Docebo

MARCH 28, 2018

Social learning in the workplace is no longer an option – it’s a necessity. In today’s speedy and complex business environment, organizations must recognize the benefits of social learning in the workplace. This is particularly true among companies that struggle with issues related to employee engagement and retention. . More than ever before, employees are placing a premium on professional development opportunities, and value organizations that are willing to provide those opportunities to the

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 28, 2018

Imagine you’ve just run your first virtual classroom session. You get home and decide to play through the recording of your session. You want to learn everything you can from the experience. You reflect that the session got off to a slow start, as you provided instructions for those participants who hadn’t used the tool before, and waded point by point through the objectives and the agenda.

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TechSmith Camtasia

MARCH 27, 2018

Infographics offer a visual representation of training topics, trends, and complex tasks. They combine images with text to provide all the essentials and keep online learners engaged. But is it really worth the time and effort to create an eLearning infographic for your course? Will it help you boost your ROI or would you be better off allocating your resources elsewhere?

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 28, 2018

As a graphic and visual designer by trade, I have had my hands on projects in many fields. As such, I’ve used and seen many techniques for creating final design deliverables. There are the design sins that you were told by your college professor to absolutely never do (like using the typeface Papyrus for anything other than a joke—you will be disowned), and then there are the techniques that (hopefully) are innately part of your creative core.

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Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles.

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InSync Training

MARCH 29, 2018

Virtually There session recap. Twenty years ago, if a student needed information to complete an assignment, they would turn to their teacher, the Encyclopedia Britannica, or a library’s card catalog to find the answer. Today, a very different reality exists for modern learners. We hold the world’s information literally at our finger tips, thanks to the advent of Google and the prevalence of mobile devices and computers.

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LearnDash

MARCH 27, 2018

Convinced social media is right for your online course? Here are a few ways to put it to use. Social media isn’t for every course. But used effectively, it can be a creative way to engage with your online learners. That said, not every social media platform works the same way, and your first step in determining if it’s right for you probably involves a closer look at the options available.

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Lambda Solutions

MARCH 27, 2018

If you’re like most business professionals, you’ve heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Most companies are prepared for the new regulation but if you haven’t put plans in place, time is running out.

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Litmos

MARCH 30, 2018

Gamified learning has been in the public eye for a while now. The term was coined in 2002 by Nick Pelling , a programmer, but most most people probably became aware of gamification around 2010, when businesses started adding gamification to things like reward systems. It quickly became a buzzword when companies began adding game elements to their products and websites to attract and retain customers.

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LearnDash

MARCH 29, 2018

Online education is popular. So why do so many learners drop out? Enrollment in online education continues to rise, with more and more learners each year signing up as part of their college program, for professional training, or simply for personal fulfillment. Yet despite its popularity, many learners fail to complete their courses. And this is a big problem for educators.

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Faster than ever, the world is shifting and shaping how people work, exposing and creating deep skill divides across industries and around the world. As a result, business and HR leaders are scrambling to “upskill” employees. If you’re scrambling to upskill your employees but don’t know where to start, make skills analysis a routine part of your decision-making process.

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Eat Learn Repeat

MARCH 27, 2018

Is this how you arrive at your project budgets? “I promise, it’s not us!” Let’s meet the common Scapegoat: Don’t we hear the following statements very often? “The training wasn’t very effective since we had very small budgets and couldn’t do a lot of stuff we wanted to.”. “We couldn’t afford good quality animations in our eLearning since this is a low-budget project and hence the impact is not great”.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 29, 2018

If you weren’t able to attend my session at the Learning Solutions Conference in Orlando , you can still hear me speaking on this topic. This recording is from a virtual version of the same presentation which I gave to the Online Network of Independent Learning Professionals on March 1 to prepare for the conference. If you’re reading this in email or RSS and the video doesn’t appear above, try watching it directly on YouTube.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 26, 2018

Learn how to maximize your investments in elearning. The average Global 1000 company invests $18 million on its training portfolio. Yet, we know that employees spend less than 1% of their time at work dedicated to learning and development. The rate of technological evolution and the demand on employees today has changed the very fundamentals of how people learn and how they engage with content.

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Making Change

MARCH 27, 2018

I’m kicking off a series of posts about scenario-based training. Let’s start with the big picture: The design process. Many people start writing a scenario too soon. They invest a ton of time only to find their work rejected by the client or learners. Use the steps below to make sure you’re writing a challenging scenario and going in a direction everyone will like.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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The Simple Shift

MARCH 27, 2018

Enterprise social tech does so much right. It’s easy to access It resembles consumer social platforms Intuitive and familiar features and functions Positive business positioning around collaboration, innovation, agility These however are just the first 25.2 miles of the marathon; the tech is easy, engaging, familiar. What enterprise social doesn’t get right though is the […].

