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How to design software training, part 1: Do everything except “train”

Making Change

“How can I design good training for new software? What’s the right balance between help screens, job aids, and training?” That’s the top question in our idea collector , so let’s go at it. Here’s part 1, in which I say, “Try everything but training.” We’ll cover needs analysis, job aids, help screens, and the radical idea of making the software easier to use.

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A Comparative Summary for Responsive Authoring Tools – Update 1

Upside Learning

An year earlier, we presented separate blog posts on different responsive authoring tools: Adapt, Evolve, gomo, Elucidat, Captivate 9, Lectora 16 and Rise and shared our thoughts about their features, advantages, and limitations. In later blogs, we released detailed feature-wise comparison of these tools. Some of these authoring tools have now come up with newer […].

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Using Decreasing Attention Spans to your Advantage

Origin Learning

We have been constantly bombarded with data-driven reports and survey-results that mark the sharp dip in learner attention-spans. These reports also highlight the reduced attention span among learners in the corporate world. The influx of smartphones and the tendency to immediately ‘Google’ and find answers has created two problems. One – memory capacity of learners is reducing and two – the dwindling attention spans.

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Instructional Design Models: Comparing ADDIE, Bloom, Gagne, & Merrill

Dashe & Thomson

On a recent business trip, I was reminded that even though I live in the world of instructional design every day, how difficult the concept can be to explain to someone who doesn't. Here’s a breakdown of common processes and principles.

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Experience the Benefit of Fully Trainable AI-Powered Learning Companions

As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Using Game Elements to Make Learners Think

dVinci Interactive

Using Game Elements to Make Learners Think In recent years, gamification has evolved from being an accepted approach to learning to a sought-after approach. For instructional designers, this means seeking opportunities to use game elements and interactivity to create more engaging learning experiences. As an author, speaker and professor, Dr. Karl Kapp advocates for moving beyond the “gamification” buzzword and focusing on achieving the desired outcomes.

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Upcoming: 7/31 @ 11:30 CTeLearning Myth Busters

Web Courseworks

Date: 7/31 at 11:30 CT. Register Here. Our profession requires us to be practicing in alignment with what science tells us about learning and more. What we don’t need is to be continually in the sway of myths, superstitions, and misconceptions about how our brains think, work, and learn. Yet, the evidence is strong that these problematic beliefs persist!

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In the world of contact centers—customer services rules all

Axonify

Customer service is important to most businesses but when you work for a telecom company?—?it is absolutely critical. People simply aren’t willing to wait and since the market is a large, competitive one, they don’t have to. BT Consumer , a division of British Telecommunications Group, which is responsible for consumer fixed-voice and broadband services, was determined to move ahead of a highly competitive pack of telecom competitors by offering a customer service experience that was second to n

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A 10-Step Guide to Creating Your Own eLearning Course

JoomlaLMS

eLearning courses have rapidly become an increasingly popular form of online content. The Google search term alone now pings back nearly 16 million results. However, that doesn’t mean that everything is covered. eLearning courses are designed to educate and inspire people around the world on how to complete and carry out certain tasks, whether it’s improving the SEO ranking of your website, or even cooking a 3-course meal for four people; the possibilities are endless.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: The Hottest Tech Skills & Certifications for 2018

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Smith, COTP. According to reports published at Dice Insights ( dice.com ), a leading website for technology careers and The Channel Company, a top IT firm ( CRN.com ), there are some hot careers and certifications that you should definitely consider if you’re looking to maximize your income potential.   According to DICE, here are some of the fastest-growing tech sectors:   Application Service Provider: A business providing computer-based services to customers over a network

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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5 reasons to think differently about learning management in the modern workplace

Jane Hart

Whilst there might good reason to have some sort of LMS to track and manage your compliance and other mandatory training, here are some reasons to think differently about learning management.

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The Top 10 Moodle Plugins

Lambda Solutions

Completion Progress. Now compatible with Moodle 3.4, this popular time-management plugin is a helpful aid for students who benefit from visual reminders. The Completion Progress block is colour-coded for up and coming activities to be completed, and allows for teacher oversight so educators may intervene and help students at risk of falling behind. It also features innovative and helpful activity completion settings and combined progress.

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Responding Positively to Negative Feedback

LearnDash

How to mentally prepare yourself for negative reviews. After all the hard work you put into developing an online course, from researching your course content through running it by beta testers, it’s understandable that you’d hope for nothing but rave reviews. However, negative feedback is inevitable. You simply can’t satisfy everyone, and the very feature one person dislikes might be the one another person loves.

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Start-up growth Challenge

Challenge to Learn

Being CEO of a start-up with triple-digit growth. Every start-up goes through several life stages. At some point, it stops being a start-up and becomes a “scale-up” company instead. That time has come for Easygenerator. This means my role as a CEO is changing significantly. I am writing this blog post mainly to give myself a moment to reflect on what this means.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Activity or Application?

Clark Quinn

I’m a fan of Michael Allen’s, not only because he knows his stuff and he’s a very good person, but also because he has a knack for making things accessible. For example, his Guide to eLearning is as good a guide to designing elearning as you can get (that and Julie Dirksen’s Design for How People Learn , both appropriately in their second edition).

