B Online Learning
MAY 13, 2014
'Every year globally, people spend huge amounts of money and time playing video games. Most people who engage in video game play choose to do so voluntarily, because it is fun and they enjoy it. This makes it an intrinsically motivating activity. Research into video game play has tended to focus on either the positive […].
Association eLearning
MAY 14, 2014
'The phrase “learning objectives” gets thrown around a lot in discussions about training and development. Courses are supposed to have learning objectives, competencies should be related to them, quiz questions should assess how well they’ve been met, and more. But what are learning objectives? For that matter, why are they important and how do you create them?
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JoomlaLMS
MAY 20, 2014
'How To Develop ELearners’ Critical Thinking Using LMS? Critical thinking, according to The Critical Thinking Community, is a process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning and communication. In other words it is a process of investigation, interpretation and judgment. .
cogentys
MAY 14, 2014
'There is no way around the fact that eLearning is getting very hot and with good reason. eLearning training is cost effective and gets results, but there is still the question: can eLearning. [click link to visit website for full episode, links, other content and more!].
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LearnDash
MAY 26, 2014
'Online courses are becoming so popular today that they are almost expected in any formal education curriculum. Classrooms are often supplemented by an online portion, while some universities promote exclusively their distance learning programs. As online learning has become more mainstream, we have been able to gather information about the online learner.
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B Online Learning
MAY 15, 2014
'Watch the opening address at iDesignX 2014 by Key Speaker, Tom Kuhlmann, VP Articulate Community. Tom discusses how technology is changing the way we teach. What do we need to know and how do we keep up? Understand how technology has changed the way courses are designed. Look for opportunities to craft great learning experiences. […].
Dashe & Thomson
MAY 28, 2014
'If you want to create powerful learning experiences, it’s very helpful to get an understanding of how the brain works. While technology changes at an incredible rate, the brain evolves slowly. The following “brain facts” will help provide a more thorough understanding of the mysterious muscle that is the brain. 1. The unconscious mind rules the conscious mind There is an experiment that shows what happens when the conscious and… The post 5 Brain Facts That Influence How People Learn appea
Making Change
MAY 20, 2014
'“Welcome to the course Online Responsibility ,” a too-perfect male voice intones while you stare at a stock photo of a man who’s grinning idiotically at a computer. “Billions of bits of data travel through our firm every day,” the voice drones on while the stock photo changes to science-fictiony swirling lines and numbers. “Since the dawn of the digital age, electronic communication has…” You lunge for the Next button, but you’re not allowed
Raptivity
MAY 2, 2014
'Over the last one year, team Raptivity delivered a plethora of exciting webinars featuring seasoned learning consultants who discussed the latest eLearning trends and technologies. I thought I would take a look back at all and choose some key takeaways […].
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LearnDash
MAY 18, 2014
'Nobody is perfect, and neither is elearning. With every implementation that I have been a part of, there have been some lessons learned. I don’t see this as a bad thing, but rather just another reason why the elearning industry is so great. We can create elearning courses for year yet still strive to improve. While there are a great deal of suggestions out there regarding elearning design, often the same mistakes come up again-and-again.
Upside Learning
MAY 20, 2014
'More and more clients are coming up with a requirement to make their eLearning responsive to fit on multiple devices – some have a fixed set of target devices in mind, some want to increase flexibility and extend their eLearning to other devices, and some simply want to select this approach and technology from a […].
InSync Training
MAY 19, 2014
'This is the second post in a series of five titled The Pedagogy of Learning Design by Phylise H. Banner. To read the first in the series click here: The Pedagogy of Learning Design: A Translation of Pedagogies. Let’s have a look at how social presence guides the design and development of learning spaces where emotional expression, open communication, and group cohesion come into play!
Association eLearning
MAY 8, 2014
'Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text. If that doesn’t make your jaw drop, then think about the fact that viewers spend twice as much time engaging with video content over text only. Video is great because it appeals to many types of learners. Here are some tips, tools, and techniques you can use to share educational footage that engages members: 1) Tell a story.
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.
