Sat.Jul 14, 2018 - Fri.Jul 20, 2018

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What is a Learning Ecosystem? And How Does it Support Corporate Strategy?

ej4 eLearning

The term “learning ecosystem” is a trendy one in learning and development circles. It’s an important idea; understanding it helps organizations and their leaders think strategically about their learning and training—and helps them achieve the goals they set for themselves. To wrap our brains around this idea with a minimum of jargon and hand-waving, let’s start at the beginning: What is a learning ecosystem, exactly?

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8 Common Misconceptions About Serious Games In eLearning

Growth Engineering

Serious games are a trend in eLearning. However, some still avoid them due to myths that have suraced recently. It’s time to set the record straight! The post 8 Common Misconceptions About Serious Games In eLearning appeared first on Growth Engineering.

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The Real Reason Interactivity is Important for Mobile Learners

CD2 Learning

Because it's fun! We know your learning content is essential and the results you need are crucial to your bottom line. but to get there, the experience for your team should be fun and engaging! Passive eLearning, such as text-based courses or videos followed by assessment questions, might be delivered in an online format - but it just isn't enough for modern learners.

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Why Storytelling Works In eLearning

eLearning Industry

One of the most effective ways to convey information in eLearning is by getting your audience to care about the content. Creating relatable content via storytelling can help establish a genuine connection, increasing engagement and comprehension. 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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5 Tailor-Made E-Learning Introduction Template for Articulate Storyline 3

Swift eLearning Services

We release the next set of Articulate Storyline ready-to-use content templates to help budding developers and instructional designer. Click on each image to view the template details. 1. Text and graphic template – 069 This simple animated text and image template designed with Articulate Storyline to present text supported with graphical icons or images.

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Want your freelance workforce to thrive? Think adaptive

Axonify

Flexibility is a growing employee expectation. But this doesn’t just mean better schedules and work/life balance. Employees are increasingly looking to take control of their entire working experience which, for many people, means employment is not a full-time, long-term proposition. At the same time, organizations are shifting their staffing models to become more agile and responsive to changes in demand.

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Essential eLearning Design Resources Every eLearning Pro Should Know

eLearning Industry

Building a pro design toolkit that will make your projects look like a million bucks without breaking the bank. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Articulate Storyline 360 – Calculate Course Resolution Based On Features Selected – Player Size

Swift eLearning Services

In this blog we will look at how to calculate the course resolution or the player size based on the features that we include in the course player.

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How Do You Get Into eLearning?

Tim Slade

One of the questions I’m asked more often than any other is, “ How do you get into eLearning? ” And the truth is, there’s no easy answer to this question. That’s because most people fell into eLearning entirely by accident! For example, I was working in retail loss prevention, catching shoplifters, before I fell into eLearning.

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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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xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, ?And How to Get Started

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

You’ve likely heard about xAPI (the Experience API or the Tin Can Project), but maybe you’re not quite sure what all the buzz is about. We've got just the live, online class for you: xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, And How to Get Started.   As adoption of xAPI begins to take hold, it allows for more robust and interesting tracking of the learning process.

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Learning Experience Design: What You Need To Know

eLearning Industry

Experience design in learning is an obvious truth that is going unaddressed – a problem that no one wants to discuss within learning environments, where learners need it more than ever. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Give Me A Reason

The Simple Shift

OrangeTrail a Netherlands-based company thinking and doing right (just see who they’ve been hiring, working with and learning from and you’ll see what I mean), exists to help organizations successfully unleash enterprise social tech. They have a very simple but powerful framework to helping guide platform adoption: Give people a reason to visit, a reason to stay, and a […].

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Make Sure to Test Your Course User Experience

LearnDash

Your course is built, but is it ready to be launched? No! Don’t forget this important step! The biggest mistake that I see people make when they create their online course is that they don’t have any user testing before they launch it. What usually happens is that they go through the course themselves a few times and then when they are happy with the workflow they press “publish” This is a bad idea.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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TECHSMITH CAMTASIA 2018: Assets Galore!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018. (You can purchase the software directly from TechSmith or try the software free for 30 days via the trial download ).   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. However, if you check out the tools at the left, you’ll see the Media Bin and the Library have been separated (they used to be grouped together as Media tools).

