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How to Conduct an eLearning Needs Analysis

Tim Slade

When starting a new eLearning project, it’s easy to jump right in and start designing the course. However, it’s important to take a step back and determine what exactly your eLearning course is attempting to accomplish; or better yet, whether or not an eLearning course is needed at all! This is where an eLearning needs analysis comes into play. While conducting an eLearning needs analysis might seem like some arduous process, it’s actually pretty straightforward.

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The Future of eLearning

Association eLearning

eLearning started out small in the 1970s, as a tool for medical training. Now eLearning is used across a variety of professions. I wonder what it will become in the future. With most of these ideas, I imagine either augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) being used. Let’s take a look at some suggestions for innovative new ways to integrate eLearning into our lives.

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The Modern Learner

InSync Training

If you are on any learning related email lists, you’ve been seeing the word “modern” quite often over the last 12 months. Modern learning , modern workplace, modern design , and so on. What does it mean? And why do we need to make that distinction? Some would argue that technology is driving the need to redefine learning, and it's time to throw out the old ways of doing things.

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2017 eLearning Learning MVP Awards - Call for Nominations

Tony Karrer

The 2017 eLearning Learning MVP Awards have just put out their call for nominations. These awards will recognize the Most Valuable Posts (MVP) as judged by readers and the well respect judges. You can find details on nominations by visiting the page. It's personally gratifying to see this happening. While I've not been active blogging (is this really my first post since 2015?

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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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Podcast: Chad Bellin – Getting Started in Augmented and Virtual Reality

Learningtogo

Chad Bellin is a technology executive with over 18 years experience across several industries. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Chad has had the opportunity to work for some amazing startups as well as with larger companies like Mitel, Rockwell Automation, and IBM. With a passion for product development, Chad enjoys both gathering market data and leading engineers to build amazing solutions.

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4 Mistakes That You Might Be Making in Your Membership Website

Client Engagement Academy

You’ve made it. Funning your own membership website is a long-held dream coming true. But that’s only the beginning; you need to make sure that you are making profits from your efforts. Running a membership website is more than just creating informational products and hosting them on the site hoping that customers will make a […].

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ADOBE CAPTIVATE: Branding Print Documentation

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT. One of Adobe Captivate's most often overlooked features is its ability to generate support documentation for your eLearning content. By simply choosing File > Print and opening the Print dialog box, you gain the ability to create Word documents that can be printed, emailed to your learners, or uploaded to a Learning Management System as course materials.   In the image below, notice that there is a Type drop-down menu in the Print dialog box that offers f

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Competency-Based Learning: Why Talent Management Needs to Get on Board

ej4 eLearning

This past week we made some changes to our Thinkzoom platform. No, we didn’t just rearrange a few buttons or take away any of your fave features… We wanted to truly add something of value. And we did - with Learning Tracks , our new Thinkzoom feature that focuses on competency-based learning.

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3 Questions to Ask When Picking a Learning Management System

TOPYX LMS

Last year, 75% of companies worldwide used a learning management system (LMS) for workplace learning and development (1 ). When deciding on the right system for your business, receiving answers to key questions can help leaders narrow down the most effective LMS for their needs. Consequently, it reduces on-boarding time and cost once the decision has been made.

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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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FOR MEN ONLY – LEARN HOW TO BE A REAL MAN

KnowledgeStar

TO ALL THE MEN WHO READ THIS. THE TED PRESENTATION JACKSON MAKES MUST BE WATCHED AND REMEMBERED. PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH ALL THE MEN YOU KNOW … WATCH JACKSON KATZ TEACH AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR MENFiled under: Managing Minds.

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3 Things You Should Automate in Your Courses

LearnDash

Automation is all the rage today as it has proven to be an effective strategy when used correctly. But what exactly should be automated in your online courses? It is a question I come across nearly daily. People want to know what parts of a LearnDash courses can be automatized. The answer isn’t so simple. There are in fact a lot of areas that can be automated, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it they should be.

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The 5 skills you need when working in L&D

Kineo

As with any profession, working in L&D has its unique challenges. The elearning industry is an ever-changing one, and since our founding in 2005 we’ve worked to help move it forward and stay on the cutting edge. However, as more organizations embrace elearning and cultivate unique, holistic learning experiences in general, it’s important to take a look at what it means to be a good L&D professional.

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Fill the Curriculum Gaps in Your K-12 Online Course Content

CourseArc

Digital content can be part of many programs in K-12 school districts, including self-paced, individualized instruction and remediation, credit recovery, curriculum for alternative school settings, expansion of district course offerings to provide equitable opportunities at all schools, and many more. Vendor-created content and assessment tools fit quite well into many programs that extend beyond the traditional classroom as well as within classrooms that utilize blended learning.

