January, 2017

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eLearning Trends: Outlook for 2017 Puts a Focus on Accessibility, Analytics and Adaptability

Content Raven

According to IBIS Capital, the outlook for eLearning in 2017 is bright. The firm reports that the global eLearning market will grow to $255 billion in 2017. What will fuel this growth? A surging interest by global executives to focus training on the critical skill sets that their employees require will lead to more advanced execution of eLearning programs.

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Top Learning Trends for 2017 (according to the experts)

Axonify

It’s the beginning of the new year—the perfect time to evolve corporate learning within your organization. So, to help you kick-start your thinking, and maybe even inspire you to try something new, we thought we’d give you the inside scoop on the top learning trends expected to surface in 2017. But, instead of simply offering our POV, we thought there was no better way to provide you with the best insights than to consult with some of the leading experts in the field.

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Principles for Creating a Successful Virtual Reality Learning Experience

Kapp Notes

In a recent article 3 Instructional Design Strategies For Virtual Reality Learning , I discussed three (among many) instructional design strategies for VR: Conceptual Orienteering, Critical Incident and Operational Application. In this article, I step back and look at seven fundamental principles that need to be designed into any VR experience. You’ll notice that all of these principles are included in the three instructional strategies mentioned in the above article.

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The Challenge of Learning and Development Outsourcing

Infopro Learning

What Do All of These Events Have in Common? The answer is they all are candidates for training opportunities. As such, if the training event is not conducted in-house, then it is outsourced to a third party organization to execute the training requirements. Increasingly, companies are outsourcing their training projects if it is not part of their core competencies as the following chart depicts: It’s clear that outsourcing training projects are a way of life.

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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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Using Nostalgia to Market Learning

Association eLearning

For marketers, memory has been long relied on to persuade the buying public to purchase their products. We use images and music to make the consumer remember their past and experience a level of nostalgia that is pleasant to anchor that pleasant memory to the product. As it was just the holiday season, we can look to holiday ads as a perfect example of nostalgia.

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How Is Designing Modern Blended Learning Different? HINT: Creativity

InSync Training

When I was a kid, I designed what I thought was the world’s coolest car. I designed it with retractable wings so we could fly out of heavy traffic. It had big fat rubber tires in case I was challenged to a race. I also designed my car so that the backseat passenger could stand up and pop their head through a glass bubble on top of the roof of the car!

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Which Responsive Authoring Tools Will Work for Your eLearning Needs (Free eBook)

Upside Learning

So you need to create eLearning that your learners can access on multiple devices – desktops and laptops, tablets, and smartphones. But 100% custom development isn’t going to work for you. You’re looking for a solution that allows for quicker and simpler development of responsive eLearning courses by non-technical authors. In other words, you’re looking […].

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Putting Tom Cat Into a Pet Carrier: 28-Easy Steps

Living in Learning

“We ARE going for a ride and YOU…the cat…have no choice in the matter.” In advance of ever even seeing the car, there is a direct correlation here – pet carrier = car ride. Solution options that surface in a cat’s brain?? Flee. Hide. Fight. Unfortunately, those three options are not actually options; instead they represent a chain of escalation.

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2017 ELearning & Training Conferences

LearnDash

It is a new year and that means there are some new elearning and training conferences you should mark on your calendars! Every year there are hundreds of conferences nationwide in the United States dedicated to the elearning industry. They provide professionals and businesses alike an opportunity to network and learn. There is something for everyone at these events.

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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 Book: Learning in the Modern Workplace 2017

Jane Hart

Now available to purchase. Traditionally, the primary focus of a Learning & Development (L&D) Department has been on training people to do their jobs – either in the classroom or online – and making sure they do it. In other words, it’s been all about organising and managing learning for people. But as the world of work is evolving and individuals’ learning habits are changing, it now requires new workplace learning approaches to underpin all the ways people learn in the modern wor

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Answering #Gamification Questions from a 7th Grade Student-Part 1

Kapp Notes

The other day I received a very nice email from a 7th grade student in a high school is California. She wanted to know if I could answer a few questions about gamification as she saw my TEDx talk and has gotten interested in the subject of games and gamification for learning. I think it is awesome that she is so excited about games and gamification for learning so here are the questions and my answers.

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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 Upside Learning Solutions Showcase

Upside Learning

Even with the best of intentions, it’s a pretty tough job to implement innovation. You may spot it floating somewhere out there: an idea that could really help your team learn better or teach better, do better or share their knowledge better. Many clients started their conversations with us by asking for help to put […].

