March, 2018

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Is Articulate Storyline 360 a cost-effective tool for eLearning content development?

Swift eLearning Services

Articulate Storyline 360 is a powerful eLearning tool. Using this tool we can create interactive, engaging, gamified and customized eLearning courses compatible with mobile devices supporting touch screen gesture. So, why Articulate Storyline 360 is a cost effective tool? To develop an effective eLearning course, the ingredients required are Content, Avatar, Images, Audio and Video.

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The Gamification of Corporate Training

Association eLearning

Although gamification and game-based learning have been around for a few years, only recently are training departments beginning to take these learning and engagement methods seriously. However, convincing the CEO that gamification works is a tougher challenge. The perception that playing games isn’t really training still lingers in the minds of the c-suite.

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How to design software training, part 1: Do everything except “train”

Making Change

“How can I design good training for new software? What’s the right balance between help screens, job aids, and training?” That’s the top question in our idea collector , so let’s go at it. Here’s part 1, in which I say, “Try everything but training.” We’ll cover needs analysis, job aids, help screens, and the radical idea of making the software easier to use.

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A Comparative Summary for Responsive Authoring Tools – Update 1

Upside Learning

An year earlier, we presented separate blog posts on different responsive authoring tools: Adapt, Evolve, gomo, Elucidat, Captivate 9, Lectora 16 and Rise and shared our thoughts about their features, advantages, and limitations. In later blogs, we released detailed feature-wise comparison of these tools. Some of these authoring tools have now come up with newer […].

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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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Modern Workplace Learning Is A Collaboration Between L&D, Managers And Individuals

Jane Hart

Modern Workplace Learning is therefore not just about delivering modern training; it recognises that individuals learn all the time as an integral part of daily work – whether they realise it or not – and that constant independent planned learning is of importance too.

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An Instructional Design Toolkit

Torrance Learning

We’re sharing some of our favorite instructional design techniques here in this toolkit to support new instructional designers or “old” ones who want to sharpen their saw (pun completely intended). Why a toolkit? Just like a carpenter’s toolbox, you probably won’t use all of these techniques on every project, but these are tried-and-true favorites you’ll want within easy reach.

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Instructional Design Models: Comparing ADDIE, Bloom, Gagne, & Merrill

Dashe & Thomson

On a recent business trip, I was reminded that even though I live in the world of instructional design every day, how difficult the concept can be to explain to someone who doesn't. Here’s a breakdown of common processes and principles.

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4 Emerging LMS Fundamentals You Need to Know

Lambda Solutions

At Lambda Solutions, we’re passionate about providing the best learning solutions to your staff. And our clients are organizations that care about equipping their learners with the most effective online learning experiences possible. But just because you’re using an LMS, that doesn’t mean you’re getting the most out of it.

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Using Game Elements to Make Learners Think

dVinci Interactive

Using Game Elements to Make Learners Think In recent years, gamification has evolved from being an accepted approach to learning to a sought-after approach. For instructional designers, this means seeking opportunities to use game elements and interactivity to create more engaging learning experiences. As an author, speaker and professor, Dr. Karl Kapp advocates for moving beyond the “gamification” buzzword and focusing on achieving the desired outcomes.

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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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Next Generation L&D: From ‘Learning’ To ‘Performance’

Jane Hart

By David James, Looop A trend I’m seeing more and more, and which is reflected in the latest Bersin By Deloitte ‘Market Trends’ Keynote, is L&D’s shift in focus from ‘learning outcomes’ to the complex and individually experienced reality of the work itself.

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Why Virtual Reality Has a Bright Future in the eLearning World

Origin Learning

Since we are living in the era of technological revolution, it doesn’t come as a surprise that Virtual Reality (VR for short) has become the most popular buzzword in the eLearning domain. VR is described as the next big thing, especially in terms of online learning and corporate training. That is why everyone should have an insight into what VR represents, how it can be used, what benefits it brings, and what importance it holds.

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Scenario design: The process

Making Change

I’m kicking off a series of posts about scenario-based training. Let’s start with the big picture: The design process. Many people start writing a scenario too soon. They invest a ton of time only to find their work rejected by the client or learners. Use the steps below to make sure you’re writing a challenging scenario and going in a direction everyone will like.

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Enterprise Social’s Last Mile Problem

The Simple Shift

Enterprise social tech does so much right. It’s easy to access It resembles consumer social platforms Intuitive and familiar features and functions Positive business positioning around collaboration, innovation, agility These however are just the first 25.2 miles of the marathon; the tech is easy, engaging, familiar. What enterprise social doesn’t get right though is the […].

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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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Driving Performance Guidance @ Point-of-Work

Living in Learning

If sustained workforce performance truly represents the universal brass ring, L&D…or some other corporate entity…must evolve tactically and adopt a performance mindset head downstream into the post-training environment where measurable outcomes and value are generated…or lost – Point-of-Work (PoW).

