Sat.Nov 09, 2019 - Fri.Nov 15, 2019

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Watch and learn - why video learning works

Logicearth

Currently, my computer monitor is teetering upon a very large blue manual called ‘Configuring, Managing, and Maintaining Windows Server, 2008-based Servers - Volume 1’ and I feel sorry for whoever had to read it. It reminds me of the many course books I encountered over the years; the expensive and heavy books full of black and white text that I had to beg, borrow and buy to unleash the knowledge within them.

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How to Use Micro Learning in Your Course

LearnDash

What is micro learning, and how can you use it to your advantage? If you’re like most online educators, you probably tend to think of course creating in terms of subject matter rather than delivery method. You start with the idea of the course you want to teach, write a lesson plan, and begin organizing your material around that structure. This comes naturally to many of us, in no small part because it mimics the way we were taught subject matter in school and college.

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Solving Cognitive Overload with Point of Need Tools

Saffron Interactive

Why are workers struggling with cognitive overload? How do we recognise this issue, and what tools can overcome it? We all know that life is changing at an accelerated pace and this unlikely to slow down whether we like it or not. At Saffron, we’re interested in identifying solutions to how this pace of change affects learners and organisations so that in a complex world, things can be made simpler and more effective.

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Scenario-Based Learning Webinar Recording

Experiencing eLearning

I presented a webinar on November 7, 2019 with Swapna Reddy of Origin Learning on using scenario-based learning to make training stick. We discussed the benefits of scenario-based learning, when SBL is an effective strategy, and shared examples of SBL. If the video isn’t embedded above, you can watch the recording on YouTube. Citations. I cited Ruth Clark’s article “ Accelerating Expertise with Scenario-Based e-Learning ” in my part of the presentation.

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How to Fix the 10 Biggest Mistakes in Gamification

Speaker: Stephen Baer - Chief Creative Officer, The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning)

Are you using gamification as part of your L&D strategy? SMART! According to multiple studies, gamification strategies have been proven to increase engagement, improve knowledge retention, and get stellar results, but what if your results just don’t hit the mark? According to instructional designers interviewed by The Game Agency, some errors are very common when implementing gamified learning.

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Stuck With Legacy Flash Content? 7 Options To Consider As You Finalize Your Modernization Strategy

eLearning Industry

With Flash slated for sunset by 2020, what should you do to your legacy content? How do you recognize which of your courses require modernization? What your options? Keep reading to learn. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Assemble an LMS Implementation Dream Team

Absorb LMS

Launching a new learning management system takes careful planning, including the assembling of a dream team of superstars who will make the implementation happen smoothly and efficiently. If you’re a small organization, your internal dream team may be a mighty party of one. If a larger, then roles are likely distributed across different departments and people.

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Benefits of LGBTQ Inclusion in Diversity Training

ej4 eLearning

You might think diversity training is a one size fits all approach to get everyone working together. If diversity training covers gender, age, and ethnicity, isn’t that enough? Why do we need special courses on LGBTQ topics?

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eLearning Development: Is In-House Or Outsourcing The Best Option For You?

eLearning Industry

Are you unsure of whether it's smarter to develop your eLearning in-house or to outsource with an experienced vendor? Read this article to help identify the right choice for your company! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Ensuring Strategic Sourcing with Training

dVinci Interactive

Ensuring Strategic Sourcing with Training With 28 destinations worldwide, MGM Resorts International includes some of the most famous resorts and casinos in the world. Recognized as one of FORTUNE’s Most Admired Companies, MGM Resorts International has 81,000 employees and purchases all of the products and services necessary to provide quality entertainment, luxurious facilities, and exceptional customer service.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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20 Team Collaboration Tools For Remote Teams In 2020

Your Training Edge

Whether your team is fully remote or has a few key players who work virtually, having reliable, easy-to-use collaboration tools is essential to your success. However, a lot of tools marketed toward remote teams are all frills and no substance — or they simply aren’t intuitive. Let’s look at the best team collaboration tools that help remote teams to be productive and on the same page.

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How a Training Management System Fosters Consistent Learning Outcomes

Absorb LMS

Learning is the top leadership challenge, according to Deloitte’s “ 2019 Global Human Capital Trends ” study. Executives know that consistent learner experiences are the foundation of performance. However, delivering consistent results across a diverse workforce of employee backgrounds, cultures and learning styles is a key L&D leadership challenge.

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How To Engage Your Learning Population

eLearning Industry

At Skill Pill, we found that when it comes to marketing our content, there is a wealth of different approaches—some good, some bad. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How the Top Fitness Studios use their LMS as a Competitive Advantage

Wisetail

The boutique fitness industry has grown substantially over the last decade due to a new generation of clients that demand a different kind of workout. We talked with our clients to find out why Wisetail is right for fitness. The post How the Top Fitness Studios use their LMS as a Competitive Advantage appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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5 Things Your eLearning Strategy Needs (Beyond a Bigger Course Library)

What makes a great eLearning strategy? There’s no simple blueprint guaranteed to work; but there are recurring themes. The reality of L&D programs is that training needs to be repeatable, scalable, and uphold learning standards. Simultaneously, programs are often more engaging when personalized to the learner. Striking a balance between these demands can be a challenge.

