Association eLearning
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'It can be difficult to understand eLearning terms when they’re used interchangeably. Which is which and how do you know when to use them? For example, you’ve likely seen Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) discussed on various websites and company pages. It sounds like they’re the same thing, right? Wrong.
Experiencing eLearning
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'7 Questions You Need To Answer Before Becoming A Full Time eLearning Freelancer – eLearning Industry. Things to consider for those wanting to make the leap to freelance work. tags: e-learning instructionaldesign career freelance. E-Learning Portfolios: Share Your Work – E-Learning Heroes. Sample e-learning portfolios, submitted for an e-Learning Challenge.
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Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'To have break through innovation in the field of learning and development, we must first think about how innovation is stifled in the field. I think is is stifled in many ways: Old Models. We all have been through a traditional learning model at early, impressionable age. From Kindergarten to high school, to college. We’ve been “trained” how to be a good learner.
Origin Learning
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Today E-Learning has caused a revolution in the educational sector globally and remains high in demand. E-Learning tools just keep getting bigger and better. It has certainly provided a larger platform for learners to experience education on a broader and effective level. Image Credit – Freepik. Here is a list of 10 facts about E-Learning. E Learning is the second most used training method among organisations, many companies are moving at a faster rate because of E learning and are breaki
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InSync Training
DECEMBER 4, 2014
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Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'The other day we considered elements in the learning and development field that stifle innovation in the post Six Ways Innovation is Stifled in the Learning Field. Today let’s consider six ways that we can foster innovation in the learning field. Juxtaposition. When two seemingly different things are placed together, innovation can occur. Things that commonly go together do not lead to innovation…they lead to the same-old-same-old.
Origin Learning
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'Are you tired of seeing heavy content slides? Do teaching methods and strategies appear far from being comprehensible? Well! An Instructional designer is just what you need! A skillful Instructional designer brings to you both technology and learning combined together not only in a digestible format but also at an appetising pace. An Instructional designer breaks down content that involves any learning material, into something that is easy to comphrehend; he or she also creates the content to b
dVinci Interactive
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Video Interview with The Hershey Company’s Dean of the Hershey Marketing Academy. I recently had the privilege to speak with Leanna Meiser, the Senior Manager, Global Marketing Training & Capabilities at The Hershey Company. Leanna and her team have established the Hershey Marketing Academy to carry out the Hershey Company’s strategy to use knowledge as a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'I have written a lot about how the Web is changing the way that many of us now learn. For example, here is an article I wrote for the 50th edition of the Inside Learning Technologies magazine in October 2014. It is also clear that this is beginning to influence the work of L&D departments. […].
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Lambda Solutions
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'Co-hosted with Limestone Learning, our webinar: Gamify your eLearning! 6 Ways to Incorporate Gamification into eLearning was one of our most successful to date so we thought we would share the learning outcomes in a series of articles. We believe that the webinar had high attendance and little drop-off because now more than ever, trainers and educators are […] The post Gamification vs.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'Gamification can often be seen as “fluff” in an online course, and this is actually hard to argue with when the gaming elements are implemented incorrectly. However, with some thoughtful planning and consideration, using games within elearning is quite beneficial on many levels. If you are still on the fence as to whether gamification would be good for your online training, perhaps the following will persuade you to take the plunge.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'by Lori Smith Last week I showed you Captivate's date variables. This week, let's take a look at the Time variables, the System Information variables, and a handy little variable called cpInfoMobileOS. Specifically, I am going to address the variables listed in the table below using 2:15 PM and 32 seconds as my example. Perhaps you do not like military time (24 hour) and instead you want to use 12 hour time.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Here is my selection of the must-read posts from November 2014. There were some very powerful posts written this month, and although I can’t link to them all here, if you want to see more, you can find them in my 2014 reading list. (1) In 5 ways talent management must change, Don Tapscott says “The […].
