Sat.Feb 28, 2015 - Fri.Mar 06, 2015

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How to Get Ahead in the eLearning Industry

B Online Learning

'I recently received an email from a past Master eLearning Course (MEC) student wondering what else she could do to keep her new eLearning skills fresh and up to date. This got me thinking about what happens once we finish formal training like the MEC, how we keep ourselves connected to this fast paced eLearning world. […].

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12+ Books for Instructional Designers

Experiencing eLearning

'If you’re looking for some reading to improve your skills or get started in the field of instructional design, check out these books. General Instructional Design and E-Learning. Design For How People Learn by Julie Dirksen is one of my favorite books in the field. I’ve recommended it many times. It’s easy to read and understand. It makes research about learning accessible in ways you can apply immediately.

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Tips for Creating Good E-learning Content

Origin Learning

'eLearning has now become the most preferred option for all kinds of learners mainly for its quick and easy learning methods, user-friendly interface, flexibility etc. among many others. Every new avenue that could remotely bring in a change in the way people live and operate will soon be shoveled for innovations and eventually pillaged to make the best of what it has to offer and eLearning is no exception.

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Why & How to Include “Performance Notes” for Virtual Classroom Courses

InSync Training

'This post was originally written by Roger Courville on The Virtual Presenter blog. Many thanks for sharing. Why and how every instructional designer should include “performance notes” for virtual classroom courses. Think about how written music works. Looking at something on a piece of paper is a FAR cry from real music, right? So what do composers and arrangers do?

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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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Workplace Learning is not the same as Education

Jane Hart

'“The business of Education is education; the business of Business is business.“ Continuous learning and performance improvement lies at the heart of any business – not packaged training courses, programmes or events. The work of the L&D department is shifting from “packaging up learning” to enabling and supporting continuous learning in teams and groups.

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The Future of Learning Technology

Allison Rossett

'Allison recently did an interview with Chief Learning Officer ® about the future of learning technology. Please view the video of the interview below. The Future of Learning Technology from Human Capital Media on Vimeo.

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3 practical tips that will make your eLearning course more effective

Challenge to Learn

'More and more people with no eLearning background are creating eLearning. I see the result of their work every day. I found that there are three simple things that will make the eLearning courses more effective: Have a clear goal. Define proper learning objectives. Do things in the right order. The wrong way to start creating an eLearning course. Many people who start creating eLearning for the first time start with a presentation in mind, and that is the wrong way to start.

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Why is #EdTech Trending With Non-Trainers?

InSync Training

'My morning ritual begins with a review of articles, blog posts, and social media so I can personally keep up with new technologies and emerging best practices in the fields of corporate training and educational technologies. It doesn’t surprise me to see updates from members of the training community. This is our focus, and it makes sense that these topics are discussed.

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Online Conference Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

'Here are my slides from the presentation. What is Gamification? Articles. Here is some information on thinking like a game designer. Improve Training: Thinking Like a Game Designer. Here are some elements you can add to your training to elevate the level of engagement. Five Gaming Elements for Effective eLearning. 10 Best Practices for Implementing Gamification. 8 Game Elements to Make Learning More Intriguing. 8 Gamification of Learning Mistakes you Need to Avoid.

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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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Reasons Why You Need to Create a Learning Culture

The Performance Improvement Blog

'I have argued in previous blog posts that organizations need a learning culture because training is not sufficient to develop the necessary competencies of 21rst century workers. For one thing, the learning from training events is often not transferred to the workplace. Also, formal training cannot be responsive to the kind of learning agility that is needed in the high tech, competitive world that we live in today.

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10 not-to-be-missed posts from February 2015

Jane Hart

'Here is my selection of the must-read posts from February 2015. I have chosen these resources from around 30 links I shared on Twitter last month. You can see the full list of links here. If you are not on Twitter you can subscribe here to get email notifications of the links I share. (1) In Blame the Learner, Jane Bozarth asks “Next […].

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14 Cool ELearning Facts

LearnDash

'It seems that every day there is a new list of new elearning facts and stats. Well, consider this short post just that! Recently I stumbled across some random, cool elearning facts and I thought that I would share them. If you’re looking to take a quick mental break in your day, then this list should do the trick. If you don’t have time to read through these, then I can sum it up for you in just one word… well, maybe two words: massive growth!

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6 Expert Insights into Corporate Learning Trends

Lambda Solutions

'It’s becoming evident that predictive trends are beneficial to the e-learning industry because they allow organizations to capitalize off these trends before they take off. Lambda has been in this industry for 13 years, so we fully understand the power of these predictive trends. We talked to 7 e-Learning experts and asked them what trends they thought would have the biggest impact on the way we learn at work this year.

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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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101 TIPS TO MOTIVATE THE VIRTUAL LEARNER - Whitepaper

InSync Training

'In order for virtual learning to be successful, we need to create environments in which people can effectively learn. Our participants need to be open to learning in this new way, and confident that their time in the virtual classroom is well-spent.

