Association eLearning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
You read the title correctly. This post is dedicated to pet peeves, worst practices, and other abominations that terrorize eLearning. What follows is a combination of things that give Digitec-ies nightmares and headaches. I considered listing them here, but there were quite a few and a list alone did not express the sheer torment these things can cause.
NuggetHead
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
The Learning & Development industry is a vast array of many disciplines and technologies. A deeper look into each major discipline and we see an enormous amount of energy in order to learn the skills to be proficient. Looking at Instructional Design as it applies to elearning where there are many theories, models and methodologies, it that take years of practice to become proficient.
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Trivantis
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
When you are building an eLearning course, you will want to ensure that all learners—including those with visual impairments—are able to take your course. In many cases, a learner is using a screen reader software like JAWS, so in order to develop an accessible Web eLearning course, the order of the objects placed on a web page needs to be read in a logical order by the screen reader software.
Experiencing eLearning
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Most of the time, I have multiple projects in various states of completion. Right now, I started two projects last week, I’ll start another this week, and I have three courses in various states of revision. My to-do list is my central location for keep track of all the moving pieces. I use a tool called Remember the Milk for my to-do list. Here’s what I love about it.
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Absorb LMS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
Using Admin Overrides to Suit Your Needs A good off-the-shelf LMS automatically updates the progress of employees, partners or customers’ training activities and provides robust tracking. It is a huge time saver for administrators to be able to pull, or even better yet schedule, accurate and timely reports to readily check the status of many trainees all at once.
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Nick Leffler
SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
There are many benefits from sharing ideas at work. I thought it would be good to write this because I occasionally hear people talk about sharing creates stolen ideas and in return fighting over those stolen ideas.
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
“Digital mindset” seems to have become another buzzword–rather buzz-phrase to be grammatically precise–whenever the conversation (online or offline) veers toward social business, social learning, collaboration, and other 21st Century phenomenon in general. One of the oft-repeated reasons for the failure of Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) in organizations is often attributed to a lack of “digital mindset” in the employees or leadership or both.
eLearning Architect
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Measuring the value of eLearning is notoriously difficult. In this article, I will explain how I managed to do that by replacing classroom with online training. When I started working at a previous employer, they didn't have any eLearning. With a team of trainers travelling all corners of the globe, there was an understandable push to reduce travel costs.
Experiencing eLearning
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
In response to my post on Name Generators for Learning Scenarios , someone asked, “Does it really matter if we choose John instead of Bob?” Christina, a graduate student who critiqued my blog post said she wished that post went deeper and listed some unanswered questions. “For example does the name have to be of a certain neutrality or a certain ethnicity?
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Absorb LMS
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Here at Blatant Media we are focused on one primary goal – To Build Intuitive Software! This was our goal back in 2003 , and it’s the filter through which we look at every new feature that we build into Absorb today. As you have probably heard, Absorb underwent a major redesign last year. As part of that effort, we re-examined every feature in Absorb for usefulness and “user-friendliness” One of the great things to come out of that effort is our new administrator Side Bar
Axonify
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The following post was featured in eLearning Industry on August 20th, 2015. The Hidden Limitations Of Any Learning Management System. While 85% of corporations have some type of Learning Management System installed, many share the same sentiments. In a 2015 report by Brandon Hall Group, 38% of respondents indicate they are looking to replace their Learning Management System.
Docebo
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
“Engaging” is a word that you have probably heard a thousand times since you started your eLearning career ; and a million more if you have worked as an educator or corporate trainer before that. Engaging learners is the ultimate goal of eLearning professionals, whether they create eLearning courses for students or employees, simply because the learning process becomes so, so much more difficult if their audience is not engaged in it. “ Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me a
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
ABOUT JAY CROSS (CEO and Chief Unlearning Officer at Internet Time Alliance). Jay Cross helps people work and live smarter. Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.
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.
Kapp Notes
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Here are some resources related to my DevLearn presentation. Here are the slides from the presentation. B.Y.O.D.: The Engagement Abyss: Three Effective Methods to Engage LearnersEngagementss from Karl Kapp. Here are slides related to adding notes right into PowerPoint. Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. Articles. 8 Types of Stories to Effect Change.
