Tue.Jan 03, 2017

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The Role of Virtual Classrooms in Modern Blended Learning

InSync Training

Live online learning has been a part of the corporate learning mix for nearly two decades. Initially, virtual classrooms supported a specific, logistical need: delivering content to a live audience in the different physical locations. The modern workplace has evolved so much that the way we work and learn is almost unrecognizable compared to 20 years ago.

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The Biggest Flaw with Articulate Rise

LearnDash

Last year Articulate unveiled a new offering (or several new offerings to be more accurate) under the umbrella of “Articulate360” The entire presentation is quite impressive. This presentation is equally matched by the updates they made to their line of products. For years Articulate has been known for Articulate Studio, Articulate Storyline, and a smattering of other tools designed to make it easier for elearning developers to create their courses.

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Find Your Why. Tell Your Story. Get Results.

InSync Training

We're excited to have Christine Miles , Co-founder & Chief Architect of Ci Squared and upcoming guest InSync Training BYTE speaker, explain the importance of your personal story to your professional success. It seems intuitively obvious that when someone has a passion for what they do in life, whether it is their vocation or recreation, that this passion is contagious, infectious and inspiring to others.

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Socio-cultural engineering?

Clark Quinn

Let’s not start off the new year being trepidatious, shall we? Ok, social engineering and cultural engineering have bad connotations in a number of ways. Yet, if I can talk about learning engineering, the desirable properties of cultures for learning, and moves in that direction, aren’t we really talking about socio-cultural engineering?

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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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The Costs Associated with an Open Source LMS

Lambda Solutions

The iceberg analogy is one we use often when discussing implementations. Buyers spend a great deal of time looking for the LMS features that they want, but rarely stop to think about the aspects under the surface - like training, or support. These “hidden” aspects are important to consider, and to know upfront when assessing a potential LMS, because they give you an understanding of where your money is going.

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Make 2017 the Year of Training Effectiveness

Litmos

Don’t expect better results from your training programs if you aren’t willing to change how you think about corporate training. If you have specialized in online learning or eLearning for your entire career, it’s time to get back to the human side of your chosen profession. Get back into the classroom. And if you’ve always been a classroom trainer, you might want to look into how digital media can make your efforts more effective in the classroom.

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Are You Ready to Translate Your E-Learning?

ATD Learning Technologies

My client planned to translate three e-learning lessons to Arabic and would provide me with the translated transcripts in a few months. Previously, I managed the translation of these same courses to French and Spanish. I thought the client understood the process. I asked for the completed translated transcripts to create the quote. I explained that we would add this translation to the existing translation memory for Arabic; thus, reducing the overall cost of translation.

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Want Your eLearning Courses to Deliver Results? Avoid These Mistakes

SHIFT eLearning

Perhaps you’ve been here: Amidst pressure from colleagues or employees, or after reading an online article about training trends, you took the plunge. You started an eLearning program at your organization — and then watched with dismay as it fell short of your goals. What went wrong?

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10 Rules to Create a Visually Appealing eLearning Course

Content Raven

How do babies learn when they are first born? They use their senses. Adults depend on senses less than babies do for learning, but heavily rely on them for memory. Create content that appeals to the senses to help learners retain more information. Here are 10 basic rules for stimulating the sense of vision when creating an eLearning course.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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New Year Resolution: Invest in Association Learning Technology

WBT Systems

We are all making personal and professional new year’s resolutions for 2017, setting goals and making promises to ourselves to keep them this year. Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs.

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Is your eLearning Course Really Working? 5 Reasons to Track Learner Progress

Aims Digital

An eLearning program is only as good as the difference it makes to its learners. People participate in an eLearning course for various reasons. It could be to gain knowledge, to improve or learn new skills, to get motivated, etc. But over time, with the same course being imparted, a sort of complacency can set in. It is very easy to believe that the same course will naturally generate the same result in a completely different set of learners.

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Here Are Your E-learning Tips for 2017

Rapid eLearning

I’ve been reviewing some of my older blog posts to fix links and update some of the examples. After ten years, most of the posts are still relevant but some are obsolete like using clip art in PowerPoint. Going through ten years of blog posts brings up some interesting observations. For example, some of the media companies I referenced no longer exist.

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Learning Resolutions for next year. Disclaimer: ones you can actually stick to!

Saffron Interactive

Many of us, after what seems like weeks of eating, drinking and being merry will vow to start the year with a healthy new outlook. Resolutions to ‘cut out wine’, ‘eat more. The post Learning Resolutions for next year. Disclaimer: ones you can actually stick to! appeared first on Saffron Interactive.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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What is an Extended Enterprise/Customer LMS?

KMI Learning

When most people think of online learning, they think of courses offered through the Internet by a local college or university. Or, they think of a corporate LMS (Learning Management System) where employees go to take compliance training. A much newer form of online learning is offered through an Extended Enterprise, or Customer LMS. Extended enterprise learning is learning offered to those that are outside of the organization.

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Is the 70:20:10 learning model right for your organization?

Matrix

Learning never stops. You can never know too much of something. You start with the theory, then get directions from an instructor, and the rest is up to you to practice, observe others, ask questions and get feedback. It’s a repetitive pattern. The studies related to the learning process showed a lot of patterns and models of learning. The 70:20:10 learning model is one of the most valued.

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Marketing your eLearning courses

LearnUpon

If you want to sell eLearning courses then you require a learning management system with eCommerce features. To be successful selling online courses you will need more than a good LMS; you will also need to be skilled at marketing your online courses. Measuring Marketing. In online marketing, it’s almost more important to measure things than it is to actually do things – knowing what works and what doesn’t is vital.

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Learning Solutions Magazine Is Looking for Writers! by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

Learning Solutions Magazine intends to step up the pace of its publishing in 2017. To do that, we need more writers, and we. hope that could be you! Here is a quick sketch of what we are looking for.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Zoracle Recommends Customized Training to Build Franchisee Confidence and Success

Latitude Learning

Learning about a franchisor's training programs beforehand helps every potential franchisee to answer one of the most important questions they will ask themselves: "Can I really do this?". With the proper training and support, they absolutely can. We recently spoke to Rebecca Monet, President and Chief Scientist of Zoracle Profiles, a psychometric assessment company that helps franchisors select the right franchisees by determining their compatibility and predicting their performance.

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8 Ways Online Training Can Help With Talent Management

eFront

Managing your organization’s talent takes time, careful planning, and a significant investment. So, how do you make the most of your human resources while recruiting team members and retaining top performers. In this article, we’ll share 8 ways online training can help you with talent management. How Online Training Can Help With Talent Management. Online training offers a number of advantages.

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Top 8 E-learning Tips to Help You Succeed in 2017

CommLab India

Instructional designers always strive to build effective e-learning courses. They keep themselves updated with the latest events in the e-learning industry. In this blog, I will share 8 important tips to help you develop successful e-learning courses. 1. Use Style Guides. A Style guide is similar to a blueprint document used in the construction industry.

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2017 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

Our 2016 hype curve was a big hit, so we’re doing it again this year. Here is the short, graphical version: Our 2017 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner’s hype cycle. And below the fold, the long version, broken into the five stages popularized by Gartner: Innovation Trigger. As I wrote last year, “Online learning lags behind other industries in adopting new technologies.

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.

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4 Kinds of Screenshots You Need to Start Using Immediately

TechSmith Camtasia

Screenshots have been described as the most important thing on the internet. And if you’ve seen them in tutorials, or even just used them in everyday communication, you already know how powerful screenshots can be. Screenshots are becoming valuable online currency for communicating more effectively. Knowing when and how to use right ones can help set you apart from everyone else.

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2017 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

Our 2016 hype curve was a big hit, so we’re doing it again this year. Here is the short, graphical version: Our 2017 eLearning predictions set in terms of Gartner’s hype cycle. And below the fold, the long version, broken into the five stages popularized by Gartner: Innovation Trigger. As I wrote last year, “Online learning lags behind other industries in adopting new technologies.

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3 Major Aspects to Design a Responsive E-learning Course [Infographic]

CommLab India

A study by Google states 98% of Internet users switch between various devices such as iPhones, Laptops, Tablet PCs, and iPads, in a single day. So, how can you develop custom learning solutions for your workforce that uses various devices? Well, you need to ensure that your online courses are responsive. Responsive e-learning facilitates the development of online courses that can be accessed efficiently on multiple devices.