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How to Improve Audio Quality with Audacity

LearnUpon

Poor audio quality is one of the most frustrating things you can subject your learners to. Not everyone has access to studio quality equipment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have great audio in your training courses. In this post, we’ll show you how you can use a free audio program to create high-quality audio for your eLearning courses. Prevention is better than cure.

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Social Learning – A Transformational Shift in Workplace Learning

Origin Learning

“How do I make my team work better by letting them learn the skills they need?”. This is the primary question that L&D managers seek to address when embarking upon workplace learning programs in their organization. Time and again we have stressed, why organizations that have a strong culture of learning are more likely to achieve their organizational goals and remain profitable.

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An Educator’s Guide to Using Game Mechanics for the Win

Raptivity

Research indicates that worldwide revenues for game-based learning will climb from $2.6 billion in 2016 to $7.3 billion by 2021. This dramatic rise is proof enough that games are an exceptional learning aid. Since enough has been spoken about the usefulness of games for learning, I shall refrain from sharing further thoughts on the same, and instead talk about something equally significant but less explored - the usefulness of game mechanics in educational game design.

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Agile Is Important For eLearning Development Today, Isn't It?

eLearning Industry

Agile has been here in this industry for quite some time but it's fairly new in eLearning development. In this article, we will see how the Agile methodology is better in all aspects as compared to the traditional ADDIE methodology. 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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21 Ways to Improve Your Infographics

The eLearning Coach

Visual representations are a proven way to make data and abstractions concrete. They can also mislead and confuse viewers when they are poorly designed. If you take the time to analyze, reflect and plan, your infographic design skills will naturally improve.

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This Is What I Believe About Learning in Organizations

The Performance Improvement Blog

Work is No Longer Work . The nature of work is changing. This world is one in which humans no longer make things or fix things or sell things or provide basic services. Work has become mind-intensive instead of hand-intensive. People are no longer being judged on the basis of how hard they work or how much they produce. Work is no longer about simply doing a job; it’s about becoming adapting to new jobs, new technology, new ways of working with others, and anticipating the unanticipated.

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10 Tips For Creating Even Better Design Documents

eLearning Industry

What can you do differently to make your design documents more efficient? Review these 10 tips, and see if you can find something new to try. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Millennials and Modern Learning

InSync Training

In thinking about leadership and learning in the era of the four-generation workplace , no shortage of frustrations exists. Technology changes, “cool” workspaces, and operational processes are constantly evolving. Everything feels more complicated, and learning faces the unique challenge of equipping and empowering our colleagues for success in this new environment.

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How Artificial Intelligence Improves Learning Programs and Business Performance

Infopro Learning

Traditional learning programs and technology can be valuable tools to build behaviors, strengthen your talent bench, adhere to regulatory requirements, and more. But these learning tools are often event-based, siloed activities. They don’t often mirror how we learn in our everyday lives. Not all corporate learning takes place at a desk. It may happen as an employee works with a mentor or supervisor, when they watch a mobile video on their LinkedIn feed, or even observing everyday activities migh

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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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Jane Hart’s op 200 Tools for Learning

Challenge to Learn

Jane Hart is conducting her annual Digital Learning Tools survey. An interesting list to follow. Here is my top 10 for 2018. Easygenerator. Yes, I know it's my own tool. But we are actually constantly using it to create learning for our company. . Slack. We use Slack for all our internal communication. I have to say that, initially, I was not a big fan, but it has grown on me significantly.

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5 Ways To Create Engaging eLearning Content

eLearning Industry

Here are 5 simple tactics to writing killer eLearning content that gets your audience hooked. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Expert Guidance: Diversity & Inclusion in Training

InSync Training

Global organizations are the norm now. The boundaries constraining corporate success and competition no longer fall along state, national, or continental borders. Growth, as demonstrated by companies like Amazon, Apple, and more, has no limit. Education serves as the true competitive differentiator. Can your learning function adapt to more diverse and international workforces faster than the competition?

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TEACHING ONLINE: Don't Let a Computer Crash During Class Cause Panic!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. I've been teaching live online classes for years. And while I’ve had all sorts of technology challenges during that time, I’ve never had my main machine go down along with my backup--until yesterday! Even though I rebooted my machine in time for class, it froze again, and I couldn’t click anything. Panic? Not me. As a certified online training professional, you’re taught to handle these kinds of bumps in the training road.

