Tue.Aug 16, 2022

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A Quick Guide to Social Learning

Learning Pool

The main idea behind social learning is that we learn better together. Let’s look at its benefits and how to incorporate social learning into digital learning programs. We’re social animals. The term social learning theory was coined in the 1950s, but the practice has been around for far longer. The basic idea is that we retain information better when we learn with others.

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Now What? Forming, Norming, Storming, & Performing for Hybrid Virtual Teams

InSync Training

Virtual teams are now the lifeblood of many organizations. The pandemic accelerated the trend towards more global, virtual, hybrid and mobile teams. All evidence points to virtual and hybrid work being here to stay. So we need to adapt. Our team development model needs to evolve. Every time we onboard new employees and team members, team dynamics change.

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Building the Case for Blockchain in Education & Corporate Training

Allen Interactions

When COVID-19 forced schools around the world to close their doors, remote learning technology allowed students and teachers to safely gather inside virtual classrooms and maintain their momentum. Many corporations rapidly adopted work-from-home policies whereby Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Mural, and other software platforms boomed as they supported the new paradigm in work and workplace collaboration.

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Consumed by consumption?

Clark Quinn

I don’t listen to podcasts. Not that I have anything against them; I would if I had a driving commute where my eyes must be occupied while my mind isn’t fully. However, I don’t have such a situation, and otherwise I’d rather read (as with videos, I can generally read faster than they can talk, and I can also skim). However, pondering the increasing growth of podcasts and other media, I begin to wonder if we’re being consumed by consumption. .

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From Predictive to Agile: How to Choose the Right Project Management Methodology

Our profession is undergoing a transformation, moving away from rigid, one-size-fits-all methodologies. Instead, project managers are embracing dynamic and adaptable frameworks that carefully consider project and product variables to determine the most suitable development approaches and project life cycles.

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Benefits of an LMS for Employees and Administrators.

TOPYX LMS

Employees and corporate training administrators have unique roles. The average employee’s day is spent scrambling to make deadlines and meet the expectations of managers. This is especially true in the post-pandemic business world where employees must be diligent to support digital transformation initiatives.

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7 Tips To Use Automated Recommendations To Enrich The Employee Learning Journey

eLearning Industry

Automated recommendations based on roles and competencies can help you create a system that works well and works faster than in a regular training environment. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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5 Tips to Design Social Learning Videos: The Most Preferred Training Approach in 2022

CommLab India

Are you aware that learning leaders want to focus on video learning? Today, the trend in corporate training is towards social learning via videos. In this blog, we discuss the tips you need to create captivating and engaging videos.

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Context Is Key: Structuring Complex Information For New Employee Onboarding

eLearning Industry

When creating a new employee onboarding program, designing the eLearning course in a way that makes it easy for the new hire to understand their role within the company and their specific job responsibilities is key. A lack of understanding about what is expected of them can lead to frustration and a high turnover rate. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The top 4 employee requirements that a skills development program has to address

Matrix

This article was originally published in eLearning Industry on July 11, 2022. . When employers assess the rationale for a skills development program, they usually focus too much on the business need to improve employee skills and not enough on employee expectations for skill training programs. Meeting employee needs is a key component of obtaining employee buy-in for training objectives — a necessary ingredient for ensuring a good return on investment for training and development expenditures.

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The Best Skills Analysis Tools for Upskilling

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.

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How Can You Gamify Training In Your Organization?

eLearning Industry

In this article, we discuss the reasons why games are a valuable training tool, the top 5 gamification perks, and how to create custom games using a game authoring tool. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Build a Thinkific Membership Site Step-By-Step

Sell Courses Online

So you picked Thinkific to build your membership website but need guidance before getting started. Worry not; we’ll show you … How to Build a Thinkific Membership Site Step-By-Step Read More ?.

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How To Drive Rapid Upskilling And Reskilling Effectively At Scale

eLearning Industry

In the new post-2019 business paradigm, upskilling and reskilling of the workforce is a critical building block for success. In this article, I cover rapid upskilling of the workforce and strategies for doing it at scale. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Don’t Let the Skills Gap Swallow Your Organization

Degreed

When I hear “skills gap,” I think of a chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon quaking, like it’s the backdrop for the penultimate scene in a bad 90s action movie. Maybe I’m a little dramatic, but the skills gap is really rocking the talent development space lately — and it’s only getting worse. From the United States to France and Germany to India, the rapid pace of change is being felt across the world.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Open the Learning Experience by Unlocking Your E-Learning Course

Rapid eLearning

“Step away from the solution.” I say this all the time when building courses. It helps me and my clients focus on the training program’s core objective. The course we’re building exists to help meet the performance objective; but the course itself is not the objective. This takes us back to what we discussed earlier: the problem of locking the course navigation.

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Microlearning In 2022

eLearning Industry

We have heard of microlearning many times in the last few years as one primary mode of implementing digital learning. However, the question remains: is it effective or overrated? I will try answering the question in this article. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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10 Best eLearning Blogs for L&D Professionals

eLearningMind

Have you ever been stuck in a bout of L&D block? You know that you want to come up with something engaging and impactful, but you’re stuck creating the same modules again and again. Hey, it happens to the best of us! The difference between run-of-the-mill pros and real visionaries is admitting that you need inspiration. Here, we’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite eLearning blogs and websites to help you reignite your eLearning passion and come up with new L&D solutions for your organizatio

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Google Analytics Alternative: Fathom Analytics

AccessAlly

Businesses rely on analytics data to improve their business intelligence and to make informed decisions about their business. In order to do this, they need access to accurate and reliable data. Google Analytics is a well-known analytics service that many businesses use, but is it the best option for you? Today we’ll be looking at […].

