Learning Rebels
APRIL 25, 2018
Why are these particular microlearning myths deadly? As you all know, I’ve been around this microlearning block a time or two. Here is a post I wrote on Microlearning being the “IT” buzzword. There are some things that ever changing, the different types of tools, or even microlearning applications. Some myths are harmless. Finding a pot of gold under the rainbow, who DOESN’T want to believe that?
CLO Magazine
APRIL 8, 2018
In 2017, Slice, a New York tech company that builds software solutions for independent pizzerias, had a management problem. The company’s tech staff is based in Macedonia, where high unemployment rates mean most of their new hires have never held a formal job prior to Slice. “We have a lot of first-time managers who need coaching,” said Rick Pereira, chief people officer.
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eLearning Brothers
APRIL 3, 2018
For many workplaces, the educational argument for integrating authentic assessments into their eLearning experiences is powerful. When effective, authentic assessments not only provide significant prompts to engage learners in the experience, they also help to equip learners with the skills they need to transfer their knowledge to the workplace or community where it is most applicable.
Axonify
APRIL 20, 2018
What is learning data? Let’s define it as “data used to measure and improve the impact of training.” Based on that definition, what learning data are you currently using? If you’re like most learning organizations, you’re currently tracking metrics such as: Online course completions. Class attendance. Test scores. Seat times. Survey feedback. Is this data sufficient to meet our definition?
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Origin Learning
APRIL 20, 2018
Techopedia defines a chatbot as – ‘ An artificial intelligence (AI) program that simulates interactive human conversation by using key pre-calculated user phrases and auditory or text-based signals.’. Chatbots are all the rage now. From Facebook and Twitter chatbots to virtual voice assistants that are programmed to respond to basic queries; chatbots have grown in popularity.
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InSync Training
APRIL 3, 2018
We’ve been using virtual classroom technologies for close to 20 years now. Unfortunately, we are still holding on to a content model that insists the most important outcome is getting through all of the slides. This webinar approach to content delivery is perhaps the most ineffective way to get information out to the world. Few of us have the motivation or concentration to focus on 60 minutes of lecture.
Origin Learning
APRIL 9, 2018
Learning is not a one-time event or a periodic luxury. Great leaders in great companies recognize that the ability to constantly learn, innovate, and improve is vital to their success. – Amy Edmondson. As an employee what defines happiness for you at the workplace? As an employer what are the steps that you can take to motivate your employees to work better?
eLearning Industry
APRIL 23, 2018
Training managers can make the most of their eLearning translation budget by following the simple tips mentioned in this article. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Adobe Captivate
APRIL 19, 2018
Amongst the challenges that Learning and Development teams and Learning Consultants face today, the top 2 pertaining to training would be: 1) How to increase the efficacy of training?, and 2) What learning strategies should be adopted to ensure that the learning and business mandates are met? In this article I will outline 5 tips for innovative eLearning development that will help organizations improve efficacy of training by making the learning stick.
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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.
Infopro Learning
APRIL 25, 2018
This article explores today’s workforce training challenges and outlines how mobile learning drives high engagement and productivity. In today’s globally-connected business landscape, employees are being asked for more than ever, in less time. We’re working longer hours across time zones, we’re producing more and with the availability of mobile devices, we’re always on.
eLearning Brothers
APRIL 2, 2018
In this webinar, our Product Production Manager Thomas Reyes-Cairo shared the evolution of eLearning Brothers templates into Template Styles. When we first started creating templates, our goal was to make the coolest designs possible and let you customize them as needed. As time went on, we realized that what our members liked the most was when we created a few templates with similar looks and styles, allowing them to easily create one entire cohesive course.
LearnDash
APRIL 4, 2018
How to use badges to build habits, encourage socialization, and teach learners how to use your system. We’ve written before about how badges and gamification elements encourage learners to engage with a course. In fact, points and badges were one of the first feature updates to LearnDash, the result of high user demand. However, as popular as the feature may be, knowing how to use it in your course is another matter.
Jane Hart
APRIL 10, 2018
The traditional, top down, command-and-control approach to workplace learning – which organizations have been using for more than 100 years – is just not up to the new world of work. What it requires is a new workplace learning model.
