LearnDash
DECEMBER 9, 2013
'Those of us who are actively involved in the elearning are well aware of the advantages elearning can provide to an organization , and to the individual, and in the past year or so, these advantages are becoming recognized among the general public. The flexible nature of elearning means that we are likely to encounter it in everyday life. Some people seek it out in for additional learning opportunities, and for career advancement.
Upside Learning
DECEMBER 3, 2013
'Lectora11, Captivate 7, and Articulate Storyline are the top tools that come to mind for HTML elearning development. Their key strength – they are able to provide an excellent library of ready templates and resources. But do you know which one is best for your project? Read on… Let’s begin with evaluating each of these […].
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Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'I am kicking off another blog book tour and am excited to be able to “go” on another tour. We are starting it today as ASTD and I kick-off a 10+ stop blog book tour for the ASTD co-published book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Fieldbook: Theory into Practice. The book is available at the ASTD Book Store. I have done several tours in the past and wanted to keep this one a little smaller to be a more intimate and to grow organically.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'It’s now 3 years since I published the Social Learning Handbook – and a lot has changed, so I am now working on a new version. Social Learning Handbook 2014: The Next Generation of Workplace Learning Practices in the Age of Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Social learning has become a hot topic in the learning [.].
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Raptivity
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'Our third interview in the series is with an another eLearning industry expert, Clark Quinn. Below is an excerpt of the interview: What are some of the key eLearning trends you are looking forward to in 2014? I think several trends […].
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LearnDash
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'The ed tech landscape is full of various buzzwords that sometimes it can be hard to really grasp the concepts that are being discussed. For example, one popular movement today being used in the education industry is the virtual classroom, but what exactly does this mean? The idea itself is not that hard to conceptualize, but often the characteristics regarding a virtual classroom are not discussed.
Upside Learning
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'This article was originally published in Inside Learning Technologies & Skills. Today’s Learning Management Systems are capable of much more than merely managing day-to-day training activities and keeping a record of ‘who did what and when’ The advent of social media and social learning is having a considerable impact on the process of organisational training […].
Kapp Notes
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'Here is a rough draft of the introduction of a chapter I am writing for a book. The first part of the chapter is an attempt to identify the key elements in the definition of gamification. Ironically, there is a good deal of consensus on the high level definition but, as they say, the devil is in the details. Gamification is an emergent approach to instruction which facilitates learning and encourages motivation through the use of game elements, mechanics and game-based thinking.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 16, 2013
'I spend a lot of time connecting with colleagues and contacts in my professional network in social networks. As I have explained in a previous post this is an essential way for me to keep up to date with what’s happening in the learning world. I also mentioned how over the years I’ve developed a [.].
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Raptivity
DECEMBER 4, 2013
'Our second interview in the series is with the eLearning industry expert, Bob Little. Below is an excerpt of the interview: What are some of the key eLearning trends you are looking forward to in 2014? I believe that the key […].
Association eLearning
DECEMBER 30, 2013
'It’s a new year and a new opportunity to explore other means of non-dues revenue for your association. For years, associations have relied on annual sponsorships, conference and meeting fees and internet advertising to generate cash and offset higher operating costs. Now, with many associations getting into the “education business,” they are finding that they, too, can profit from selling education and training to both members and nonmembers.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'It is becoming pretty common place these days for people to take the majority of their courses online (or at least some portion of them). Most K-12 districts even have learning management systems in place for online learning programs to supplement the classroom. The evidence is there: elearning is gaining in influence and being recognized as a legitimately way to earn a quality education.
Upside Learning
DECEMBER 17, 2013
'On a recent backpacking trip to Indonesia with my husband, who is also an instructional designer, we visited the famous Taman Pintar (literally, Garden of Knowledge) in Yogyakarta. We expected to see the usual collection of old relics from a time long gone, but were pleasantly surprised to find that the Government had tried to […].
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.
The Performance Improvement Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2013
' . It’s fitting, in this holiday season, to be talking about "joy". Menlo Innovations , a software development company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has made a joyful workplace its goal and has found that, by doing this, business success follows. In Joy, Inc. , a new book by Richard Sheridan, Co-Founder and CEO of Menlo, we read how his company makes joy the center of its business model. .
