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8 Things To Look For When Hiring Your Next eLearning Outsourcing Provider

Infopro Learning

Choosing the right eLearning company for the job is no small feat. In this article, I’ll highlight the 8 things to consider when hiring your next eLearning outsourcing partner. Hiring An eLearning Outsourcing Provider: 8 Things To Look For. eLearning outsourcing offers a variety of advantages. You have the ability to tap into the expertise of an experienced eLearning professional or company and you can devote your internal resources to other endeavors without sacrificing high quality onlin

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Objections to Stories for Learning

Experiencing eLearning

“Not everyone can be a storyteller.” “Stories are a waste of learners’ time.” “Stories don’t work for all kinds of training.” Have you heard any of these objections? Maybe you’ve even raised some of these objections yourself. Here’s how I would respond to each of these objections. “Not everyone can be a storyteller.” Imagine you’re on the phone with someone explaining a bad day and everything went wrong.

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Disaster Preparation and Training Have Something in Common

Association eLearning

Disaster preparation and training often suffer from the same unfortunate flaw. You’re supposed to have them in place and ready to go for when they’re needed. That means they should be planned for in advance, not at the last minute. But how many people or organizations actually do that? Stay away from windows if there’s a tornado. In case of a building fire, keep low to avoid smoke.

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Microlearning: Overcoming 4 Assumptions

Allen Interactions

By Ellen Burns-Johnson , Instructional Designer / @EllenBJohnson. If we’re not focused on the right problems, we can’t be sure that microlearning is the right solution. The training industry’s interest in microlearning shows no signs of slowing. We’ve seen an enormous response to the ebook and blog posts we’ve shared on the topic, and an increasing number of clients are asking us to help them create microlearning solutions.

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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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It’s a Wrap! ATD ICE 2017: It’s All About Connections with Chris Coladonato

Learning Rebels

Conferences are about building connections, and ATD ICE 2017 was no exception! . Whew, it’s been a busy few weeks since ATD ICE 2017 ( here’s my wrap-up post ) and I think Chris’s guest post here is even more relevant now that the dust has had a chance to settle. I’m STILL trying to play “connection keep up”! Here is Chris Coladonato, Learning Consultant with Farmers Insurance – with her wrap up thoughts about ATD ICE and connections.

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New Video Course Progression Feature!

LearnDash

76.2% of LearnDash powered courses contain video. This update will make the learner experience even better! In early May of this year we administered a “content mix” poll to see what kind of content you had in your courses. The results were clear: video was used in some capacity 76.2% of the time. Well, today I am pleased to share that we have pushed out a LearnDash update that is based on this feedback.

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Upcoming Event: Creating a Culture of Learning at TLDC 2018 (Phoenix, AZ – Jan 29 & 30, 2018)

Learningtogo

Last year I was privileged to share Reflection Center duties with meditation and mindfulness expert Jennifer LeBrett at the inaugural TLDC event (The Learning and Development Conference). Conference Co-founders Brent Schlenker and Luis Malbas have put together a creative, intimate “un-conference” setting for 2018 in beautiful Phoenix, AZ, where I’m joining an impressive slate of speakers, including the folks you see here.

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Egg-cellent Team Building Challenge

ej4 eLearning

Last week ej4 held our all-employee meeting in our Kansas City office. The mid-year meeting is all about recharging our batteries and giving the St. Louis and Kansas City offices a chance to reconnect and bond in person. Since creating training is our core business and we all regularly watch our own videos, it’s hard to sneak in a team building challenge that is fun and effective without eliciting the expected groans, eye rolls and a bad karaoke version of Kumbaya.

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6 Underutilized PowerPoint Features

eLearning Brothers

Because PowerPoint has been around for such a long time (almost 28 years), Microsoft has been able to create features and integrate options that allow presenters and now some eLearning professionals to create content effectively. Whether it be a UI update or a completely new tool such as Zoom , new Microsoft PowerPoint features are always getting created and updated.

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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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Tips on Using Videos in Your Online Courses

LearnDash

If you have an online course then there is a strong probability that you are using videos as part of the content. In some cases people use videos exclusively throughout their online courses. There isn’t anything wrong with this – people love videos. However, they only really like them if they are done “right” The way that we consume information is changing.

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8 Tips to Use Data Visualizations in Compliance Online Training

Lambda Solutions

Are your employees absorbing all the key facts and figures? In this article, I'll share 8 tips to use data visualizations to improve your compliance online training course.