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.
eLearning Industry
APRIL 29, 2018
I have observed a disparity in how consumers of everyday information and consumers of training and development see, access, and consume information. To facilitate this intervention, I’ve identified 6 reality checks, or consumer sentiments, that need to be acknowledged and applied to training and development. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Making Change
APRIL 24, 2018
You want people to practice making decisions in a situation that has grey areas — that’s perfect territory for a scenario. But what type of scenario do you need? Will a one-scene mini-scenario be enough, or do you need to invest the (considerable!) time in creating a branching scenario? Here are some ways to figure that out. Mini-scenario: Short but mighty.
Gyrus
APRIL 10, 2018
How To Foster User Adoption In Your New Learning Management System? As you are planning to transition from your outdated Learning Management System (LMS) to your new LMS application it is important to keep in mind your users’ perception of the change. Successful implementations hinge on how well the user base accepts the new program and what is has to offer.
The Simple Shift
APRIL 17, 2018
We tend to, in the age of lots of information, make more out of things than we need to and should. What motivates us and how we learn are not impervious to this bombardment. And yes I know there is a lot of science and research happening but there is also a lot of common […].
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
APRIL 25, 2018
Where is the best place to sell online courses: your own website, or an e-learning platform? For many online educators, the first decision they have to make is whether to build their new online course on a hosted e-learning platform such as Udemy or Thinkific, or host it themselves on their own website using a self-hosted solution such as LearnDash or some other WordPress-friendly LMS.
Jane Hart
APRIL 24, 2018
On 17 April, 2018 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Dommel Valley Group I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on Trends in L&D – past and future, together with Bob Mosher and Prof. Joseph Keppels as we had all given keynotes to the Dommel Valley Group in the past.
eLearning Industry
APRIL 26, 2018
Learn how Scrum can help Learning and Development teams foster flexibility, cost control, and quality in their workflow. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Making Change
APRIL 3, 2018
Let’s say I’m in your branching scenario, and I’ve made a not-great choice. You show me the not-great consequence of that choice. Now what? Can I go back and change my decision, or do I have to continue in the story, looking for ways to recover from my mistake? It depends on what you want me to practice. Here are some ideas to consider.
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CourseArc
APRIL 16, 2018
Every school district, every classroom, every teacher, and every student is different. The needs, expectations, and the methods to meet desired outcomes for each are different. As online learning expands into more districts and classrooms, the education technology fueling the learning experience must be adaptable to each unique setting and user. Personalized learning allows both a teacher and a student to customize the learning experience, and innovative education technology can be used to creat
Living in Learning
APRIL 27, 2018
This as a story, a pivotal story in my career, that validated re-thinking the significance of adopting an evolved strategy using a tactical Learning Performance Assessment (LPA) methodology embedded in a Learning Performance Solutions Discipline called DRIVER.and of course, becoming a die-hard learning performance ninja.
LearnDash
APRIL 5, 2018
Can LearnDash and WordPress support a large number of learners? The answer is a resounding “Yes” In this case study you will be introduced to Anthony Balduzzi, founder of the Fit Father project. His learning program boasts over 10,000 active users going through his training program. As is typical with WordPress, Anthony is using some additional tools on his site.
Jane Hart
APRIL 17, 2018
In my previous article introducing the Employee-Centred Learning & Development model, I explained that everyone needs to become an independent lifelong learner in the new world of work where there is no such thing as a job for life, and that organizations need workers to be lifelong learners too, and bring …
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eLearning Industry
APRIL 22, 2018
What should we think about as we develop assessments in our online education programs? Mary Burns shares some thoughts for you to keep in mind. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Making Change
APRIL 10, 2018
In a previous post , we looked at some ways to help people learn from their mistakes in branching scenarios. How can we do the same thing in the much more limited world of the mini-scenario? A mini-scenario is a one-scene story in which the player makes a choice, sees the consequence, and that’s it. The consequence could be a fast-forward peek into the future, but the player makes a decision in just one scene.
InSync Training
APRIL 24, 2018
When you need to learn how to do something, where do you go for information? I thought about this question recently when I faced a pretty standard homeownership quandary: spring recently sprung, but my front yard needed some improvement in the lush greenery department. I turned to YouTube first to find a step-by-step process for increasing the curb appeal of my house.
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