JoomlaLMS

AUGUST 1, 2016

ELearning is the wave of the future! – blog headlines say. “Hmm, I should keep up with the trends and build my own eLearning school/sell courses online/train my employees” - you decide one morning. Excited about the idea you start searching for the right solution and find yourself completely lost among hundreds of unknown terms – LMS, Authoring tools, SCORM, AICC, flipped classroom, rapid learning, instructional design, LTI, Tin Can API etc.

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Learningtogo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Have you ever come home from an exciting conference and found yourself wondering, “What exactly did I get out of this event?”. Conferences can be exciting and energizing, but if you haven’t taken the time to assimilate new information your brain doesn’t get a chance to move essential pieces of your experience into longer-term memory. That’s why I’m so excited to be a part of the Training, Learning and Development Conference , (TLDC) in San Diego.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 1, 2016

It’s day 20 of our 30 Day Brainstorm Challenge – Plan B. Ever have one of those days? A Murphy’s Law kinda day? Time for Plan B. My plan for the day was to facilitate my instructional design workshop, get some dinner, do some work and post for the challenge. Well, not so much – there were twists in the road. The certification program went off without a hitch.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 1, 2016

In July 2016 I read a number of blog posts and articles that argued the case for a radical rethink of the role of L&D in today’s workplace. Here are just three. The first one, It’s the Company’s Job to Help Employees Learn written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Mara Swan (HBR 18 July) made a number of significant points. Here are a few soundbites: “most jobs today demand … the capacity to keep learning and developing new skills and expertise, even if they are not obviousl

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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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LearnDash

AUGUST 1, 2016

Today’s elearning courses look nothing like they used to back when elearning first started to grow in popularity. In the infancy of this industry it was not uncommon to sit through elearning modules that consisted entirely of Microsoft PowerPoint slides and perhaps some Clipart sprinkled throughout. The learning management system would then track your attendance.

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 1, 2016

No one involved with continuing education—not learners, not designers, certainly not LMS product owners—likes certificates. One of our best attended webinars ever was The Certificate is Obsolete: New Ways to Track PD, CE and Certification, which covered a couple of new options for reporting on learning activities, specifically Mozilla Open Badges and xAPI.

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ej4 eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2016

“Workplace diversity” once meant representation by two genders and a small range of skin tones. Today, diversity means more: Different generations (Boomers, Millennials and Gens X, Y, and Z), the whole spectrum of LGBTQ, and vastly different cultures of origin. It also covers introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts; visual learners and verbal learners; geeks, hipsters, and moms.

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 1, 2016

Creating visually explosive eLearning in Adobe Captivate 9 can be a tough if you’re not experienced with graphic design. That’s why we at eLearning Brothers want to spare you those efforts by creating templates that not only look amazing, but also fill a lot of the functions that you would normally want in your courses. We believe that templates should both help you save development time and make you look good while doing it.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 1, 2016

. In the last two weeks as an LMS selection consultant, I have been on the receiving end of 24 hours of live LMS demos from eight different vendors. The vendors were competing for two unique, extended enterprise LMS opportunities. Selling LMSs is very tough in 2016 because of the plenitude and parity of vendor options. Like always, good selling habits will put the winner on top.

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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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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 1, 2016

We’ve all been abuzz here inside the Adobe eLearning team as the eagerly anticipated update to Adobe Captivate Prime has finally arrived. Few things are more exciting than being a part of the creation of something completely new. After years of research and planning we were pleased to share Adobe Captivate Prime with the eLearning […].

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 1, 2016

Everyone seems to be communicating about the lack of communication within the workplace without much success. It’s not surprising, internal communications may be one of the hardest things to learn and foster, especially in a business where you are dealing with hundreds of people who all have their own ideas and needs. There always seems to be something going wrong internally that seems to be directly linked to a lack of communication: the sales team is on edge because the product team isn’t resp

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CommLab India

AUGUST 1, 2016

“It’s irritating.” I don’t understand why I need to take this bland online course every year. It sucks.” “Oh, this course puts me to sleep.” “It’s a punishment taking this e-learning course.” Do you get similar responses when you ask your people to take an online compliance course? Well, you are not alone.

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LearningGuild

AUGUST 1, 2016

What is “social learning”? This is a question that evidently stymies a lot of learning and development teams and their. managers, but it need not. Some groups figure it out, and some groups fail at it. If you want to know what makes the. difference, Jane shows you in her column this month. By the way, have you seen any Pokémon trainers out on the street. today?

