Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Every day there are new eLearning trends that absolutely must be implemented immediately. What about the Millennials? What about the mobile learner? What about making sure learning objectives were met? Most importantly, what about the budget? Stop drowning in information, consider this your surf board, to ride the waves of eLearning trends. Paddling, Popping up, Carving, and Wave Riding: Four Important eLearning Trends. mLearning. mLearning is mobile learning , which gives your learner the abili

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 31, 2017

What Do All of These Events Have in Common? The answer is they all are candidates for training opportunities. As such, if the training event is not conducted in-house, then it is outsourced to a third party organization to execute the training requirements. Increasingly, companies are outsourcing their training projects if it is not part of their core competencies as the following chart depicts: It’s clear that outsourcing training projects are a way of life.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 31, 2017

Death of Self-Pace eLearning. In a report published in August 2016 by Sam Adkins of Ambient Insight a declaration is made that self-paced eLearning is in a death spiral: The worldwide five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for self-paced eLearning is distinctly negative at -6.4%; global revenues for self-paced courseware are dropping fast. In 2016, global revenues for self-paced eLearning reached $46.6 billion, down slightly from the $46.9 billion in 2015.

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Upside Learning

JANUARY 31, 2017

Unlearning is one of those new(ish) terms that are becoming very popular. It isn’t as much about forgetting what you know, as stepping back from it to be able to see it differently. Basically “unlearning” refers to learning what you may already know, in order to understand it better and from a different perspective. Nobody […].

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TOPYX LMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Does your company offer its employees LMS-based corporate training? If so, it is one of many. Learning management system (LMS)-based learning, or online learning, is becoming the standard in corporate training. The LMS industry is growing at the speed of light; it has companies to thank for that. Company leaders worldwide are implementing learning management systems.

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Learning Rebels

JANUARY 30, 2017

All this talk about reading got me to thinking… It’s been a good month. We’ve been running our book giveaway extravaganza all through January. The result of this, in case you missed the memo, is we will be giving away one book a month to one or more insanely curious readers through the remainder of 2017. Whaaat? Shannon, have you lost your mind?

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

One of the first (and still most popular) online course subjects is language learning. You can find a digital course for a large variety of languages. English as a second langauge being one of the more popular. I wrote about language courses before and how you could put a unique spin on such a course to stand out from the crowd and to dominate your niche.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

I learn best when I learn with others. When I have someone there (physically or virtually) with me sharing the experience, I know it makes a difference. I want (I would go as far as saying “need”) to have conversations threaded into my learning to make it stick. Yes, I am a very social person, and I thrive on conversation and collaboration. I also understand that not everyone is like me, and social learning is not meant for every learner in every situation.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 30, 2017

by Kevin Siegel, COTP , CTT.   I've written about the TechSmith Camtasia Library before. If you find yourself confused about the role of Media Bin (formerly known as the Clip Bin in older versions of Camtasia) versus the Library, check out  this article on the IconLogic blog.   I love Camtasia but have long lamented the lack of assets you get for free like you do with the Characters and eLearning Brother Assets found in Adobe Captivate 9, and the Character

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Before I developed a huge passion for presentations and visual communications, I worked as an instructional designer for telecommunications courseware. We had to work with SMEs, usually engineers, to pick their brains to help them structure and put on paper all the knowledge required by technicians in the field. That was not always an easy task, but luckily, we could rely on various processes to help us.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 30, 2017

I am always impressed to see the new and innovative online learning programs sprouting up on a weekly basis. There are niche training programs for languages, learning how to code, industry professions (like CPAs, realtors, marketers, etc), and even for games – such as chess! For those that may not be aware, in chess there are three recognized parts to a game: The opening.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 31, 2017

Virtual classroom lessons should be more about learners working together collaboratively than lecture and PowerPoint. Intellectually, we all recognize that. But, what purpose does collaboration truly serve and what virtual classroom tools achieve the desired result? Why do you suppose we bring people together to learn? Is it merely to allow a Facilitator the opportunity to lecture to a multitude of people simultaneously?

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Axonify

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Microlearning seems to have taken the lead from virtual reality and big data in the “2017 L&D Most Popular Buzzword” competition. The term is popping up more and more in industry publications and conference presentations. Carla Torgerson just published what appears to be the only English-language book on microlearning on Amazon. Stakeholders in a variety of industries are reaching out to solutions providers looking for microlearning.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

It occurs to me to mention some of the other places you can find my writings besides here (and how they differ ;). My blog posts are pretty regular (my aim is 2/week), but tend to have ideas that are embryonic or a bit ‘evangelical’ First, I’ve written four books; you can check them out and get sample chapters at their respective sites: Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games.

