Upside Learning
AUGUST 2, 2016
Learning outsourcing is widespread now, and an evident indication to this is that almost 70% organisations big and small are known to be outsourcing their eLearning development. The main reason is often that establishing and maintaining an in-house team to design and develop eLearning involves time and cost related to hiring, training, software and other […].
CommLab India
AUGUST 2, 2016
It is well known that the advent of rapid authoring tools has radically altered the landscape of eLearning development. Many learning companies are adapting these tools to develop eLearning courses. But, why are these tools so popular? Why learning companies are adapting these tools? Well, when compared to old authoring tools- Flash, Dreamweaver, XML/HTML and JavaScript, rapid authoring tools have more benefits.
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Saffron Interactive
AUGUST 4, 2016
I wanted to mark the start of season 2 of the hit TV show Mr. Robot with this blog post. The show is a gripping drama following a young programmer. The post Insider top tips on protecting your training material appeared first on Saffron Interactive.
LearnDash
AUGUST 1, 2016
Today’s elearning courses look nothing like they used to back when elearning first started to grow in popularity. In the infancy of this industry it was not uncommon to sit through elearning modules that consisted entirely of Microsoft PowerPoint slides and perhaps some Clipart sprinkled throughout. The learning management system would then track your attendance.
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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.
JoomlaLMS
AUGUST 1, 2016
ELearning is the wave of the future! – blog headlines say. “Hmm, I should keep up with the trends and build my own eLearning school/sell courses online/train my employees” - you decide one morning. Excited about the idea you start searching for the right solution and find yourself completely lost among hundreds of unknown terms – LMS, Authoring tools, SCORM, AICC, flipped classroom, rapid learning, instructional design, LTI, Tin Can API etc.
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Docebo
AUGUST 2, 2016
An LMS with Advanced Gamification Offers a Reward System to Strengthen User Engagement. If you wanna be the best, like no one ever was, you’re not alone. Whether in sports, academia, vying for that front-row parking space or catching ‘em all in Pokémon GO, we all want to be the best because competition is in our nature. A learning management system (LMS) that incorporates advanced gamification taps into this innate drive to win and this benefits both your learners and your organization.
Administrate
AUGUST 4, 2016
We understand that teaching transcends technology and while software assists in the management of your training, the success of your business or training department ultimately rests upon the quality of training you deliver. That said, the selection of the technology that sits behind your training operation is pivotal in determining how successful you Read More Published on August 4, 2016.
TOPYX LMS
AUGUST 4, 2016
In your personal opinion, what type of value does experiential learning hold? Before you answer, there are two things you must have understanding of: what this type of learning is and what it can accomplish. First, experiential learning is a process that facilitates the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills through real-life experience. Second, this type of learning has the power to transform employees’ attitudes about training, increase knowledge retention, and create a learning culture
Association eLearning
AUGUST 3, 2016
Chapter 2: Intermediate Quality Assurance Testing. In our first chapter, we discussed some of the basics of quality assurance (QA). Now, we will discuss some of the more involved tasks that are associated with making sure the project you and your team have spent months developing has as few flaws as possible. Intermediate Testing. • Test the most common browsers – There are four common browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, mostly for Windows users, and Safari for Apple
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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.
Living in Learning
AUGUST 2, 2016
After over twelve years of chasing the PS rabbit I have a confession to make.I'm done chasing PS…directly. The chase is near futile when the perfect opportunity is often deeply buried within the organization's ecosystem, and at times, never to be recognized as a viable option because the PS solution is in a blind spot; a blind spot known as a Training Paradigm.
Web Courseworks
AUGUST 2, 2016
This past week, we were fortunate enough to sit down with Karen Hyder, a CTT+ Trainer , to talk about something we do quite often here at Web Courseworks: webinars. As part of our Managing eLearning Thought Leader Series, Karen spoke about the process to follow for a great webinar. Karen begins the webinar asking the audience – “What’s wrong with webinars currently?
LearnDash
AUGUST 2, 2016
Whether you sell elearning courses, instructional designer services, or other forms of consulting, there will inevitably be a time when you come across client or customer who just is not happy. As an entrepreneur I can tell you that these situations are never fun – especially if the person who is unhappy is also angry. You will find that your first reaction in these situations is to become defensive.
Gyrus
AUGUST 5, 2016
The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination. With the games already under way and the Opening Ceremony beginning tonight. It seems appropriate that we compare the games to our industry. In the Learning and Development market, as in most, there are incredible similarities and strange happenstance where the lines seemingly cross without much of a thought.
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.
Living in Learning
AUGUST 2, 2016
After over twelve years of chasing the PS rabbit I have a confession to make.I'm done chasing PS…directly. The chase is near futile when the perfect opportunity is often deeply buried within the organization's ecosystem, and at times, never to be recognized as a viable option because the PS solution is in a blind spot; a blind spot known as a Training Paradigm.
Lambda Solutions
AUGUST 2, 2016
If the benefits of cloud-hosted LMS solutions vs in-house instances weren’t clear, here’s another success story to prove the point. Continuum Managed Services is one global company on the list of many - like Mercedes Benz, TOMS Shoes, YMCA and WIND Mobile - who are gravitating towards cloud hosted online training platforms. Jennifer Roadman, Continuum Partner Education Manager, knew she wanted to stick with Moodle.
