ej4 eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Einstein once said that any idea “should be as simple as possible—and no more.” He realized that simplicity was a good thing, but like any good thing, there can sometimes be too much of it. The same advice applies to the trend of micro-learning. The slogan behind micro-learning endeavors are “shorter is better.” This is true, to a certain extent. Some vendors and educators are taking this to extremes without truly investigating the ideal length of learning material.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        When developing eLearning, one important goal is to ensure consistency from object to object. In addition, unless you're a top-notch designer you should use just a few fonts and a limited color palette. (Lest you run the risk of creating an eLearning lesson that, despite your good intentions, is visually overwhelming to your learners.).

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Infopro Learning

AUGUST 30, 2016

One of the best articles about presentation skills I’ve seen is “ How to Give a Killer Presentation ,” It appeared in the June 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review and was written by Chris Anderson. He’s the curator of TED, described as a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED talks started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design.

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LearningGuild

AUGUST 29, 2016

Are you looking for help developing eLearning content? The fast-growing freelance market can provide a wealth of skills and expertise that is cost-effective, flexible, and agile. These 10 tips will help you hire the best eLearning freelancer.

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 29, 2016

Last December, we placed some of eLearning’s most interesting trends on the hype curve. Now that we are over halfway through 2016, we felt it was time to reflect on how well our predictions played out here at Web Courseworks as well as the eLearning industry. Innovation Trigger. Physical Simulators and EHR-integrated Performance Improvement Activities – Next Generation CME White Paper.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Dr. Jane Bozarth holds an M.Ed. in Training & Development/Technology in Training and a doctorate in Adult Education. In addition to writing several books on learning best practices, she served as a member of “Training Magazine’s book review team for 10 years and now writes a monthly column, “Nuts and Bolts” for the eLearning Guild’s online “Learning Solutions Magazine” Jane’s newest book, “ Show Your Work ,” the payoffs and how-tos of working out loud, is

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Docebo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

How Docebo and Salesforce Come Together for Optimal Sales and Training Potential. Though the idea of linking a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system with a Learning Management System (LMS) doesn’t come up as often as it should, in recent posts we’ve discussed the value of integrating your business’ CRM and LMS , as well as the ROI that can be generated by doing so.

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Association eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I want to apologize. I write about instructional design (ID) all the time but I’ve never stopped to explain what Instructional Designers really do. There are numerous definitions for it and many of them are somewhat wordy and technical. So, here’s my personal definition instead: Instructional design is the art/science of making things make sense. That’s it in a nutshell.

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Administrate

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Meet Phil. Phil is 26 and since graduating from University, he’s been working as the sole Training Coordinator for ‘Worksite Safety Success’, a medium-sized health and safety training company, providing Instructor-led Training to construction workers. You may note that Phil looks rather happy (and wonderfully posed). He’s picturing himself Scuba Read More Published on September 1, 2016.

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Axonify

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

People are more disengaged than ever. A poll by the Gallup organization estimates that in 2015, “the majority (50.8%) of employees were ‘not engaged,’ while another 17.2% were ‘actively disengaged’.” “Actively disengaged” is one of my favorite phrases. I interpret it to mean that a person actually has to work to be disengaged; they have to try to be disengaged.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 31, 2016

For many people the thought of using “games” in a classroom environment seems like it would be more of a distraction than anything else. I can recall times during grade school when we would have a classroom oriented game and things would get out of hand quickly. Some children would become way too competitive, others would dominate their group, and others still would disengage altogether.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The Role of Coaching in your Learning and Development Program. As summer winds down, and the intense heat we have been experiencing here in Virginia starts to subside, it can only mean one thing. For those of you who do not know where I am going with this, it is finally here! The full gauntlet of college football officially kicks off this weekend! As Learning and Development professionals it is time to ask ourselves… What does this mean to our industry?

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Lambda Solutions

AUGUST 30, 2016

If you’re adopting a learning management system (LMS), then chances are you will need to prove the return on investment (ROI). The method for proving ROI of your LMS will depend on the method your company is currently using for training. We’ll explore some of the differences below.

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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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Jane Hart

AUGUST 28, 2016

This is a re-work of a previous post. There is a lot of talk about transforming workplace learning. But what does it actually mean? A recent Harvard Business Review article, What do you really mean by business “transformation” describes three different “categories of effort, and this is valuable to help us understand workplace learning transformation.

