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The Coming Tsunami of Adult Learners: WHO

Edvance360

In a previous post , we interviewed Professor Stephen Higgins in preparation for ABHE 2018 , a smaller accrediting body specifically for Bible colleges and seminaries. His unique perspective on adult learners comes from his varied background teaching adult learners and leading schools that appeal to adult learners, but his predictions are of interest to anyone who deals with adult learners.

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Learning from Experimentation

Clark Quinn

At the recent LearnTec conference, I was on a panel with my ITA colleagues, Jane Hart, Harold Jarche, and Charles Jennings. We were talking about how to lift the game of Modern Workplace Learning , and each had staked out a position, from human performance consulting to social/informal. Mine (of course :) was at the far end, innovation. Jane talked about how you had to walk the walk: working out loud, personal learning, coaching, etc.

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Three eLearning Design Challenges and Solutions

B Online Learning

There is no doubt that eLearning designers need strong problem-solving skills. In the early stages of any design project, we need to wear […]. The post Three eLearning Design Challenges and Solutions appeared first on B Online Learning.

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Best Practices to Switch From Instructor Led Training to eLearning

Swift eLearning Services

Instructor Led Training- this word gives you a picture of Instructor in the classroom with a PowerPoint (PPT) and the learners with their notebooks. This was the leading traditional learning method used for employee training and development. But the trend shows steady decline in instructor led training over the last few years.

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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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7 Characteristics Of A Good Question

eLearning Industry

Educators and eLearning professionals are frequently tasked with question creation as a part of quiz development for their modules. This article covers some essential characteristics of good questions and also shares aids that can help with question and quiz creation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Creating Great Custom eLearning Courses Using Varied Interactivities

Adobe Captivate

Various Methods of Engagement. In previous blogs, we have discussed how storytelling, scenarios, gamification , evidence-based methods, Q&A are effective strategies to engage the learners. In all strategies, one thing is for sure, we are looking for higher engagement levels as compared to standard click and learn kind of eLearning courses. The standard eLearning courses are no longer appealing to the learners as they don’t engage them enough.

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How to build an online course website from scratch and questions to answer before that

Elligense

According to research , the global elearning market is going to grow at a CAGR of around 7.0% over the next few years and will reach approximately $331 billion by 2025. This creates a massive opportunity for business and tutors to create online courses and elearning platforms. In this guide, we will cover all the aspects of building an elearning website. 3 ways of building elearning website There are 3 main ways you can build a website for your online course: use LMS(Learning Management System),

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Make Your eLearning Course Stand Out From The Rest

eLearning Industry

While the market isn’t short of students, new eLearning packages are appearing on the internet each and every day, which means that competition is fierce. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How Microlearning Can Improve Your Training Program

Dashe & Thomson

In a quest for new approaches to training, we are often tempted to turn to the latest trend or technology, thinking one of them must be the golden ticket. One of these new approaches is microlearning, and it’s getting traction, and for good reason.

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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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Has Social Learning Been Forgotten?

The Simple Shift

After I shared that I will be speaking at ATD’s TechKnowledge Conference, Helen Blunden remarked, “Fly the flag for social learning, it’s been forgotten”. It was an interesting and insightful remark given that my session on social strategy principles is just one of only two on the program. What happened? Here’s my thoughts. Training and […].

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What’s the CEO want to see

Clark Quinn

This issue came up recently, and it’s worth a think. What would a CEO hope to see from L&D? And I think this is in two major areas. The first is for optimum execution, and the other is for continual innovation. It’s easier to talk about the former, so we’ll start there. However, if (or, rather, when ;) L&D starts executing on the other half, we should be looking for tangible outcomes there too.

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The Best Training Mimics Recreational Technology

eLearning Industry

You can unlock insights into competitive learning design by exploring how learners are using recreational tech. Some of the best learner-experience research can be found outside of the industry, right at your fingertips. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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6 Simple Ways to Refresh Your E-Learning Content for 2019

LearnDash

New year, new content: It’s time to re-examine your course from last year. The new year is a natural time for most of us to take an overview of our e-learning business to see what we can learn from the last year and what we can improve for the year to come. There are many aspects of marketing and business management that can use a review, but when it comes to course management, content is the elephant in the room.

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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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F2H Migration – How to do it well to reap most benefits

Upside Learning

2020 isn’t that far! You may wonder what’s that cryptic statement supposed to mean? I am talking about how fast Adobe’s deadline for phasing out of Flash is approaching. Most of you may have switched your development of eLearning courses from Flash to HTML5. But what about old Flash-based courses that are still lying in […].

