April, 2021

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A Simple Model for Converting ILT to Engaging eLearning

eLearning Brothers

If you’re an e-learning designer, chances are you’re often asked to take existing instructor-led (classroom) training and put it online. Chances are also good that no one’s ever told you how to do that. If you’re still struggling to find a simple way to make this shift, I’ve compiled a model that represents the most efficient way I have been able to complete this task over the years.

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Custom eLearning Solutions for 2021: Mobile Enabled Learning

Infopro Learning

The recent pandemic has changed the business world and how we work forever. At the start, many leaders felt that business would return to the way it once was in months. However, as the situation persisted, companies began to adapt, and a new normal emerged. Many of the strategies businesses adopted to adjust and survive produced excellent results changing their views and plans on the best way to move forward as restrictions begin to lift.

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7 Tips To Minimize Online Training Maintenance And Streamline Course Upkeep

eLearning Industry

When you develop an online training course, you don’t often think about maintenance costs. They can pile up, though, so is there a way to keep expenses low and speed up the process? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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5 Best Elearning Examples To Consider While Developing Your eLearning Courses

Swift eLearning Services

In this blog we have included five different types of elearning examples or elearning approaches that can be used while developing your elearning content, based on the goals and audiences. Microlearning Interactive eLearning Game based learning Responsive eLearning Simulation-based eLearning MicroLearning MicroLearning is the practice of delivering ‘bite-sized’ courses with just the necessary amount of… The post 5 Best Elearning Examples To Consider While Developing Your eLearning Courses

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From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology

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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How I Built a Chat Simulation in 2 Hours

Experiencing eLearning

Using Twine and the Trialogue story format, you can build a simple chat simulation in a few hours. I built the sample below in a little less than 2 hours, almost all of which was actually writing the conversation and choices. The story format controls all of the formatting and technical features. Try it yourself to get an idea of what’s possible.

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How Long Should My Online Lessons Be?

LearnDash

Keeping learners engaged means finding the balance between too much content and too little. If you’re planning your first online lessons, one of the first decisions you will have to make is how long your lessons should be. Some educators are easily able to find a comfortable pace that fits their own teaching style, and that pace may be faster or slower depending on their content.

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5 Components Your Coaching Feedback Should Include- Insights from Learning Design

Infopro Learning

Assessments and feedback are critical components of any e-learning module that you create. When designing an assessment, asking the right questions is the key to make it effective. As an e-learning designer, can you think about the last multiple-choice question you wrote? Did the question align with how a learner applies that information on the job?

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Should You Buy A Ready-Made eLearning Solution Or Develop A Custom One?

eLearning Industry

Learning is among the multiple domains which have completely transformed due to technological advancements in recent decades. The education and learning landscape has been completely changed due to the availability of high-speed internet and smartphones. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Great and small

E-Learning Provocateur

English is a funny language. Coloured by countless other languages over centuries of war, politics, colonialism, migration and globalisation, many words have been lost, appropriated or invented, while others have changed their meaning. In Australian English for example, fair dinkum means “true” or “genuine” Linguaphiles speculate the phrase originated in 19th Century Lincolnshire, where “dinkum” referred to a fair amount of work, probably in relation to a stin

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The Best Skills Analysis Tools for Upskilling

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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Making Mistakes at Work: How to Recover, Learn, and Move On

ej4 eLearning

In today’s world of cancel culture, I worry how the fear of making mistakes at work may affect entry-level employees. Will they take risks, bring new ideas, and make suggestions? Or will the fear of being “canceled” crush their creativity and imagination?

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Is adaptive learning the answer to forgetfulness on the frontlines?

Axonify

People forget – all the time. We forget where we put our keys. We forget the names of old acquaintances, leading to awkward moments in the supermarket aisle. We forget much of what we learned in school (just try remembering the steps of long division…I’ll wait). People forget on the job, too. And forgetting things … Continued. Copyright © 2021 Axonify Inc. - All rights reserved.

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How (and Why) to Create an e-Learning Prototype

LearnDash

Why you should build and test a workable model of your course early in the design process. You’ve just had a brainstorm for a great new course idea, and you’re eager to begin planning content. You quickly write a course outline , and are ready to begin fleshing it out into a full-blown course. But before you get too carried away, there’s a step you should take first: course prototyping.

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Productive SME Engagement for eLearning Development

Infopro Learning

Common SME Catchphrases and How eLearning Designers Can Respond. As learning designers, our success hinges on the rapport we build with a client’s Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). It is just as important as the content inputs they provide! But what can you do when a conversation takes an unexpected turn? Here are a few common challenges we hear in conversations with SMEs, and what we can say to keep the discussion focused and productive. 1.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Talent Development Capability Model to Unlock Employee Potential

eLearning Industry

In 2018, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) conducted research to define the concept of talent development. Learn how their findings can help you shape your L&D strategy. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Micro-Video: Four Benefits of Incorporating Video into Your L&D Strategy

Dashe & Thomson

As L&D professionals, most of us are familiar with microlearning, which has become a common form of eLearning that focuses on creating short, digestible learning modules that engage learners. In recent years, microlearning has expanded beyond just one singular learning style, and has begun to encompass many different L&D strategies. One important facet of microlearning is something we like to call micro-video—as the name suggests, these are short, focused videos that aim to help the lear

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Effective Coaching Techniques in the Workplace: Tips to Ignite Potential

ej4 eLearning

Some leaders get to where they are by working hard and learning the ropes. Some also seem to have an innate ability to motivate and inspire others. But a good work ethic, a charismatic personality, or powers of persuasion are not enough—to truly lead in the workplace, one must learn effective coaching techniques. Coaching is a key factor to develop your workforce, so every internal development plan should not only include coaching, but also teach your managers and supervisors how to coach effect

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Is hand-me-down learning tech hampering your frontline’s performance?