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Guided Social Learning (Online Workshop)

Jane Hart

'Next public online workshop runs 9 March – 10 April 2014 This 5-week online workshop looks at how to scaffold a framework for social learning to take place – either in the classroom or online. It focuses on creating performance-oriented activities rather than linear content supporting the activities with relevant content encouraging participants to become […].

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Thinking ‘out loud’

Clark Quinn

'I’m a big fan of the mantras of (variously) ‘ show your work ‘ or ‘ working out loud ‘ I think that the notion of showing what you’re doing helps other work with you to make it better, or learn from you if you do well. This contributes to the success of the ‘ coherent organization ‘, where information flows in ways that are aligned with the goals of the organization.

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Adobe Presenter Video Express: Identify Yourself

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Jennie Ruby  I watched a documentary the other day featuring a number of interviews with different speakers. When each speaker appeared for the first time, text displayed near the bottom of the screen to identify the person being interviewed. In fact, when that person appeared again later in the film, the text appeared again briefly to remind the audience who was talking.

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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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How to Reduce Time Consumption in Employee Training

ej4 eLearning

'While finding the sweet spot between low time consumption and high-quality training may seem like a huge feat, it''s really as easy as implementing the right tools and structure. The post How to Reduce Time Consumption in Employee Training appeared first on.

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Guided Social Learning (Online Workshop)

Jane Hart

'More information at Modern Workplace Learning This 5-week online workshop looks at how to scaffold a framework for social learning to take place – either in the classroom or online. It focuses on creating performance-oriented activities rather than linear content supporting the activities with relevant content encouraging participants to become self-governing guiding individuals’ learning journeys […].

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Build a MOOC like Harvard

Web Courseworks

'Build a MOOC like Harvard: Laying the Groundwork at ASAE’s Great Ideas 2015 – Next week I’ll be presenting a session during ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference 2015 in Orlando, FL. This year’s event is all about innovative journeys. I’ll be contributing to the excitement with my session on how to Build a MOOC like Harvard. This event has always been a worthwhile trip because of the event’s commitment to providing a platform for association-relevant, great ideas that can become executable action

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On the road again

Clark Quinn

'Well, some more travels are imminent, so I thought I’d update you on where the Quinnovation road show would be on tour this spring: March 9-10 I’ll be collaborating with Sarah Gilbert and Nick Floro to deliver ATD’s m LearnNow event in Miami on mobile. On the 11th I’ll be at a private event talking the Revolution to a select group outside Denver.

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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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Making Revisions To Existing Courses

LearnDash

'ELearning is not a one-and-done effort. When a course is finally developed and released, it marks the beginning of an often long relationship. The content itself is going to “live” virtually for a significant span of time. As such, it is important to monitor and revise course content as necessary since it can quickly become stale. Changes to course material can happen one of two ways: piece-by-piece or in planned intervals.

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Camtasia Studio: Animations Made Easy

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'by Kevin Siegel      When I  teach Camtasia , one of the activities that garners the largest "that's cool" factor is how easy it is to animate any object. During class, we not only animate an object, we get it to grow and rotate while it's flying around the screen. Sound awesome? Here's how to do it: Insert an object onto the Camtasia stage (you can animate anything. in the image below I've added a rectangle callout, added a bit of text and posi

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You Should Comment More

Nick Leffler

'If you’re not a blogger or don’t write on a regular basis, you should. It doesn’t have to be difficult to write, you don’t have to have a website, you don’t even have to have a topic to write about. The easiest way to write and continue to write is just to simply comment on posts you read. It’s not possible to read a post and have nothing to say or no thoughts about it.

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Why Only Smart Companies Will Win

KnowledgeStar

'Relatively few leaders have fully grasped the enormous benefits to be gained by transitioning their training culture to a learning culture and changing the way their employees learn. This is true despite evidence showing that significant benefits immediately start accruing to organizations that successfully make the transformation.

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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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ELearning ‘Ninja’ Trick For Your Quizzes

LearnDash

'Anyone who is creating an online course wants the learner to enjoy it. As a result, we often find ourselves searching for way so to implement interactions, gamification, quizzes, animations, sound effects, and other flashy items. But does this actually make the elearning experience better? The reality is that all of these elements distract the learner.

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IconLogic Teams with eLearning Brothers

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

'IconLogic and the eLearning Brothers have joined forces to bring you the very best in training and eLearning assets. Beginning today, when you complete for any of the following IconLogic classes you will receive a free one year paid subscription to the eLearning Brothers eLearning Templates (a $499 value). Adobe Captivate Beginner. Adobe Captivate Advanced.

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How to Export and Re-Import Questions and Responses in a Guru Game

Knowledge Guru

'Often you will create Knowledge Guru games by partnering with subject matter experts (SMEs). These SMEs want to review the game content after you create it. Knowledge Guru gives you an easy way to facilitate this review by letting you export the game questions after you create them so SMEs can edit question content, response choices, or the feedback players receive when they make mistakes.

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