2018

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2019 eLearning Predictions – Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

Around New Year’s Day each year, we issue our predictions for the top eLearning trends of the coming year. In the past, we’ve plotted these predictions through dead reckoning – relying on our experience living, eating and breathing online learning all day, every day throughout the year. But this year, be warned: we come armed with #data.

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8 Top eLearning Trends For 2019

eLearning Industry

The year 2018 has been quite hectic for eLearning with newer trends taking traction. What will unfold in 2019? What are the key trends to watch out for in the coming year? I will share my thoughts on the same in this article. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Employee Generated Learning, a transcending role for Instructional Designers 

Challenge to Learn

The e-Learning landscape is fundamentally changing. A while ago month I published a blog post about this change. In this blog post, I elaborated on how this transformation boils down to a shift away from content creation by instructional designers. Instead, learning content is often being generated in a more decentralized manner by the employees. I have been referring to this concept as Employee Generated Learning.

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3 cool ideas to steal for your training scenarios

Making Change

Looking for inspiration for your training scenarios ? Here are some ideas from the world of fiction that you could try. 1. Offer multiple levels of backstory. Branching scenarios often represent decisions that take place in a complex world. For example, let’s say your scenario describes a manager, Sarah, who has to decide what to do about a long-term employee whose performance is suddenly slipping.

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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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Mobile App Trends for 2018

Origin Learning

We look at some of the key mobile app trends and examine the categories of apps that will gain popularity in 2018. The Year of the Blockchain. The year 2017 saw terms like ‘Cryptocurrency’ and ‘Bitcoin’ enter the common lexicon. The value of cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin is at an all-time high. Despite all the rumors of an impending crash; the popularity of crypto-currency keeps increasing.

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10 Critical Design Characteristics of Microlearning

CommLab India

This blog highlights the 10 critical design characteristics of microlearning. It also talks about why microlearning is important and how organizations benefit from using microlearning in their training strategy.

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What is the future of gamification? The Growth Engineering Report

Growth Engineering

Gamification is one of the most exciting innovations of the past decade. But what is the future of gamification? We asked seven experts what they think. The post What is the future of gamification? The Growth Engineering Report appeared first on Growth Engineering.

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Better Than Bullet Points: Alternative Text Slide Designs

Mike Taylor

One of the most common challenges for anyone designing slides for presentations or elearning projects is what do with text content. Not only can too much text can be boring, it can distract your audience from the message you want them to take away. In many projects it is difficult, if not impossible to get rid of all the text, it is super useful to have a few tricks up your sleeve for handling slide text.

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5 Distinct Uses Of Self-Directed And Adaptive Learning In A Corporate Habitat

Tesseract Learning

Have you picked a new skill in the last years? Or studied a programming language on your own? In this article, I talk about the self-directed learning and its similarities with adaptive learning.

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HIA Technologies Turns a New Chapter in Interactive Learning

HIA Technologies announces the launch of Qvio™️ interactive video platform for learner-driven, AI-enabled, education. Viewers get instant answers to their questions directly from videos, interrupting when needed, and getting an author-validated answer!

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An Entirely New World of HR Technology: HR In The Flow of Work

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

This week I have the opportunity to speak at the PeopleMatters TechHR 2018 Conference in Delhi, and I’m going to introduce a topic I’ll be speaking about at other conferences this. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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Case Study – Conversion of Flash Courses to HTML5 using Articulate Storyline

Swift eLearning Services

In the recent times, the learning needs are changed and the technology has increased at its pace. This has transformed the traditional classroom training into e-learning. The courses that were developed in Adobe Flash or tools whose output is in SWF are now not compatible with the modern devices.

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3 Foundations For Effective eLearning Design

eLearning Industry

Learning is the ultimate goal for every one of us. We learn new things to improve ourselves and discover more about the world. But what makes effective learning possible? In this article, I will be talking about some important basics about learning, which are essential for effective learning design. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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18 Top Learning Systems Trends to Watch in 2018

Talented Learning

Welcome to our 4th annual LMS and learning systems “Trends” post! What is a trend, anyway? And how much do trends matter? As fiercely independent learning technology analysts, we think a trend isn’t just a fleeting idea that comes and goes like fashion, or a social media hashtag. Nor is it some sort of distant vision to chase until the next distraction captures our imagination.

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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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“It’s new, so everyone needs training on it.” Nope.