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LearnDash

MARCH 26, 2018

Simply creating a course and putting a price on it is never enough for starting an online business selling courses. You need visibility and to convince anyone who comes across your site that your course can help them. There is no hard science to this process. Marketing and selling is a bit of an art, but that isn’t a bad thing. It actually means that you have a lot of leeway in how you go about building an audience for your offerings.

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Living in Learning

MARCH 24, 2018

What comprises the best way to transfer knowledge seamlessly, frictionlessly and ubiquitously regardless of where the worker is on the continuum and…especially…where they might be during a critical workflow? The answer is, “It ain’t training!”.

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TOPYX LMS

MARCH 30, 2018

Did you know that 75 percent of long-term job success is dependent upon soft skills?¹ This indicates that soft skills training should be prioritized in any workplace that values growth. Soft skills training doesn’t merely set employees up for long-term success, though; it also increases a company’s ROI on eLearning and decreases turnover. 6.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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InSync Training

MARCH 28, 2018

Metrics! Learning ecosystems! Informal learning! Oh my. It seems that the modern learning landscape gets more complicated by the day. In fact, to keep up with the break-neck pace of change happening in our world, learning faces a unique challenge: practitioners need to operate and succeed in three places at one time. Our strategies, visions, and methods all need to simultaneously consider the past, present, and future.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 27, 2018

I’ve been designing courses for a number of years now. When I think about the training that has been the most effective, it involved helping the client to “remember their CBAs.”. I could have gone with “ABCs,” but then the process would be backwards. Let’s avoid that. So, what are the CBAs? First, helping clients see beyond the “ Cognitive-only course.

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JoomlaLMS

MARCH 27, 2018

Now, you have an opportunity to update your brain with the press of a button. After all, smart devices are an extension to our brain’s functionality. Our entire lifestyles depend on them and future historians will regard our era as one defined by the smartphone. With this context in mind, you need to download some essential mobile apps into your phone that will enhance your abilities as a student.

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TOPYX LMS

MARCH 26, 2018

When selecting a learning management system, customers find that different providers subscribe to several different LMS pricing models. Some charge per learner, per use, or for a limited-time or perpetual licensing fee.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 28, 2018

Platon, a portrait photographer extraordinaire, gave a poignant presentation about leadership. Starting with some presidential anecdotes, he weaved in celebrities on the way to world leaders. He ended with a powerful message about doing right and wrong and how leaders can tap into empathy to do the best for the people they represent. The post Platon #LSCon Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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eLearning Brothers

MARCH 30, 2018

We’re ready to tie this all together with Tip 4. How are you doing so far? Have you let yourself dream, and turned your dream into a goal? Are you viewing that goal often and checking yourself consistently to ensure you’re acting on it? If you are, you’re well on your way. “ Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon…must come to pass. ” -Paul J.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 27, 2018

by Kal Hadi, COTP. When teaching my students how to publish Articulate Storyline projects during my beginner class , I often get the following question:   Student: “How do I publish my project as a video (MP4)?”.   Me: “You can’t.”.   Cue the crickets along with disappointed comments in the chat pod, especially from Adobe Captivate users (Captivate has been able to publish projects as a video for years).    Why would a Storyline developer want to publish a project a

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TOPYX LMS

MARCH 29, 2018

eLearning Industry reported that the average company underestimated its expected cost of an LMS investment during the planning stage by 59 percent.¹ Such an error can cause a company to make a much larger investment in a learning management system than its budget allows for, and most organizations don’t have money to spare. This can be avoided by learning about the two different LMS pricing models (per-seat-fee and flat-fee).

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 27, 2018

Kai told stories about his experiences in music and used them to draw lessons for us. He inspired us to connect to our purpose and experiment, and demonstrated what he meant through playing. The post Kai Kight #LSCon Keynote Mindmap appeared first on Learnlets.

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Wisetail

MARCH 27, 2018

From new tech to old habits, user adoption can be tricky. Learn how you can boost employee adoption and close the login gap with leadership buy-in, creating accessible content, and gamification. The post User Adoption Strategies to Close the Login Gap appeared first on Wisetail LMS.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 27, 2018

by Kal Hadi, COTP. When teaching my students how to publish Articulate Storyline projects during my beginner class , I often get the following question:   Student: “How do I publish my project as a video (MP4)?”.   Me: “You can’t.”.   Cue the crickets along with disappointed comments in the chat pod, especially from Adobe Captivate users (Captivate has been able to publish projects as a video for years).    Why would a Storyline developer want to publish a project a

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