December, 2014

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To Storyboard or not to Storyboard?

B Online Learning

'One of the fundamental things drummed into people who have embarked down the path of the eLearning developer is the need to start your development project with a detailed and well planned storyboard. From this document/PowerPoint/flowchart/drawing, your content can be planned, screens can be devised, interactions envisaged and source material can be sculpted so as […].

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What’s the Difference Between an LMS and an LCMS? Hint: It’s Not Just the Letter “C”

Association eLearning

'It can be difficult to understand eLearning terms when they’re used interchangeably. Which is which and how do you know when to use them? For example, you’ve likely seen Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) discussed on various websites and company pages. It sounds like they’re the same thing, right? Wrong.

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Six Ways Innovation is Stifled in the Learning Field

Kapp Notes

'To have break through innovation in the field of learning and development, we must first think about how innovation is stifled in the field. I think is is stifled in many ways: Old Models. We all have been through a traditional learning model at early, impressionable age. From Kindergarten to high school, to college. We’ve been “trained” how to be a good learner.

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5 Reasons to Use Gamification in E-Learning

Origin Learning

'From a very tender age, we are exposed to games: Chess, Monopoly, Scotland Yard… And that is for a reason, because games make learning not seem like ‘learning’. Our mind inputs far more concentration and participation in a game rather than something we are otherwise taught. As we grow up, such informal learning is replaced with a more structured, more formal way of instruction – the effectiveness of which has been questioned time and again.

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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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Digital Badges for Educational Achievement

Web Courseworks

'Is Your Organization Ready? Learning today happens everywhere, not just in the classroom. But it’s often difficult to get recognition for skills and achievements that happen outside of school. Mozilla’s Open Badges project is working to solve that problem, making it easy for anyone to issue, earn and display badges across the web through a shared technical infrastructure.

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Agile Instructional Design

B Online Learning

'At the recent DevLearn 2014 conference in Las Vegas, I attended a presentation on agile instructional design by Megan Torrance. During this presentation she discussed agile instructional design models such as SAM (Successive Approximation Model) and LLAMA (Lot Like Agile Methods Approach). I’m still new to the LLAMA model but Torrence describes it as: “The […].

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Multi-device eLearning Testing with Tools and Simulators

Upside Learning

'A while back, I, along with my colleague Geera, presented a webinar – ‘Multi-device Testing: Challenges, Considerations and Solutions’ As a preparation for this webinar and, in general, being a part of the Quality Assurance team, we tried some tools and simulators to test multi-device eLearning to study to what extent they could help. Below […].

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Six Ways to Foster Innovation in the Learning Field

Kapp Notes

'The other day we considered elements in the learning and development field that stifle innovation in the post Six Ways Innovation is Stifled in the Learning Field. Today let’s consider six ways that we can foster innovation in the learning field. Juxtaposition. When two seemingly different things are placed together, innovation can occur. Things that commonly go together do not lead to innovation…they lead to the same-old-same-old.

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8 Ways to Develop an E-Learning Mindset

Origin Learning

'E-Learning is the use of electronic media such as videos, audios, presentations and online content created using the effective use of technological tools in learning and teaching. Although there are various linguistically restrictive terms for E-Learning (for example, Computer Based Instruction, Internet Based Training, Virtual Learning , Flexible Learning, etc.), it is basically the use of technology and electronic media in the field of education.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

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.

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5 Virtual Classroom Hacks for Facilitators, Designers, And Producers

InSync Training

'Okay, I admit it. I''ve been dying to use the word "hack" in a blog post title. It just seemed like all of the cool kids are doing it. There.now I''ve gotten that out of my system. We''ve recently published our 2015 schedule , including our flagship programs for virtual facilitation and virtual instructional design techniques plus cutting-edge titles dealing with topics such as the mobile virtual classroom , the social virtual classroom , and the global virtual classroom.

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10 Reasons Why Raptivity is a Must Have Tool

Raptivity

'It truly does not count if you are a professional or a beginner; thanks to Raptivity, you don’t require any programming or technical skills to wow your learners. Here are ten reasons I feel Raptivity is a must have […].

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Quality Indicator Reporting for ASQA Made Easy

B Online Learning

'The Data Provision Requirements 2012 requires all Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s) registered with ASQA to provide an annual summary report of their performance against the learner engagement, employer satisfaction and competency completion quality indicators to ASQA. RTO’s are required to use a Learner Questionnaire and Employer Questionnaire to collect the data for the learner engagement and […].

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Using Training to Build Global Brands

dVinci Interactive

'Video Interview with The Hershey Company’s Dean of the Hershey Marketing Academy. I recently had the privilege to speak with Leanna Meiser, the Senior Manager, Global Marketing Training & Capabilities at The Hershey Company. Leanna and her team have established the Hershey Marketing Academy to carry out the Hershey Company’s strategy to use knowledge as a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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!

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Abstract of Study Related to Storytelling

Kapp Notes

'Here is an interesting research abstract about using storytelling or narrative in instruction. Opening The Knowledge Guru with a story. Abstract. Glonek, K. L., & King, P. E. (2014). Listening to Narratives: An Experimental Examination of Storytelling in the Classroom. International Journal Of Listening, 28(1), 32-46. doi:10.1080/10904018.2014.861302.

