Upside Learning
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'The ever expanding range of devices used by people today has redefined the way eLearning is developed. eLearning now needs to be accessible on almost every device to give learners the flexibility to learn. At any time. From any place. What this entails is a thorough testing of the learning resource on all target devices. […].
Origin Learning
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'What is cognitive load theory (CLT)? Attributable to John Sweller who developed this theory after thoroughly studying problem solving, CLT provides guidelines for improving learning and retention by focusing on the memory capacity of human beings. While solving problems or trying to ‘learn’ new information, the brain copes up in certain ways, which have been studied and theorized by Sweller. ‘Cognitive’ means mental and ‘load’ means burden, so this theory basically studi
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B Online Learning
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'Blunder: a stupid or careless mistake. Alternative words: mistake, error, gaffe, fault, slip, oversight, inaccuracy, botch. This post was inspired by David Anderson’s eLearning challenge #32: Death, Taxes and E-Learning Mistakes. The purpose of the challenge was to highlight blunders found in eLearning courses and Articulate Community members provided many great examples of what […].
The Performance Improvement Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'I don’t know if John Baldoni intended his latest leadership book to be about learning, but that’s exactly what it is about. Through other leaders’ stories and through his own experiences, Baldoni describes what outstanding leaders learn in order to be effective. He has an acronym for it: MOXIE. Putting this in terms of learning, here’s how I would define the elements of MOXIE: Mindfulness - learning deeply about yourself; becoming aware of what you value and what motivates you; reflecting on an
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Jane Hart
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'In the 2014 Top 100 Tools for Learning list that I released on Monday 22 September, there are 16 new tools on the list. How many have you tried? Powtoon – in at No 46 - is an online presentation software tool that allows you to create animated video explainers – for business or education. Explain […].
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Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'This year for DevLearn I was asked to do a feature presentation on Matching the Right Content to the Right Instructional strategy. Here is the time, date and description… 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Wednesday, October 29. What is the best way to design instruction for today’s technology tools, for stand-up instruction, and for eLearning? Many designers struggle to answer that question because you must match the right learning content with the right instructional strategy and design instructio
LearnDash
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'Many teachers and instructors are finding that incorporating an online accompaniment to their in-person instruction is extremely beneficial for their students. Using elearning in the classroom is not only considered an add-on, it has become an integral part of the educational setting. For many fields, such as IT for example, having intensive hands on and properly structured education helps prepare students for the job better than traditional textbook training.
JoomlaLMS
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'JoomlaLMS: How to Get the Most Out of Your Free Trial. Selecting a Learning Management System is not an easy task to do, right? There is a lot to consider when choosing the right eLearning software ( Key LMS Comparison criteria and their description ) and it is not surprising that with so many LMS vendors available some people get easily overwhelmed.
Origin Learning
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'Talent development and retention rightfully sits at one of the top priorities of organizations. After all, it is the people which lead an organization forward. And not all the people; it is the top 20% of the workforce that generates 80% of the business- what we commonly know as the 80:20 rule or the Pareto principle. True, there is unemployment by and large; but the paradox is, there is also a huge demand for skilled workforce.
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Kapp Notes
OCTOBER 17, 2014
'Here are the resources from my presentation. Opening Slides. Short Explanation of Gamification. Pinterest Page on Gamification Happenings. Gamification Happenings. Facebook Page on Gamification of Learning and Instruction. Facebook Gamification Page. Polling Software. Poll EveryWhere. Articles. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'by AJ Walther While Microsoft PowerPoint's clip art sometimes gets a bad rap, you'll often find a perfect image buried among the clip art gallery. Let's say you find this image in PowerPoint: For your purposes, the image looks nice, is relevant, and using it won't get you judged and/or fired at your office. The only problem is that now you need 20 similar-looking images for the rest of your project.
LearnDash
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'One important feature of LearnDash is that it is easy to start selling courses. All you need to do is add your PayPal email address, a price, and click “publish” to start selling. As easy as this process makes it for you to start selling courses quickly, we also know that there can be benefits to using a feature-packed shopping cart for selling courses on your WordPress site.
Living in Learning
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'One of the more recent buzzwords surfacing in our L&D lexicon is “Ecosystem”, and I see it as having more significance to a sustainable learning and performance strategy than acceptance. “Why seek what you already have? Answer: It’s not really a question of having an ecosystem; the real question is – "Are you managing the one you have effectively and efficiently?”.