Learning Visions
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. Disruptive Tech: The unrecognizable New Landscape of Tech and Culture. David Pogue with Yahoo Tech. "My job is to anticipate the dots. And to think about how it will impact us and our lives.
Absorb LMS
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
How a single refined recipe can better meet your kneads… errr, needs. Early last Saturday morning, Isabelle awoke with a breakfast craving for a couple of slices of raisin bread on which to slather some jam. She walked to her corner bakery and bought a loaf, still warm from the oven. The bread was delicious. As she finished the last bite, she thought “this bread is truly wonderful but it could be even better.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Today I attended David Pogue’s #DevLearn Keynote. And, as a DevLearn ‘official blogger’, I was expected to mindmap it (as I regularly do). So, I turn on my iPad and have had a steady series of problems. The perils of living in a high tech world. First, when I opened my diagramming software, OmniGraffle, it doesn’t work. I find out they’ve stopped supporting this edition!
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.
Jane Hart
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
Here are links to some of the posts and articles I shared on my Twitter account @C4LPT this month – with some quotes from each. 1 – At the beginning of the month Jacob Morgan interviewed the CEO Of Skillshare, who says Want To Learn Something? Teach Yourself (Forbes, 1 September). Jacob explains. “Michael and I look […].
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
This is the fifth post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. The goal of this series is to build upon good implementations of instructional design, and go deeper into the nuances of what makes learning really work. It is particularly focused on eLearning, but almost all of what is mentioned also applies to face-to-face or virtual instruction.
Kineo
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
The annual migration of the L&D tech crowd to Las Vegas for the eLearning Guild’s fabulous DevLearn conference has begun. In fact, I’m writing and posting this update from somewhere high above the country thanks to free inflight WiFi!
Learning Visions
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
These are my live blogged notes from the opening session at this year's DevLearn, hosted by the eLearning Guild and happening in Las Vegas. Forgive any typos and incoherencies. David Kelly from the Guild is setting the stage for a great week of learning. The theme this year is "Innovation in the Making." Making innovation happen. It's about dots -- something as simple as a dot.
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InSync Training
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
One major challenge faced by virtual classroom facilitators is the absence of eye contact and body language that they usually rely on in the traditional classroom. Using surveys, polls and feedback tools in the virtual classroom can offset this lack of physical interaction. These tools help facilitators create engagement and determine whether participants understand the material.
Clark Quinn
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
David Pogue addressed the DevLearn audience on Learning Disruption. In a very funny and insightful presentation, he ranged from the Internet of Things, thru disintermediation and wearables, pointing out disruptive trends. He concluded by talking about the new generation and the need to keep trying new things.
LearnDash
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Massive open online courses (or MOOCs for short) have been changing the landscape for education in recent years. Perhaps the most famous of these platforms is Coursera. Through their platform they offer higher-education courses from world-renowned universities. The success of Coursera is undeniable as it seems like each year investors are pouring more and more money into the project.
Learnnovators
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
ABOUT JAY CROSS (CEO and Chief Unlearning Officer at Internet Time Alliance). Jay Cross helps people work and live smarter. Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. The Internet Time Alliance , which he chairs, helps corporations and governments use networks to accelerate performance. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix.
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ej4 eLearning
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Ah, the close. That part of the sales speele that determines whether your salesperson gets paid or not. No wonder they are always on the lookout for new closing techniques that promise big commission checks. Don’t you wish there could be some magic sentence that can put the customer into a purchasing trance? Unfortunately, [.]. The post Making the Sale: Do Closing Techniques Really Work?
Learning Visions
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
The annual migration of the L&D tech crowd to Las Vegas for the eLearning Guild’s fabulous DevLearn conference has begun. In fact, I’m writing and posting this update from somewhere high above the country thanks to free inflight WiFi! The Kineo US team will be there, eager to learn and connect with the expected crowd of over 2,800 of our industry cohorts.
Kineo
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
So you have done the hard bit, you’ve created an in-house training programme that’s engaging and fits the needs of your business and employees. But now you want it internationally recognised.
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