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ELEARNING PRODUCTION: Getting Audio from Microsoft PowerPoint to Work in Adobe Captivate

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP. We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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6 Reasons Why We Love Distance Learning

LearnDash

Distance learning has been on the rise over the years, and it really comes as no surprise given the benefits. Have you ever taken an online course? Chances are you probably have at some point. I have taken quite a few over the years. Everything from a formal distance learning program offered by a local university to online course offerings from industry experts.

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Fostering a Culture of Empathy in the Workplace

Wisetail

The correlation between empathy and leadership performance is stronger than any other skill and is what separates a good workplace from a great one. Learn to foster a culture of empathy in the workplace. The post Fostering a Culture of Empathy in the Workplace appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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3 LMS Integration Features to Improve eLearning

TOPYX LMS

LMS integration features are critical to the long-term success of a corporate eLearning plan. However, it is common to overlook integration features during the LMS selection process. Corporate leaders in charge of LMS selection must balance cost concerns with content capabilities, all the while ensuring that the system will meet the needs of various users in different departments.

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New 1-Hour Live, Online Course: Microsoft PowerPoint to eLearning via Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, TechSmith Camtasia, or Presenter

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

If you intend to create an eLearning course, it’s a good bet that you’re going to start the development process in Microsoft PowerPoint. However, PowerPoint is missing some key eLearning features to allow you to output finished eLearning content. For instance, PowerPoint cannot create software simulations or video demos. There is no way to add quizzes or learner interactions in PowerPoint.

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Boost your eLearning content strategy to engage modern learners

Docebo

Join this webinar and learn why your old eLearning content is not working with modern learners. Today’s workforce is rapidly changing and this is why your old content won’t work with modern learners. In this webinar by Docebo and eLearning Industry we’ll show you how to fix your elearning content strategy and get the most out of your corporate training programs.

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Social Learning in Multicultural Groups

InSync Training

I n the late 1800s, Skagen, a town at the very northern part of Denmark, was home to a group of what was then considered intellectual radicals. The group is mostly famous for painters such as P.S. Krøyer and Anna and Michael Anker and more, but other forward thinkers were involved as well. During the day these highly knowledgeable people would work on their projects, and in the evening they would gather at a hotel to eat, drink, and share ideas together.

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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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Four tips to create customizable learning paths in eLearning LMS

TOPYX LMS

Customizable paths can be a beneficial tool for your eLearning LMS. A learning path that is customized to meet the needs of a specific person, or group of people, can not only increase overall engagement of the learner, but it can also help managers to understand learners better – their needs, preferences, and learning style. Administrators can structure and control content, order, and timeframe to meet specific training needs.

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Why Training Fails…and What We Can Do About It

eLearning Brothers

Before becoming an instructional designer ten years ago, I was a teacher. As I reflect back on the education courses I took in graduate school, I think of a class that seemed odd at first, but then ended up being one of my favorites. It was called Change Strategies. We learned how individuals are very wary of change, and how they often resist it at first.

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The meta-program

Clark Quinn

A couple of weeks ago, I posited what I thought might make the basis for a sustainable degree program. That is, one that prepares students for a world with increasing change. In it I talked about the domains that I thought would provide a solid basis, but I did not talk about something else important. It’s also about the learning to learn and work skills that accompany the foundational knowledge.

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ELEARNING PRODUCTION: Getting Audio from Microsoft PowerPoint to Work in Adobe Captivate

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP. We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   I have a PowerPoint (presentation) I created with voice recording. The PowerPoint imports just like the books says and the hyperlinks work.

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11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption

Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: 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? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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Introducing Docebo 7.4

Docebo

Design, adapt, build, and manage your learner’s unique needs. We are excited to announce the release of Docebo 7.4, that gives you the power to design, build and manage any page or menu of your learning platform, in minutes, adapting them to the unique needs of your diverse learner groups. Our newest release brings a number of new features and improvements, but the most anticipated functionality in docebo 7.4 release is Docebo Pages.

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Go For It – Goal Setting Tips Part 2

eLearning Brothers

By now, you’ve used the steps in the Dream tip to identify your one dream. So what is your one dream? Is it a personal or work-related one? Let’s take a look at how we turn that dream into a goal. “ There is no substitute for tried and true fundamentals of clear goal setting, systematic measurement against these goals, and rewards and recognition when goals are achieved. ” -Ken Blanchard, author and management expert.

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Riding the bus or your bike? How to Pick the Right Microlearning

InSync Training

Microlearning possesses a clay-like quality: you can mold it to support any moment of learning need. Addressing a critical knowledge area in an in-person, formal learning event? Use microlearning! Striving to informally help learners with a process back on the job? Share a microlearning resource!

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Customizing Print Result Screen in Articulate Storyline

Swift eLearning Services

Articulate Storyline allows the feature to take print of the result screen. But Storyline doesn’t give an option to customize the branding of the result screen. It is possible to customize the results page using HTML and CSS.