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InSync Training
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'When creating a design plan for a live online learning session, the instructional designer must keep the needs of many different individuals in mind. They include the following key players: The Subject Matter Expert, who needs to be able to determine that the content is being communicated effectively. The media producer, who needs to understand the context of the media he or she is producing.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'Adobe has announced a free update to its popular Adobe Captivate 8 software. The update fixes several bugs and includes some nice enhancements. To get the update, choose Help > Updates from within the Captivate program. Once the update is installed, your new Captivate version will be 8.0.1.242. Here's a partial list of what's new in the update: Responsive drag-and-drop interactions.
LearnDash
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'There is certainly not a lack of resources for education online. From fully virtual learning institutions that offer degrees and certificates, to free educational material, you really can find information on just about anything online. Depending on what you are looking for, the following are a few categories and examples of where to find online courses.
Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'In a (rare) fit of tidying, I was moving from one note-taking app to another, and found a diagram I’d jotted, and it rekindled my thinking. The point was characterizing social media in terms of their particular mechanisms of distribution. I can’t fully recall what prompted the attempt at characterization, but one result of revisiting was thinking about the media in terms of whether they’re part of a natural mechanism of ‘show your work’ (ala Bozarth)/’work ou
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Living in Learning
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'EPS readiness has more moving parts than simply building a few job aids and calling it good. In fact, to accurately assess readiness, I believe there are six major buckets of attributes and capabilities that should be considered. I developed an EPS Readiness Assessment a couple years ago that holistically covers the entire ecosystem where a sustainable EPS discipline can be integrated.
Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'Talking about practice what you preach! - This is really what we did during the webinar about using visuals with Nancy White. We were choosing images, discussing images, drawing pictures alone and drawing pictures together. It was an eye-opener that working with visuals is much more than selecting a nice image to illustrate your text: drawing can be a powerful learning intervention.
eLearning Cyclops
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'The third element of IMPS is Manage. Manage* stakeholder, subject matter expert and design team’s expectations - Get them “on-board” with designing concise, but effective courses. Here''s how: Get buy-in on what is needed to accomplish the course''s goal. Emp hasize it is "OUR course ," belonging to all stakeholders especially the learner. We want a course that is: Efficient use of learners’ time, as well as the organization’s time.
Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'In an previous post , I argued for different types and ratios for worthwhile learning activities. I’ve been thinking about this (and working on it) quite a bit lately. I know there are other resources that I should know about (pointers welcome), but I’m currently wrestling with several types of situations and wanted to share my thinking.
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The Logical Blog by IconLogic
OCTOBER 16, 2014
'by Kevin Siegel Last week's poll about how eLearning developers work with the storage demands of video in eLearning garnered several responses. Here are the results: Which eLearning development tool do you use the most? Adobe Captivate. Adobe Presenter. Articulate Storyline. Articulate Presenter. TechSmith Camtasia Studio.
From the Coleface
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'If e-learning has a creation myth, it is that the e-learning industry was born out of the dotcom crash at the turn of the century – swarms of freshly unemployed web designers and developers started applying their skills to changing learner behaviour rather than consumer behaviour. The exchange of ideas between e-learning and web design diminished as the e-learning industry sought to distance its public perception from the failed dotcoms.
eLearning Brothers
OCTOBER 17, 2014
'When recording voice overs in a non-professional studio, you’re bound to run into unwanted background noises, and other pesky sounds that your microphone picks up. What is the solution? Make your own sound booth. If you want to clean up your audio and make better voice overs for your eLearning projects than keep reading. Best of all, if you’re on a budget you can build a vocal sound booth for under $60.
LearnDash
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'If you plan on offering consulting services, or selling courses related to your expertise, it is essential that you present a professional image. In many cases, the first impression someone will have of you and your offering is based on your website. In other words, if your website design looks poor, then your prospective customers and clients will assume that what you are selling is poor as well.
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Knowledge Guru
OCTOBER 14, 2014
'You’ve seen us write articles and publish white papers on the science of remembering for well over a year now. We are big believers in the spacing effect, and using what we know about the brain to enhance what people remember. Doing so has a measurable impact on employee retention from training, among other things. It seems the New York Times has taken interest in spaced repetition as well.
Gyrus
OCTOBER 17, 2014
Many guides on buying eLearning content talk about the quality of the content, the experience of the developer, the number of courses the developer has available for purchase, references, and etc. These are all very important topics that cannot afford avoidance, however there are some other questions that are important to keep in mind when purchasing content.
eLearning Brothers
OCTOBER 15, 2014
'If you are looking to add a little fun competition to your classroom training, check out our GameShow PowerPoint Template (and our eLearning Games ). The GameShow PowerPoint template is one of my favorites because you can buy a “buzz-in” game system that will add a higher level of excitement to any Q&A. Plus, this PowerPoint template can be customized with your company colors, logos, images, background, etc.
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