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5 characteristics of how Knowledge Workers like to learn at work

Jane Hart

'From the results of the Learning in the Workplace survey and my analysis of how smart workers use social media to work and learn today, 5 key characteristics of how Knowledge Workers like to learn at work have emerged.â?¦ [.].

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of PowerPoint

Raptivity

'“CUE MUSIC FROM THE MOVIE, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY” ENTER POWERPOINT The Good Readily available, since it is included in the Microsoft Office software and the most widely used tool for putting together content for presentations Easy [.].

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Wearable Computing Technology In Learning

Upside Learning

'We’ve been tracking the growth of wearable computing devices and associated technology as they are likely to have interesting implications for learning technology. As more and more such devices and broadly platforms emerge on the market, they will provide a developer options just as the mobile operating systems do today. Right now, most of these devices seem to tethered to a phone or other mobile device, but as miniaturization continues this tethering will no longer be required.

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The Future of Enterprise Mobile Learning [INFOGRAPHIC]

LearnDash

'Recently there has been a huge emphasis of elearning, and mobile learning, within education – and for good reason. Technological advancements and the classroom’s tendency to adopt new ideas quickly has brought about a rather quick adoption of mobile learning. But does it stop there? What about mobile learning in enterprise? Studies are showing that Enterprise is primed to join the trend.

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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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67% find company training/e-learning of little or no value – according to the Learning in the Workplace 2013 survey results.

Jane Hart

'The Learning in the Workplace Survey has now been taken by over 600 people, and although it is still open if you want to cast your vote, I am going to release some interim findings here today as the pattern of results has been pretty stable for some time now.â?¦ [.].

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3 Ways To Get ‘More’ Out Of Your LMS Training Delivery

Upside Learning

'It was the need to be able to store and deliver online learning courses to the workforce that gave birth to the Learning Management System or LMS. This was back in the 1920s. Today, the LMS has metamorphosed into a technologically advanced, cloud-based software that has grown beyond a mere eLearning delivery platform. This metamorphosis has been brought in by introduction of new features and functionalities, new training delivery modes and methods.

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Writing & Grammar: What You Need to Know About Lists

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Jennie Ruby  Readers like lists, and as writers, we know that. But there are many ways to go wrong with lists. Here is a step-by-step approach to making sure your list is a help, not a hindrance, to your readers. Decide whether the list should be bulleted, numbered, or lettered. If the order of the items does not matter, use bullets. If the order matters, use numbers.

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Justin Bieber Loves Elearning, and So Should You

LearnDash

'Elearning is so cool, even Justin Bieber knows about its advantages. For those of you who don’t know (or more likely, don’t care), Justin Bieber received his high school diploma last year by taking his courses via elearning. According to USA Today , “the Biebs” took various elearning courses while touring, although no details on the course content were revealed.

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Customer Support – Making it simpler and better

Raptivity

'Good customer support complements a great product or service and enhances the overall experience. Emails have been one of the most popular support mechanisms and have long been in the scene. But lately, with the paucity of time, customers have [.].

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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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Making the Call – Open Source or Licensed Learning Management System

B Online Learning

'For the past 20 years, the prevalence and accessibility of systems that distribute, manage and administer training and education via a computer based medium has increased exponentially. The history of web based Learning Management Systems (LMS), from their inception shortly after the development of the World Wide Web, as an extension of their precursors being [.].

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Agile Learner; Agile Leader

The Performance Improvement Blog

'I have to admit that prior to hearing Elliott Masie talk about “learning agility” last week at the virtual Human Captial Media Symposium for CLOs , the concept was not on my radar. However, aspiring to be agile myself (mentally and physically), I’m willing to learn something new and, maybe, discard some old notions about human development and leadership.

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Adobe Captivate: Save Your Skin

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Kevin Siegel. Skins that are added to an eLearning lesson serve a similar role to clothes. Depending on the clothes you wear, you can convey a certain impression about yourself. Bored with yourself? Perhaps a visit to your clothes closet will help change your attitude? Captivate includes a Skin Editor--in essence, your project's closet. Using the Skin Editor, you can, among other things, control the look of a lesson's Playback Controls, add Borders and add a Table of Contents.

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How to Start Selling Your ELearning Courses

LearnDash

'Many instructional designers get immense satisfaction when they finish an elearning course. After countless hours of storyboarding, graphic design, configuring the various interactions, testing, and so forth – there really is nothing like seeing the final product…. Other than perhaps selling the course! There’s a good chance that you know something valuable based on your experiences.

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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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TweetDeck RIP

Clark Quinn

'Twitter’s been an integral part of my social media existence for more than four years n0w, and owing to things like #lrnchat , I need to have good tools. I’ve played around with a number, but TweetDeck swept my enthusiasm for quite a while. And now it’s going , and I’m mad and sad. To understand, you have to understand several things: When you’re across platforms, sometimes on my Mac, sometimes on my iPad, and sometimes on my iPhone, it’s a major benefit to

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Registration Now Open for May and June Webinars

Absorb LMS

'Absorb LMS Tips and Tricks. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MDT (UTC-7). Join Absorb LMS team members for a fast-paced presentation of their favorite Absorb LMS tips and tricks. Whether you’re an Absorb LMS customer, use a different learning management system, or are considering acquiring your first LMS, this session will likely give you ideas on how you can optimize the management of your learning initiatives to provide a rewarding experience for your learners.