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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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The New iSpring Suite 11: Three Reasons You’ll Fall in Love

iSpring Solutions

Exciting news! In September, we’ll release a new version of our flagship authoring toolkit — iSpring Suite 11. It will… Read More.

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Free Instructor-Led Training Refresher: Rapid Memory Mind Game

KnowledgeAnywhere

Training can be tiring sometimes, and many underestimate how much mental energy it takes to be taught, especially virtually. Luckily, there are valuable tips and tricks to help this burnout, so Instructors do not need to teach to a bored audience or reinvent the re-engagement wheel. When Instructors feel the group’s energy dipping, this is a useful game to refresh the training, keeping everyone actively engaged and on their toes, while reminding them of course material that was just covered.

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Customer chats: How Zamann Pharma delivers secure student data with SCORM Cloud’s LRS

Rustici Software

Customer chats is a series aimed at new Rustici Software customers interested in sharing their insights and Rustici product implementation stories. . Catching up with Zamann Pharma. Zamann Pharma is a life sciences company that delivers training to university students studying pharmaceutical and biotech industries. They are using SCORM Cloud’s API with our built-in LRS (Learning Record Store) to deliver certifications to students while keeping student data accurate and secure. .

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Break Free from Corporate Training Monotony This 75 Indian Independence Day

CommLab India

I hope your August 15 was filled with freedom, pride, and joy. On the 75 anniversary of Indian independence, let us revisit India’s history and learn how cutting-edge frameworks can help corporate training and boost learner engagement in this blog.

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How to Fix the 10 Biggest Mistakes in Gamification

Speaker: Stephen Baer - Chief Creative Officer, The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning)

Are you using gamification as part of your L&D strategy? SMART! According to multiple studies, gamification strategies have been proven to increase engagement, improve knowledge retention, and get stellar results, but what if your results just don’t hit the mark? According to instructional designers interviewed by The Game Agency, some errors are very common when implementing gamified learning.

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Consumer engagement: Gamified campaign gaining momentum with leading brands

QuoDeck

QuoDeck’s gamified campaign #D2City has received over five million impressions in just two weeks. Leading brands are using gamified campaigns for engaging with consumers due lack of physical space where consumers can experience or see D2C (direct-to-consumer) brands after the Covid outbreak. QuoDeck’s one-of-a-kind gamified campaign #D2City, which is used as an engagement strategy for over 28 brands enrolled on the platform, has received over five million impressions in just 14 days of its launc

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Online Training vs. Classroom Training – Which is Better and Why?

CommLab India

Online Training vs. Classroom Training! Both have their pros and cons. Depending on your training needs and learner preferences you can decide which one suits your learners best. Let us give you a few differences between the two and help you decide.

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Accessibility, Outreach Emails, Failure: ID Links 8/16/22

Experiencing eLearning

As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I share these links periodically here on my blog. This post includes links on accessibility and disability, outreach emails for freelancers, the importance of failure in learning, branching scenarios, and more. Accessibility and disability. Accessible color palette builder. While there are lots of tools for creating color palettes, this is the first one I have seen that so clearly notes the accessibility of different combinati

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Why I am prioritizing eLearning Accessibility?

Philip's Learning

I am an advocate of inclusive learning, which means I believe everyone deserves equal opportunities to learn regardless of barriers such as disability, location, or ethnicity. I’m constantly looking for ways to make eLearning more accessible for those with disabilities, and there are many ways to do that. Here are some specific ways I am incorporating accessibility into my eLearning courses and why it’s important to me.

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What Is the Actual Cost of an Open Role in Your Company?

In today's tight labor market, hiring and retaining top talent is more challenging than ever. Every day a job remains unfilled means lost productivity and revenue. But vacancies can affect much more than your revenue. There are multiple direct and indirect costs, and it's crucial to adapt your recruiting strategies to prioritize the most costly open roles.

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Worldwide networking opportunities are possible with a Global MBA

Coursera

As one of the premier international programs on Coursera, the Global MBA from Macquarie University transcends borders in many ways. Macquarie University is based in Sydney, Australia, but the international reach of its online Global MBA includes current and former students from over 50 countries – including Singapore, United States, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, Japan, India, UK, New Zealand, China!

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SkyPrep Wins the Summer 2022 Top Performer Award in LMS from SourceForge

SkyPrep

SkyPrep is proud to be a winner of the Top Performer award from SourceForge, the world’s largest software reviews and comparison website. SkyPrep LMS would like to announce that it has been awarded a Summer 2022 Top Performer Award by SourceForge, the world’s largest software and services review and comparison website. This award recognizes exceptional companies and products with a significant amount of recent favourable user reviews that puts them in the top tenth percentile of highly reviewed

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10 Network Marketing Training Topics

Ed App

Network marketing can become your gateway to fortune. But how can you get there without proper training? We’ve listed down the best network marketing training topics to unlock your road to success. Network Marketing Training Topic # 1 – Building and Maintaining Trust. In a field such as network marketing, building and maintaining trust are some of the key components to being successful.

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