Absorb LMS

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Somewhere among the hundreds or perhaps thousands of e-mails in your inbox, somewhere in the skyscraper-high piles of paper on the corner of your desk, is something really really important. This might be an urgent policy or procedural change. If you work in emergency response, healthcare, security, transportation, among many other industries, people’s safety may be compromised if you don’t get and act on this information.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

This article was originally published in Learning Technologies 2013’s special show guide issue. Mobile Learning has been on the horizon for a long time but has met with scepticism and technical constraints in its early days. Now, even though bandwidths have improved and devices have become more capable, mobile learning is still struggling to take off.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that social media has changed more than just how we pass the time, it has now infused itself into formal learning channels. Although adoption is slow (for instance, only 15% of teachers find value in Facebook, Wiki, and other social networks), time will only show that it will rise. Interestingly though, about one third of teachers surveyed for this infographic say they use social networking or social media for their instruction.

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B Online Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

For many, the prospect of studying online for the first time can be daunting! The thought of studying without someone right there in front of you can be intimidating. However, those with experience in online learning would agree that online learning is supportive, flexible, personalised and collaborative. Supportive Frequent and convenient communication between learners and [.].

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

A recent article in Wired presented an interesting research finding. Flying around a virtual world as a superhero made subjects nicer in the physical world. The study conducted by Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab conducted a study where they took 30 male and 30 female participants and immersed them in a virtual world and assigned them either to play a superhero character who could fly or to become a passenger in a helicopter.

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Raptivity

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Hi everyone! I am Isha, the Communications Expert from Raptivity. You guys must have been noticing this buzz about Tin Can since the last few months. I am sure you all are as curious to know about it as I [.].

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

2012 saw the re-emergence of ‘Mobile learning’ or ‘mLearning’ as “new” (ok, not really new) buzzwords in L&D and Training circles around the world. But largely in the wrong context! Mobile Learning is being loosely attributed to any learning activity that is not location bound, which is very surprising! And even more surprising is, more often than not, it is not even referring to mLearning at all!

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Lately there have been a lot of articles and opinions circulating the internet on why massive-open-online-courses (or MOOCs) are the next greatest thing, but I’m not entirely convinced that is the case (not yet anyhow). Let me just say that I think MOOCs are pretty exciting – but I am wondering if we are getting carried away too soon. The commentary around MOOCs is understandably hopeful, and it should be.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

0. 0. 1. 2. 13. Kineo. 1. 1. 14. 14.0. Normal. 0. false. false. false. EN-US. JA. X-NONE. These are my liveblogged notes from a concurrent session with Julie Dirksen. I'm at the ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Conference in San Jose, California. Apologies for typos and incoherence. In ID school, we learned about the A and the D-esign part is mostly -- then all this cool stuff happens in this black box.

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

I have been been talking to a number of different organisations recently about the future of the L&D department and in doing so have been building on the diagram I shared in a recent post - where I illustrated how the function of the department is expanding into the new areas of performance support, as well as supporting social collaboration and personal learning.

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mLearning Revolution

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

'Last week Cisco published a research paper entitled “ Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2012–2017 ,” which included some staggering figures, as to the speed with which we are adopting internet-connected mobile devices around the world. Among the statistics provided in the report, one in particular stood out to me, namely: By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth, and by 2017 there wi

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Raptivity

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In an earlier post, I discussed the importance of interactivity in eLearning. This time, I thought we’d interact with one of our Raptivity characters to get the inside or “out of the box” (yes, she’s from our latest Evolve interactions) [.].

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Sorry! While exhibiting at ASTD TechKnowledge 2013 and Learning Technologies 2013, we seem to have severely underestimated the interest and demand we would have for our little pocket ready-reckoner on “ eLearning on iPads – 10 Bright Ideas ”! So if you missed it or only managed to grab a copy and need some more, we have created a slide deck of it, which you can find embedded below in this post.

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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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Web Courseworks

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Managers need to demonstrate daily evidence of disciplined work habits and unflappable confidence in decision making. This effort can be diminished if, like me, you are an email junkie. Below are three signs that you may have an addiction and could benefit from tips on how to detox. You often glance at your phone to [.].

