Experiencing eLearning
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
'Microsoft Office Mix review – a potential new player in digital learning? Microsoft’s entry into the e-learning world is a lightweight but free PowerPoint add-in. You can record presentations and do basic quizzing. They have their own reporting tool, but you can’t use it in an LMS. tags: e-learning tools free. Drag&Drop tips – Captivate blog.
dVinci Interactive
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'Dr. Karl Kapp, a noted author and faculty member at Bloomsburg University’s Institute for Interactive Technologies (IIT) recently visited JPL to talk to our team about gamification. Gamification is using game-based approaches and elements in order to engage an audience. Before his session, he spoke to us about why the popularity of gamification is growing in the corporate world.
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Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'Here are some videos about transmedia storytelling. A couple of the videos tend to be more focused on marketing of products using transmedia but could transmedia be used for learning and instruction? There is one video of an experience of students in Florida that does link it to education. How can it be used to propel learners into an immersive experience that helps them retain knowledge and change behavior?
Upside Learning
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'Very often I find that informal and social learning are grouped together. Sure there are some overlaps between the two, but they are not necessarily one and the same. Let's start by looking at their definitions. Social Learning Social Learning is participating with others to make sense of new ideas. Marcia Conner, author of The […].
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Web Courseworks
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
'Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th. Using mircrocredentials to reward users for acquiring new knowledge or improving skill sets is a potential growth area for associations looking to enhance eLearning initiatives and inc
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The Performance Improvement Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'Managers in any organization, whether nonprofit, government, or business, play a pivotal role in creating and sustaining learning. They do not have to be instructors nor do they have to be expert in the knowledge and skills needed by their direct reports. However, they do have to believe that people can learn and change, they have to care about their own learning, and they have to value the development of the people they supervise.
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'ELearning has been enjoying unprecedented growth in the last decade, and that growth is expected to accelerate for the foreseeable future. Analysts have estimated that elearning accounted for over $27 billion in 2009, and has risen to over $50 billion in 2014. These figures include money spent on self-paced online learning, which includes both packaged and custom content services.
JoomlaLMS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'How to Get Students to JoomlaLMS Classroom? A new semester has just started and if you are a teacher you have a lot of stuff to do on the agenda, especially if you are a distant learning beginner. However, users, classroom and task management, performance assessment, students and parents’ engagement etc. have no sense if your online classroom is empty, right?
Association eLearning
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) may be from Mars, and Instructional Designers may be from Venus … but at the end of the day, your members are the actual center of the universe! The working relationship between Subject Matter Experts and Instructional Designers (IDs) is often portrayed as antagonistic, challenging, and “like pioneering a new frontier in the universe.
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Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'The other day I had a chance to catch up with Cammy Bean, she is passionate about the field of L&D and is founder of the popular Learning Visions blog and a staple among presenters at various elearning and learning conferences. Cammy has just written her first book called The Accidental Instructional Designer which has gotten great reviews on Amazon and from among the learning community.
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'Next public online workshop takes place 29 September – 31 October 2014 Many organisations have now adopted an Enterprise Social Network like Yammer, Jive, Socialcast of Chatter to underpin collaborative working int he organisation. However, the ESN also offers a big new opportunity for L&D, because by integrating their own learning initiatives in the very […].
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'The eLearning Guild is celebrating it’s 10th year, and is using the opportunity to reflect on what learning will look like 10 years from now. While I couldn’t participate in the twitter chat they held, I optimistically weighed in: “learning in 2024 will look like individualized personal mentoring via augmented reality, AI, and the network” However, I thought I would elaborate in line with a series of followup posts leveraging the #lrn2024 hashtag.
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'Not all elearning is created equally. In fact, there are many programs out there that lack fundamental instructional design techniques. As a result, the courses lack in effectiveness. In order to create truly effective courses, there is much to learn about the best practices in instructional design, learning theory, and other areas like gamification.