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On building trust

Clark Quinn

My post last week was on trust , and it triggered a question on LinkedIn: “Do you have any tips, processes, models, suggestions, etc. for building trust within a team?” And while I wrote a short response there, I thought it would be worth it to expand on it. So here’re some thoughts on building trust. First, there was a further question: “You mentioned that it started with credentials.

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7 Tips for Ongoing LMS Success: Making LMS Administration Sexy

Lambda Solutions

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Taking Your Training Global? Don’t Forget Instructional Design!

InSync Training

As our organizations expand, we will rarely create a training program that will only have one delivery run in one location. The very nature of multinational corporations demand global learning initiatives. Even businesses classified as “small” now include dispersed team members (ours does – InSync’s 70 practitioners live and work on almost every continent).

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A helicopter view on our changing learning landscape

Challenge to Learn

Being the CEO of a company that revolves around learning technology I have to watch the trends in Learning & Development. I even have to predict what will be next. I need to be ahead of the game in order to steer my company in the right direction. For this purpose, I made an analysis of the changes that I see and I wanted to share these insights.

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How to Buy Learning and Development in 2023

For long, organizations outsourced services expecting to reap the benefits of decentralization—namely, speed, agility, and cost-efficiencies. However, many pure outsourced operations risk devolving into siloed functions with opaque vendor governance and inefficient administration. Before the sourcing organization knows it, their L&D is beyond their control.

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Ways to Make Your Team More Productive When There Isn’t a Pressing Deadline

Your Training Edge

No matter the scale of the project or the importance of a client for your company, it can be difficult to motivate employees into productivity without imposing deadlines on them. Whether you are a project manager, a team leader or an employee assigned to one of the numerous company departments, it can be hard to achieve productivity at the best of times.

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3 Reasons Why Wisetail is Right for Fitness

Wisetail

The boutique fitness industry has grown substantially over the last decade due to a new generation of clients that demand a different kind of workout. We talked with our clients to find out why Wisetail is right for fitness. The post 3 Reasons Why Wisetail is Right for Fitness appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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How The “IoT” is Progressing The E-Learning Industry

LearnDash

The “Internet of Things” is transforming how we engage with technology. What does that mean for your online course? Over the past couple of years, a new jargon term has emerged that anyone in a technical industry will be aware of: the Internet of Things, more commonly referred to as the IoT. If you haven’t heard of the Internet of Things before, you’ve almost certainly engaged with it.

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How To Cut Your eLearning Costs With LMS Integration

Lambda Solutions

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The AI Conundrum: How HR Can Prepare for the Storm of Change

Speaker: Kate Bischoff - CEO and Founder of k8bisch LLC (formerly tHRive Law & Consulting)

It’s no secret that the indication of AI has drastically changed most industries. But with every advancement, there are new hurdles to overcome. Recent research suggests that AI may introduce prejudice and discrimination into decision-making processes, leading to unequal chances. Given that HR and recruiting often use AI, this has the potential to become a serious problem.

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5 Tips to Time Management for Maximum Productivity

Your Training Edge

How good are you with time management? Are you maximally productive at work? Well, if you always seem to have too much on your plate all the time yet there is never enough time to do what your purpose to accomplish, then you probably have a problem with time management. This article seeks to help you manage time and become more productive. Here are 5 important tips in that regard.

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Don’t Design Training Content like a Food Blogger!

InSync Training

This weekend, I purchased something new at a local farmers market: delicata squash. It came highly recommended as an easy winter squash to prepare, with a nice light taste. As I was getting ready to cook it, I had a couple of quick questions. At what temperature should it bake, and for how long?

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What Are The Benefits of Drafting an eLearning Storyboard?

Tim Slade

When you’re in the early stages of designing and developing an eLearning course, you may wonder whether or not you should spend the time drafting an eLearning storyboard. After all, when you’re strapped for time, you may wonder whether the benefits of drafting an eLearning storyboard outweighs the time required. While there are some instances when you may consider jumping straight into development, I’ve always found the process of drafting a storyboard to be beneficial.

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Every Leader is a Follower Too

The Simple Shift

Let’s be honest, when people say “leader” they really mean manager or someone in the c-suite. Next, people think if these folks could become better listeners, build trust, reveal their failures, do the thing and everyone will follow, etc. then the trickle-down cultural effect will be amazing. Well, it’s not. Like you, I’ve been reading […].

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks

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5 Tips to Ensure a Successful Corporate Holiday Event

TLC Media Design

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Create a Mindful Workplace and Increase Employee Productivity with Online Learning

TOPYX LMS

Low productivity is a problem for most companies. For example, at least 70 percent of employees in the U.S. are disengaged at work. As a result, employers lose an average of $450-$550 billion annually to poor productivity. 1.

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Ready to make your holiday season hiring smarter?

Axonify

In September, Target announced that it planned to hire 130,000 seasonal employees this year. Kohl’s announced a 90,000 seasonal hiring target, and Macy’s was just behind them, anticipating hiring about 80,000 seasonal workers for 2019. And with Black Friday just around the corner, retailers everywhere are gearing up for the coming holiday rush. This influx … Continued.

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