November, 2020

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How to leverage Product Knowledge Training for Increased Sales

Infopro Learning

Today the customer experience is one of the top factors consumers consider before making a purchase. This is one of the many reasons why improving customer service is a high priority for many modern organizations. However, providing quality customer service now requires that your sales reps know more than just facts and features. To truly provide quality service your sales team must have a deeper understanding of the products and services your business offers.

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Customize New Hire Training: 5 Reasons To Partner Up With A Vendor For Your Onboarding Program

eLearning Industry

Your employees might not have the time or specialized skills to convert an existing in-person onboarding program to a virtual one or to create such a customized new hire training program from scratch. Partnering with a talented vendor might be your best bet for designing a customized program that reflects the culture and values of your organization.

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The Ins and Outs of Augmented Reality (AR) for Corporate Training

CommLab India

Augmented Reality (AR) is the bleeding edge technology that has redefined user experience of immersive computing. Want to know how AR boosts corporate training?

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Questions to Ask SMEs for Branching Scenarios

Experiencing eLearning

When you create branching scenarios, you probably work with SMEs. They’re the ones with the expertise, after all. However, sometimes it can be a struggle to get good stories and concrete details from SMEs. You can use this list of questions to ask SMEs to gather the information you need to write branching scenarios. In one or two hours of interviewing a SME, you can gather a significant amount of important information.

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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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Roses are red

E-Learning Provocateur

It seems like overnight the L&D profession has started to struggle with the definition of terms such as “capability”, “competency” and “skill” Some of our peers consider them synonyms – and hence interchangeable – but I do not. Indeed I recognise subtle but powerful distinctions among them, so here’s my 2-cents’ worth to try to cut through the confusion.

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How can Artificial Intelligence aid Human Capital Transformation for Modern Organizations?

Infopro Learning

The future of work is here, and automation is growing more popular every day. Although the term artificial intelligence sounds futuristic, it is already a big part of our everyday world. Artificial intelligence (ai) is no longer a work of science fiction or a trend to look forward to in the future. There are many business challenges technology can solve.

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6 Reasons To Outsource Microlearning Content Development For Fast Results

eLearning Industry

Outsourcing content development sounds expensive, and whether or not to outsource can be an overwhelming decision to make. The development process you choose will have a big impact on the project turn around speed, the amount you spend, and the quality of the program. Before you make the big decision you should consider these 6 reasons you should outsource your microlearning content development.

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AI and Meaningful Practice

Clark Quinn

Again, a video of an idea I want to talk about. This time about AI and Meaningful Practice (just around 2 minutes). I welcome your thoughts. By the way, I’m experimenting with video as a blog mechanism. A colleague mentioned that no one remembers the author of an article or post, but they do remember the speaker in a video. And much as I hate to do it, I do want people to associate my ideas with me!

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Normal. Ish.

InSync Training

I don’t remember what prompted this tweet in January, 2012, but I feel it even more strongly now than I did then.

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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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Scaling Up

E-Learning Provocateur

In Roses are red , I proposed definitions for oft-used yet ambiguous terms such as “competency” and “capability” Not only did I suggest a competency be considered a task, but also that its measurement be binary: competent or not yet competent.

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How to Design Courses that Keep Learners in the Zone

LearnDash

Courses lose learners when they are either too hard or too easy. How can you stay in the sweet spot? One of the greatest challenges for online instructors is to keep their learners motivated after their initial burst of excitement. Many learners sign up for a course excited about what they will be learning, but once they get a week or two in, they become fatigued and drop out.

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5 Steps to Create High Quality Custom eLearning Experience

Infopro Learning

Today many organizations have found that a one size fits all approach to learning and development is no longer a truly effective strategy. Current trends and events have made custom eLearning solutions an increasingly popular option. Custom eLearning helps employers remove barriers to training and development while providing a more personalized learning experience.

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8 Topics To Cover In Your New Marketing Leadership Training Programs

eLearning Industry

Marketing takes many different forms in the corporate world. However, these 8 topics are crucial for marketing leadership development. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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Flow, Workflow, and Learning

Clark Quinn

On LinkedIn, a colleague asked “ Why do people think that integrating content in the flow of work equals learning in the flow of work ?” ” An apt question. My (flip) response was “because marketing” And I think there’s a lot to that.