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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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My eLearning Hopes for 2017

Allen Interactions

By Michael Allen , Chairman & CEO, Allen Interactions. Years seem so short as I’ve reached, um, maturity. And each year is shorter than the previous one. As the years fly by, I always wonder about the accomplishments of each previous year and how the coming year might contrast with it.

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Keeping the Edge: 3 Strategies to Stay Ahead in Training

Administrate

As an Account Manager, I talk to dozens of customers every week to discuss their business and how we at Administrate can support them to be truly successful. We discuss anything, from how to set up their sales workflow in Administrate to major industry trends that might impact how they Read More. Published on January 5, 2017. The post Keeping the Edge: 3 Strategies to Stay Ahead in Training appeared first on Administrate.

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Articulate Rise – Got questions? We got answers!

B Online Learning

I love Articulate Rise. I’ve made no secret about it around the office. To create a learning module that you know will look great, no matter what device is used to access it, is something that e-learning developers have been crying out for. And to make it even better, not only will it look great, but authoring content in it is a ‘snap’. Here at B Online Learning my colleagues and I have been running short overview webinars on the new Articulate Storyline 360, the Articulate 360 subscription add-

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Is eLearning Dead? Is Instructional Design Dying with It?

Kapp Notes

Death of Self-Pace eLearning. In a report published in August 2016 by Sam Adkins of Ambient Insight a declaration is made that self-paced eLearning is in a death spiral: The worldwide five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for self-paced eLearning is distinctly negative at -6.4%; global revenues for self-paced courseware are dropping fast. In 2016, global revenues for self-paced eLearning reached $46.6 billion, down slightly from the $46.9 billion in 2015.

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7 Steps to Consider When Implementing a LMS

How Do You Choose the Right Learning Management System? Choosing the perfect Learning Management System can be complex for organizations. Initially, you might ask questions like, "When is the right time to adopt an LMS?" or "Which LMS is the best fit?" Once you've made your LMS selection, your next query is likely, "How do I go about implementing it?

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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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Save on Training Magazine’s Conference with My Discount Code!

Learningtogo

Hi Everyone, As our species developed, we were never the fastest or strongest, so we learned how to take care of each other and become hard-wired for social interaction. Psychologist Albert Banderra’s Social Learning Theory recognized that we learn best in a group or community setting. More recently neuroscientists have been able to validate his theory through brain imaging techniques.

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The Case for eLearning in the Workplace

TOPYX LMS

The corporate world has seen many training/learning and development trends in its lifetime. eLearning is one that’s here to stay. Over the years, eLearning has become one of the most popular styles of learning in the workplace. The reasons for this are straightforward. eLearning helps adult learners keep and later use crucial training information. It also lowers training costs, and promotes a quick adoption of products.

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Sustainable development - are you setting yourself up for long term failure with your LMS?

Kineo

Implementing a new system can be a daunting, stressful, exciting, scary, and a busy experience — often all at the same time! So it’s unlikely you'll be considering further development work to new systems just after you've gone live. But having a sustainable approach to ongoing systems development can enable you to have more long term success, and better user engagement than if you don't have a clear idea of what comes next.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Best Practices for Online Course Design

CourseArc

Instructional designers have many tools to make their courses more entertaining and engaging, like video, audio, image editing, interactivity, and more. However, instead of randomly creating courses using any/all of these tools, or packing new tools into a module just because they seem trendy or expected, course developers must follow sound instructional design principles to make their eLearning truly effective.

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Answering #Gamification Questions from a 7th Grade Student-Part 2

Kapp Notes

Here is part two of the questions about gamification from a 7th grade in a California school. 10. How long have you taught with a traditional learning version? AND 11. How long have you taught with a gamified learning version? When I was in college, we learned to teach in the “traditional” manner and I have been doing that for a while and still do in some instances.

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What Is Technology? How Does it Relate to Learning?

InSync Training

What do computers, mobile phones, robotics have in common with a pencil, to-go cups from your local coffee shop, or an idea for better work flow? The answer is simple. They are all forms of technology. Technology is anything that was designed with the goal of having a purpose. Yes, a mobile phone is a great piece of technology, but so is the pencil, and those to-go cups you get from your local coffee shop.

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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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How to Fix the 10 Biggest Mistakes in Gamification

Speaker: Stephen Baer - Chief Creative Officer, The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning)

Are you using gamification as part of your L&D strategy? SMART! According to multiple studies, gamification strategies have been proven to increase engagement, improve knowledge retention, and get stellar results, but what if your results just don’t hit the mark? According to instructional designers interviewed by The Game Agency, some errors are very common when implementing gamified learning.