Upside Learning
APRIL 25, 2017
Yet again, for the third year running, Upside Learning is on the Training Industry’s Training Outsourcing Watch List! Every year, the Training Industry recognizes the top 20 training outsourcing companies based on their extensive research and thorough analysis of the capabilities, expertise, and experience of each company. Upside has been recognized on the specific counts […].
JoomlaLMS
APRIL 25, 2017
A Comprehensive Guide to a Learning Management System (LMS) Purchase How to Select a Learning Management System? A Comprehensive Guide With so much buzz around online education, it is not surprising that the interest in Learning Management Systems is constantly growing. More and more people around the world recognize the value of innovations in training and education and start searching for the right Learning Management System software to satisfy the needs of modern learners.
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InSync Training
APRIL 25, 2017
Training Magazine Network Session Recap. Our learners have the world at their fingertips. If they face a new challenge or want to know some obscure fact, they have the power to get the answer immediately and move on to the next thing. This instant access partially defines a modern learning experience. But what does this mean for our content and how it relates to our learners?
Clark Quinn
APRIL 25, 2017
Someone asked for a video on the Workplace of the Future project , so I created one. Thought I’d share it with you, too. Just a walkthrough with some narration, talking about some of the design decisions. One learning for me (that I’m sure you knew): a script really helps! It took multiple tries, for a variety of reasons. I’m not a practiced video creator, so gentle, please!
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eLearning Brothers
APRIL 25, 2017
A lot of questions have been asked surrounding the topic of PowerPoint Action Buttons. “What are they? How are they different than normal shapes, and why should I use them?” All of these questions are about to be answered in this week’s #AskMeMonday. What Are Action Buttons? Action Buttons are pre-coded shapes that allow you to hyperlink to different slides, run programs outside of PowerPoint, and even start up macros.
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eLearningMind
APRIL 25, 2017
Think about the time you took the written test for your driver’s license: You were probably nervous, with the sweaty palms and weak knees to prove it. You might have felt unprepared because no matter how much you studied, you were left completely at the mercy of a pass or fail grade at the end for whether or not you got your certification. . No one likes taking tests, so why do so many organizations look at certification in the exact same way?
SHIFT eLearning
APRIL 25, 2017
Elearning design is one those jobs that allow working from home. If you have a wifi connection, you’re pretty much good to go. Also, working from home can be an amazing experience that really does allow you to get more done for yourself and your clients or employers. Studies have shown that you can be even more productive working from home. Harvard Business Review’s study on productivity in telecommuting situations reported a more than 13% increase in productivity when workers switched to homewo
HT2 Labs
APRIL 25, 2017
We caught up with Green Onyx to find out about how organisations can use social learning to combat workplace inequality. The post Using Social Learning to Address Workplace Gender Inequality – An Interview with Green Onyx appeared first on HT2 Labs.
WBT Systems
APRIL 25, 2017
Associations around the world face a common challenge — how to remain relevant and expand their footprint in their particular domain. Success depends on the ability to create value for their brand. In the past, they achieved this in part by selling continuing education content to members, either directly or indirectly through conferences and forums.
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Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: 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? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.
Rapid eLearning
APRIL 25, 2017
Having a portfolio is really important, especially in today’s world of digital technology. It’s a great way to document your skills, experience, and qualifications. Recently, I gave a presentation on why you should maintain a work portfolio, here’s part of the presentation where we’ll focus on your personal development. What is a Portfolio?
CommLab India
APRIL 25, 2017
Articulate Storyline is an e-Learning authoring tool that helps us create interactive, rich e-Learning courses. When it comes to creating assessments for an e-Learning, the tool endows developers with a lot of power to create and customize different types of assessments, using triggers and states. Using Storyline, we can also create a series of questions where the questions unfold based on the options a learner selects.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 25, 2017
Walgreens Boots Alliance Global Chief Diversity Officer Steve Pemberton. The Spring 2017 CLO Symposium officially began on Monday in Bonita Springs, Florida. I’ve been to a lot of these events, and I’m biased — I work for Chief Learning Officer after all — but the sense of family is always palpable. It’s the mark of a good conference, I think. Professionals attend so many events throughout the course of a career, and if you stick with one industry you may attend the same ones over and over again
Chronus
APRIL 25, 2017
While women now account for 47 percent of the workforce, they are still greatly underrepresented in leadership roles with only 19 percent occupying C-level positions. Learn why creating more gender diverse teams is essential for your organization to perform at its best in our new infographic. Bonus: We’ve also included three ways your organization can enable women to thrive in the workplace.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Everwise
APRIL 25, 2017
Erin Lynn has worked in the regulatory compliance department of Allstate Dealer Services for most of her professional career. In that time, she’s grown from an entry level legislative analyst into, as Lynn says, “nearly every role that’s in my department.” That includes, most recently, moving into a managerial role. Never one to stop or pause her career development, Lynn is currently focused on further developing her skills in three key ways.