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Lambda Solutions

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Measuring the value to an organization is a complex, but important component of any training course or program. At the very base, training should have a purpose — To inform, to teach, to improve, and to teach. Introducing evaluation and tying it to performance will identify if learning has occured during and after training, and if job performance improvements have been realized.

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InSync Training

JANUARY 30, 2017

Blended learning programs can be a beautiful thing. Need to cover a global workforce? Use virtual classrooms to engage learners everywhere. Can't get employees to leave their desks? Bring learning opportunities to their desks in the form of short videos, quick reference guides, and fun simulations. Mix learning content together to create interactive training programs.

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Axonify

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Microlearning seems to have taken the lead from virtual reality and big data in the “2017 L&D Most Popular Buzzword” competition. The term is popping up more and more in industry publications and conference presentations. Carla Torgerson just published what appears to be the only English-language book on microlearning on Amazon. Stakeholders in a variety of industries are reaching out to solutions providers looking for microlearning.

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Personal Learning

Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

New article in the Modern Workplace Learning Magazine, by Helen Blunden, Activate Learning Solutions. “I don’t know about you but it’s rare that any mandated traditional training inspires me anymore. The words ‘mandated’ and ‘learning’ must never be in the same sentence together because they cancel each other out. Here are 10 ideas for how you can inspire your business teams and managers to consider employee development to occur within the workplace through social and collaborative experie

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

We are hiring! Are you a sharp, sassy, instructional designer with at least five years experience? Can you inspire a client, lead a project team, and design fantastic learning experiences? Find out more about this Chicago-based (or remote for the right person) position!

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Remember the adage “the cobbler’s children have no shoes?” It’s a reference to the fact that we tend to be so focused on using our expertise and special talents to help others, that we neglect our own needs. That is so true for us in the L&D profession. We dedicate our careers to enabling others to be successful while often not managing our own personal learning paths.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

So, as you may know (and if you don’t, you should ), almost three years ago now, I teamed up with colleagues Michael Allen, Julie Dirksen, & Will Thalheimer (all worth knowing about) and put together the Serious eLearning Manifesto. And I believe it’s a good thing. But it needs an update. So, we were (and are) frustrated with what was and is happening under the rubric of eLearning.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 31, 2017

It is that time. The time when I make three predictions for the coming calendar year with regards to the elearning industry. At the end of the year I will take a look back at these predictions to see if any of them came true. I recently did this for 2016, you can see the predictions for last year here as well as the end-of year assessment. Why Predictions?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I had great fun chatting with Lars Hyland ( @larshyland ) of Totara LMS last month. We talked about disruption in the Learning & Development industry, ticking off boxes, and selecting toothbrushes. It's now an article, available for your reading pleasure. Real life vs work “There is a fundamental disconnect,” said Cammy, “between the technologies we use in our real lives and many of the technologies we use at work.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 31, 2017

We were pleased to have Jason Valade from TechSmith with us for a webinar last week. He talked about one of the most useful Camtasia essentials that was made available in later versions of Camtasia Studio 8 and continues to be useful in Camtasia 9/3: closed captions. This is an easy-to-use tool that allows you to make your videos more accessible for the hard of hearing or for those who do not have speakers.

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Kineo

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Kineo's work with clients received two bronze awards at the 2017 Learning Awards ceremony. The awards recognise exceptional performance and contribution to the learning profession and this year included submissions from many of the world's leading brands.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Last week, we looked at communication and interaction EdTech tools and apps. This week, we continue our series by diving deeper into social and community tools and apps. Again, some of the tools and apps you find here stretch across multiple categories. We use social media to share content, communicate, and interact. Sometimes creating a community of practice or personalized learning network is not a project goal or objective, but we know that putting one in place will certainly promote knowledg

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Allen Interactions

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

By Christopher Pappas / @cpappas. Millennials make up a large percentage of your workforce. Are you offering them the online training experiences they need to live up to their tech-savvy potential? In this article, I’ll highlight 6 must-haves that you should include in your millennial online training courses.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 30, 2017

New article by Stephen Walsh of Anders Pink: “we need curated content to help us stay sharp and continuously learn. But who’s going to find and filter this content? Most people don’t have the time to do it for themselves every day. In our view, the modern learning professional is ideally placed drive this change in the organisation. If you need to convince stakeholders (or yourself) that this is the right shift for L&D, here are 14 reasons.” Read the full article here: Continuou

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