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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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The Pizza Story

KnowledgeStar

The Pizza Story In our new book Minds at Work, we talk about the older labor-intensive economy in which we made things and needed to manage hands, and the newer mind-intensive economy in which we produce work with our minds and need to manage minds. Automation creates a future in which there ar […].

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TOP 6 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHILE DESIGNING MOBILE LEARNING

Learnnovators

The post TOP 6 QUESTIONS TO ASK WHILE DESIGNING MOBILE LEARNING appeared first on Learnnovators.

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An Instructional Designer's Guide to a Successful Project Kickoff Meeting

Dashe & Thomson

by Claire Narum. The importance of a strong kickoff to a training project can’t be understated. Not only does the project kickoff meeting define the road map, set expectations for your stakeholders, and clarify each team member’s roles, it’s also an opportunity for the team to forge a positive and enthusiastic working relationship that builds a solid foundation for collaboration on future projects.

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Creating a Custom Course List in LearnDash

LearnDash

Courses in LearnDash get put onto a ‘courses’ page automatically, but you do have another option. For LearnDash sites that only have a few courses then keeping them on the default ‘/courses’ will usually do just fine. This template is taken from your theme’s blog post archives template. It is populated automatically – no further action needed on your part.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Competency-Based Learning: Why Talent Management Needs to Get on Board

ej4 eLearning

This past week we made some changes to our Thinkzoom platform. No, we didn’t just rearrange a few buttons or take away any of your fave features… We wanted to truly add something of value. And we did – with Learning Tracks , our new Thinkzoom feature that focuses on competency-based learning. In fact, this is a feature that many of our current clients have been requesting.

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Designing, Delivering and Managing Modern Learning Experiences for the Workplace

Jane Hart

Online Workshop runs 6 November – 22 December There will always be a need for the L&D department to organise learning events and activities – but these just need to be more relevant and appealing for appealing for today’s workforce.

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Blast Off: The Training Arcade Has Launched

eLearning Brothers

Raise your hand if you like having fun. Oh, you do? Then you’re going to LOVE our newest offering—the Training Arcade™! Together with The Game Agency, we created a self-service game authoring tool. That’s right, we just made it incredibly easy for you to create amazing games for your next project. But there’s more to the Training Arcade than just fun and games—although it definitely has all that.

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Exciting News From Me

KnowledgeStar

On December 1st my book Minds at Work, co-authored with my friend Stephen J. Gill, will launch. The book is being published by ATD Press and there will be an exciting ATD webinar – MANAGEMENT & LEARNING WILL CHANGE FOREVER (AND YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW AND WHY) – [link] Thanks for reading KnowledgeStar and I hope […].

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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.

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Using Video in Articulate Storyline

B Online Learning

Video opens up a wealth of opportunity to make your Articulate Storyline modules interactive and engaging. The great thing about video, is that […]. The post Using Video in Articulate Storyline appeared first on B Online Learning.

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Readability and Instructional Writing

Patti Shank

Readability Statistics in Microsoft Word In my book Write and Organize for Deeper Learning , I discuss how to make instructional writing easier for people to understand, remember, and apply. One of the first steps is making sure your content is readable by the people reading or hearing it. We communicate a great deal in instruction through writing. We use the written word to build information, support materials, scripts for audio and video, and more.

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ADOBE CAPTIVATE: Branding Print Documentation

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT. One of Adobe Captivate's most often overlooked features is its ability to generate support documentation for your eLearning content. By simply choosing File > Print and opening the Print dialog box, you gain the ability to create Word documents that can be printed, emailed to your learners, or uploaded to a Learning Management System as course materials.   In the image below, notice that there is a Type drop-down menu in the Print dialog box that offers f

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What are the design constraints for a learning solution?

Kineo

As with pretty much every project, learning solutions can often have some serious design constraints you’ll need to work with. After all, very few organizations have unlimited resources and budgets, or employees with time to do their jobs and the flexibility to spend hours exploring an immersive and intensive elearning experience. That said, constraints on the design process should be looked at as challenges to overcome, rather than obstacles that stand in the way of progress.

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Powering Learning Platforms for Personalized Learning Journeys with Generative AI

Explore the transformative synergy of education and technology in 'Powering Learning Platforms.' Uncover the magic of Generative AI shaping personalized learning, revolutionizing your educational journey.