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10 Facts about E- Learning

Origin Learning

'Today E-Learning has caused a revolution in the educational sector globally and remains high in demand. E-Learning tools just keep getting bigger and better. It has certainly provided a larger platform for learners to experience education on a broader and effective level. Image Credit – Freepik. Here is a list of 10 facts about E-Learning. E Learning is the second most used training method among organisations, many companies are moving at a faster rate because of E learning and are breaki

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Top 4 Ways A Responsive LMS Improves Learning Experience

Upside Learning

'Responsive design is an approach to web page creation that makes use of flexible layouts, flexible images and cascading style sheet media queries. The goal of responsive design is to build web pages that detect the visitor’s screen size and orientation, and change the layout accordingly. While we have written about ‘designing’ responsive eLearning and […].

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Why Your Organization Needs a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

'A learning culture is a community of workers continuously and collectively seeking performance improvement through new knowledge, new skills, and new applications of knowledge and skills to achieve the goals of the organization. A learning culture is a culture of inquiry; an environment in which employees feel safe challenging the status quo and taking risks to enhance the quality of what they do for customers, themselves, and other stakeholders.

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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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50 key messages for L&D from 2014

Jane Hart

'Here are 50 blog posts and articles from 2014 (that I selected from my 2014 Reading list], each of which contains an important message, which is either implicit in the title or is shown in the quote, image or video I have included. Something to think about for 2015? January 2014 1 – The Career-Boosting Benefits of Lifelong […].

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A simple trick to make most of the ‘Smile Sheet’ interaction

Raptivity

'How many of you use ‘Smile Sheet’ interaction to gather user feedback on happiness quotient? Do you sometimes feel restricted by the emoticons to be rated? What if you need to know the user preference in the rating range of […].

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Kaizen, Learning Rebels and the Zombie Apocalypse

Learning Rebels

'As you may know, the year 2014 was the year dedicated to the concept of Kaizen. All I can say is, YOWZA , there has been a lot of Kaizen going on in Learning Rebel “land” To refresh your memory, Kaizen is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the best”, referring to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement.

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Skills you need as an Instructional Designer.

Origin Learning

'Are you tired of seeing heavy content slides? Do teaching methods and strategies appear far from being comprehensible? Well! An Instructional designer is just what you need! A skillful Instructional designer brings to you both technology and learning combined together not only in a digestible format but also at an appetising pace. An Instructional designer breaks down content that involves any learning material, into something that is easy to comphrehend; he or she also creates the content to b

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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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Gamification vs. Game Based Learning in eLearning

Lambda Solutions

'Co-hosted with Limestone Learning, our webinar: Gamify your eLearning! 6 Ways to Incorporate Gamification into eLearning was one of our most successful to date so we thought we would share the learning outcomes in a series of articles. We believe that the webinar had high attendance and little drop-off because now more than ever, trainers and educators are […] The post Gamification vs.

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Compelling Reasons to Use Gamification

LearnDash

'Gamification can often be seen as “fluff” in an online course, and this is actually hard to argue with when the gaming elements are implemented incorrectly. However, with some thoughtful planning and consideration, using games within elearning is quite beneficial on many levels. If you are still on the fence as to whether gamification would be good for your online training, perhaps the following will persuade you to take the plunge.

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The TWO roles for L&D in the modern workplace: Learning Managers & Learning Consultants

Jane Hart

'I have written a lot about how the Web is changing the way that many of us now learn. For example, here is an article I wrote for the 50th edition of the Inside Learning Technologies magazine in October 2014. It is also clear that this is beginning to influence the work of L&D departments. […].

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Thinking out loud

E-Learning Provocateur

'Well 2014 was another big year of thinking out loud for me, as evidenced by the range of articles that I blogged. Some of them were real doozies, and I’m pleased that they attracted excellent comments to extend the conversation. I’d be delighted if you were to take this opportunity to catch up on any posts that you may have missed, and extend the conversation even further…!

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Currently, there are approximately 1.4 million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management. The PMP® certification is accredited against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and ISO/ANSI 17024 standards.

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Building a Learning and Performance Support Ecosystem (Steve Foreman) #elguild

Learning Visions

'eLearning Guild online webinar with Steve Foreman (InfoMedia Designs). These are my live blogged notes. Here''s the event page describing the webinar. What is an ecosystem and why build it? To enhance individuals and orgs by connecting people with a broad range of techs that drive performance. There''s formal training -- and then there''s all of the ways that we learn within the flow of work (performance support, collaboration, access to experts, knowledge management.

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6 Ways to Use Micro-Learning in Your Organization

Origin Learning

'Micro-Learning is a term gaining widespread popularity, especially in the world of corporate training. A lot of organizations are now looking at ways to replace or support instructor-led training with eLearning and mobile learning because of the huge flexibility that comes with them. Image Credit – Freepik.com. What is Micro-Learning? Micro-learning is basically information delivered in bits.

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Start-ups a Key Contributor in the Rapidly Growing eLearning Market

Lambda Solutions

'There has been an upward trend in the past 10 years in both the growth of internet use and consumer expenditure on education. Online and cloud-based technology tools are quickly being adopted by academic institutions, business, hospitals and consumers, which is quickly propelling the global education technology (EduTech) market forward. According to Euromonitor International […] The post Start-ups a Key Contributor in the Rapidly Growing eLearning Market appeared first on Lambda Solutions

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