions, Learning & Development faces its fair share of challenges. Changing global dynamics, evolving business needs, and a diverse audience all contribute to a complex, and confusing, pathway forward. The virtual classroom offers a solution to many of the broad obstacles training functions face. This learning environment supports organizations of all sizes and types, while seamlessly integrating into comprehensive, personalized, easily updated blends.

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Shattering the way L&D thinks about measurement

CLO Magazine

Square peg. Round hole. This is the problem with learning measurement. The most well-known learning measurement models have been around for decades, and yet the industry continues to struggle with its measurement practices. We’re great with surveys. We have plenty of test scores. We know who completed the training, how long they took and what they clicked along the way.

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Learning Analytics In The Age Of Big Data

eLearning Industry

Every time you use digital technology, tons of data is collected about your activity. And recently, it has become possible to collect, analyze, and learn from all this data. As a result, Big Data started to emerge as a valuable tool that could improve online learning. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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OpenSesame named a 2020 Training Industry Top 20 Online Learning Library Company

OpenSesame

Portland, OR – 29 July 2020 – OpenSesame, the global elearning innovator, today announced its selection as a 2020 Top 20 Online Learning company by Training Industry. Training Industry, the leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, prepares the Training Industry Top 20 report on critical sectors of the corporate training marketplace to better inform professionals about the best and most innovative providers of training services and technologies.

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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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Stone Soup: Food For Thought

eLearning Industry

Most people love a good tale. However, a good story is even better if it teaches important life and commercial lessons. "Stone Soup" is a classic story that can teach valuable lessons about using curiosity to connect, the value of intangible assets, and the power of infusing and blending. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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6 Blended Learning Best Practices To Reduce Employee Training Costs

eLearning Industry

Blended learning is more than just using technology to reach and engage learners. It needs a carefully crafted management and execution plan to get blended learning right. If you wish to do it right, follow these blended learning best practices. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How Serious Games Lead To A Higher Corporate Training ROI

Designing Digitally

Traditional classroom training has long been outperformed by newer, technology-driven eLearning methods. Not to say that classroom learning has no merit, but most of the focus has shifted towards the online environment. Serious games are one type of eLearning that is trending today. More companies are adopting eLearning, Game-Based Learning, and other unconventional training into their business development culture.

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7 Tips To Use Online Directories For VR Training Companies

eLearning Industry

Do you think VR training is out of your price bracket? Hiring an eLearning outsourcing partner can help you reduce costs and speed up the development timeline. In this article, I share 7 tips to choose the best eLearning outsourcing company using an online directory. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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6 Smart Approaches to Bring in Real-world Experiences in Online Training with Scenario Based Learning

EI Design

Introduction. Scenario Based Learning is an absolute staple in online training. In this article, I share 6 approaches you can leverage real-world experiences to put the learner at the center stage, amp-up knowledge retention, and jumpstart engagement dramatically. How Does Bringing in Real-world Experiences Increase the Effectiveness of Scenario Based Learning (SBL) Even Further?

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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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Top Content Providers For Scenario-Based Learning (2020)

eLearning Industry

If you want to keep your learners motivated, scenario-based learning is an excellent strategy. It offers a relaxed and secure environment for your teams while improving knowledge retention. In this top list, we've selected the best content providers with scenario-based content expertise which can help you optimize real-world hurdles. Those of you looking for a higher Return On Investment can't go wrong with this approach!

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The Ultimate Guide To Training Management Software

Accessplanit

Introduction. What is a Training Management System? Who uses Training Management Software? Do I need a Training Management System? Capability. What functionality does a TMS include? What are the benefits of using a Training Management System? Is a TMS better than an LMS or CRM? Which Training Management Software is best? Can Training Management Systems integrate with….?

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Why Training Intake Processes Are Letting L&D Down

eLearning Industry

Training creation isn't time-consuming because of content design. It's the upstream processes that are largely neglected that slow down the development of learning and L&D's response to organizational demand for training. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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5 Reasons to Offer Performance Support in VILT

CommLab India

Performance support plays a crucial role in aiding employees’ performance. While the blessing of performance support in eLearning is quite transparent, what about VILT? Learn how performance support supports VILT.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect

KnowledgeOne

Many of the judgments we make daily, although they may seem sensible to us, are, in fact, far from rational and can lead us to make bad decisions. These erroneous judgments are called cognitive biases, and some 250 different ones are known to date. While the teaching profession encourages the development of critical thinking skills, the learner-teacher relationship is nevertheless conducive to the development of some of these biases, and they can have a significant impact on learning.

