Making Change

MAY 7, 2013

'Here’s a flowchart that will help you identify the best solution to a performance problem, whether it’s a job aid, a workflow improvement, training, or something else. It’s based on action mapping , my streamlined approach to instructional design. First, download the flowchart. Then consider watching the following 8-minute video, which walks you through a short discussion with a client, showing you how some quick questions can save you days of unnecessary training development.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 8, 2013

'Here are four videos that can help you to think about instructional design for online learning. They don’t all specifically describe instructional design but they do all have insightful ideas if you just listen and apply. This one describes how too much focus on “information” for courses is the wrong focus. Well stated by Cathy Moore who always has great insights concerning the design of instruction.

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B Online Learning

MAY 5, 2013

'In my post Custom Navigation: Set your imagination and your learners free! I discussed the capability of authoring tools, especially Articulate Storyline, to present a customised and engaging user interface that can both create a wow factor for the user and also maintain the benefits of rapid eLearning development. I have put together three examples of a custom user [.].

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Jane Hart

MAY 7, 2013

'“A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.” (Wikipedia) I’ve had such a lot of interest in the new book I’m working on, The Workplace Learning Revolution , that I decided to create a free mini e-book version.â?¦ [.].

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Raptivity

MAY 9, 2013

'As an instructional designer, the task of creating quality training resources can be daunting. However, with greater access to technology based tools it is becoming easier to create learning resources; in particular technology enhanced learning objects. What is a technology [.].

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 10, 2013

'In his blog post , “Stop Evaluating Training!”, Amit Garg summarizes a presentation that Robert O. Brinkerhoff gave at the Australian Institute of Training and Development conference in April. Garg relates Brinkerhoff’s comments to the challenges of measuring the effectiveness of elearning programs. Garg writes: So how do you evaluate the success of eLearning that you create?

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LearnDash

MAY 7, 2013

'Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) continue to gain momentum and prominence among the mainstream. I think I even recently saw someone list a MOOC course under their educational experience on their LinkedIN profile! With the steady rise in MOOCs, they are being considered on a more serious level – and in some cases being seen as a threat as traditional universities are forced into budget cuts.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 8, 2013

'by Kevin Siegel. Last week I wrote about Captivate's Main Master Slide and Content Master Slides. I demonstrated how adding an object to a Main Master Slide instantly adds that object to all of the Content Master Slides and the Filmstrip slides. I went on to say that once you added an object to a Main Master Slide, you were stuck with that object on all other slides. and short of deleting the object from the Main Master Slide, there was nothing you could do about it.

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Kapp Notes

MAY 6, 2013

'Lately, I have been talking about gamification for learning and instruction with a number of different people in several different venues. Here are some of the interviews that I’ve had. Over at Engaging Leader with Jesse Lahey, we had a great conversation about Gamifying to Engage. He has an entire series on Gamification, go over there and take a listen, great stuff!

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 10, 2013

'Our goal as enterprise learning experts is to find the most effective way to change audience behavior to align with a certain business objective. Extremely relevant to this practice is the ever-changing ways in which people communicate and learn from each other. If we want a learner to accept or [.] The post The Knowledge Sharing Paradox – Is Ownership or Thought Leadership the Highest Hurdle?

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LearnDash

MAY 5, 2013

'One of the realities in training design, build, and delivery is the reliance on subject matter experts (or SMEs) to help provide relevant content for the courses. For those of you unfamiliar with this process, it usually mean setting-up meeting after meeting to pick the brain of the SME, validate that the content is correct, and (in most cases) receive their sign-off on the content before moving forward.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 9, 2013

'by Willam Van Weelden. RoboHelp 10 allows you to support a wide range of devices. RoboHelp detects a user's device and automatically presents the content in the optimal format for that specific device. While this is a great new RoboHelp feature, sometimes things can go wrong. For example, last week a client reported that his RoboHelp content was displaying correctly across all devices except his Samsung Galaxy SIII.

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Raptivity

MAY 7, 2013

'Have you ever wondered as to how you can possibly retain all those algebraic equations and geometric theorems just after a Math class? Well, there are many techniques that can be efficiently used to help the learner remember and recall [.].

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Clark Quinn

MAY 9, 2013

'Good formal learning consists of an engaging introductions, rich presentation of concepts, annotated examples, and meaningful practice, all aligned on cognitive skills. As we start seeing user-generated online c, publishers and online schools are feeling the pressure. Particularly as MOOCs come into play, with (decreasingly) government funded institutions giving online content and courses for free.