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 31, 2013
'This is the 6th year that I have produced a list of my favourite articles, blog postings and slidesets of the year, chosen from my annual Reading List. Here they are presented in chronological order with a short quote or image to give you a taste of what each one is about. I’ve also created [.].
Raptivity
DECEMBER 19, 2013
'Our fourth interview in the series is with an another eLearning industry expert, Robert Gadd. Below is an excerpt of the interview: What are some of the key eLearning trends you are looking forward to in 2014? The first trend […].
Performance Learning Productivity
DECEMBER 20, 2013
'“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
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
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'Last year around this time I posted my predictions for elearning in 2013 an always interesting activity as the year comes to a close. It feels like this past year has gone by pretty quick, and now it is time to make some predictions based on industry trends for next year. What does 2014 have in store for elearning? MOOC Madness. As we entered 2013, many of the biggest stories in the elearning world had to do with the emergence of MOOCs.
Upside Learning
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'This article was originally published in e.learning age. The number of mobile subscribers worldwide will reach 7.0 billion by the end of 2013, 7.5 billion by the end of 2014 and 8.5 billion by the end of 2016. This rapid growth and its increasing penetration have strengthened the use of mobile phones as learning tools. […].
Dashe & Thomson
DECEMBER 13, 2013
'In a nutshell, gamification techniques strive to leverage people’s natural desires, ranging from competition to achievement to self-expression to closure. It’s an industry poised to hit $5.5 billion within the next five years (M2 Research). While there are a lot of resources being invested in these strategies, there aren’t many that are doing it particularly… Continue Reading The post Tapping into the Intangible: Qualifying the Psychology of Gamification appeared first on Social Learning
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 8, 2013
'The recent trend in Performance Support has focused on L&D creating job aids and performance support resources for their people – frequently as a by-product of some online course or programme. But what do people do when they encounter a performance problem in the workplace? Well, most people EITHER Google their problem OR ask a [.].
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Raptivity
DECEMBER 26, 2013
'Our fifth interview in the series is with an another eLearning industry expert, Paul Clothier. Below is an excerpt of the interview: What are some of the key eLearning trends you are looking forward to in 2014? The debunking of […].
B Online Learning
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'Years ago my mother and her friends used to go and get their colours done with Colour Me Beautiful. This was like a personal stylist service that matched your own natural hair colour to a season. You could be spring, summer, autumn or winter. By finding your right season you could figure out what colours [.].
LearnDash
DECEMBER 15, 2013
'Many people have a general idea about what elearning entails as it is used across a wide-range of industries. The education market is using elearning on a regular basis, and corporations often use it for employee training. That said, the elearning industry is in constant motion. New tools and mobile learning technologies are opening up the possibilities for both course development and delivery.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
DECEMBER 12, 2013
'by AJ Walther The President has a Twitter account. So does the Pope. It makes sense that eventually someone important is going to use this social outlet to say something that you'd like to include in an academic paper or maybe even in your eLearning. But how do you do that? Here's how, according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) : Last Name, First Name (User Name).
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Knowledge Guru
DECEMBER 4, 2013
'Many of our customers are first drawn to Knowledge Guru because they are looking for a serious game. They want their training to be more game-like and fun for learners. But as much as we are believers in the power of games to improve learning outcomes, the fact that Knowledge Guru is a game is not as important to the learning value as the learning principles we built into the game’s design.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 1, 2013
'These are the links to articles and posts I shared in my tweets during November 2013, listed in reverse chronological order. If you haven’t got time to read them all, then take a look at the 12 I’ve highlighted. eLearning: From the enclosure to the global learning commons, David Price, elearn Magazine, November 2013 MUST [.].
E-Learning Provocateur
DECEMBER 10, 2013
'Another year of blogging draws to a close, this time dominated by the themes of MOOCs, open badges and the future of e-learning. This year my blog enjoyed more robust discussion, and I thank everyone who cared enough to comment. Comments are the lifeblood of bloggers, so cheers! It would be remiss of me not to call out three commenters in particular – Crispin Weston , Chris Taylor and Matt Guyan.
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