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How to Survive CPD Employee Turnover and Maintain CE Quality

EthosCE

Are you experiencing high employee turnover in your CPD office? Many businesses are having the same problem, which has a knock-on effect on the quality of what product or service they produce. For you, it can take you away from your role of creating quality continuing education courses for your learners and increasing and maintaining their satisfaction.

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Voice of the Employee, What is it all about?

Nvolve

Engaged employees are necessary for a company’s success. Many organisations have now realised that their employees are their biggest asset and have begun to implement initiatives to in the hopes of improving engagement and retention. Voice of the Employee or VOE measures employee experience and engagement. It can be defined as employees expressing their ideas, grievances and suggestions at the workplace.

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Cybersecurity Training: How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

Interactive Services

According to a Clark School study at the University of Maryland, a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds in the United States. This might come as no surprise to people who follow the latest security trends, but to those who don’t, it’s a signal that cybercrime is a pressing concern and isn’t going away any time soon. For companies of every size, cybercrime has been a major issue that’s only escalated as more employees work from home due to COVID-19.

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The DNA of Online Learning

This white paper examines how organisations can get the best out of online learning, via a deep dive into how it works and how to apply it in order to achieve specific objectives.

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London based EduMe raises $5m Series A to support rapid global expansion of its mobile workforce training and engagement platform

Edume

Mobile Workforce Success pioneer EduMe is expanding globally to support workforce engagement with leaders such as Uber, Deliveroo and Deloitte, as businesses adjust to “Work from Anywhere” and employees are empowered with skills training and knowledge access. London, 30th July 2020 : EduMe, the leading Workforce Success platform used by companies like Uber, Deliveroo and Deloitte, has today announced a $5 million Series A round led by Valo Ventures.

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Arlo opens Canada office

Arlo Training & Events Software

With a growing number of North American training providers using Arlo to power their businesses it made perfect sense for us to open an office in Canada, enabling us to provide a better service for those clients. Earlier this year we announced the launch of our Canadian data centre , giving customers more control of their data management and an elegant way to align with the Federal Government’s “cloud-first” strategy.

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How to Select The Best eLearning Animation Company

Hurix Digital

If you have incorporated eLearning in your employee training programs , using animation as a tool for getting the right message across is a natural order of progression. The immense scope for optimization and customization makes it one of the most effective tools in the realm of corporate training today. From orientation training to safety, sensitization, and technical training programs, animation can have diverse applications.

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AccessAlly Release Notes 3.5.1

AccessAlly

Released July 2020 We’ve just released a small update for AccessAlly, with a handful of small fixes. This is a quick version update, and these post-release updates help us smooth out any issues we find after a big release!

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7 Steps to Consider When Implementing a LMS

How Do You Choose the Right Learning Management System? Choosing the perfect Learning Management System can be complex for organizations. Initially, you might ask questions like, "When is the right time to adopt an LMS?" or "Which LMS is the best fit?" Once you've made your LMS selection, your next query is likely, "How do I go about implementing it?

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Symphony Technology Group Acquires EthosCE, Leading Healthcare Learning Management System

EthosCE

Symphony Technology Group (“STG”), a leading Palo Alto-based private equity firm focused on investing in the software, data analytics and software-enabled technology services sectors, today announced that it has acquired EthosCE, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based healthcare learning management system (“LMS”) company. This acquisition underscores STG’s commitment to building a unique, market-leading software platform offering continuing education, professional development, events, learning and c

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The future of training and development?

Elucidat

Demand for online training has radically increased, but the way it’s produced it is under strain. Is there a better approach? One that’s fit for the future of training and development? Here’s a suggestion for a new model for producing online training in large organizations – one that scales well and drives down the cost to train. Demand for online training is only increasing in businesses around the globe.

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Content curation and continuous learning

Learning Pool

The post Content curation and continuous learning appeared first on Learning Pool.

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Leading Remote Teams in the New Normal

LearningGuild

Leading Remote Teams in the New Normal. david-connal. Wed, 07/29/2020 - 01:00.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr