Tue.Feb 07, 2017

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10 Essentials for Developing Virtual Leaders

Infopro Learning

The number of virtual teams is growing in every organization as technology and communication make it easier for team members to collaborate and work together across regions, diverse geographies and time zones. There is a strong business case for augmenting your leadership development programs with training targeted for virtual team leaders because of the special challenges they face.

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Exploring the Virtual Conference Experience

InSync Training

Attending a conference in-person is not always an option. Budget constraints, scheduling, and getting approvals can often prevent you and your staff from participating as attendees, or even presenters. More and more, we see virtual conference options being offered – either an entire virtual conference, or the virtual attendance option for an on-site conference.

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The Cost of an Ineffective Training Program

ej4 eLearning

According to a study by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the average cost of losing an employee is six months of their base salary. The average employee salary is $53,000, so the average cost of losing an employee would be $26,500. Turnover is inevitable, but don’t you want to do everything you can do to decrease these expenses for your company?

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Can I Get a Copy of the Slides? The Case for Blended Training

InSync Training

Martyn Lewis , Principal and Founder of 3GS , joins the ranks of both InSync guest bloggers and BYTE presenters. Don't miss his BYTE session, Reversing 200 Years in the Wrong Direction with Blended Training , on February 28, 2017. There is always at least one. One person in a training program, or worse still, that couldn’t make it to the program, that asks, “Can I get a copy of the slides?

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

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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Is “Insert Popular Industry Here” Dead?

LearnDash

We have all seen it. You are reading an article or on your favorite social network and see the infamous title: Is “Insert Popular Industry Here” Dead? Or in my case, the article I came across was “ Is eLearning Dead? “ by an industry professional I have a lot of respect for, Karl Kapp. Naturally, the click-bait worked on me. I clicked, I read, and I disagree.

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Looking at the Jewel Camtasia Template

eLearning Brothers

In the ever-growing eLearning Brothers Camtasia template library , we have some of the best eLearning video templates on the planet! I can say that with confidence, because, well, just look at them! These are professionally designed assets that are extremely easy to import into your Camtasia project. Today let’s dig in and look at the Jewel theme. This is a theme that was designed and released for Camtasia 9 utilizing the new behaviors and animation features.

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The community has finally come together at Adapt's first meetup

Kineo

It was billed as the (inaugural) Adapt Meetup hosted and was King's College London. It was nothing short of a love in. A geek fest. An affirmation of the democracy of Adapt, its power and its positivity. And positive proof for the less technically minded amongst us, that we are never more than a click away from a line of code. .

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HOW TO FIX OUR SENSELESS COMPLIANCE TRAINING

Learnnovators

The post HOW TO FIX OUR SENSELESS COMPLIANCE TRAINING appeared first on Learnnovators.

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A community has finally come together at Adapt Learning's first meetup

Kineo

It was billed as the (inaugural) Adapt Meetup hosted and was King's College London. It was nothing short of a love in. A geek fest. An affirmation of the democracy of Adapt, its power and its positivity. And positive proof for the less technically minded amongst us, that we are never more than a click away from a line of code. .

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

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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Is Content Curation the Future of Instructional Design?

Litmos

Curation is a trending topic getting a lot of attention in the training and learning and development industry. But why? What’s happening in business, which makes some believe curation is a problem? Is the training department best suited to solve this perceived problem? Even if you’re in a large Fortune 500 enterprise with the luxury of a Learning and Development department, do you really see content curation as part of curriculum design, management leadership development, onboarding, sales train

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5 Tips to Create Amazing E-learning Courses [Infographic]

CommLab India

Do you have a limited budget? Worried how to provide learners a wonderful e-learning experience? Having a limited budget doesn’t mean you have to compromise on the quality of learning. We can create effective and engaging e-learning courses within tight budgets. How? Following a few tips does the trick. Here is an infographic on tips to create amazing e-learning courses.

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We won! Brandon Hall & Best of eLearning

Skillsoft

Skillsoft earned 3 2016 “Best of Elearning!” awards and our client Praxair earned a Brandon Hall Group silver award for excellence in leadership development.

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Section 508 and Game-based Learning – a Disability Mismatch?

CommLab India

Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans suffers from some form of disability? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 17.5 percent of persons with a disability were employed in 2015. The government has taken steps to cater to the needs of this group of individuals in the workplace, and Section 508 is one such provision. Section 508 requires all federal agencies, and private organizations that receive federal funds, to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people wi

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

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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7 Must-Try Knowledge Retention Strategies for eLearning Design

SHIFT eLearning

We all forget sometimes. But there is a pattern in our forgetfulness. We forget names and faces that we learned just a week ago, yet we remember characters from a movie that we had watched decades earlier. We forget the dates we had learned in history class back in school, but we remember all the details of a chemistry experiment from the same period.

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Discussion Boards: A Key Element to Engage Learners

Content Raven

A discussion, or conversation, is the most proven way to get to the heart of any subject matter. Particularly for eLearning, discussion boards provide a common platform for learner-to-learner and trainer-to-learner interaction.

