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4 Key LMS Analytics Every Trainer Needs to Know

Matrix

One of the benefits of using an LMS for online training is that it reduces trainers’ workload, especially when tracking learner progress and training outcomes. A learning management system (LMS) provides rich analytics and reports that help trainers better understand what’s happening with learners and how they’re progressing through courses.

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Online Learning Platforms Can Level Up Math Skills. Here’s How

MagicBox

Did you know that the fear of math is so prevalent that they’ve even coined a term for it? Arithmophobia or the fear of numbers can vary in severity from mild tension to a strong fear. Research conducted by the Center for Neuroscience in Education at the University of Cambridge revealed that extreme math anxiety [.] Read More.

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Transforming the “New Normal” for L&D

Learning Rebels

Normal is not something to aspire to – it’s something to get away from ~ Jody Foster. So why all this talk about a “new normal”? Is it because the old normal fits us as uncomfortably now as a pair of pre-pandemic jeans? Run a search on the pandemic and a new normal – it is a phrase that has been on the lips of practically everyone. Because of this, I claim that “New Normal” fatigue is as alive as Zoom fatigue.

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Become An eLearning Champion: Linking Training To Business Results—Part 3

eLearning Industry

Most training is done in isolation without linking it to the terminal objective of achieving business results. Not doing so results in ineffective training that has little impact on business results and loss of credibility of training. Explore how you can link training to business results. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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Presentations on Scenario-Based Learning and More

Experiencing eLearning

I have given a number of presentations on scenario-based learning over the past five years, plus a few presentations on other topics. I have also had the pleasure of being interviewed on several podcasts and video casts. While I often share those recordings on my blog as they happen, this is the first time I have compiled a complete list like this. All of these recordings are freely available with no registration.

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LearnDash Performance, Supercharged!

LearnDash

Significant performance upgrades bring your LearnDash powered courses a best-in-class user experience. I am thrilled to announce the next step in the progression of LearnDash in the form of Version 3.4! While releasing cool new functionality is always fun, the focus on this release is more “under the hood” and will arguably have the most direct impact on your learning programs!

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Top Content Providers For Soft Skills Training (2021)

eLearning Industry

The importance of soft skills is undeniable if you want to build strong and resilient teams in your organization. Why? Well, not every employee excels at communicating effectively, using active listening, and taking initiative. Hence, in this list, we've gathered the top content providers to help you develop your workforce by cultivating leaders and pioneers.

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Curiosity keeps us alive, gaming and learning

Upside Learning

We are an attention-deficit people, so they say, before they lose interest and jump to another topic. Science tells us that we are born curiosity-rich and attention-poor. Contempt apart, familiarity does breed distraction. Way back in 1964, long before we started blaming technology for denuding our collective attention, a study showed that “infants between 2 […].

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How to Use Employee Training to Increase Software Adoption Rates

Infopro Learning

It is obvious today that the way the modern workplace functions have changed and many of these changes are here to stay. In the past year businesses have had to make drastic shifts in the ways that they interact with both employees and customers. Business leaders are having to adopt new software to keep up with these changes. In fact, digital transformation is a high priority for many businesses this year. 77% of CLO’s in a recent survey shared that digital transformation is their number o

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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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5 Practical Tools to Enhance Training Reinforcement

ej4 eLearning

After one hour, learners retain less than half of the information presented. After one day, people only retain thirty percent of the training. If you don’t employ some type of training reinforcement, a percentage of your training dollars will be lost as your learners forget. It is important to explore what other elements are needed to retain and apply training information—and how those elements can be worked into existing programs.

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eBook Release: The Needs Analysis Playbook—How To Make L&D A Trusted Partner In Your Organization

eLearning Industry

You need buy-in to achieve success and enhance your business infrastructure. This needs analysis guide highlights the importance of gathering stakeholder and learner audience feedback, as well as red flags to look for throughout the process. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How To Use Proven Virtual Learning Activities To Boost Your Training

Spark Your Interest

Virtual learning sessions using a platform like Zoom, WebEx, or Adobe Connect, have become commonplace. They are often the first step organizations take to provide online learning. And it is easy to set-up a virtual classroom to start your online training. But how many Zoom sessions have we all been in that are deathly boring ? We’ve all been there.

