Wed.Jun 15, 2016

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Timing is Everything Series: Part 6 Structured vs. On-Demand Learning

Infopro Learning

Timing is Everything Series: Intro , Anxiety , Information Overload , Knowledge Formation , Optimum Performance , Growth , Stagnancy , or Decline , Structured vs. On-Demand Learning, ( Download the complete white paper ). Structured vs. On-Demand Learning. A central premise of the learning curve framework is that the training program is well-structured and planned out in advance: the program’s budget, timelines, content, personnel, and administration are all accounted for at the outset.

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Elearning Market Trends 2016: Learning tech falls short of market needs

Docebo

Brandon Hall Group’s Learning Technology Study reveals lack of social and mobile tools. Brandon Hall Group’s 2016 Learning Technology study shows organizations are hungry for a well rounded Learning Management System with mobile capabilities, social tools and an emphasis on relevant and engaging content. The learning technology analyst at Brandon Hall Group conducted months of research and found organizations are unsatisfied with the current options for informal learning and social learning tool

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eLearning: Interactive vs. Engaging

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Sally Cox    People love to talk about how they want their eLearning courses to be interactive, but to be really effective eLearning, it has to do more than just interact with the learner; it has to engage them.  Just adding a simple button is interactive, but it's not engaging the learner. They have not been asked to think about anything other than tapping a button.

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The Learning Analytics Market to Increase by 25% by 2020

Lambda Solutions

“Research and Markets” recently generated a report that predicts the learning analytics market to increase by over 25% by 2020 — that’s a quarter of the market, in just four years. R&M analysts identify two major influences in this projected growth: a more streamlined focus on administration of budget, and an emphasis on personalized learning methods.

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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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Is Too Much Collaboration a Bad Thing?

Inkling

Most companies that employ collaborative practices can probably tell you that they see many of collaboration’s benefits. When you have a group working on a common goal , things get done faster, team members have an opportunity to assess their own strengths and weaknesses, and individuals can increase their knowledge base and trust in one another. All of this leads to more efficiency and happier workers.

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Do You Have a Mobile Learning Strategy?

LearnDash

Many organizations have an elearning strategy, but do they have one for mobile learning? The rise of mobile technology has made elearning professionals re-think how we view elearning. What was once considered to be a part of elearning has now grown into its own industry. There are now tools and techniques specific to the mobile learning market. Clear distinctions can be made between the traditional elearning model we have known the past decade and the emerging mobile learning market.

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Let’s focus on the learning (with a little help from Cynefin)

From the Coleface

I enjoyed a day out at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum yesterday. Like many conferences, there was no shortage of vendors trying to broadcast how their offering is the panacea to organisations’ performance problems. This noise about the channels of learning (“modality”) tends to distract from a far more significant consideration: What is the nature of the learning that we want to make happen?

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This Isn’t Your Father’s eLearning…

eLearning Brothers

My 74-year-old father got his first cell phone about a month ago. He’s been holding out, but when the landline in his house was out for a few weeks, and the phone company wasn’t sure when they’d be able to get around to fixing it, he knew it was time to get a mobile phone. I don’t expect to receive a text from him. Chances are he will still refuse to join Facebook.

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Mobile Learning: 3 Security Threats & 7 Ways to Beat Them

CommLab India

Anywhere, anytime, on-the-go learning has become a reality due to mobile learning. It’s constantly evolving, as the technology focus has shifted to Smartphones from computers. However, security and privacy issues in mobile learning may play spoil sport. Though learning solutions providers make large claims about m-learning, only a few organizations are coming forward to adopt it because of the possible threats.

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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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10 Definitions of Learning

The eLearning Coach

We all know that the human brain is immensely complex and still somewhat of a mystery. It follows then, that learning—a primary function of the brain—is understood in many different ways. Here are ten ways that learning can be described. The Definitions “A change in human disposition or capability that persists over a period of […].

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Creating Digital Learning Content – 4 Useful InfoGraphic Presentation Patterns

CommLab India

In my last post, Creating Good Digital Learning Content – Planning for Infographics , we saw how to plan effectively for your infographic. Today, we will look at a vital aspect of infographic design – choosing the right presentation type. The choice of the right presentation type goes a long way in maximizing the impact of an infographic. In the words of Avinash Kaushik, the Digital Marketing Evangelist for Google, “effective presentation is almost singularly responsible for driving the ch

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Training and Development: A must-have employee benefit?

Learnkit

We’ve all heard the saying “Money doesn’t buy happiness” but can this statement be true to the workplace and employee engagement? When thinking about job benefits, the first thing that comes to my mind is compensation or vacation time but is employee education and ongoing training, a new “must-have” employee benefit? A recent survey conducted by Towers Watson , showed that learning and development opportunities ranked among the top five reasons an employee would be attracted to a new organizatio

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How to Gamify Your E-Learning

E-learning Uncovered

E-Learning gamification is a popular buzzword within the e-learning industry. Although the appeal of e-learning gamification is high, many e-learning developers shy away from it. There’s a perception that gamification is overly complicated and technically challenging. This comes from the idea that e-learning gamification is all about creating complex games.