TechSmith Camtasia
APRIL 25, 2017
Professional image editors often need to change the focus of a photograph or remove unnecessary portions. To do this, they use a technique called cropping. A valuable tool for image editors, it is also helpful when editing video. Cropping allows you to remove unnecessary or distracting portions of a video clip or change its dimensions to fit within a certain area.
Training Industry
APRIL 25, 2017
When many people look at powerful leaders, they only see the results of their success. They see freedom, fame and fun associated with Richard Branson. They think back to how Nelson Mandela inspired his country and the entire world to unite regardless of race through his peaceful wisdom and leadership. They remember Apple’s success with the much-loved birth of the iPod, iTunes and the iPhone.
Adobe Captivate
APRIL 25, 2017
This was the first time I participated in Adobe eLearning Conference held in Washington D.C. and am I glad that I did so. I understand this was the second time this conference was organized. If I’m not wrong, close to 600 people attended this one, in contrast to about 200 last year (I’m told). I’m someone with one foot in online learning space and the other firmly planted in technical writing.
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.
CLO Magazine
APRIL 25, 2017
Increasing demand for executive-level education programs to fill knowledge gaps and develop soft skills has inspired newer online and specialized programs, giving executives greater flexibility to build global learning into their busy schedules. The flexibility of newer programs actually may be pulling from the traditional MBA candidate pool, according to the 2016 “Application Trends Survey Report” from the Graduate Management Admission Council.
Matrix
APRIL 25, 2017
Natives of Barbados are called Barbadians and are of a mixed descent (Afro-Caribbean). Natives of New Zealand are called Māori and arrived on the island by canoe somewhere in the 14th century. Digital natives belong to the 20th century and the term was coined by education consultant Marc Prensky in his 2001 article entitled Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants.
LearnUpon
APRIL 25, 2017
eLearning is full of specialist terms and acronyms that aren’t always clearly defined. From API to xAPI, the words we use every day can be complex and confusing. Even if you’ve been working in eLearning for years, you can still be stumped by a three letter acronym of uncertain meaning. We trawled through our archives to bring you our ultimate A-Z guide on everything online learning.
Clarity Consultants
APRIL 25, 2017
Learner engagement is one of the most important metrics by which you can gauge the success of any chosen training topic. Without engagement, the chances of your learners retaining and using their new skills and knowledge outside the classroom are limited at best. Make sure your employees can fully benefit from the important lessons their training offers by building engagement in these ways.
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LearningGuild
APRIL 25, 2017
When implementing gamified content, it’s easy to lose sight of learning goals. Avoiding the pitfalls described here can ensure that gamification succeeds!
Adobe Captivate
APRIL 25, 2017
I’ve been working in Javascript for over 7 years, and I’ve seen its sudden explosion over the past few years. Moving from the browser to the server, and now becoming a part of other frameworks, including WordPress. Now that I’ve discovered Captivate, I’m going to work hard to create dynamic use of Javascript within my Captivate projects, specifically integrating Captivate in an Angular 2 LMS project.
eFront
APRIL 25, 2017
Due to its “dry and drab” nature, training managers often find that imparting or even motivating employees to attend technical learning is a huge challenge. Consequently, they are constantly looking for innovative ways to deliver the technical skills in business environments where employees will use them while at the same time, seeking to make such training more enjoyable to learners.
Training Industry
APRIL 25, 2017
We just wrapped our annual Training Industry Conference & Expo! Being surrounded by the exuberant enthusiasm of learning and development professionals for a few days has left me inspired to apply the lessons I learned back in my job and personal life. Below is just a sampling of the insights I gained. 1. Give every idea a chance. Kelly Leonard, Second City’s executive vice president, gave an excellent keynote on the first night.
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Designing Digitally
APRIL 25, 2017
Simulations are a way to gamify learning that allows learners to put themselves into real scenarios, but in a virtual medium. The learners are able to experience situations in real time and receive relevant feedback. Simulation-based training has been a staple for training in the medical field for a long time. Like other technologies, simulation technology is expanding and advancing.
Growth Engineering
APRIL 25, 2017
Dig into my 6 tasty takeaways from Elliott Masie’s Learning Systems & Tools ’17. I reveal how these learning tips and trends can help you unleash superheroes. Enjoy! Last week I flew across the pond to Chicago, home of windy streets, bean-shaped work spaces and dotty paintings. I had little time to ponder the finer details of Pointillism – I was headed straight to Elliott Masie’s Learning Systems & Tools conference.
Training Industry
APRIL 25, 2017
I used to always read novels on airplanes. I travel regularly for business, and at one time, I would habitually consume lots of fiction to absorb time on airplanes and in hotel rooms. I guess my thinking was, “I spend all day thinking about business; I deserve a break.” But I have to say that as I’ve matured in my professional practice, as I’ve become aware of the process, I now find that I almost always read work-related non-fiction during that time.
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