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Lambda Solutions
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'There has been an upward trend in the past 10 years in both the growth of internet use and consumer expenditure on education. Online and cloud-based technology tools are quickly being adopted by academic institutions, business, hospitals and consumers, which is quickly propelling the global education technology (EduTech) market forward. According to Euromonitor International […] The post Start-ups a Key Contributor in the Rapidly Growing eLearning Market appeared first on Lambda Solutions
Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'In trying to shift from a traditional elearning approach to a more enlightened one, a deeper one, you are really talking about viewing things differently, which is non-trivial. And then, even if you know you want to do better, you still need some associated skills. Take, for example, models. I’ve argued before that models are a better basis for action, for making better decisions.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'by Jennie Ruby. This week I bring you more spelling and word usage aids. Aimee Bosse brings us three that are more about word usage than just spelling. These pairs of words are easily confused, so a memory aid is the best way to keep them straight, short of looking them up every time you use them. Torturous (pertaining to torture) versus tortuous (indirect, not straightforward)--think of the extra R in torturous for R eally painful.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'On the surface, creating an online courses seems pretty easy. The more you get into the process though, the more you begin to realize that there are many areas that can negatively impact the course effectiveness. A few internet searches will yield plenty of tips and tricks, but sometimes they can be too specific to a particular situation. It is often nice to have some general guidelines to keep in mind as you build out your online course.
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Lambda Solutions
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'We recently issued a survey targeting professionals from the healthcare world to gain insight into the particular learning and development challenges they face. Being fairly familiar with the challenges faced by those from the corporate enterprise world we were curious to see if the healthcare industry—hospitals in particular—are struggling with similar challenges and to what […] The post Healthcare Learning Management System Survey Results appeared first on Lambda Solutions.
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'So today is Cyber Monday and you are wondering just what you should order for that special Learning and Development person in your life…well I’ve got a few ideas all related to the gift of learning. The best thing you can give someone is new ideas, new thinking and new concepts. This list of gift ideas provides everything from self-paced on line resources to a live online course to a few books that can expand a person’s mind and thinking in the area of learning and development
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
'by Lori Smith Adobe Captivate has provided System Variables for years. In fact, there are more than 70 Captivate System Variables in Captivate version 8. Unfortunately, many developers don't use System Variables because they either don't know about them or don't know how to use them. This week I'm beginning a series of articles that will take you through Captivate's System Variables, one group at a time.
LearnDash
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
'Gamification is often associated with the educational industry, but the reality is that it has existed in the business world for quite some time (and for good reason). Using gamification effectively is a great way to increase the bottom line and generate customer loyalty. If you are selling some form of online course, then you have a tremendous opportunity by leveraging gaming elements within your courses.
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Living in Learning
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'Thanksgiving and Christmas can often represent a mad scramble to clean, stuff, cook, referee, drag heavy containers down from the attic, overspend, chase animals out of the tree, and clean up after the entitled whose role seems to be limited to consumption and creation of waste. Does that description resonate for any of you?
Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'Every human being learns through six different learning techniques. The quality of our learning is the binary value of the 6-nibble (24 bit) word, where each nibble is a technique, as shown below. Here value of each nibble represents the expertise level in respective technique. The overall expertise of a person as considered in Industry could be the total binary value of 24 bit word. 6.
eLearning Brothers
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'A missed opportunity I see eLearning developers overlook is the “clicked state” of their eLearning Buttons. What is the eLearning buttons clicked state? These are visual indicators to the user as to which buttons have been clicked and which ones have yet to be explored. Without some graphic indication, your users might miss content. This is especially true if your buttons lead down a multiple slide path (i.e. a menu) or to external pop-up windows.
SHIFT eLearning
DECEMBER 4, 2014
'Recently, we found some powerful words by Carrie Cousins which made us think on how they apply to eLearning: "Design for readability or don’t bother using text at all. If you want your content to be effective, it must be readable.". As a learning professional, your responsibility is not just to deliver eLearning content to your students – it’s to make sure that it’s engaging and readable.
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eFront
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'For most professions, keeping up to date with the latest developments and retraining yourself to the newest technologies is a matter of staying relevant. For medical professionals it is much more than that. It’s a matter of life and death. Continuous medical training is not only a “nice to have”, but compulsory for those in the healthcare industry.
Clive on Learning
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'The rise of instruction From the earliest days of computer-assisted learning, way back in the mid 1970s, the dominant teaching strategy has been instruction. So dominant in fact, that those tasked with devising and assembling technology-based learning solutions have been called instructional designers ever since. As a result, it is easy to believe that there is only one valid approach to teaching on a computer and instruction is it.
eLearning Brothers
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'So you’re an eLearning Developer, but don’t have the budget to buy an expensive Creative Suite? But, how are you going to edit that image? How are you going to open up the image and edit the vector file? There are plenty of open source alternatives out there to help your eLearning art and design. But which ones to use? GIMPshop Open Source Software.
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