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5 ways you can give thanks for the frontline this Thanksgiving

Axonify

Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States. People all over the country will be Zooming and Skyping and FaceTiming with their friends and family to keep everyone safe and healthy. Many families will prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all of the trappings, just for smaller groups. Some will skip the turkey and opt for … Continued.

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Learning Culture or Cancel Culture: You Decide

ej4 eLearning

When an employee acts in a way that goes against your company’s values, the results can be costly. With the prevalence of mobile phone viral videos, and access to social media, companies around the world have found themselves the victims of being “cancelled”. A learning culture, as well as the type of employee training you offer, can create a corporate environment that may inoculate your company against the behaviors that would result in an organization being examined under the microscope of can

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Best Membership Plugins for WordPress for 2021

LearnDash

Planning to launch a membership website for e-learning in 2021? Here are your best options. One of the most common use cases we have for LearnDash comes in the form of membership websites. Instructors want to create an experience where their learners can pay an ongoing subscription to have access to certain sets of courses, along with various other privileges.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Scenario-Based eLearning Example: Personalization without Programming

dominKnow

The Scenario Builder feature in dominKnow | ONE makes it easy for any author to create multi-branching conversation scenarios without needing any programming skills. This article looks at how our team used the Scenario Builder feature to create an engaging Onboarding elearning course, for an employee's first day at their new job.

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Corporate Learning: The Shift To Custom Remote Training Delivery In Unprecedented Times

eLearning Industry

Corporate learning delivery systems are changing. Executives and learning professionals have much to consider, but the first and foremost is how to deliver quality training in the shifting sands among onsite, completely remote, and blended learning. How do you make this shift to custom remote training delivery? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Future of L&D? A pitch

Clark Quinn

I was talking with a colleague the other day, and got a wee bit dramatic. I also thought it was an important point. So here, for your dining enjoyment, I’ve roughly recreated the pitch (in 3 mins and 30 secs): I hope this makes sense. I welcome your thoughts and feedback. The Script: Hi, I’m Clark Quinn, of Quinnovation, and I’ve been around the elearning for well-nigh forever, and around L&D for the past couple of decades.

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Microlearning is more important than ever

Axonify

Microlearning has been a popular subject of debate within the training profession for years. What is it? Does it work? How long should it be? Is “microlearning” even a real word? Microlearning was so popular that business leaders were asking for it without even being able to explain what it was. They were on the … Continued. Copyright © 2020 Axonify Inc. - All rights reserved.

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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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How to Practice Mindful Communication at Work

ej4 eLearning

Mindfulness is a popular practice in yoga and meditation but it also applies in the workplace, specifically with mindful communication. Think about being more present and multitasking less. Be more thoughtful about the tone you use. Develop empathy for your coworkers, customers, and suppliers.

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Selling Memberships with LearnDash

LearnDash

You’ve built your membership site, and now it’s time to start selling courses. Here’s how to start. Membership sites are some of the most popular use cases for LearnDash. They’re a great business model for anyone who wants to sell access to a series of courses, build a long-term community, or take advantage of a subscription pricing model. However, setting up payments for subscriptions requires that businesses are able to connect a few different systems, and if the settings are off, it can affec

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Free color contrast checker for PowerPoint

BrightCarbon

One of the most common mistakes, we see when it comes to accessibility in presentations is poor color contrast. When there isn’t enough contrast between the colors on your slides, your presentation becomes less accessible to a whole range of people. Luckily, while this is a common error, it’s also a very simple thing to fix. If you are wondering how to determine the best color contrast for PowerPoint, it’s your lucky day!

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Benefits Of Creating Multi-Language eLearning Content

eLearning Industry

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many corporate organizations are now shifting their focus to eLearning. Of course, eLearning has been very important over the years. However, with the rapid and continuous outbreak of COVID-19, its benefits have only intensified. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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What Is a Performance Learning Management System (PLMS)?

If you're reading this you're probably ready for better organizational learning and performance. A Performance LMS allows you to continually assess and improve learners based on their specific company and role-based capabilities. In the whitepaper, we’ll also answer questions such as: What exactly is a PLMS? I have just started exploring capability building or am not yet ready.