Infopro Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Understanding Millennials. My journey towards understanding the Generation Next goes back as far as 10 years. Having taught in a university facing a swarm of young men and women, I soon realized the need to address this audience differently. They are not school kids you can feed with a spoon, nor are they the ripened professionals who have the patience to take hours of training once they are convinced it will benefit them.

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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Dyslexia is a big problem if you have it. Not being able to read normally is a big handicap. Dutch designer Christian Boer is a dyslexic himself, and he developed a new font; the Dyslexie font. It makes reading easier for people with dyslexia. I’m not dyslectic, so I can’t really judge how much this helps. But it is done really smart. A part of the problem is that many letters in the western alphabet are really similar.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

At the DevLearn conference, I ran a Morning Buzz on Learning Design Strategy. I’m happy to say that the participants threw in lots of ideas, and I thought they were worth capturing. I started with a set of questions to address, so I’ll go through their comments in roughly that order (though we didn’t exactly follow this structure): What is learning design strategy?

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

A couple years ago we published 13 Critical Questions to Ask Your Client When Scoping a Learning Engagement. The post captured considerable attention, probably since the task of conducting a training needs assessment can be both a moving target and an ambiguous one.

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Lambda Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

We previously published Part 1 and Part 2 of our recap of Bersin by Deloitte's report, HR Technology Disruptions for 2017: Nine Trends Reinventing the HR Software Market. Here is Part 3. #7) Convergence of Team Management and HR Tools. New software systems like Slack, Trello, and Basecamp are making it easier for teams to collaborate on work, communicate with one another, and manage projects.

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Web Courseworks

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

As a Learning Management System provider, we assume that our customers are in the business of selling courses. With that assumption, we know that our platform must support the goals of the association and must have features to accommodate these needs. How do you get past simply providing eLearning materials to your members and move into increasing revenues from those materials?

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eLearning Brothers

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

When you create a course, and you’ve put the work into making it the best freakin’ course you’ve ever made, you want nothing more than to have as many people take it as possible. Not making your course ADA compliant is doing nothing more than limiting the number of viewers you’re going to get. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was put into place in 1990 and changed the way disabilities are viewed and dealt with in the workplace, in government activities, in public, with transportat

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Wisetail

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Microlearning is the newest craze in the L&D industry. Try these five microlearning tools to help drive engagement and reach your learners. The post Try These Microlearning Tools To Drive Your Learner’s Engagement appeared first on Wisetail.

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eLearning Alchemy

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Take a break from regular blogs and enjoy this gamification sketchnote. How many stars are in this sketchnote? How many people are in this sketchnote? How many times do the words gamification or game appear?

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CommLab India

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Radical developments in the sphere of learning technology have transformed the way companies train their workforce. These innovations have resulted in the development of new tools which opened new vistas in e-learning course development and delivery. It is important that you keep yourself up-to-date with the latest trends in e-learning design and development, so that your e-learning courses stay current.

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ATD Learning Technologies

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Making the transition to using videos for learning isn’t always easy. And technology isn’t the only obstacle. In essence, training videos present a whole new learning modality that requires new communication skills. This short video highlights a few of these new skills like how to draw storyboard and plan how pictures will interact with each other and the spoken words.

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CommLab India

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

As a training manager or somebody responsible for the training initiativesin your organization, you need to have an idea of the e-learning design and development process, when it’s outsourced to an external e-learning vendor. Having clarity on the process will yield optimum results.But dont’ worry if you have no idea of what outsourcing e-learning involves.

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Content Raven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Learning and development leaders are continuing to recognize the importance of investing in an adaptive learning strategy that is customizable to meet the needs of today’s modern learner. With that in mind, it is essential to gather and analyze learning data and behavior patterns to create a personalized learning experience and effective training program.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The TechSmith newsletter is sent out to over 310,000 readers each month, and we continue to gain more than 1,500 new subscribers monthly. Over the course of 2016, we’ve sent out 3,567,545 newsletter messages. To put that in perspective, that’s about the same amount of messages as there are people living in Los Angeles, California. It’s probably one of our greatest marketing pieces we send out.