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LearnDash

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Over the years there has been a lot of hype around mobile learning, and with good reason as all indicators show that mobile learning is very much on the rise. Employees and students alike aren’t required to sit at a computer to go through an online course. They can access it from anywhere using smartphones and tablets. From the airport, the grocery store, or on the couch.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 29, 2016

How to Persuade your Boss to Invest in an LMS. Your learning program has been managing itself for years, or at least that’s what your boss thinks. But you know the dark secret that is lurking barely below the surface. You spend a ridiculous amount of time organizing and determining methods of learning dispersal among personnel within your organization.

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Performance Learning Productivity

AUGUST 31, 2016

Last Thursday 25th August marked the centenary of the US National Parks Service. The natural beauty of these places across the North American continent is unquestionable. They are amongst some of the greatest treasures the USA and the world possess. But they haven’t always been seen that way. The father of today’s National Parks was John Muir. Born in Dunbar on the south east coast of Scotland, Muir was the son of a Calvinist who believed anything that distracted from Bible studies was frivolous

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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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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 31, 2016

The “Cloud”. Ever since “the cloud” came to the internet and computer world, it has always had this magic allure. The cloud is a space in the internet that stores your data, can be accessed from anywhere in the world, but it’s intangible. “The Cloud” has been created into a buzzword that people assume refers to a mystical, giant hard drive that floats somewhere deep in our internet’s space-time continuum and makes life very easy for those who want to store and share a lot of data.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 29, 2016

The rapid growth the elearning industry has created opportunities in many segments. Today we see a ton of learning management systems, social learning program, course retailers, online course marketplaces, mobile learning platforms, and so on. There is quite a bit of innovation in the elearning space, especially evident in the last five years. With more and more people taking online courses for formal degrees the idea of an online course isn’t as off-putting as it once was in the past.

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Lambda Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2016

The learning management system (LMS) market is growing fast and it doesn’t look like its about to slow down anytime soon. According to Forbes the LMS market was well over $2.5 billion and will grow to $8 billion by 2018 with North America leading the market share.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Microsoft and PopTech have created an eight part video series that describes how the world of work is changing, in both the company workplace and the global workplace. . The videos present these eight core themes: Digital technology and an abundance of information are causing profound changes in the way people work. To be competitive, companies are shifting from a focus on “efficiency of process” to a focus on “effectiveness of outcomes.”.

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CourseArc

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Just like most other projects, eLearning projects can quickly become unmanageable – courses grow out of scope or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to request multiple changes. Why does this happen, and how can it be avoided? Managing expectations is key to ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within scope. Many SMEs do not know much about eLearning; therefore, frequently they do not know what to expect.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

The focus of my August Pick of the Posts is social learning, and these posts all include some great graphics too. In It’s Not About “Doing” Social Jane Bozarth (2 August) shows how Pokemon Go gets it right. “Here’s the thing: People talk about their work all the time. And they’ll find someone to talk to about it. They’ll talk about problems.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 31, 2016

The post GAMIFICATION FOR CORPORATE LEARNING appeared first on Learnnovators.

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JoomlaLMS

AUGUST 28, 2016

Here at JoomlaLMS we are constantly asked to recommend an authoring tool that first, works well with JoomlaLMS Learning Management System, and second, doesn’t break the client’s budget. If the first criterion is easily met (JoomlaLMS is AICC, SCORM 1.2 and 2004 compliant and works fine with any authoring tool supporting those formats), the second one slightly puzzles us as the authoring tools’ prices, in the case of wide functionality, can be over $2000.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 30, 2016

First a short story. . This weekend I was out and about when I was hit with the inspiration to make Chili Verde. I had all the ingredients at home, except for tomatillos. This would mean a trip to my favorite market, but it was really out of the way so I decided to stop by another popular store in the area. What a mistake. No, No, No. All I saw upon entering the store, were a series of signs that said no this, no that.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 31, 2016

A dear friend and colleague just wrote about his recent (and urgent) chemo and surgery. I won’t bore you with the details (the odds are you don’t know him), but one thing stuck with me that I do want to share. As context, he discovered he had a rare and aggressive cancer, and this ventured into the unknown, with a sense of urgency. He fortunately had access to arguably the world’s best resources on this, but the ‘rare’ bit means that there wasn’t a lot of

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Listen to Podcast: [link]. Dr. Jane Bozarth holds an M.Ed. in Training & Development/Technology in Training and a doctorate in Adult Education. In addition to writing several books on learning best practices, she served as a member of “Training Magazine’s book review team for 10 years and now writes a monthly column, “Nuts and Bolts” for the eLearning Guild’s online “Learning Solutions Magazine”.

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