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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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6 Microlearning Trends We’ve Seen in 2018

TOPYX LMS

Microlearning is a growing trend in training and development, where professional education is delivered in bite-sized content pieces, across a variety of channels and devices. There are many benefits to microlearning for both employees and trainers. Microlearning appeals to learning and development professionals because it is: Easy to produce. Less expensive to create and deliver.

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The 4-Letter Word Learning Practitioners Hate Most.Cost!

eLearning Industry

Learning practitioners get very defensive when business leaders refer to training as a 'cost' center. Even though 'cost' is a 4-letter word, it's one of three ways financially-educated leaders account for internal business activities. The time has come to embrace the 'cost center' label—and here's why. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Labels and roles

Clark Quinn

I was just reflecting on the different job labels there are. Some of the labels are trendy, some are indicative, but there’s potentially a lot of overlap. I’m not sure what to do about it, but I thought I’d explore it. So this is a bit of an unconstructed thought… To start somewhere , let’s start with Learning Architect.

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5 Instructional Design Principles to Improve Your Course

LearnDash

How to use instructional design to create a more effective learning environment. We all want to create the best possible course to offer our learners. But with so many options available and so much material to cover, many online instructors quickly feel in over their heads. They thought they knew what they wanted to say, but now that they’ve tried organizing it into a full-blown course they’ve suddenly lost their focus.

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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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How Better LMS UX Can Save You Money

Absorb LMS

When evaluating learning management system (LMS) technology, it’s not a trivial thing to seek smart design and ease of use. Smart design leads to productivity gains, goals met, time saved and money retained. That makes easy-to-use technology a business imperative if you want your tech choices to stick and be successful. Let’s examine how poor user experience (UX) relates to technology failure, and how the benefits of superior UX can be measured.

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Translating eLearning For International Audiences

eLearning Industry

Have you been asked to develop eLearning for a global audience? If so, have you considered how you will translate your course into each language? Follow this 5-step process for translating eLearning for international audiences. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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3 Ways to Personalize Corporate Training with LMS Software

TOPYX LMS

Corporate training isn’t always what employees would consider to be personal. More often, it’s standard, dry content that doesn’t fit each employee’s job. But since relevant, personalized information is a key to best-in-class learning experiences that keep employees coming back for more training, it’s important that organizational leaders personalize corporate training as much as possible.

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Open Up!

The Simple Shift

I know full well that in enterprise social-land the idea of not using every function would be criminal to many. For them it’s just been assumed to be necessary or at least the ESN vendors like to make you think so. For the powers that be, closed groups contain specific people (executives perhaps), initiatives not ready […].

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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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Revisiting personal learning

Clark Quinn

A number of years ago, I tried a stab at an innovation process. And I was reminded of it thinking about personal learning, and looked at it again. And it doesn’t seem to aged well. So I thought I’d revisit the model, and see what emerged. So here’s a mindmap of personal learning, and the associated thinking. The earlier 5R model was based on Harold Jarche’s Seek-Sense-Share model, a deep model that has many rich aspects.

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How to Use Sales Training to Solve Major B2B Pain Points

Docebo

In B2B sales training, there are always pain points, and a lot of them typically come back to information, or a lack thereof. Whether it’s pricing, product information or interactions between departments, the B2B industry always presents challenges. But with those pains come an opportunity to ease them with effective sales training and a strong learning strategy paired with a great learning platform.

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3 Reasons to Digitize Corporate Training with a Learning Management System

TOPYX LMS

Classroom training isn’t cutting it for many of today’s employees. It doesn’t fit into their busy schedules or meet their needs. Today’s employees want more flexibility and ownership over their training needs, something traditional classroom training doesn’t provide because it: Often requires travel. Tends to be infrequent due to high costs of hiring instructors and renting classroom spaces.

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Should You Use a Subscription Pricing Strategy?

LearnDash

Switching from a course-by-course to a subscription-based pricing model has its pros and cons. You’re thinking of updating your course pricing model , and subscriptions are looking awfully tempting. After all, it’s worked for Netflix—why not your online course? This has, of course, proven true for many businesses. Subscription services have taken off across the web as the SaaS (Software as a Service) has boomed.

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach. Eligibility criteria must be met, and the exam is known for its difficulty, sometimes requiring multiple attempts.