Tue.Aug 02, 2022

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From Training To Performance: Bridging The Gap

Dashe & Thomson

What Is the Disconnect Between Training and On the Job Performance. A major struggle that arises after an employee goes through training is knowing when and how to apply their new skills to real life situations. Without seeing the impact of these new skills, the employee has zero idea of what the outcome should look like, how to use their skills appropriately, and how to connect processes to real life situations.

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Twine 2.4.1 First Impressions

Experiencing eLearning

For the past several years, I’ve been using Twine to write and prototype branching scenarios. The upgrade to version 2.4 included some significant changes to the Twine user interface. While I know additional changes are planned to continue to improve the application, I upgraded to Twine 2.4.1 this week to get some first impressions. Mostly, I like the changes and new features, although I’m hoping for some additional improvements in the future.

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Product Adoption vs User Adoption: Hint—they’re not the same

Ontuitive

Product Adoption vs User Adoption: Hint—they’re not the same. The terms product adoption and user adoption are often used interchangeably when discussing B2B software and SaaS solutions. And while these definitions sound similar, there is actually a big difference between the two. It’s important to recognize and understand the distinctions, especially when an organization is creating strategies around each. .

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L&D Language is Limiting?

Clark Quinn

In our most recent LDA You Oughta Know event, our guest touched on the language we use. It struck a chord for me, thinking about how we refer to things. It led me to wonder whether, in fact, we’re hampering ourselves. So here are some thoughts around the question of whether L&D language is limiting us? So, Serena Gonsalves-Fersch heads talent for SoftwareONE, a global company.

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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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5 Expert Insights: Getting Virtual Onboarding Right

InSync Training

Nearly 70 million Americans quit their job over the past year, and 4.4 million of those people quit in April 2022. According to Gallup , only 12% of employees believe their organization does a great job onboarding new employees. That means up to 88% of employees are unhappy with their onboarding experience. The truth is a strong onboarding strategy retains talent.

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LMS Administration: What Can You Outsource

CommLab India

LMS standardizes your organization’s needs within the boundaries of documentation, tracking, automation, and delivery of training courses. Read further to know more about LMS administration and outsourcing its elements.

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Podcast Excerpt: The Why Behind the Rebranding

eLearning Brothers

The CEO of ELB learning, Andrew Scivally was recently invited onto The Learning Experience podcast to talk about eLearning Brothers rebranding to ELB Learning. Andrew mentions a few key points they considered when rebranding: The name, the logo, and the future.

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How To Make Your Next Group Project A Nice And Fun Experience

eLearning Industry

Have a group project coming up you’re worried about? Our tips and tricks will make your nightmare project a fun time for everyone! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Top Free Tools for Running an Online Store

The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

Photo by Negative Space from Pexels. In these competitive times, securing a profitable eCommerce business entails more than just having a nice e-store with some cool products. The competition is fierce, and you must arm yourself with tools that will increase your productivity while decreasing your costs. This article will teach you about a fantastic set of tools that will assist you in scaling your online store to the next level, streamlining operations, and positively impacting your profit.

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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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Get Fully Ramped In Record Time: Your Guide To Boost Employee Onboarding ROI [eBook Release]

eLearning Industry

Get insider tips to increase your employee onboarding ROI, set a realistic budget, and retain your new top performers. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Useful vs pleasant

Coursy

Five tips that help you create more meaningful learning solutions Do more online courses mean more learning? Unfortunately, no. Completing and liking any (online) course does not mean we learned something or will use the knowledge later on. More learning events do not automatically mean improved performance. By meaningful learning solutions, we consider the ones that also support learning in the flow of work and improve someone’s performance.

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4 Reasons why “free Learndash LMS plugins” aren’t always the greatest option

The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

Image Source: Pexels.com. Being the most flexible WordPress LMS plugin itself, LearnDash can still be extended further for advanced features. From course design, creating communities, and SEO to analytics, and the checkout experience, you can change every aspect of your LearnDash website using ‘Plugins’. In fact, it’s ONE of the reasons why people choose LearnDash in the first place.

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Cross-Skilling – A Strategy To Make The Most Of Your Company’s Talent

Disprz

The American workforce is quitting at an exponential pace. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2021, new hires totaled 75.3 million, and separations totaled 68.9 million. . “The Great Reshuffle” is a bitter truth that has shaken the U.S. business space. The Millennials and Gen Z are interested in expanding their skillset for advancing in their careers.