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Best Practices For Translating eLearning Content: 3 Must Haves

eLearning Industry

With the rapid scale of globalization, new technology, and digitalization, eLearning companies are choosing to scale up by providing multilingual resources. This article looks at what that means in terms of eLearning localization best practices. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Selecting Metrics For Training Evaluation and Calculating ROI

Dashe & Thomson

Measuring impact is important for those responsible for evaluating the success of their organization’s training programs. However, it can be cost-prohibitive and resource-intensive to obtain data needed to analyze the program’s impact. So, what can we do to identify metrics to help discover the training program ROI?

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How to Create an Effective Video Training Course for Your Employees

TOPYX LMS

Aside from face-to-face meetings, video is the next best thing. Yet, when it comes to corporate training, video may be the most effective and efficient way to do it. No matter the type of training required – onboarding new employees or rolling out a new work process or company policy – video allows companies to offer employees timely and necessary training resources that will set them and the company up for success.

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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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We'll tell you ours, you tell us yours

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

From Kevin : I've been teaching live online classes for years. And while I’ve had all sorts of technology challenges during that time, I’ve never had my main machine go down along with my backup--until yesterday! Even though I rebooted my machine in time for class, it froze again, and I couldn’t click anything. Panic? Not me. As a certified online training professional, you’re taught to handle these kinds of bumps in the training road.

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How "Sholay" Made Us Realize The Importance Of Outsourcing eLearning Services

eLearning Industry

There are several advantages that you can avail by outsourcing eLearning services, just in Thakur's style! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Gamification Elements That Rocket Boost Learner Engagement

Docebo

Encourage competition while providing tangible incentives to drive performance. For years, we’ve heard about applying gamification elements within the e-learning industry. Learning and development professionals are constantly looking for the best ways to increase employee engagement in learning initiatives and activities. There are plenty of tactics in the L&D toolbelt, but it’s difficult to find one that speaks to people on an incentive-based level the way that gamification does.

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4 Steps to Prepare for Your LMS Implementation

TOPYX LMS

LMS implementation is one of the most taxing aspects of an online learning initiative. Researching and choosing a learning management system that is right for your company almost looks easy in comparison. But you can greatly reduce the stress, time, and effort involved in your LMS implementation by taking these steps to prepare. “Rolling out a new learning management system requires detailed planning and preparation if you want to maximize your odds of successfully training your staff.” -- 8 LMS

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Elevate your member education initiatives This eBook will explore: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? You’ll discover why measuring content consumption is pivotal for program success and explore effective tactics to boost overall engagement.

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Designing with science

Clark Quinn

How should we design? It’s all well and good to spout principles, but putting them into practice is another thing. While we always would like to follow learning science, there’re not always all the answers we need. I was thinking about this with a project I’m working on, and it occurred to me that there might be some confusion. So I thought I’d share how I like to think and go about it, and see what you think.

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WordSesh: The Online WordPress Conference

LearnDash

The world’s largest virtual WordPress conference is being held on July 25th, will you attend? When: July 25th from 8AM-8PM (EST). Where: Your Living Room! Price: $25. Tickets: Purchase Here ! The great thing about WordPress is that you have no shortage of opportunities to participate in conferences thanks to the expansive and incredibly affordable WordCamps that take place all over the world.

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Boosting Sales Performance with Modern Learning Platforms

Docebo

Effective sales enablement means getting the right information into the hands of the right people, at the right time. The ultimate goal of any enterprise is to generate revenue. After all, revenue is what keeps the company going, pays employees’ salaries and enables it to invest in initiatives and tools that enable further growth. While meeting revenue targets sits on the shoulders of all of those within the organization, a business’s sales staff are those on the front lines, leveraging the insi

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xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, ?And How to Get Started

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

You’ve likely heard about xAPI (the Experience API or the Tin Can Project), but maybe you’re not quite sure what all the buzz is about. We've got just the live, online class for you: xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, And How to Get Started.   As adoption of xAPI begins to take hold, it allows for more robust and interesting tracking of the learning process.

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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.