Association eLearning

MARCH 12, 2015

'After your organization decides to increase learning opportunities, there is usually a flurry of activity to roll out some eLearning. Classes are designed, written, and posted. Then the waiting begins. Build it and they will, supposedly, come. Are people signing up? Are they completing the classes? NOW WHAT? With 86 per cent of organizations now using some form of eLearning courses (Dixon and Overton, 2011) [1] , you need to look at what you are offering.

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B Online Learning

MARCH 11, 2015

'“Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.” Robert Griffin III This is a great quote and it can transcend the world of sport, finding application in most any team situation. But since I am writing from the world of education based on eLearning, especially from […].

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360 Training

MARCH 13, 2015

'Top-rated instructors strive to create useful and engaging online training to help learners get the most out of their elearning and help them apply the knowledge in practical life. They seek to shift from the traditional learning paradigm of “knowing” to the modern learning paradigm of “knowing and doing.” They explore methods and approaches, like those of Dr.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 12, 2015

'If constant change is the new normal, what then is the strategy that you can adopt to cope within a world of rapid change? The answer is Change Management. Change Management is a structured approach to change that not only updates systems but prepares and retrains employees with the goal of reaching a higher level of efficiency and success. Adapting to remain relevant and competitive in a dynamic global market is inevitable.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 11, 2015

'A research by Global Industry Analysts (GIA), states that the “eLearning market is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the global education industry”, predicting the global market to reach $168.8 billion by 2018. eLearning, which was instituted on desktops, has gradually shifted its base to tablets and smart phones, now evolving into multi-device […].

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mLearning Revolution

MARCH 10, 2015

'“Inspiration Exists but it has to Find You Working” – Pablo Picasso. There are many great blog posts out there about Mobile Learning Myths and not a single one mentions what I think is the biggest misconception about Mobile Learning. The majority of the myths mentioned out there include things like: You cannot condense real learning into the smaller screens.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 9, 2015

'With so many changes underway in today’s fast-changing world, the Learning Management System (LMS) has become critical to organizations that are trying to keep employees current on everything from the latest technologies and regulatory requirements, to industry certifications, best practices, including job-specific and leadership skills. The evolution of LMS software is allowing more businesses to invest in and benefit from them.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 10, 2015

'Instructional Design is for designing instruction. But in the workplace we don’t just learn from instruction, i.e. by being taught in classroom training or online courses. We learn in many different ways – from information, from working with our teams as well as through our own experiences in doing our jobs. In fact most of the […].

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 11, 2015

'At Bottom-Line Performance (owners of the Knowledge Guru platform), we have a “learning game design peer group” that meets a few times per year. I started the group three years ago to help build game design skills and to foster deeper knowledge of the power of games as learning tools. People who design games need to play games to gain perspective and understanding of core dynamics, game mechanics, and game elements and how these all weave together to create a good or poor game expe

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InSync Training

MARCH 9, 2015

'InSync Training is seeking qualified contractors to join their dynamic Production Team. Producers provide technical and instructional support to facilitators and participants during live online training sessions, events, and meetings. The position is virtual and applicants must be self-motivated with access to an appropriate work space. Qualified candidates will be invited to join our immersive and comprehensive training program.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 12, 2015

'“Such is the pace of change and the need to adapt to changing situations that the practices of yesterday will not help us meet the demands of today” – Alvin Toffler Learning Technologies have evolved and how! In 2010 we attempted to look into the future, predicting the key trends in 2015, in a blog […].

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Origin Learning

MARCH 11, 2015

'Smartphones, phablets and tablets – essentially all mobile devices have given birth to a new generation of people: the mobile natives. This is a generation that believes in the ‘here and now’ when it comes to accessing information. Their previous counterparts – the digital natives too are rapidly making the shift to mobile devices for almost everything on the go.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 13, 2015

'Throughout my academic career, I’ve focused on studying games and instructional technology and unfortunately creating one either is not cheap. In fact, they can cost lots of money. Fortunately, over the years I’ve learned to write grants and have been pretty successful both writing grants myself and as being a member of a grant writing team.

