However, with such an expanding online presence, the search capabilities for these learning platforms are constantly being adjusted and improved, and there’s a knack for getting your course positioned at the top of the rankings. With estimates suggesting that workers spend around 20% of their day searching for the right content, not only is this impacting their ability to learn effectively, it’s also wasting everybody’s time. Optimize for Predictive Search. MORE

I turned on the coffee pot, fired up my laptop, and searched for some semblance of normal life. And with people searching “work from home” at a five-year high, there’s no doubt we all need to shift how we’re communicating with others. The entire situation has not only changed the way I communicate with other people right now, but quite possibly forever. A constant stream of emails often inundates employees and can be overwhelming. MORE

In 2016, most people are accustomed to social media and the conventions associated with profiles, friends, posts, liking and sharing. Technically, social learning features were built into learning management systems long before social media was invented. But now, progressive LMS vendors are leveraging the recent business culture shift toward social media to fulfill the promise of social learning. Content tagging (new word for keyword metadata) and search by tag. MORE

Public social media vs. private association social learning? ” Social learning means many different things to many different people, so let’s take a step back, define our terms and then we’ll briefly look at the most attractive social learning features. Ability to follow content streams, discussions, groups of other learners or topics. Ability to post learning progress, achievements or awards to personal social media accounts. Social learning. MORE

We spoke with Brad Ellis, a YouTube Product Manager at Google (FYI: YouTube is Google’s video platform), during a session at Streaming Media West. SEARCHABLE: Also, Google and other search engines can’t watch a video. What about all the incredible keywords and search terms you have in your video? ENGAGING: At its core, captioning helps people understand more. Speaking Of … Can You Search for That? MORE

We spoke with Brad Ellis, a YouTube Product Manager at Google (FYI: YouTube is Google’s video platform), during a session at Streaming Media West. SEARCHABLE: Also, Google and other search engines can’t watch a video. What about all the incredible keywords and search terms you have in your video? ENGAGING: At its core, captioning helps people understand more. Speaking Of … Can You Search for That? MORE

Marcia Conner : What do people need to learn in order to change their lives so that they can get to and do what really matters? There are many people who just picked up one of the books and got it—like you. There are other people who don’t necessarily get it as quickly, or who understand the overall picture but can’t quite figure out how to get their own lives there. I think one of the first things people need to learn is what it feels like to begin to take the time. MORE