Axonify

Do you have older brothers or sisters? Then you’re probably familiar with hand-me-downs. Rather than heading to the store to get a new outfit for the first day of school, your mom went shopping in your sibling’s closet. She emerged with a shirt from a brand that stopped being popular five years ago and pants … Continued. Copyright © 2021 Axonify Inc. - All rights reserved.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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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6 Critical Things to Look For When Choosing an LMS

LearnDash

How to choose a learning management system for your online course. When it comes to online education, very few decisions are as critical for the success of your course as your choice of Learning Management Systems (LMS). Of course, you have to create a good course, market the course, and maybe even hire the right staff to help you teach and administer the course.

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What is the Role of an Outsourced Learning Administrative Provider?

Infopro Learning

The world of learning and development has significantly changed over the last year. Businesses have made drastic changes to meet the needs of both customers and employees. As we move forward, organizations are planning for the future by developing new post Covid19 L&D strategies. The pandemic has brought light to the power of business agility. The need for employee reskilling has also grown.

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How to Choose the Best LMS for Healthcare Training

TOPYX LMS

The value of healthcare training became more obvious than ever in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic necessitated more and different training than prior years did. On top of regular healthcare training, telehealth training and various training courses and programs related to COVID-19 became critical for healthcare workers. Because of this, healthcare companies increased their usage of learning management systems for healthcare training.

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AI-Based LMS: Key to a Successful Training Strategy

Gyrus

From smart-testing candidates and AI-bots to creating customized learning paths and automation of administrative tasks AI-based LMS helps in many ways.

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What Is the Actual Cost of an Open Role in Your Company?

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.

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How to Gamify Your Onboarding

eLearning Brothers

Virtual onboarding is becoming a necessity as businesses around the world hire new people that begin their roles working remotely. gamification learning management virtual meetings onboarding

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Empathetic leadership and internal communications can help mitigate burnout—here’s how

Axonify

It’s now been just over a year since everything changed about the way work gets done. After all of the safety protocols, operational updates and remote work transitions, we have one question we’d like to ask: how are you doing? If you’re already feeling the effects of burnout, you’re not alone. Right now, burnout is … Continued. Copyright © 2021 Axonify Inc. - All rights reserved.

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How to Earn Social Proof for Your Online Course

LearnDash

What is social proof, and why do you need it for your marketing? One of the greatest challenges for any business when trying to win over new customers lies in convincing them that they are a worthwhile investment. Most consumers have natural hesitations about making a purchase, particularly when what they’re buying comes with a high price tag or a significant time commitment.

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Post Covid19 Strategy Planning: Why Managed Learning Services is The Way to Go

Infopro Learning

Covid19 and the Current State of the L&D Industry. There is no denying that the recent pandemic disrupted businesses in every industry on multiple levels. Organizations made adjustments to their day-to-day practices quickly to meet market demands. A considerable number of employees moved into remote roles to increase safety. Enterprise organizations adopted new software and policies to meet customer needs better.

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Accelerating Change in the Insurance Industry: Why You Need to Invest in Talent Strategy

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.

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Seven LCMS Myths You Shouldn't Worry About with dominKnow | ONE

dominKnow

There are all kinds of concerns and misconceptions about learning content management systems (or LCMSs). Some myths are based on outdated information – problems that existed in early LCMSs that have been worked out over time. Other myths are based on issues that disappear when you use an LCMS/authoring tool hybrid like ours. Some myths are complaints that persist for some systems but that we've worked hard to eliminate in ours.

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Artificial Intelligence – How to Blend it into Custom eLearning Development

Ideaon

Let your AI systems do the best work for you and your teams. The past four years represent a 270% growth in AI among businesses. Industry leaders and organization heads are now embracing the use of AI, noting how machines and robotics make work easier and open up businesses to new and unimagined possibilities. According to a 2019 Gartner Report , 15% of the global customer service will shift to AI’s hands by 2021.

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3 Advanced Gamification Strategies To Use In 2021

Tesseract Learning

The pandemic has forced organizations to turn digital in their training implementations. This has opened up a plethora of options to create a good learning experience. Many are turning to virtual training in place of classroom training. However, many are taking this period as an opportunity to go completely digital and reduce dependence on trainers, at least for the ones who are at the first three levels of Bloom’s learning paradigm, namely, remembering (awareness), understanding, and applying c