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POINT-of-WORK: Disruptions from Adopting “Intentional Design” Practices

Living in Learning

There is another aspect of intentional design I refuse to put into just another bullet because it is foundational to successful and sustainable adoption of a performance paradigm. I could argue it’s the longer lens I mentioned in the beginning of this post, but it’s more than that. It’s the motivation…the commitment…the willingness…the readiness…to shift from a Culture of Learning to a holistic Culture of Performance.

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So, What is eLearning?

ej4 eLearning

Don’t Let Different Meanings Confuse You. As CEO of ej4, I get to talk not only to many industry experts but also to clients and prospects as well. So do my sales and marketing teams. One thing we’ve discovered: People use the term “eLearning” differently.

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How to Prepare to Scale Your Online Course

LearnDash

Ready to expand your course to a broader audience? Here’s how to prepare for growth. Ever wonder if success can be too much of a good thing? There’s a perverse irony in online learning in that sometimes the better you do, the faster you fail. A sudden influx of learners can quickly swamp a small e-learning program that doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to handle the workload, and this can quickly result in dissatisfied learners leaving bad review and demanding their money back.

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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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The Role of xAPI in Creating Powerful Learning Experiences for the Modern Workforce

Origin Learning

eLearning as a training medium to foster learning at the workplace has been in existence for over two decades now. From early adopters who used archaic systems to set up a lesson that could be shared on one computer with an instructor to guide employees, to modern workplace learning that’s focused on xAPI -enabled mobile learning; eLearning at the workplace has traveled a long way.

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Getting Started as a Virtual Learning Facilitator

InSync Training

You just became a virtual learning facilitator or your organization has made the leap from face-to-face learning to the blended virtual classroom. So now what? The live online training environment does not provide a carbon copy instructional experience to the traditional classroom. Oftentimes, you cannot “see” the learners. You have to contend with technology, and sometimes decision makers did not invest in content redesign.

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How to Find an Online Learning Platform that Will Improve Revenue

TOPYX LMS

Most companies implement an online learning platform out of necessity. They have hundreds or thousands of employees that need to be trained, are in a high-turnover industry with new staff coming on regularly, or are struggling to effectively upskill workers to increase productivity. An online learning platform can help with all of those concerns. But online learning platforms do more than just meet your baseline training requirements.

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Chasing Productivity or Accelerating Productivity?

Living in Learning

We talk a lot about boosting employee engagement and making learning more engaging. Let’s shift our engagement focus to where the workforce works; enabling successful performance in the workflow lifts up employee satisfaction through job satisfaction.and accelerates productivity.

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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.

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LMS? LXP? ML? Which platform do I need?

Axonify

Most organizations are unhappy with their current learning technology. Depending on which report you read, anywhere between 40% to 75% of companies are searching for a replacement. But even if you’ve had it with your existing system, making a change can be extremely daunting. The learning technology marketplace has changed pretty radically over the past … Continued.

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An L&D Expert’s Top 3 Tips for Building Company Culture with Your LMS

Wisetail

Learn the integral role an LMS and learning and development can play in building and sustaining company culture with top tips from an L&D expert. The post An L&D Expert’s Top 3 Tips for Building Company Culture with Your LMS appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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4 Tips for Delivering Manufacturer Training with an LMS

TOPYX LMS

By 2028 we could see up to 2.4 million jobs become vacant in the manufacturing industry, according to Operational Solutions.¹ “The lack of qualified talent could cause the U.S. to lose $48 billion in manufacturing GDP (this year), and this is expected to grow to $454 billion by 2028,” wrote a contributor in 2018.

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Supporting High Performance Work Teams with Training

dVinci Interactive

Supporting High Performance Work Teams with Training Turkey Hill Dairy is well known for its variety of ice cream, frozen dairy treats, milk, iced teas and fruit drinks manufacturing, distribution facility and corporate office in Conestoga, Pennsylvania. In addition, the company operates the Turkey Hill Experience, a tourist destination where visitors learn about dairy culture, the company’s story and how ice cream and iced tea are created.

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Why and How to Earn Your PMP® Credential

Gaining your Project Management Professional (PMP) certification can be very beneficial for any project manager. Most successful PMP candidates treat preparing for the PMP exam as a personal project. As such, it requires careful planning and a structured approach. Eligibility criteria must be met, and the exam is known for its difficulty, sometimes requiring multiple attempts.