TOPYX LMS
AUGUST 4, 2016
In your personal opinion, what type of value does experiential learning hold? Before you answer, there are two things you must have understanding of: what this type of learning is and what it can accomplish. First, experiential learning is a process that facilitates the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills through real-life experience. Second, this type of learning has the power to transform employees’ attitudes about training, increase knowledge retention, and create a learning culture
Dashe & Thomson
AUGUST 2, 2016
There are 83.1 millennials in the U.S. , and they get a bad rap. They are often characterized as a generation continually over-rewarded for under-performance. It’s assumed that since millennials took home trophies for fifth place as kids, they will expect similar rewards for mediocre performance throughout their careers. What, Exactly, is a Millenial?
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.
LearnDash
AUGUST 3, 2016
The secret is out: selling courses is a great way to supplement your income, or possibly replace it altogether. The technology available today makes creating your own online course offering a straight-forward process. There is no shortage of hosted platforms or WordPress solutions available for the creation part – that’s easy. The harder part about selling courses is, well, selling.
Learningtogo
AUGUST 1, 2016
Have you ever come home from an exciting conference and found yourself wondering, “What exactly did I get out of this event?”. Conferences can be exciting and energizing, but if you haven’t taken the time to assimilate new information your brain doesn’t get a chance to move essential pieces of your experience into longer-term memory. That’s why I’m so excited to be a part of the Training, Learning and Development Conference , (TLDC) in San Diego.
Docebo
AUGUST 3, 2016
How you can leverage your LMS to manage your channel partners and see business results sooner. If you’re one of the 80% of businesses that use channel partners as a revenue source, you’ve likely faced some of the same common challenges that stall revenue growth for companies like yours. You need to be able to protect your brand by delivering engaging and relevant training materials to channel partners.
Learning Visions
AUGUST 4, 2016
Has your copy just gotten too dog-eared? Did you lend it out to that new ID on your team? Do you want to buy copies for your entire team? (Hey, I've heard people are doing that!) Now on sale (through August 15), The Accidental Instructional Designer and loads of other great books from ATD Press. Use code MIDSUMMER16 to get 20% off books and TD at Work issues !
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In today's tight labor market, hiring and retaining top talent is more challenging than ever. Every day a job remains unfilled means lost productivity and revenue. But vacancies can affect much more than your revenue. There are multiple direct and indirect costs, and it's crucial to adapt your recruiting strategies to prioritize the most costly open roles.
LearnDash
AUGUST 4, 2016
Imagine for a moment that you have been asked to lead a team to create a training program for a medium-size organization. This organization has around 25,000 employees and roughly 12,000 of them have to go through the training program. The training is designed to shift a fundamental way that the business fulfills their work-orders, so it is rather complex in nature.
Jane Hart
AUGUST 1, 2016
In July 2016 I read a number of blog posts and articles that argued the case for a radical rethink of the role of L&D in today’s workplace. Here are just three. The first one, It’s the Company’s Job to Help Employees Learn written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Mara Swan (HBR 18 July) made a number of significant points. Here are a few soundbites: “most jobs today demand … the capacity to keep learning and developing new skills and expertise, even if they are not obviousl
Raptivity
AUGUST 5, 2016
Learning and development managers would vouch for the fact that attitudinal trainings are amongst their key training areas. Attitudes can either facilitate or hinder constructive thinking and actions. Workplace attitudinal training (such as promoting safe and ethical behavior, resolving conflicts, imparting organization’s culture, or getting a buy-in for the management's change agenda) helps employees develop a right attitude.
InSync Training
AUGUST 2, 2016
As we navigate designing, producing and facilitating virtual classroom and blended learning, we identify solutions to common challenges. To support the mobile , social , and modern virtual classroom , we share our findings and lessons learned with our audience to encourage the creation of training that sticks. For example, as anyone who has taught or participated in a virtual learning environment knows, audio plays a key role in a program’s success.
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This whitepaper brings together research, expert opinion and industry trend data to help senior leaders understand current challenges and future-proof their businesses. Inside you’ll find insights on: The big challenges: From automation to onboarding, we explore the big challenges facing the sector. Onboarding: You only get one chance to make a first impression.
Learningtogo
AUGUST 4, 2016
Register here: [link]. In order to build a smarter organization you need to start with smarter brains. The pace of change today demands that your team become nimble, ready to respond to new threats and capitalize on new opportunities with utmost speed and mental agility. However, the human brain evolved over centuries to keep us alive, so it is still responding to our current work environment as though we are hunting for food – and trying to avoid being hunted – on a daily basis.
Inkling
AUGUST 4, 2016
Did you miss our recent webinar, Delivering on the Promise of BYOD , hosted by Ahmed Datoo? No sweat! Read on for a recap below, then watch a recording of the webinar to learn how you can create compelling content for your employees and truly deliver on the promise of BYOD. —— It’s easy to see why BYOD (bring your own device) in recent years has taken corporations by storm.
CourseArc
AUGUST 2, 2016
“Legacy eLearning” refers to any training that was developed using software that is outdated, unsupported, or incompatible with current learning systems. For example, Adobe Flash , which was once popular for eLearning content, is now incompatible with most mobile devices, including Android and iOS. Even desktop browsers such as Firefox block Flash content by default and users may struggle to keep Flash up to date.
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