Wed.May 24, 2017

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Always Be Consistent Most of the Time

Association eLearning

Would you notice if the sun didn’t come up tomorrow? Of course you would, because the sun comes up every day. You’re used to it. If it didn’t come up that would be breaking the pattern you’ve become accustomed to. There needs to be a pattern in order for a pattern to be broken and when a pattern is broken people take notice. This can be a real double edged sword, particularly in eLearning.

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Why Online Learning is the Best Type of Learning for Employees

TOPYX LMS

Have you ever noticed how things are constantly being improved upon? Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, technologies, companies, and entire cities seem to always in the process of changing for the better. Improvement initiatives are pushed forward by individuals who long to see processes become more efficient, procedures become more safe, and organizations become more effective.

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How A Software Company Implemented an LMS and Organized a Full Cycle of Learning for Over 500 Hospitals

JoomlaLMS

We continue sharing with you incredible stories of entrepreneurs who have built their businesses on the basis of a Learning Management System. Mistakes and challenges, things they would do differently if they were starting their LMS-based business over, secrets of success and valuable pieces of advice everyone can use to enter the world of eLearning and online training.

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Did You Know About These LearnDash Add-Ons?

LearnDash

One of the great things about using WordPress for your LMS is how easy it is to add custom functionality using add-ons. If you have custom needs for your LearnDash powered learning program, then chances are there is “an app for that” Okay, maybe not an “app” – but a plugin! Whether you are using LearnDash currently or not, below are some add-ons worth checking out!

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Supporting Modern Professional Learning (Online Workshop)

Jane Hart

Next public workshop runs: 5 June – 14 July 2017 Modern Professional Learning is how modern employees learn for, at and through work. So how can you support modern employees (and their managers) with this new approach to workplace learning.

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Foster Effective Communication Skills through Customizable Courseware

eLearning Brothers

Foster Effective Communication Skills through Customizable Courseware. Effective communication skills are paramount in any kind of business. You communicate with your boss, your employees, colleagues, and clients. This being the case, an important part of the on-boarding process is fostering an environment of open communication in your workplace, as well as teaching and nurturing communication skills to new team members.

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Applying Design Thinking for Employee-Driven Solutions

Everwise

The business operating environment has transformed over the past decade with the development of technology. While the amount of time, risk and financial investment in new products used to be relatively large, businesses can now leverage real-time consumer data to constantly evolve existing products and test out entirely new ones. The cost and risk to experiment has substantially decreased.

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How to use Fluid Boxes for Web Responsive Design in Captivate 2017

Swift eLearning Services

Captivate 2017 is the recent launch by Adobe and is turning out to be A piece of cake for eLearning developers to create responsive ELearning modules. If I have to pick an eye catching feature from the tool I would surely pick “Fluid Boxes” which is one of the new features added to Captivate 2017.

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Vulnerability Is a Leadership Skill, Not a Weakness

CLO Magazine

Business leaders ooze confidence. It’s something we as observers or followers of such leaders see everyday. Whether it’s on a quarterly earnings call with reporters and analysts, a one-on-one with a direct manager or an all-company meeting led by the chief executive officer, leaders in these situations are almost always going to try and project confidence.

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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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The Health Benefits of Continued Learning

KnowledgeCity

Research findings through the past decade indicate a variety of long-term benefits of a brain stimulated through continuous learning. Life-long education not only stimulates soft skills but also serves to enhance self-fulfillment. Regardless of age or status, the process of continued learning offers numerous health benefits for those seeking to pursue it.

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5 Smart Strategies for LMS Selection [Infographic]

CommLab India

Choosing an LMS is a strategic decision and crucial investment for any organization; the wrong choice can prove to be very expensive in terms of the time spent and the budget allocated. How can you select an LMS that meets your organizational goals? There are 5 smart strategies to help you in this pursuit. Related Posts Smart Strategies for LMS Selection Why Do You Need an LMS?

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Why and How Does Employee Training Lead to Business Growth

TalentLMS

Expenses. They just keep popping up. You find yourself adding item after item until your expense list becomes so long that it makes War and Peace look like a casual bedtime story. And budgets? Well, budgets are never quite big enough to cover all of the expenses! So why, when your budget is already tight, would you add staff training and development to the expense list?

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Thinking Beyond a Seat at the Table

CLO Magazine

Many chief learning officers have earned a seat at the table where decisions are made, strategies are developed and key challenges are discussed. It’s time to take the CLO role to a higher level, not just on the organization chart, but in terms of influence and organizational accomplishment. In most organizations, earning the C-suite title automatically earns a seat at the table.