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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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CommLab India

AUGUST 1, 2016

Authoring tools are widely used for the rapid development of e-learning courses. These tools help present the course content through text, scenarios, avatars, interactivities, animations, video, audio, etc. By using these rapid authoring tools, we can develop simulation based e-learning courses too quickly, at low cost. But choosing the right authoring tool might get challenging with different tools offering different features, built-in libraries, and more.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 1, 2016

With Cloud computing gaining a major foothold in the enterprise, millions of corporate employees are seeing the legacy intranet apps they’ve used for decades getting replaced with shiny new SaaS applications. We thought we’d help you clarify things through our little script about two office workers trying to make sense of it all. INTERIOR, BIG CITY BAR — NIGHT.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2016

Most CLOs are working hard to connect with their workforce. According to the Brandon Hall Group, 61 percent of learning and development leaders think workers should engage with their resources at least once-a-week. Yet, in a webinar poll conducted with Chief Learning Officer earlier this year, only 20 percent of learning leaders said their employees do that.

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OpenSesame

AUGUST 1, 2016

Employers all over the world are on the hunt for employees who possess unique and valuable skills: leadership, communication, organizational ability, and teamwork are just a few of the many skills that frequently show up on job applicants’ resumes and LinkedIn profiles. Today, technical skills like programming, engineering, and data analysis seem to dominate the job-search conversation.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2016

In recent weeks, I’ve found myself waiting somewhere that I haven’t in months: The bus stop. Last week, I found myself waiting and then walking to ultimately wait some more, a total of about 35 minutes. It was worth with it when the city bus pulled up to the stop, and as I’m continuing to learn, offered an experience more valuable than I may have initially realized.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 1, 2016

During my recent tour of Australia, I spent a day working with University of Southern Queensland staff on the Toowoomba campus. While I was there I did several presentations and workshops, and also recorded an interview 'on the sofa' with Director of Learning Facilities, Associate Professor Mike Sankey. We discussed the evolution of social media in higher education and also how institutional virtual learning environments (learning management systems) are being developed to cope with new demands

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2016

The Forbes Human Resources Council , a community of human resources executives in various industries, offered four training and development initiatives learning leaders can explore at their own organizations if they aren’t already. Lunch and learns: This is a great chance for staff members who’ve recently attended a class or conference to share what they’ve learned.

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EI Design

AUGUST 1, 2016

Today Learning and Development teams worldwide are seeking ways to keep their traditional eLearning as well as mLearning or mobile learning relevant and impactful. I will outline two approaches that you can use to increase the effectiveness of your mobile learning strategy. Increasing The Effectiveness Of Your Mobile Learning Strategy. mLearning or mobile learning is fast becoming a significant part of training delivery for organizations, as tablets and smartphones are increasingly becoming the

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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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Designing Digitally

AUGUST 1, 2016

Building Employee Skill sets Through Innovation and Adaptation. Shorter lifecycles. Faster production. Building skills. These are just a few of the factors affecting corporate training programs across the country. In order to advance, learning teams have to be more productive over shorter development times. Shrinking life cycles make it difficult for an organization to allow for skill building within their teams.

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LearningGuild

AUGUST 1, 2016

Whether you see the Internet as information overload or a filter failure, the answer is content curation—separating out gems of useful and relevant content from a vast flood of information. Identifying and sharing this content pays off for eLearners and for all employees.

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Degreed

AUGUST 1, 2016

Who doesn’t love a good music playlist? It’s your favorite tunes delivered on demand. But what makes working out to your favorite playlist so inspiring and endorphin-inducing? It’s that you likely have songs and music styles matched to your workout of the day (or WOD for all you crossfit junkies). Unless it’s your thing, Norah Jones isn’t going to be featured in the middle of your Body Pump playlist.

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Vignettes Learning

AUGUST 1, 2016

What thoughts run through your mind when you see the photo above? Some of us may shake our heads and say, “That guy’s too old to play.” Meanwhile, others may smile as a similar memory flashes through their mind’s eye. Built to Play, Built Through Play A belief among a number of adults appear to be about play being frivolous, something extra, an add-on or something that’s nice to do when we have the time.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2016

With every chalkboard you create you can choose a different layout for each one to deliver your content the way you want. There are 5 different options you will be able to use for any chalkboard. Small Video…. This option will show a small video window, a large slide window, a notes section, and a chapters section. This is ideal if you need your slide content to be more prominent and your media content is more geared towards audio content.

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Docebo

AUGUST 1, 2016

Avoid these common pitfalls and foster collaboration and empowerment in your learners. Elearning is set to rise again this year with 53% of corporate learning and development (L&D) teams planning to increase their investment. Why the increased investment? It’s quite simple, really. Eighty-five percent of L&D leaders and managers have improving business performance as a goal.

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CommLab India

AUGUST 1, 2016

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , by 2020, nearly half of the US workforce will consist of Millennials. Alarmed by the statistics about Gen Y sales force and worried about training them? If you are anywhere close to using short learning modules for training your Gen Y sales force, you are on the right track and need not worry. Wonder why?

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