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Top 5 Benefits of Online Learning for Teachers

Lambda Solutions

Access to online learning resources has triggered a revolution in classroom settings from K-12 all the way up to postsecondary institutions. eLearning is no longer a simple byproduct of the age of information and access to the internet, it’s become an invaluable resource to educators and classroom teachers, harnessing a new model of knowledge sharing wherein students now possess the tools to learn at their own pace.

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InSync Training Celebrates International Women’s Day

InSync Training

In honor of International Women’s Day, InSync team members shared insights about working for a WBENC-certified Women’s Business Enterprise. From Jennifer Hofmann, Founder & President. Over the years, InSync has grown to have more than 75 team members. And right now, more than 65 of them are women. We didn’t start out to build a team of mostly women, that’s the way it turned out.

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Let the Games Begin!

Learning Rebels

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, “Let the Games Begin!” I have already christened 2018 as “The Year of Discovery” and I have written before as to what “Discovery” looks like in the wild. In order to kick off 2018 in the right way, there are a couple of things happening right now: Discovery Friday – Each Friday I will post a prompt for us to share positive discoveries about ourselves, and/or about the world we live in on the Learning Rebels Facebook

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The Ultimate LMS Buyer’s Guide: Everything You Need to Know When Purchasing an LMS

Whether you’re shopping for your very first learning management system (LMS) or looking to upgrade, the process can be overwhelming. With so many vendor options, each with its own multitude of features and pricing structures, even the most seasoned educators, trainers, and business leaders can feel lost in a sea of choices! Finding the LMS that’s best suited for your organization requires a planned, strategic approach.

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How to design software training, part 2: Practice activities

Making Change

Are you expected to “train” everyone on new software? In my previous post , I recommended that you first try everything but training. Make the software easier to use (yes, it’s often possible!). Create job aids and help screens. Did that work only partially? Are you convinced that people need formal training? This post is for you. What you’ve done so far.

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Upcoming: 7/31 @ 11:30 CTeLearning Myth Busters

Web Courseworks

Date: 7/31 at 11:30 CT. Register Here. Our profession requires us to be practicing in alignment with what science tells us about learning and more. What we don’t need is to be continually in the sway of myths, superstitions, and misconceptions about how our brains think, work, and learn. Yet, the evidence is strong that these problematic beliefs persist!

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DRIVER – A Repeatable, Agile, Methodology to Generate Learning & Performance Guidance

Living in Learning

My own gap for the first 20 years of my L&D career was never considering there was a need to engage at PoW. Training WAS the standard solution after all, so why look beyond the obvious? Obviously, our L&D team were more focused on efficiently and effectively transferring knowledge which by the way was what we were scoped and compensated to do.

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How Do You Learn to Teach Online? Here are 9 Tips!

LearnDash

Tips to help online educators plan their first course. With online education a growing force on the market, more enterprising individuals than ever before are finding themselves inspired to launch an online course of their own. However, for many of these potential educators, the first hurdle is learning how to teach a course. If you’ve never taught a class before, there are some fundamentals you should be familiar with before you begin.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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5 Steps to Using Learning Environment Modeling Language

InSync Training

All instructional designers have a toolkit: a set of processes, applications, and approaches they use to create modern learning programs. High-tech , low-tech, paid, or free, they rely on a myriad of sources to design training that sticks. While toolkits may vary, many instructional designers face a common obstacle: communication. How do we make sure that our stakeholders and teams understand the design vision, execution plan, and associated benefits?

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In the world of contact centers—customer services rules all

Axonify

Customer service is important to most businesses but when you work for a telecom company?—?it is absolutely critical. People simply aren’t willing to wait and since the market is a large, competitive one, they don’t have to. BT Consumer , a division of British Telecommunications Group, which is responsible for consumer fixed-voice and broadband services, was determined to move ahead of a highly competitive pack of telecom competitors by offering a customer service experience that was second to n

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Top 5 Human Capital Trends That Will Change the Talent Landscape

Lambda Solutions

Considerable change is the only true representation of consistency, in part, thanks to a rapid acceleration of technology and innovative thinking — so in this post we’re counting down the top 5 Human Capital trends that are making the Human Capital landscape of 2018 such an exciting space. Read on to explore how the future emerging leaders will make their mark.

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Leveraging the Capabilities of AGILE Instructional Design Strategies

eLearning Brothers

For many learning organizations, the term “AGILE” has become a hot topic. Often, when referred to in a business sense, AGILE strategies tend to focus on more project management or software development areas (such as with achieving continuous improvement, maintaining scope, increasing flexibility, obtaining team inputs, and with delivering high-quality products) than on instructional design strategies.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.