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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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Understand the 'Big Picture' of Cross-Cultural Learning Initiatives

Caveo Learning

Structuring, designing, and delivering training across cultures is challenging, and an array of factors need to be taken into consideration. To ensure success of a cross-cultural learning program, it's necessary to understand the "big picture" by analyzing all the external and internal obstacles that could impact the initiative. Conducting a global learning analysis will help manage expectations of key stakeholders , and perhaps more importantly, helps to mitigate problem areas and ensure succes

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How to Quickly Convert PowerPoint into HTML5 Online Courses Using iSpring

CommLab India

You might have several PowerPoint decks used in classroom training. Are you looking to make them online-ready to make them available to many people? You can convert your PowerPoint presentation into different formats, such as video, PDF, and XPS, with just a few clicks. However, if you want your PowerPoint deck to be compatible with a Learning Management System (LMS), you need to convert it into SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model).

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12 Tips to Increase Happiness at Work

Growth Engineering

Happiness at work is the key to unleashing superheroes in your organisation! So join me, as we find out how to unlock that all-important wellbeing at work. Happiness comes in many forms – your favourite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, that all-time high score on Candy Crush, quality time with your favourite canine buddy… and of course lots of learning!

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Why Creating a Diverse & Inclusive Workforce Builds More Than Good Rapport

Chronus

The phrase diversity and inclusion has been thrown around a lot in recent years. So much so that we can sometimes lose track of what it really means. So think of it like this: Imagine that you’re a left-handed baseball player. You’ve been selected to play on a team of all right-handed players. Before you begin your first practice, you wonder and worry.

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Understanding Scope Creep

Project managers are now spending more time managing strategic projects where the scope is susceptible to changes as the projects progress. Scope change control is now becoming a critical component of project management requiring project teams to become more active in solving problems and making decisions. Scope change control will require collaboration with stakeholders and possibly government agencies.

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Learning curation — the Goldilocks principle

Saffron Interactive

In one of the better known fairy tales, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks quickly makes key decisions when presented with three choices of what to eat, where to sit, The post Learning curation — the Goldilocks principle appeared first on Saffron Interactive.

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eLearning Brothers Launches a First in the Training Market: Customizable Courseware by News Editor

LearningGuild

Customizable Courseware is a fully designed and developed training package that includes the eLearning source files, classroom materials, and PowerPoint presentations.

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Why Elearning Games Work

Designing Digitally

Most theories have a divided audience. There is a group that thinks the theory is correct, and a group that doesn’t. Elearning games are no different. There are those who think games have no place in education and that they simply don’t work. On the other side are those who stand by the efficacy and place of elearning games as valid educational experiences.

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Go Virtual Classroom? Go Mobile? Why Not Do Both! by Pamela S. Hogle

LearningGuild

Virtual classroom platform vendors are amping up their offerings as learners and instructors alike shift to mobile devices. “We’ve built our virtual learning apps to include activity-based learning for instructors on the go,” said Jigsaw vice president Ginger Ackerman.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

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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How to Plan a New Online Course, Part 2: Goals and Assessments

CourseArc

In part one of our guide , we showed you how to define the learning objectives for a new eLearning course or training, and how to develop a strong course outline that ensures your objectives will be met. Now let’s explore the process of assessing your learners’ progress to make sure your course clearly and effectively delivers its intended lessons. 5.

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Metafocus: Is Virtual Reality Safe for Kids? by Matt Sparks

LearningGuild

At the South by Southwest (SXSW) and SXSWedu conferences in March, several speakers and panelists brought up the safety of virtual reality for children. Evidently, the risks of VR are weighing on many people’s minds. Is this a reasonable concern?

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4 Fabulous Ways to Use Storyline for Employee Onboarding Training Development

CommLab India

Changing times demand changing strategies. In an era where business scenarios are cutthroat, new hires are expected to hit the ground running as soon as they are hired. This has put induction training in the spotlight. Organizations are focusing on employee onboarding to make the new hires productive as soon as possible. Employee onboarding includes giving key inputs on the job.

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Teach, Learn, Share: the Role of Social Media in eLearning

SHIFT eLearning

In today’s fast-changing environment and fast-paced lifestyle, technology has continually enabled us to keep up. It made our daily activities faster and more efficient; trade and commerce more fluid; and communication easier despite distance, among other things. However, technology’s greatest impact is on knowledge and information sharing, that with just a single click, the Internet can provide you with the data you are looking for.

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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.