Making Change

“We’re introducing something new,” your client says. “So of course everyone needs to be trained on it.” Hmmm. Really? Maybe your client is thinking this: “This new thing is so bizarrely new that no adult Earthling could possibly figure it out without formal training.” Or maybe they’re really thinking this: “This new thing is a pain in my neck and I don’t know how to introduce it.

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8 Ways to Build an Online Learning Community

learnWorlds

Get your school now! Try for FREE. Community in online courses promotes active learning by provoking the students to participate and learn together. Learning is a social act by itself. We learn through contact and discourse with another person more competent in the field. Speech and conversation with one another generate knowledge negotiated and subjected to endless talk.

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Gamification in Learning – 10 Tips from Karl Kapp

eLearningArt

As an instructional designer you’re always looking for ways to make learning content more engaging. But, at the same time, you still need to focus on improving performance. So a random “game” template where a soccer ball gets kicked through a goal every time a quiz question is answered right probably isn’t the right solution.

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Video File Formats, Codecs, and Containers Explained

TechSmith Camtasia

With today’s technology, the possibilities on personal computers and mobile devices seem to be endless, allowing us to create videos that grab the attention of an audience within seconds. Videos today are not just something that we watch, they are something that we engage in and something we become a part of. It is necessary to understand the different video file formats to ensure that the video is produced in the best format and quality for its intended purpose, hosting location, and audience.

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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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10 Productivity Tips for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

eFront

Whether you are a business owner or an entrepreneur, productivity is key for your success. Habits, lifestyle, discipline, and technology matter. Here are some productivity tips to become more efficient: 1. Create a To-do List. List your tasks, organize them in order of priority and set deadlines. To-do lists will give you a structure, and a plan to stick to.

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Instead of Microlearning, it Should Be Micro-doing

Mike Taylor

Move Over Microlearning: Make Room for Micro-doing. Unless you’ve been off vacationing on Mars, you’ve no doubt heard a lot of buzz about microlearning lately. While I’m not sure what has made it so hot lately, it is definitely not a new idea. One common challenge is the lack of a clear definition. Lots of people have defined microlearning in lots of different ways.

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A Case Study On Gamification In Corporate eLearning

Tesseract Learning

Successful corporate eLearning is all about engagement. Games, when used in eLearning, make online training fun, entertaining and engaging for learners. In this article, I will discuss a case study on a gamification solution that we delivered, which resulted in better learner engagement.

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A New Paradigm For Corporate Training: Learning In The Flow of Work

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

The corporate training market is over $200 billion around the world[1] and it’s going through a revolution. While we often think of training as programs or courses, a new paradigm has arrived, one I. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Synchronous vs Asynchronous Learning: Which is Right for your Learners?

LearnUpon

eLearning has opened up a world of possibilities for organizations delivering training. Whether learning a new skill or completing mandatory training, you need to decide whether synchronous vs asynchronous learning is the most effective way to support your learners. Depending on the learning objective, learners can benefit from both synchronous and asynchronous learning.

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Why Learning Experience Is An Evolution Of eLearning

eLearning Industry

Learning Experience (LX) is not only the 'next' evolution of eLearning, but it's also the only path eLearning can take in its growth and maturation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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What Factors Are Shaping the LMS Market? 2018 Learning Systems FAQ

Talented Learning

As an independent learning systems consultant , I’m often asked to share my opinion about what’s happening in the LMS market. Last month, I published a mid-year learning technology trends update. At that time, I promised to share additional thoughts about what these trends mean for LMS buyers and sellers. Below are 10 of the most common questions I’ve received this year.

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Tracy Parish: Actual Rockstar

bozarthzone

I'm just home from DevLearn , always a fun, exciting event. This year was especially meaningful for me as I watched one of my best friends, Tracy Parish, achieve well-deserved stardom as she won not just the annual shirt design concert but also the top prize in the 71-entry Demofest event, "Best Mobile Solution" category. I'm guessing I've known Tracy for upwards of a decade now, first online as #lrnchat participants (we're both moderators now) and later as conference buddies.

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Gone in 8 Seconds: Overcoming Buyers’ Shrinking Attention Spans

Speaker: Jake Miller, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Allego

Buyers are savvier, buying teams are larger, and new research shows that buyers' attention spans have dropped to just 8 seconds. This means that the old approach of blasting buyers with email-heavy, generic communications no longer works. Instead, buyers need to be surrounded with relevant communications and personalized, self-service content throughout their journey.