Making Change
MAY 5, 2014
'You’ve decided a branching scenario will be part of your project. But how long should it be? First, I’m assuming that we’re talking about an exploratory or “learning” scenario, meaning a story in which learners make decisions without a lot of hand-holding and learn from the consequences of their decisions. I’m also assuming that the skill you want learners to develop is relatively complex, such as managing a conversation to create the best results.
Living in Learning
MAY 26, 2014
'The "intentional" aspect of this design model is focused on impacting performance at the point of work first. This methodology is at the core of a Learning & Performance paradigm, which, by the way, is inclusive of training.but only if and when it is necessary. Our objective is shrinking time-to-impact, not time-to-training.
LearnDash
MAY 8, 2014
'Gamification is found in many contexts these days, but none more prevalent than in the K-12 education environment. Classrooms are leveraging apps, point systems, leader-boards, badges, and everything between to make their content more dynamic. Truth is, gamification itself is not very new, but the tools that we have available that have increased its popularity, tablets and APIs in particular.
Upside Learning
MAY 27, 2014
'Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 3 years or so, there is a strong chance that words like mLearning, Mobile Learning, Mobile-first, Mobile-everything, etc. may not seem new concepts to you. In the context of learning at workplace, the belief that mobile is the future of workplace learning is now […].
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.
InSync Training
MAY 14, 2014
'This is the ninth post in a series of eleven which will examine how to motivate the virtual learner. The first post introduces the series. Motivation Category 8: Provide Rewards and Recognition for Virtual Learning Participation and Success. It feels great to answer a question correctly, and to receive positive feedback from facilitators and peers.
Jane Hart
MAY 26, 2014
'There have been a number of infographics and videos over the years showing the amount of activity that happens in 60 seconds on the Internet. (Here’s a video from July 2013 and an infographic from May 2013) But of course the amount and rate of activity is constantly increasing so as soon as anything has [.].
Performance Learning Productivity
MAY 1, 2014
'The global training industry is large and in growth again post-2008. Data provided by the US membership organisation Training Industry suggests annual growth around 6% per year since 2009. Training Industry estimates the 2012 figures for the training market at $131billion in the USA and $160billion for the rest of the world – a global total of $291billion.
Learning Visions
MAY 30, 2014
'For those of you responsible for designing learning solutions for your organization, what''s your current mix? Asking because I''m speaking at mLearn Con in a few weeks -- The Accidental Mobile Instructional Designer -- and want to share some real world stats. Thanks for your help!
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LearnDash
MAY 15, 2014
'Classrooms all over the world are being flipped – and with good reason. More and more studies are revealing that a flipped classroom environment is enhancing learning retention. What is a flipped classroom? The flipped learning approach involves taking direct instruction and placing the onus on the individual learner rather than group instruction.
Upside Learning
MAY 29, 2014
'While managing training is unarguably a huge challenge to ensure everyone performs in line with the company’s goals, it is the period after the training is over, where employees need support and training cannot really help at that point. It cannot help because arranging for training cannot be done real-time and has a lot of […].
InSync Training
MAY 27, 2014
'Looking for insight into the daily routine of a new virtual facilitator? The following events at an internal training department are based on real facts. Names have been changed to protect the innocent - and my job.
Raptivity
MAY 22, 2014
'Post the release of Raptivity Linker, I have been talking to quite a few instructional designers to get their thoughts and comments on this new product. Recently, I was speaking to a friend of mine about Raptivity Linker. She was […].
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Jane Hart
MAY 22, 2014
'It’s National Learning at Work Week – so why not take the opportunity to find out about something completely different – and all for free! Here are 20 ideas that cover a variety of topics and use a variety of approaches – some are courses but others use non-traditional approaches – they might even stimulate [.].
Kapp Notes
MAY 13, 2014
'Here is a whiteboard video put together by myself and student Shawn R. Lowe using a combination of VideoScribe and Adobe Premiere.
LearnDash
MAY 5, 2014
'It isn’t a secret that technology is changing the way people live their lives, it only makes sense that it also impacts the way that we learn. Mobile devices alone are opening up new doors within education and corporate training. The changes aren’t only in accessibility. Sure we can now learn from literally anywhere with elearning delivered across tablets and smartphones.
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