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Nathalie Nahai #FocusOnLearn Keynote Mindmap

Clark Quinn

Nathalie Nahai opened the second day of the FocuOn Learning conference. In a rapid fire presentation, she covered 7 principles that engage individuals into behaviors. With clear examples from familiar online experiences, she portrayed how these things work. Admirably, she finished with a call to ethical behavior. The post Nathalie Nahai #FocusOnLearn Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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Customizing Camtasia Templates to Meet Your Needs

eLearning Brothers

When you download an eLearning Brothers Camtasia template you’ll not only get a template that is ready for use in Camtasia, but you’ll get all of the source files so that you can make it work for you. In a recent webinar , our Senior Graphic Designer Nic Brown showed how to edit these template files outside of Camtasia. But what if you like the template how it is and just need to make it fit into your project?

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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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Are You Willing to Invest in Your Business?

LearnDash

When the internet came about it suddenly became a lot easier to start a business. Gone is the need to rent office space, hold inventory, hire a bunch of employees, and all the other traditional business “stuff” The barriers to entry are blown away. Now it is relatively straight-forward to get started on your own. You can sell your knowledge in the form of an online course for example.

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Will You Be Replaced by a Robot?

Learningtogo

In 2016, the World Economic Forum , a think tank about the future, asked talent management officers from a wide range of industries for their take on the Future of Work. In a remarkable demonstration of how the brain can trick us into thinking we’re making purely logical decisions, this group of senior executives identified sweeping disruptions in jobs, technology and work life coming in just the next four years.

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Measuring What Matters

Axonify

This week’s webinar featured two high-powered speakers, Dani Johnson, Vice President Learning and Development Research at Bersin by Deloitte and Axonify CEO Carol Leaman. Dani and Carol shared their substantial collective wisdom on the relationship between data collection and business outcomes in L&D and what high impact learning organizations are doing right.

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What to Do With the Longest Days of the Year? Download Lectora Templates, Of Course!

eLearning Brothers

Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, the astronomical event when the tilt of Earth’s axis is most directly pointed towards the sun. In layman’s terms, that means if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, yesterday was the day with the most daylight hours of the entire year, gradually decreasing again until the Winter Solstice on December 21, when daylight hours are at their shortest in the North.

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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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ARTICULATE STORYLINE 3 & 360: New Tables Feature Added

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kal Hadi, COTP. I frequently get questions from Storyline training  students about the possibility of inserting tables into a project (actual tables with cells, columns, and rows instead of screen shots of tables). Up until yesterday, my answer about tables has always been “I wish.” However, if you're using Storyline 3 or 360 you'll be happy to find an awesome addition to the Text group on the Ribbon: Table (shown in the image below).    If you're not familiar wi

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Stretching Your Virtual Leadership Skills

InSync Training

Next month, we welcome Mary Kingsley to our guest BYTE speaker roster. As a preview for her upcoming July 11th BYTE session, Inspiring a Global Virtual Team , read on to discover how you can expand your leadership skills to accomodate a modern workforce. How do you stretch your virtual leadership skills? The answer is different for every leader because each person starts at a different skill and comfort level with giving feedback, coaching, and preplanning your interactions with team members you

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Credly’s digital credentialing solution comes to Europe

Kineo

Businesses in the UK and Europe can now unlock employee potential with Credly thanks to an exclusive partnership with Kineo’s sister company, Digitalme.

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Dr. Nanette Miner – Closing the Thinking Gap

Learningtogo

Listen to Podcast: [link]. Albert Einstein said that “The value of a college education is not the earning of many facts but the training of the mind to think,” yet, according to Arum and Roska , most college graduates demonstrate no measurable improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or writing. In our podcast, speaker, author and learning strategy advisor Dr.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Catch up with Megan at FocusOn

Torrance Learning

Catch up with Megan at FocusOn 2017! Here’s a look at her schedule. Hope to see you there! Tuesday, June 20. Concurrent Session. Session Link 410: Deconstructing Games: Apples to Apples 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Session Link Wednesday, June 21. Concurrent Session. Session Link 705: A Tale of Two Mobiles: Mobile Design Across Two Platforms 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Session Link.

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Virtual Learning from a Newcomer’s Perspective

InSync Training

Being new at anything is an odd mixture of excitement, nerves, eagerness, and a tiny bit of apprehension. This is my first week at InSync, and I feel like I'm about to jump off the high diving board at the pool. My secret (shhh, don't tell!) is that I'm not a learning industry expert, and I'm learning this job as a marketing team assistant from the ground up.

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Credly’s digital credentialing solution comes to Europe

Kineo

Businesses in the UK and Europe can now unlock employee potential with Credly thanks to an exclusive partnership with Kineo’s sister company, Digitalme.

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Podcast: Dr. Nanette Miner – Closing the Thinking Gap

Learningtogo

Albert Einstein said that “The value of a college education is not the earning of many facts but the training of the mind to think,” yet, according to Arum and Roska , most college graduates demonstrate no measurable improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or writing. In our podcast, speaker, author and learning strategy advisor Dr. Nanette Miner unveils her plan to help employers close the thinking gap.

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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.