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Learning Rebels

MARCH 10, 2015

'There is beauty in simplicity. Simplicity speaks to us, captures our emotions, tells a story and in some cases propels us to act. L&D people, God love ‘em, are the embodiment of over-thinkers. The originators of the overly complex. “If one is good, more must be better” The world is looking toward simplicity, in architecture, in art, in writing and in our lives but… L&D is still looking for the LMS that will do everything except wash your dishes.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 10, 2015

'There’s been quite a bit of flurry about Design Thinking of late (including the most recent #lrnchat ), and I’m trying to get my around what’s unique about it. The wikipedia entry linked above helps clarify the intent, but is there any there there ? It helps to understand that I’ve been steeped in design approaches since at least the 80’s.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 13, 2015

'by Jennie Ruby  Suppose you have hired voiceover talent to record the audio for your Adobe Presenter project. You give the voiceover artist the script. The script is organized by which slide in your PowerPoint presentation each audio segment belongs to. When you get the voiceover recordings back, you just import each segment to the slide it belongs to.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 10, 2015

'The other day I had a chance to catch up with Anna Griffith with whom I attended High School–small world. She is the co-Founder and CEO of Discovery Machine, Inc, and has spent her career making cognitive science and artificial intelligence research usable and understandable for organizations and…she is wicked smart. Anna’s primary interest is in enabling people to transfer their experience to others.

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LearnDash

MARCH 12, 2015

'If you have a blog, then you know how much work is required to continually write useful articles. It takes a great degree of dedication to run a blog properly, which is why many people avoid it altogether. One reason people become demoralized with blogs is because they feel that the initial value of their articles is lost shortly after it is released.

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ej4 eLearning

MARCH 9, 2015

'Avoid wasting the talents of your staff by offering opportunities for growth. You can start by creating effective training programs. The post How Corporate Training Affects Employee Development appeared first on.

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KnowledgeStar

MARCH 10, 2015

'One of the most significant advantages a learning culture offers is the ability to be constantly managing, maintaining and updating knowledge in their digital repositories or knowledgebases. In a learning culture the traditional corporate silos are no longer a barrier to learning. Information is openly shared between R&D and manufacturing, manufacturing and marketing, marketing and […].

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 8, 2015

'Here is a great way to “Spring Forward” in your gamification knowledge. Check out this video about Gamification at Lynda.com and then check out the entire course. You’ll be glad you did.

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LearnDash

MARCH 11, 2015

'When a company first starts out, the staff is pretty slim. In many cases, the founders are the ones responsible for the various tasks. However, if that company is successful then their staff grows, and as the staff grows, so does the importance for continual education. When people are hired by organizations, they come in with a certain expectation that the environment will be positive and the opportunities will be plenty.

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Web Courseworks

MARCH 12, 2015

'A Sneak Peek at an Upcoming Webinar with Tagoras on March 26, 1 pm Eastern – In just two weeks, Web Courseworks will join Tagoras for a webinar on Developing a Compelling Strategy for Your Education Business. I have a strong interest in joining Tagoras for this webinar because of how impactful an education business strategy can be on the entire lifecycle of educational products.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 11, 2015

'by Kevin Siegel      When Camtasia developers need to add attention-grabbing visual affects to a software demonstration created using the Camtasia Recorder, the work is typically accomplished by editing the recording in Camtasia Studio. However, using Camtasia's Effects Toolbar, you can add several attention-grabbing visuals while you are recording your video.

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From the Coleface

MARCH 11, 2015

'Over 15 years of working in L&D (and a dose of studying philosophy of science at university) makes me very alert to the phrase “research says” It is usually followed by an unsubstantiated claim. After all, if you are making a claim that is backed by scientific research it is not hard to include a link, reference or a footnote, so why wouldn’t you?

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LearnDash

MARCH 10, 2015

'Educational technology is big business today. We are seeing it in public schools, universities, and even in the corporate sector. The reason why is quite clear: when used properly it has a positive impact. Across the world, classrooms are leveraging ed tech tools to help students learn about new concepts in new and exciting ways. However, no matter how flashy the tool that is used, it’s important to remember that the technology itself is not what makes ed tech successful.

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ej4 eLearning

MARCH 11, 2015

'We’ve updated our popular Objections series for sales professionals! It’s still the same short, powerful message that teaches or refreshes you on how to identify and handle objections from customers, and turn every “no” into a “yes.” Preview the new look below. Sign up for a free trial today to see the [.]. The post We’ve Updated Our Objections Series!

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KnowledgeStar

MARCH 11, 2015

'The question I’m asked most frequently these days (besides, “ATM or credit card?”) is “How do I start to create a learning culture in my organization?” I''d actually prefer to start with a different question, which is “How close is the current culture in my organization to a learning culture?”.

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