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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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10 Opportunities for Learning Leaders to Drive Change in the Industry

eLearningMind

In some ways, the learning industry evolves quickly and trends change all of the time ( like these 3 trends we found earlier in the yea r). But in other ways, it’s not changing fast enough. Innovation in leadership development, employee development, and education is the lifeblood of staying current and competitive in today’s corporate landscape, and it’s up to learning leaders like you to drive that change.

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The Connection Between Neuroscience, Good Vibes and Learning Culture

CLO Magazine

While attending ATD 2016 last month I had the chance to sit in on two sessions facilitated by Dr. André Vermeulen, CEO of Neuro-Link and an expert in the area of neuroscience in the workplace. He said that if companies want to be better than their competitors, they’re going to have to out-think, out-create and out-learn them, and fostering a culture of learning – applied, behavior-changing learning – is central to doing that.

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5 Reasons SMBs Need to ‘Think Big’ and Make it Rain

Skillsoft

Establishing a strong foundation for learning can help small to mid-sized businesses develop a major competitive advantage—here’s why.

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TalentLMS for Android is finally arriving. Help us test it!

TalentLMS

We have always been strong believers in the web, and in the freedom that web apps give users. The freedom of rich cross-platform applications, that are low maintenance and accessible from every device with a browser. And we’ve shown our support for this philosophy with all our products. Just like the web, though, mobile devices and native mobile apps are here to stay too.

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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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How You Can Use Mobile Learning Apps For Microlearning-Based Training

EI Design

In this article, I will outline what mobile learning apps are and the benefits they offer. Using a case study featuring Gamified Assessments in the Mobile App format, I will showcase the impact they can create. Using Mobile Learning Apps For Microlearning-Based Training: Introduction. The modern-day population is swiping its way to pretty much everything –shopping, banking, music, movies– you name it!

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Design Thinking for the Modern Workforce

Everwise

Stef Miller has spent more than a decade growing companies and building teams using design thinking — a flexible, measurable and iterative process for problem solving and delivering excellent customer experiences. She realized the power of design thinking early on in her career and the result is an impressive track record in customer experience, demand generation, sales enablement and marketing strategy.

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Serious Fun

Walkgrove

Honestly, Peter Pan has serious competition. Alongside a fairly sizable collection of Harry Potter memorabilia (including robe, wand and scarf of course) I have a real addiction to games. Computer games, card games, board games. Especially board games. I have over 50 of various themes, styles, shapes and sizes. Raiding temples, pirate gold, building castles, dragons, wizards, quests for honour.

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Get the Big Picture with Panoramic Screen Capture

TechSmith Camtasia

The Panorama: An Ancient Tradition Now in the Digital Age. A popular term in photography, panorama refers to a wide view of a large area, spanning multiple directions. The word originates from the Greek words pan , meaning “all”, plus horan , which means “to see,” or “look.”. As far back as the first century, panoramas were painted as murals directly on structures and also displayed as a framed art form.

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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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Shooting in the 90s

Training Industry

Shooting in the 90’s – I’m not speaking of my golf handicap, I am referring to our web-based learning completions. For leadership, sales and service training across many industries we now regularly average almost 95 percent…we’ve even hit 100 percent with some cohorts! Kirkpatrick’s 4 levels of evaluation still rule. Segmenting measurement into reaction, learning, behavior and results applies today, but 21st century deployment demands adaptation.

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Get the Big Picture with Panoramic Screen Capture

TechSmith Camtasia

The Panorama: An Ancient Tradition Now in the Digital Age. A popular term in photography, panorama refers to a wide view of a large area, spanning multiple directions. The word originates from the Greek words pan, meaning “all”, plus horan, which means “to see”, or “look”. As far back as the first century, panoramas were painted as murals directly on structures and also displayed as a framed art form.

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5 Tips To Make Your Online Compliance Courses Exciting and Engaging!

CommLab India

Compliance courses are famous for being the necessary evils your employees need to bear every year. Is there any way to remove the sting of compliance courses? Is there any way to make them engaging? There sure is! Let us look at 5 tips which when considered can make your online compliance courses engage and appeal better to your employees. Audience Analysis.

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How to Develop Interactive Marketing Collateral (PDF) Using Adobe Acrobat Pro

CommLab India

Most of the marketing collateral sales people use on-field is in the Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. These PDFs are usually content heavy, and may contain images, but don’t have any interactive elements such as click on tabs, single select, or multiple select. But do you know we can create interactivities in PDFs? Let us see how. Here I would like to share how to create single select and multiple select interactivities in a PDF document using Adobe Acrobat Pro. 1.

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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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Ways to Impart Code of Conduct Compliance Training Using E-Learning [Infographic]

CommLab India

Code of conduct compliance training is an effective way to bring awareness in employees about your organization’s values. It helps employees to understand and comply with the various rules and regulations in their day-to day life. There may be many ways you can train your employees, but what would the most effective training method? Is it classroom training?