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

This was sent to me by Muhammad Saleem. The infographic takes a closer look at reasons why some professors and academics remain unconvinced. I’ve taken a MOOC and found it interesting but I was not motivated enough to complete the activities or finish the course, but that’s only a sample size of one. I think the hype is a little over the top in terms of impact on education.

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

When I talk about the power of the simplicity of Twitter, people often tell me you can’t say much in 140 characters. So I then usually point them to the very popular Twitter account @cookbook , where on a regular basis Maureen Evans tweets “tiny recipes”, like the ones embedded below. Whisky Ice Cream: Stir6yolk/2c milk/?c sug&honey/¼t salt in bainmarie until thick.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

This time it’s radiologists. In a study reported by NPR , 83% of radiologists failed to see the image of a gorilla on slides that they were reviewing for signs of cancer. The conclusion by reporter Alix Spiegel is: … what we're thinking about — what we're focused on — filters the world around us so aggressively that it literally shapes what we see.

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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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Raptivity

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Interactivity, according to techopedia, is the communication process that takes place between humans and computer games. What is Interactivity? In training, interactivity has a broader definition. It is defined as any break where an individual participates in the learning process. [.].

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

At all major learning/HR/training conferences and events since last 12 months and more, there is a clear change you can notice – more and more people, increasingly, talk and inquire about mobile learning. I have personally seen a big change in the understanding and awareness about mobile learning people have and its fulfilling to see that what we believed, for last couple of years, is finally taking shape – more and more corporates are now actually implementing mobile learning than before.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

People familiar with my blog will know that I’m not a member of the anti-LMS brigade. On the contrary, I think a Learning Management System is a valuable piece of educational technology – particularly in large organisations. It is indispensible for managing registrations, deploying e-learning, marking grades, recording completion statuses, centralising performance agreements and documenting performance appraisals.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

There are many considerations that need to go into creating a learning game. Here are three questions you should ask before you begin. 1) What business problem is prompting the need for the game? – Lack of sales? – Lack of customer service? – Quality? – Time Problems? – Other? 2) What are the learners not doing now that they should be doing in terms of the problem described above?

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 2, 2013

Although I tweet links to interesting resources as I find them, and collate them in my Pick of the Day , the important thing for me about curation is also taking some time to analyse what I’ve found to try and make sense of it all, and consider how it adds to my own thinking and practice. So that’s why at the end of each month I take a look at all the resources I have collected during the month, and pick out the ones that I found particularly useful, valuable or impactful.

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B Online Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I was recently asked to speak at an elearning forum on eLearning design trends for 2013. This made me reflect on where I’m currently at with my elearning design and how I can create more meaningful elearning experiences for the people who take my courses. I’ve given myself three elearning design goals for 2013…probably a [.].

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Raptivity

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

At a recent event I came across an old colleague. As usual when it comes to old colleagues, work definitely has to be the topic for discussion. We began chatting and with all our discussion revolving around her latest e-learning [.].

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Association eLearning

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

'Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Google+ Pin this to Pinterest Stumble upon something good?

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

I think Ruth Clark’s provides a great service in presenting what the research says on elearning, starting with her highly recommended book eLearning and the Science of Instruction. So it’s hard to want to quibble, but she put out what I think is a somewhat irresponsible post on games with the provocative title “ Why Games Don’t Teach “ So it’s only fair that I raise my objections, though the comments do a great job also of pointing out the problem.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The presentation was a great deal of fun. We played “Fact or Fishy” Had a great audience and we had a great deal of fun. Team A got beaten fairly handidly so Team B gets accolades throughout the land. Here is a copy of my slides from the presentation. Games, Interactivity, Gamification for Learning: Creating Engaged Learners from Karl Kapp.

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In my previous post I shared a chart I have been using to demonstrate what it means for the L&D function to move from a “packaging” role to one that helps to support and “scaffold” learning in the flow of daily work. I have had a few questions asking how other organisations are moving forward in these areas, so in this (revised) chart below I have colour-coded the areas to show the different type of activity I am seeing.

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