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Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'Had a great time in Nashville speaking with NASBA at the conference, great times and good fun with games and gamification for learning. Here is some additional information. Videos. Games References. Zombies Run! Articles and Blog Entries of Interest. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change. Storytelling and Instructional Design. Eight Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'by Jen Weaver We love their wine, culture, and food. But what do we know about Italians and their expectations when it comes to training and development? If your answer is "not much," keep reading! Test Your Knowledge of Italian Culture. The modern Italian language evolved from what region in Italy? Sardinia. Tuscany.
Origin Learning
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
'NFC stands for Near Field Communication and as the name suggests, it is used for transmitting information to nearby devices by putting them in physical contact with each other. The technology though developed around the early-mid 2000s, is still a long way to go, predominantly because its commercialization has not taken place. Nevertheless, NFC has great potential to be THE future of how we interact with devices around us.
B Online Learning
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.” ? Robert Frost OK so that might be a slightly highbrow opening to a post on using Storyline but I think it fits quite well. One of the questions I am most often […].
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LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
'Many people have great ideas for online courses that they could sell, but when they start digging a bit further, they all encounter a similar situation: how do you build an audience? A simple internet search will bring you to a large variety of opinions with complex strategies and multiple considerations. The truth is, this process is the fun part, and shouldn’t seem like a burden or overwhelming.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
'Fall always seems to be a busy time, and I reckon it’s worthwhile to let you know where I’ll be in case you might be there too! Coming up are a couple of different events that you might be interested in: September 28-30 I’ll be at the Future of Talent retreat at the Marconi Center up the coast from San Francisco. It’s a lovely spot with a limited number of participants who will go deep on what’s coming in the Talent world.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'by Jennie Ruby This week we examine two of my pet peeves--the confusion of appraise and apprise and the confusion of flesh out and flush out. And some other bonus words may appear in the problem sentences! To appraise something is to estimate its value: I need to have my used car appraised before I decide on a selling price.
Web Courseworks
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
'Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th. Using mircrocredentials to reward users for acquiring new knowledge or improving skill sets is a potential growth area for associations looking to enhance eLearning initiatives and inc
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eLearning Brothers
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'Good news! Articulate released their newest eLearning authoring tool, Storyline 2. Along with the news, Articulate Storyline 2 has some great new features you should know about. Wouldn’t it be nice to know all the must-know features of Articulate Storyline 2? I think so too! This post will cover ten must-know new features of Storyline 2 that every eLearning developer should know.
eLearning Cyclops
SEPTEMBER 14, 2014
'David Kelly of the eLearning Guild interviewed me recently regarding my upcoming presentation at the DevLearn conference, " Be Concise: Designing for On-the-go Learners." T he eLearning Guild''s Twist blog also has additional interviews and posts from other DevLearn presenters - all worth the visit.
Origin Learning
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
'We’re excited to announce that we have won the 2014 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Learning Awards yet again! And not just in one, but two categories. We won the Silver medal for “Best in Competencies and Skill Development” for assisting a leading transportation company in its on-the-job training initiatives. The second category is “Best Use of Video for Learning” wherein we received the Bronze medal for assisting two different organizations to create awareness using videos for preventing vio
Association eLearning
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'Jack McGrath: Hi and welcome to another in our series Ask the Experts. My name is Jack McGrath and today we’re talking to Deirdre Reid who is a copy writer for the association space. Deirdre, welcome and thank you. Deirdre Reid: Thank you. McGrath: Couple of questions for you. So, as a freelance writer for associations and vendors, I imagine you learn a lot about industry trends and issues facing associations before a lot of the rest of us do.
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
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TechSmith Camtasia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
'Join us for a free webinar about using ideas from the flipped classroom model in businesses and training. Sign up here! TechSmith has been fortunate to be involved with the concept of the flipped classroom for a long time. We’ve been able to watch Jon Bergman and Aaron Sams , pioneers of flipped learning, build understanding and give a sense of best practices.
DigitalChalk eLearning
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
'Gamification has become much more common in the last few years, in fact, it is now the norm – nearly all eLearning includes some sort of gamification. Sure, gamification may seem great, but what is it and what have the results been like? Gamification in eLearning is the use of game theory and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems.
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