The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

A week at the CSUN Assistive Technology conference in San Diego leaves the mind reeling. So much new information! So much of it related to learning! A few presentations made this connection explicit, directly correlating learning and accessibility. What I’d really like to talk about though, is the way that accessibility, the process and principle of making content available to those with disabilities, relates to elearning.

Authoring Tools 49

Authoring Tools Conference Cognitive Technology 49

Kineo

MARCH 20, 2017

Selecting a learning management system isn’t always the easiest process, but even when the L&D team has settled on the best platform for the job, that’s not the end of the battle. In most businesses, it will be necessary to demonstrate why your chosen LMS is the right one for your organisation’s needs, so you will need to build a business case to persuade your stakeholders.

LMS 150

LMS Totara Business Learning Management System 150

The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

A week at the CSUN Assistive Technology conference in San Diego leaves the mind reeling. So much new information! So much of it related to learning! A few presentations made this connection explicit, directly correlating learning and accessibility. What I’d really like to talk about though, is the way that accessibility, the process and principle of making content available to those with disabilities, relates to elearning.

Authoring Tools 40

Authoring Tools Conference Cognitive Technology 40

Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 20, 2017

I’m presenting a session on Avoiding Voice Over Script Pitfalls. for the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference. If you’re attending the conference, it’s session LS403 on Wednesday afternoon. (Unfortunately, I’m opposite Michael Allen and several other promising sessions. Sigh.) If you’re planning to attend the conference, I hope to meet you in person.

eLearning Guild 104

eLearning Guild Voice Examples Sample 104

Advertisement

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.

Knowledge

Kineo

MARCH 20, 2017

Last Friday marked the third day of Talent 2017 – a skills festival for the digital sector, powered by Wired Sussex.

Digital 124

Digital Help Skills Blogging 124

Kineo

MARCH 20, 2017

Kineo is delighted to announce the launch of Kineo Latin America, providing a full range of digital learning services into the region.

Open 100

Open Business Services Digital 100

WalkMe Training Station

MARCH 20, 2017

“This is my web home. If you were in my real home, I’d ask you to sit down, relax, and I’d offer you a cold drink. Until then, all I can offer you is this humble web space.”. This is the greeting waiting for you when you first enter Brandon’s website. Just as his warm opener suggests, he agreed to an interview for Training Station. Don’t miss the awesome insights Brandon has to share!

Training 73

Training Train Mashups Brain 73

CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2017

In Sodexo’s 2017 “Global Workplace Trends ” report, the company’s Quality of Life Services division explored 10 topics that are shaping how companies work. The need for business agility, the use of design thinking principles, the rise of millennial workers, the growing use of robotics and automation in the workplace and the impact of migration on companies are among the trends discussed.

Trends 67

Trends Leadership Business Diversity Training 67

Everwise

MARCH 20, 2017

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day , we kicked off an online community series, where experienced Everwise Mentors address a collection of questions submitted by the community on a designated topic. For this first Ask Her Anything, we highlighted women mentors from the executive ranks: Dina Keswani , Adjunct Instructor, Project Leadership and Systems Design and Leadership, eCornell.

Network 59

Network Mentoring Leadership Microsoft 59

Advertisement

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.

Learning

CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2017

Whether it’s a nonprofit, start-up, small business or a large enterprise, no organization can afford to skip on learning and development for its people. But budget can be an issue. In a March Forbes article , leadership development professional Rebecca Zucker offered 10 ways companies can develop people with little to no learning and development budget.

Budget 58

Budget Mentoring Low Cost Leadership 58

Training Industry

MARCH 20, 2017

As a former CIO, I have implemented and seen the significant benefits of cloud computing, both in the leverage of compute on demand via infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) delivery models, and in the use of software as a service (SaaS) applications. In particular, SaaS-based applications are increasingly the way organizations quickly and easily leverage new applications.

Cloud Computing 47

Cloud Computing Security Firewalls Outsource 47

CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2017

In today’s hectic work climate, it is increasingly difficult for an organization to keep its mission and vision clear, and it can be even more of a burden on executives, managers and employees when everyday tasks are overshadowed by ambiguity. Brad Deutser, president and CEO of Deutser LLC, a consulting firm, said organizations with a clear and simple vision are often more effective and successful.

Culture 56

Culture Consulting Behavior Tagging 56

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

MARCH 20, 2017

Last year we experimented with a daily live streaming show called L&D Talk. It was a fantastic experience, and convinced me that this crazy idea of daily live streaming was now possible. I've been thinking about this since my days in broadcast television back in the early '90s. The live streaming tech that exists today makes it possible within a simple interface.

Streaming 51

Streaming Industry Ideas 51

Advertisement

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.

Agile

LearningGuild

MARCH 20, 2017

L&D is seeking to evolve its strategies and tactics to provide value in the modern workplace, but are the people we support throughout our organizations ready and willing to accept such an evolution?

Organization 46

Organization Strategy Support Providers 46

Growth Engineering

MARCH 20, 2017

This week I explore how gamification, a core theme explored in my upcoming book Unleashing Superheroes, can be built into your engagement strategy to delight your learners! In my 15+ years fighting dull online learning with Growth Engineering, I’ve learned it’s essential to keep things fresh. I’m a firm believer that we have to keep moving forward to survive (my power animal must be a shark – the friendly hammerhead kind only, of course)!