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LearnDash

MAY 9, 2013

'Elearning is constantly evolving, and so are its uses in both academia and the corporate world. Looking at the trends of elearning provides useful insight into what is working and what is not. Every year, Elearning Magazine administers a survey to their readers asking for their input into some of the more key areas of elearning. Their study has shown that over the past year, the most important training programs are as follows: Compliance.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 10, 2013

'by Jennie Ruby  Many words in the computer training industry have different stylistic conventions depending on your office preference or on the style guide you use. In this challenge, indicate your preferred treatment of these terms (you can post your answers as comments below): email/e-mail. e-learning/e-Learning/E-Learning/ eLearning. m-learning/mLearning. website/Web site.

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B Online Learning

MAY 5, 2013

'One of the criticisms levelled at eLearning courses throughout their history is that the standard user interface (UI) makes the user experience of an online course boring and tedious and as such reduces participant engagement with the content. This criticism is especially prevalent when discussing content developed using any one of the authoring tools on the [.].

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KnowledgeStar

MAY 8, 2013

'This case study grabbed my attention for several reasons. It is written by the Greg Green, the Principal at Clintondale High School in Clinton Township, Michigan. It talks about how he flipped what he terms ". a financially challenged school near Detroit". The flipped version of the school way out-performed the standard model that was failing in almost every respect.

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LearnDash

MAY 8, 2013

'Creating an online course is like taking deciding to finally paint the outside of your house. What initially looks pretty straight forward ends up taking three times as long and results in even more work because of newly found issues. While encountering hurdles during elearning development can’t be avoided completely, you can take some steps to help smooth out the entire process.

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Ontuitive

MAY 6, 2013

'We hope this month''s focus on ''smart'' performance support (PS) has been as compelling to you as it is to us. We can’t imagine anyone not wanting performance support that starts smart and gets smarter because of how you and others perform.

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From the Coleface

MAY 9, 2013

'I chose the title for this blogpost because I like the tune , not because I wanted to offend… Anyway, here’s a chain of events that’s been played out in hundreds of organisations. Often it has pretty depressing outcomes, but in case you get too despondent, let me assure you there is a happy ending, especially if you like flowcharts. Management have a problem that they don’t want to or can’t solve personally.

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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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Moodle Journal

MAY 8, 2013

'Since we first decided upon Moodle as our vle, training as a means of getting it out there to staff was clearly going to be of some priority. In the first round, using bound notes, I must confess that in my enthusiasm to get people on-board as quickly as possible the sessions lasted around two hours, much to long really and difficult to bolt into a curriculum delivery of 90 minute classes.

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LearnDash

MAY 6, 2013

'In Part 1 of the series , I discussed how to find viable niches for your elearning courses, and how to ensure that you would have a market to sell them to. This week, we will review the options you have for setting-up your elearning store. But before we get to that, let’s take a look at some possibilities for development. I realize that many of you reading this may already have your favorite tools in mind for course development, but it never hurts to review as you assess what tools will be the

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Ontuitive

MAY 8, 2013

'Listen as Bob Mosher and Mark Oehlert talk Mobile Performance Support in this month''s podcast (length 15:14). Mark Oehlert is the Customer Success Director at Socialtext.

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e-Learning Academy

MAY 6, 2013

'It’s 2013 and I am still seeing poor quality e-learning courses being built by so-called ‘professional’ e-learning developers who then sell these to uninformed organisations. Common issues include: Poor navigation Poorly chunked and sequenced content Overwhelming use of text Poor attention to visual design Little use of scenarios to create context Insufficient learning activity and problem-solving practice To [.].

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TechSmith Camtasia

MAY 9, 2013

'If you’ve ever had to create process documentation, you probably know how time-consuming it can be. But did you know that using Snagit video can save you time? First, use video capture to record the entire process up front. Then, play it back to figure out what screenshots you need. Once you’re done, use the Capture Frame feature in the Editor to snag the screenshots.

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Adobe Captivate

MAY 9, 2013

'Topic: Adobe Captivate & Interactive eLearning Date and time: Thursday, 6th June, 2013 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM US/Pacific Description: Interactions add life to eLearning courses by making it engaging for the learners. It helps learners actively participate in the course and hence improves learning and retention. Join Dr. Pooja Jaisingh and Vish as they [.]. eLearning Suite Extending Captivate How do I.

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eFront

MAY 10, 2013

'Below is an extract of the original article by Leonard Greenberg. If you’re confused about the differences between a learning management system (LMS) and a learning content management system (LCMS), you’re not alone. Not only are the names similar, some suppliers are positioning LCMSs as the new wave of LMSs. In fact, an LMS and an LCMS are complementary but very different systems that serve different masters and address unique business challenges.

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