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LearningGuild

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Green-screen video has been around for years, but many eLearning producers aren’t using it. There seems to be a false. belief that it is too expensive or too difficult to do successfully. In this column, Mark shows you the tools (surprisingly. inexpensive) and techniques (surprisingly easy) you need to get started!

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TechSmith Camtasia

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Your coworker asks for a photo, so you quickly email him the one from the web. Moments later, he replies back: “Do you have that in hi-res?” Does it matter? . Yes; he’s not just being picky. There really is a difference between lo- and hi-res. It can determine whether your company logo looks fuzzy vs. crystal clear. In order to understand when a hi-res image is a must (such as for printing and enlarging), let’s go into what hi-res is in the first place.

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Rapid eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Inevitably you have to provide instructions on how to do something in the course. The question is when to provide them and at what level of detail. In this post we’ll explore three ways to guide the instruction process. Provide Instructions Upfront. The most common way to provide instructions is to do it all up front. This is what I see in most of the courses I review.

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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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SHIFT eLearning

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Let’s be honest: your employees use smartphones and tablets every day, everywhere — including in your workplace.

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LearningGuild

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Gamification has become a very effective strategy and is now more than just a catchphrase. However, the word itself doesn’t mean much without any implementation specifics. Here is an example of how gamification and xAPI technology solved a sales-training challenge for airlines.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

At LearnUpon we enjoy sharing our top eLearning articles at the end of each month with or co-workers and customers. So without further adieu, here is November’s top eLearning articles: Two Free Multimedia Applications to Help Build Courses : In this article, Tom Kulhlmann has shared two free multimedia applications he finds handy when building eLearning courses.

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Training Industry

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

There are a number of ways to predict what’s ahead. Of course, fortunetellers are an option, but not one I could, in good conscience, recommend. Bayesian probability theory is far more reliable than a crystal ball but certainly beyond my ability to apply. For me, the most practical approach is to drive personal accountability. Here’s what I mean: The commitments you and I make, in large part, determine our futures.

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LearningGuild

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The Guild has published a number of useful articles and papers that describe the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend. The purpose of our newest white paper—Understanding BYOD: A Guide to Concepts and Issues for Learning Practitioners—is to build on those resources, and provide learning leaders and practitioners an updated guide to understanding current BYOD concepts and issues.

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OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

eLearning is all around us, from the classroom to the workplace and there are tons of providers too. But what can you do to make sure learners not only enjoy your content but also take something away? Here are three tips to enhancing the elearning experience: . 1. “After this lesson you should be able to…”. Yup, it’s that simple. Most people want to know what they are getting up front and taking elearning courses is no different.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Before getting started with using eLearning tools for your education or certification programs, it is important to know the difference between the different tools used to create, develop, and deliver eLearning content. There are a multitude of different tools available to instructional designers and eLearning developers, and it is important to consider which tools will help you to achieve the desired learning objectives and outcomes for your courses.

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OpenSesame

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

eLearning is all around us, from the classroom to the workplace and there are tons of providers too. But what can you do to make sure learners not only enjoy your content but also take something away? Here are three tips for enhancing the elearning experience: 1. “After this lesson you should be able to…”. Yup, it’s that simple. Most people want to know what they are getting upfront and taking elearning courses is no different.

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Growth Engineering

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The world of online learning is getting jolly carried away at the potential mobile learning has to offer, but why? You’d be a damn fool not to ask, ‘Why is mobile learning something that my online learning strategy needs?”. Well we’re not interested in creating another zombie that follows the crowd, we want you to be a learning superhero! So, without further ado, let’s see what the experts have to say on mobile learning….

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Marcia Conner

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

If you’re not familiar with Adam Conover’s cult classic TV show Adam Ruins Everything (TruTV), think mega Mythbusters for myths you didn’t even know you held–about topics as diverse as mouthwash and eyeglasses, to the prison system and the sharing economy. One of my favorite episodes debunks the need for a 40-hour work week, salary information, and the qualities of a good manager.

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Aptara

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Critical content and technology projects to outsource. Outsourcing digital projects and IT services has become a mainstay among today's organizations. The world of content and technology is ever-evolving, presenting companies with a vast array of tools and solutions for reaching consumers and enhancing both their communications and performance. However, given the rapid acceleration of the field, many businesses are finding it difficult to adapt to the changing technologies.

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