Gamification 45

Gamification Engineering Online Learning Games 45

LearningGuild

MARCH 20, 2017

eLearning professionals and managers can put big data to work for them, improving eLearning engagement and effectiveness—if they understand which learning analytics to use and how to interpret them. This article provides an introduction.

Analytics 40

Analytics Learning eLearning Effectiveness 40

BizLibrary

MARCH 20, 2017

This is part three of our Kirkpatrick Model series, by Hannah Brenner, in which we explore how to measure the results of training evaluation. In this post, you'll learn how to determine the critical behaviors training should develop. The post Using the Kirkpatrick Model to Evaluate Training: Part Three appeared first on BizLibrary.

Kirkpatrick 40

Kirkpatrick Evalution Training Train 40

Advertisement

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,

Content

LearningGuild

MARCH 20, 2017

A winner of Brandon Hall’s Gold and Silver awards for EPSS, tts is introducing the latest enhancements to the tt performance suite, highlighted by the new ability for companies to extend performance support to any existing digital asset.

Performance Support 40

Performance Support Support Performance News 40

Rustici Software

MARCH 20, 2017

This week LTG (our parent company) announced the formal acceptance of their bid to acquire NetDimensions. Depending on who you are and what you know, this may or may not seem like a big deal, or even a potential threat. I wanted to quickly, publicly, and officially alleviate any concerns you may have. When LTG acquired us a little over a year ago, Mike and I made clear that it was crucial to us that Rustici Software be allowed to serve its customers in exactly the way it always has… agnostically

NetDimension 40

NetDimension SCORM xapi vendor 40

LearningGuild

MARCH 20, 2017

Over time, developers have found ways to extend the capabilities of WordPress beyond creation of websites, using plugins to create and deliver instructional content, including learning management system and eCommerce functionality. Here are three very capable WordPress plugins and associated themes you should know about.

Association Learning Management System 40

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Examples 40

The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

When writing multiple choice questions, do you ever wonder whether the stem should read “what option should you choose” or “which option should you choose”? And should options begin with a capitalized letter, even if they are incomplete sentences? Should options have closing punctuation? Should the stem end in a colon? Will anyone even care?

Newsletter 40

Newsletter Guide Press Quiz 40

Advertisement

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.

Personal Learning

Growth Engineering

MARCH 20, 2017

This week I explore how gamification, a core theme explored in my upcoming book Unleashing Superheroes , can be built into your engagement strategy to delight your learners! In my 15+ years fighting dull online learning with Growth Engineering, I’ve learned it’s essential to keep things fresh. I’m a firm believer that we have to keep moving forward to survive (my power animal must be a shark – the friendly hammerhead kind only, of course)!

Gamification 40

Gamification Engineering Online Learning Games 40

Designing Digitally

MARCH 20, 2017

The quick closing of skill and knowledge gaps is called microlearning. It is a fairly new learning strategy and has become an instructional approach for many situations, especially when information changes frequently. . Essentially, microlearning takes a large chunk of data and breaks it down into little pieces to make learning easier. Examples could include a short video about a new product, a quiz about safety procedures, or a presentation outlining key company policies.

microlearning 40

microlearning Attention Quiz Methods 40

The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

When writing multiple choice questions, do you ever wonder whether the stem should read “what option should you choose” or “which option should you choose”? And should options begin with a capitalized letter, even if they are incomplete sentences? Should options have closing punctuation? Should the stem end in a colon? Will anyone even care?

Newsletter 40

Newsletter Guide Press Quiz 40

TalentLMS

MARCH 20, 2017

You can’t touch it, or smell it, or taste it. But you know it’s there. It’s like a feeling, an energy, something that moves you to act without predetermination or intention. And no, it’s not your favorite Beatles song, making you tap your foot to the rhythm like a puppet on a string. We’re talking about something far more powerful, and slightly more constructive.

Culture 74

Culture Organization Help Diversity Training 74

Advertisement

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.

LMS

Convergence Training

MARCH 20, 2017

The human brain is amazing. And so are the human abilities to learn new information and skills, remember them, and later retrieve and use them when it’s needed. But if you’re involved in training and/or learning and development, you also know it’s not all that easy. And one of the big problems is that people tend to forget much of what they learned in training.

Blended Learning 45

Blended Learning Job Performance Support Support 45

Walkgrove

MARCH 20, 2017

Here we have two people, both with the same resolution - to learn Chinese - but with their motivations for doing so being very different. Which of them will be more successful? As we know, motivation often isn’t enough to ensure that people actually learn from a training module. Often the motivation is simple - their boss told them they had to - and this can lead to learners rushing through a course just to say they’ve completed it.

Classes 40

Classes Performance Support Gamification Learner 40

Convergence Training

MARCH 20, 2017

The human brain is amazing. And so are the human abilities to learn new information and skills, remember them, and later retrieve and use them when it’s needed. But if you’re involved in training and/or learning and development, you also know it’s not all that easy. And one of the big problems is that people tend to forget much of what they learned in training.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning Performance Support Performance Association Learning Management System 40