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8 Online Training Evaluation Techniques

eFront

Is your corporate eLearning hitting the target or missing the mark? The only way to answer this question is through an in-depth online training analysis. In this article, we’ll highlight the 8 top online training evaluation techniques. 8 Methods For Online Training Evaluation. Online training evaluation is crucial for corporate eLearning. It helps to ensure that every employee is getting the resources they need and that your organization is getting the best return on its investment.

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Real-World Learning Analytics: Applied Industrial Technologies [Pt. 1]

Watershed

This week, we're spotlighting Andy Webb, director of training at Applied Industrial Technologies. In this post, Andy shares his experience and professional learning and development insights when it comes to the first steps to build and maintain a successful L&D program with learning analytics.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

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,

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Building a Talent Development Program for Millennials

Everwise

Though they sometimes get a bad rap, Millennials have passion, a desire to improve the world, and just as much to offer as any generation preceding them. In studies , Millennials have been shown to be mission-driven, extremely collaborative, and positive about flexible work schedules. Oh—they also prefer messaging or emailing versus picking up the phone.

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Conquer Your Fear of Results

CLO Magazine

Recently, an individual with an executive coaching firm contacted us and asked to visit for a day to learn how to measure the ROI for coaching. We showed him how to evaluate a coaching project at the impact and ROI level. The coaching engagement should begin with the end in mind, the end is one or more business measures that could be improved. After spending a day learning how the methodology works and what is involved, he concluded the ROI Methodology is an appropriate, effective process.

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8 E-Learning Tips I Wish I Knew When I First Started to Build Courses

Rapid eLearning

During a recent interview, someone asked about what I’ve learned over the years. It’s a question I get asked a lot by new designers. One point I always make is to not worry about what’s under the hood. Just worry about getting the output you need. All of the other stuff you’ll get as you gain experience and have to make edits.

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[Free eBook] xAPI and cmi5: Plan now for the future of eLearning

LearnUpon

Since 2001, SCORM has been the standard for eLearning content. In recent years xAPI has risen as a challenger and now with cmi5 it has every chance of fulfilling SCORM’s original potential. This free xAPI and cmi5 eBook was inspired by the questions we have been asked by our customers and partners. We hope that it will help you plan the future of your eLearning strategy.

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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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Feedback is Essential in the L&D Process Playbook

Clarity Consultants

Feedback is arguably the holy grail within the world of corporate training and development. It's often high value, actionable, and comes at a low cost of acquisition. Feedback can give you the opportunity to self correct quickly and effectively is you are not on the right course (whether with customers or partners). The best part is that many people are happy to provide feedback because they know that it can directly impact their own experience, creating a mutually beneficial "win-win" scenario.

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Designing Game-Based Learning to Enhance Employee Work Life by Leonor Urena

LearningGuild

Development teams often struggle to meet the demands placed upon them. They may become demotivated and unproductive. What they need is time to work on the factors that produce these symptoms. How can you help them with this? Well-designed games! Read about this approach here.

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Learning Technologies 2017: Keeping up with the world of L&D

Matrix

The internet has revolutionized the world. It changed our lives more than we could’ve imagined. Everything happens online now: we do our banking, we pay our bills, we get tickets to upcoming concerts, we watch films, we date, we communicate. Especially we communicate: with our loved ones, with our friends, with our colleagues, with our bosses. And we also learn online.

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Jhana Offers Targeted Coaching for First-Level Managers—via eLearning by Pamela S. Hogle

LearningGuild

Much content and coaching for managers tilts toward executives and corporate leaders. Jhana focuses on a different market: first-level managers. The company targets coaching and problem-solving advice to team leaders, whom they see as “linchpins” of the organization.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Buying an LMS

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.

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Characteristics Of A Modern Learner

Qafie

Want to find an answer to a problem? Google it. Want to know more about something? Google it. Yes, Google is the new encyclopedia with answers to each and every question that ever could be answered.

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A Brave New World of Sharing

Melon Learning

mLearning – it is the next big thing. And it keeps getting bigger. The mobile revolution swarms us with devices from every direction and they truly are the media for transferring content in a whole new way. We carry them around 24/7 and as much as I hate to admit it, obsess about them to a certain degree. Delivering for such a media requires a design overhaul – new screens and resolutions, a plethora of sensors, a shorter attention span driven by context, you name it.

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The Academy LMS is the #2 Learning Platform for 2017!

Growth Engineering

Phew, after wowing the crowds at Learning Technologies last week and winning TWO Learning Awards , your friends at Growth Engineering can finally take off our party hats and deflate the bouncy cas… ooooh, wait a minute…. Our Academy LMS has just been named the #2 learning management system for 2017! Craig Weiss, undisputed grand ninja master of learning technology, has just released his list of the top LMSs on the market and we’ve once again made the top 5 !

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