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ASTD Mid NJ 2013 Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

'Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Met a number of new friends caught up with some old friends and heard some wonderful presentations. Took one of our students, Melissa, to the event and she had a great time meeting everyone as well. (and might have even gotten a few job opportunities!).

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Stupidly Simple Strategy to Demonstrate Training Effectiveness

LearnDash

'One of the most important aspects about any training initiative is gathering user metrics in the effort to analyze the effectiveness of the training. Sadly though, this is often the last thought about area prior to going live. Most of the attention is on the training content, delivery mechanisms, schedule, and so forth – but I would argue that end-user evaluation should be one of the first items planned out.

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Wake Up Your Customer Education Strategy With a New Approach to Content Sharing

Speaker: Tammy Rutherford, Ian McConnell

You invest a lot of time and energy into building training courses for internal use and for your customers and partners. As your reach grows, so does the number of LMSs you need to deliver training to, often both externally and internally. And chances are, you want to deliver that content in a way that’s compatible with every LMS, manageable for administrators, and easy for learners to access.

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Robinsons’ Performance Consulting

Clark Quinn

'As a consequence of my previous post and the commented revelation, I checked out the Robinsons’ Performance Consulting. The book really takes a different approach to what I was talking about so I suppose it’s worth delineating the difference. What I was talking about was how learning & development groups should be looking not only to courses, but also performance support and social media as components of potential solutions to organizational needs.

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Performance Support Gets Even Smarter

Ontuitive

'Last month, we talked about the performance support spectrum and the various stages that go from Low Level (1), where support is in the form of scattered information to the Transformational Level (5), where support goes past being automated to being "smart.

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What is Adobe Edge Animate and how can I use it in eLearning?

eLearning Brothers

'I have taught many sessions on Adobe Edge Animate and am often suprised that many attendees are unaware of what it is and how they can use it within their eLearning courses. We are all aware that Apple refused to allow Flash on any iOS device, launching many Flash developers (many of those eLearning developers) into mayhem. I just imagine many developers holding signs on the street saying “I will code in Flash for food” Being a Flash developer myself, I was wondering if I spent year

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Profit from Selling Certification Elearning

LearnDash

'It’s all the rage these days – sign-up for training, take the course, pass an exam, and receive certification. Some people take these courses in an effort to stand out to employers, while others are required to take these courses because of their employment. In either case, certifications are not going anywhere (nor are the people who want them…or perhaps need them).

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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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Teacher Appreciation Week – TechSmith Style!

TechSmith Camtasia

'Teacher Appreciation Week is just around the corner: May 6th – 10th. Whether you’re a teacher, a student, a parent (or all of the above) you know that teachers work tirelessly to help shape our future. We’d like to thank each and every one of you individually, but there just aren’t enough hours! Instead, we want to hear who your favorite teacher is, or what your favorite project was!

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Using Facebook as a learning platform

eFront

'Let’s start this post by stating that Facebook was not actually created as a learning platform, it can however clearly be used to enhance and support elearning. Facebook is STILL the most convenient way to get connected to friends, get updated on existing friends, find new people, build relationships and express identities – so the big Facebook advantage is that your audience is most definitely there.

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Create Awesomeness With New Lectora Inspire Templates

eLearning Brothers

' . We’ve recently added lots of new templates for Lectora Inspire in our eLearning Template Library. Each template has 40+ pre-designed page layouts to choose from. You also get the content box images so that you can mix-and-match to create more. We include.psd and.png files along with the Lectora Titles. This way you can go in and change colors and make any graphic design change you need.

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LearnDash Launches JigoShop Shopping Cart Add-On

LearnDash

'For the past few months many of you have requested that LearnDash WordPress LMS integrate with a shopping cart. Well, today I am excited to announce the arrival of the newest free add-on for LearnDash – the JigoShop shopping cart ! Now you have a few choices on how you want to sell your courses: Option 1: You can continue to use the built in PayPal feature, this allows you to get started with selling your courses quickly.

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The Credential Everyone Wants: The PMP Certification

The Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification is one of many professional credentials that is awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. Currently, there are approximately 1.4 million PMI PMPs awarded by PMI, the world’s leading authority on management. The PMP® certification is accredited against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and ISO/ANSI 17024 standards.

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Flipped Professional Development

TechSmith Camtasia

'Guest post by Kristin Daniels , Technology Integration Specialist- Stillwater Area Public Schools. Video tutorials have been available to educators for many years. However, there is currently great momentum for using video resources for “flipped learning”. In the case of teacher professional development, district administrators are interested in the potential for “flipped” professional development, or Flipped PD.

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Trends and Career Prospects for Learning Professionals

Mindflash

'We all know the cliche that when companies cut back, training is the first thing to go. The tendency for organizations to downsize training is a reality that can negatively impact career prospects in the learning and development profession. Let’s face it, the economy is sluggish and while the economy is growing, it is growing at a much slower rate than most people would hope.

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Gamification in E-Learning – Are you really learning?

eLearning 24-7

'I’m an addict. An addict for games. Not just any type of game mind you, rather one that I can win at. I readily admit to playing my Xbox 360 late into the night forgetting that I have to rise and shine early. I admit that I tell myself that I am only going to spend an hour on my iPad playing Plague and then realize that three hours have gone by and I still haven’t decimated the planet with my new disease.