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Should you adopt a BYOD policy on the frontline?

Axonify

84% of frontline employees would like to access training and communication on their personal devices. With this many employees requesting a simple change they believe will help them do their jobs better, implementing a Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policy for your workforce should be a no-brainer. But we know it isn’t always that simple. Concerns about intellectual … Continued.

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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 Work with Subject Matter Experts to Improve Your Course

LearnDash

Collaborating with an expert can bring new insights and increase the value of your program. No matter how well you know a subject, there will always be areas where another expert can offer new insight or knowledge. Or it may be that you prefer running the business side of your online course, but would like to leave the course creating side to someone else.

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Book hiccups

Clark Quinn

As much as writing books is something I do (and I’m immodestly proud of the outcomes), they don’t always come out the way I expect. And that turns out to be true for almost every one! So here, for the record and hopefully as both mea culpas and lessons learned, are my book hiccups. And you really don’t have to read this, unless you want some things to check for.

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The Life of a Salesperson: Sales Skills for Success

ej4 eLearning

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics more than 14-million Americans are employed in sales, yet to paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield, we can’t get no respect in pop culture. Nearly every movie about salespeople rely on outlandish, comical, or sometimes brutal stereotypes. Remember “Coffee is for closers”?

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Mind the Gap: Strategies to Avoid a Generation Gap in your Learning

eLearning Brothers

Today’s instructional designers are challenged to create learning content for not only a globally dispersed audience, but also one that’s generationally rich. In 2021 there are five distinct generations in the workforce—all with distinct learning styles. Is your content reaching them all?

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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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4 Ways Micro Certification Can Build Your Course Offerings

LearnDash

What is micro certification, and how can it help your certification program? Micro certification is just what it sounds like: mini certification courses that allow learners to break their certification process into smaller, more digestible steps, or else gain certification in specialized areas that are most relevant to their needs. It’s a popular and growing segment within many industries, and one that provides a lot of opportunity to certification providers.

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The L&D Relevance of Certifying Medical Professionals

dVinci Interactive

The L&D Relevance of Certifying Medical Professionals In this Powered by Learning podcast, Dr. Keith Mann, Vice President, Continuing Certification at The American Board of Pediatrics, shares what’s involved in certifying medical professionals and what L&D professionals can learn from it. You'll find out how providing maintenance of certification activities to pediatricians delivers meaningful and sustainable change in healthcare.

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Improving Membership Training Engagement With Blended Learning

Lambda Solutions

Organizations around the world continue to postpone and cancel in-person meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Training organizations , such as associations and schools that offer instructor-led-training (ILT) have emerged as one of the earliest and hardest-hit. Organizations can’t afford to put capability building on hold and push the pause button on critical learning, even as they move rapidly to put employee safety first.

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Beyond the 80/20 Principle – Business Book Review

Nick Leffler

The latest book I recently finished up is Beyond The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch (also available on Amazon). My first impression by the book was a bit of confusion and having to try to find how it flowed. Even when I picked up the sample and started reading I wasn’t sure about the book.

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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.

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5 Industries Where LMS Are In Demand

Gyrus

Learn how you can use an LMS to your advantage in the best manner possible. LMS is in demand in these 5 industries and can help you grow your business and scale it in the best manner possible to help you and your employees make the most of e-learning by LMS provided by Gyrus.

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How to Plan and Conduct a Learning Strategy Proof-of-Concept

eLearning Brothers

For: Chief Learning Officers, Learning and Development Managers, Learning Strategy Engineers, Training Program Managers, and Instructional Designers Downloads: Click here to download the eBook and printable worksheets.

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Challenges Associations Face with Adult Learning

Lambda Solutions

2020 proved to be a sink or swim year for many associations and membership training. The forced shift to online alternatives from traditional, in-person, instructor-led training (ILT) has had mixed results. The digital move towards blended & asynchronous learning has provided an incredible opportunity for adult learning and professional development education.

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Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

This was shared on LinkedIn recently, and I wanted to save and record it. A very simple philosophy of trust and communication can give both of us the time to work and the opportunity to question, query, and support each other in achieving what we need to in the time we have. If there’s a possibility of not meeting those goals, through an early alert we can address it as soon as possible and give us the time to investigate the problem and work out a solution to enable a repsonse.

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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.