Wed.May 18, 2016

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Microlearning Madness: 25 Great Resources

Knowledge Guru

Over the last five to ten years, corporate learning professionals have scrambled to engage their learners in an increasingly digital world. Learning trends such as mobile, gamification, game-based learning, performance support, use of learning science and interactive video are all attempts to capture learner attention and engage them on a deeper level.

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Setting Up a Successful Learning Project With Good Storyboarding

InSync Training

Storyboards go back to the 1930s when a Walt Disney animator began using them to organize cartoon scenes. In eLearning, a storyboard is simply a script that includes text, images and notes about how a learner is expected to interact with a learning module. When used in creative work, storyboards allow instructional designers and trainers to see the "big picture.".

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Online Community Management (Workshop)

Jane Hart

Next public online workshop runs: 30 MAY – 24 JUNE. Setting up and running an online community takes time and effort. In this online workshop we look at how to support the planning, launch and running of an online community. Agenda. This 4-week online workshop covers the following topics: Planning the community. Launching the community. Encouraging engagement.

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Improving Professional Learning: 12 Strategies to Enhance Performance

Web Courseworks

In the late 1960s professional organizations began actively to address the growing disconnect between advances in knowledge and the practitioners who were no longer involved in institutional learning. While this was most pronounced in the medical field—where advances were occurring at a dizzying pace—it also occurred within organizations for teachers, lawyers, business professionals, social workers, psychologists, accountants, and even clergy.

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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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Evaluating ELearning ROI with Kirkpatrick

LearnDash

Most business make decisions based on how it will impact their bottom-line. Specifically they will want to know if what they decide to pursue will increase revenue or decrease expenses thus resulting in a net positive return on investment. Businesses that do this well stay in business. Plain and simple. With this in mind you can see how it may be difficult for some organizations to pursue an elearning program.

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Corporate eLearning Trends

Lambda Solutions

The worldwide market for eLearning is has grown significantly over the past 10 years and it doesn't look like it’s going to slow down anytime soon. In 2011, the worldwide market was valued at US $35.6 billion and by 2016 the market is expected to reach US $51.3 billion. As discussed in eLearning Trends in the Fast Growing Education Markets , the leading regional market is Asia Pacific where growth is expected to have the largest aggregate growth rate over a 5 year period at 17.3%.

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5 Ways to Get Rid of Designer’s Block

eLearning Brothers

Anyone who works in a creative capacity understands the issue of [fill in the blank] block. It’s an irritating occurrence that silently creeps into your creative process and brings it to a grinding halt. Whether you’re a writer, graphic artist, or eLearning designer, you’ve experienced those blocks which always seem to happen at the most inopportune times.

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Microlearning: What is it? And What Benefits does it Offer?

Learnkit

In the world of elearning, microlearning has become a buzzword. It’s considered a powerful new approach to training the workforce. With the average attention span in North America dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015 , the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever! In this post, our goal is to cover the basics and leave you with an understanding of: What Microlearning is and the benefits it can provide.

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How Do Serious Games Boost Learning

Designing Digitally

Serious games are being deemed by analysts as the next big wave of technology meditated learning. The innovative concept of game based learning is built around the ideas of game mechanics; taking the principles that make playing games so enticing, and incorporating them in a learning context to allow better practice of skills and practical applications, as well as enhance retention and recollection of knowledge.

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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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Learning at Work Week: Making the Connection

Skillsoft

Learning at Work Week 2016 is all about connecting, and nothing's made eLearning more connected than mobile.

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Epic Meaning and Engagement: What the Experts Say

Growth Engineering

Most of you spend a good 8 hours per day at work. When you’re not doing the actual work, you’re planning what you’re going to do and working out how you’re going to do it – but how often do you stop and ask yourself why? Of course, somebody has to put bread on the table, but salary is gradually taking a back-seat to something much grander – something we like to call “Epic Meaning”.

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There’s Nothing Like Predicting your Learners’ Needs

CrossKnowledge

Predictive learning is a system of machine-based learning that estimates changes in the environment, makes these changes in the virtual environment of the learning program, and allows employees to learn how to deal with the different environments. Predictive learning’s opposite is representational learning, showing things the way they actually area.

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The Why of Structure and Direction

Training Industry

Ever find yourself in a set of circumstances where you just don’t have a clue? For many of us, that question should be amended to read: “How many times a day/week do you find yourself in a set of circumstances where you literally don’t have a clue?” In familiar leadership jargon, this would be a scenario where you have limited (if any) task-related knowledge, experience or skill.

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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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“Compliance, I’d like you to meet – Culture”

Saffron Interactive

An implicit code of conduct follows a company from the first cup of coffee poured in the morning, to the last person switching off the office lights at night. Although. The post “Compliance, I’d like you to meet – Culture” appeared first on Saffron Interactive.

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Magic Coast Introduces VODaL: Simplifying Live Video Webcasts by News Editor

LearningGuild

Video on demand (VOD) is a great innovation: It offers providers control, low risk, and simplicity. Unfortunately, it can be. problematic for training use, where you want engagement, interactivity, and real-time collaboration. VODaL offers a user. experience that resembles a live streaming event without the cost and risk of live television!

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4 Tips to Boost User Experience (UX) Design for eLearning

TalentLMS

A lot has been researched, said, done and written about improving user experience (UX) when interacting with a given interface. Seems like the standards for UX respond to the changing interface size and device-to-software compatibility. In the eLearning environment, we talk about the quality of learner experience when interacting with the online courses and training programs.

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New data reveals online training software spending trends

Docebo

New Brandon Hall report shows increase spending on learning technologies. Companies are spending big on learning management systems according to a look at online training software trends by Brandon Hall Group. In fact, LMS’s average 39% of learning technology budgets, proving most companies would rather recruit experts to handle their elearning needs than handle the complicated task in house.

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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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Learning at Work Week 2016 #3

CDSM

Learning at Work Week #3. Let us introduce Darren, the third participant in our Learning at Work Week 2016 blog series. Darren Wallace, Chief Technology Officer at CDSM. Darren is the Chief Technology Officer at CDSM. In his role, Darren sets the strategic, technical roadmap for the business. “My primary goal is to monitor and understand the latest and greatest developments in web application development on behalf of the business and to evaluate how we can apply these technologies to further our