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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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How to Make a Catalog with WooCommerce

The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

Photo by Hassan OUAJBIR via pexels. Are you looking for a neat way to list all your products? Do you want customers to easily find out what they are looking for on your WooCommerce store? Then, you’ll extremely benefit by making a product catalog for your WooCommerce store. You can use it to create a complete list with a large number of products, list all your wholesale products in an organized layout, and if you own a restaurant website, can use it to let people view the menu, among other

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Top List Spotlight: Best Content Providers For Virtual Training

eLearning Industry

If you are planning to kickstart your virtual training content development, read this list of the best providers for virtual training. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Learning Pool secures first place on ‘Top Content Providers For Upskilling and Reskilling Employees’ list 2022

Learning Pool

With a portfolio of off-the-shelf catalogues complete with over 650 customizable e-learning modules, Learning Pool, the full-service online training provider is thrilled to have topped the eLearning Industry’s 2022 list for ‘Top Content Providers For Upskilling and Reskilling Employees’ with their new Future Skills content library. . Our Future Skills Library is a blend of new content designed by our award-winning team and a broad and deep range of modules and subjects across 12 soft skills, vit

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Going back to iFEST after two virtual conferences

Rustici Software

With summer coming to an end and kids returning to school in just a matter of weeks, it’s almost time for iFEST. Much like the return after a long break, we’re excited that iFEST 2022 will be in-person as it’s been two years since going virtual. It’s like that first day feeling all over again to catch up and meet with folks that care about the eLearning standards as much as we do across government, industry and academia.

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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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6 Best Corporate Training Strategies to Make Gen Zs Learn Better

CommLab India

Gen Zs are probably the most dynamic generation to ever exist. Find out why Gen Zs are different from others and what are the various ways to drive engagement among the Gen Zs as a part of the corporate workforce.

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BusinessWorld Award Goes To Disprz For “Most likely to become Unicorn”

Disprz

“The BW Unicorn Summit & Awards 2022 is a first-of-its-kind gathering on the global stage held at Bengaluru on July 22nd to examine how all unicorns successfully monetise ideas and eventually scale them for aspiring founders & existing entrepreneurs.” Disprz is honoured to be recognised at the BusinessWorld Unicorn Summit & Awards 2022 for the startup that is “Most likely to become Unicorn” – for our purpose, strategic vision, and the impact we make by e

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How to Use Backwards Design To Create Your Lesson Plan (Template + Steps)

Thinkific

When we first begin the process of building our online course, we are overwhelmed by all the different ways to… The post How to Use Backwards Design To Create Your Lesson Plan (Template + Steps) appeared first on Thinkific.

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What Is Learner-Centered Design?

eLearningMind

Instructional design was how we used to create learning materials when learning was still a bit boring and difficult. Now we use learning experience design, which brings learning to life and makes it really interesting. Learning experience design is unlimited, like a blank canvas on which anything can be painted. The objective is to create learning experiences that truly captivate the learner and make the enterprise delightful so they learn to their best ability.

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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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What’s a Flipped Classroom and Why Should I Use One?

Thinkific

Flipped classrooms are a blended learning style where students engage in their own learning pre class at home and then… The post What’s a Flipped Classroom and Why Should I Use One? appeared first on Thinkific.

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How to identify bullying and harassment in the workplace

Interactive Services

Bullying and harassment are two of the most common forms of misconduct in the workplace. Recent research has found that in the US and UK alone , over a quarter (26%) of office workers in each region have reported experiencing harassment or bullying at some point in their careers. In fact, the 2021 US Workplace Bullying Survey from the Workplace Bullying Institute noted that 30% of US workers had direct experience being bullied that year—up 57% from 2017.

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How to Structure Your Course (Ultimate Guide)

Thinkific

Do you want to share your knowledge and expertise in a way that allows you to reach a large audience… The post How to Structure Your Course (Ultimate Guide) appeared first on Thinkific.

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How does an LMS affect skills training in an organization?  

Creativ Technologies

eLearning has become a quintessential training need of the modern-day worker. Technology is going through a rapid transformation; hence continuous skills’ enhancement has become necessary. The HR (Human Resources) in a company organizes skills training program to ensure that the employees become acquainted with the crucial processes. A skills training program is created and delivered to the new employees and the old ones to ensure that they have maximum productivity.

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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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Create now your certificates in total autonomy!

Coorpacademy

Discover how to create your certifications directly from Coorpmanager, your unique entry point to manage your platform in complete autonomy! . Certificates are a list of different courses available on your platform, but completion of which will allow the learner to validate a certificate. This feature allows you to train a specific population on a mandatory topic to ensure that your learners take the courses of your choice.

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Customer Education: How Lodgify Educates its Customers Using LearnWorlds

learnWorlds

According to J.C. Penney: Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. Learn how vacation rental software company Lodgify empowered its customers and generated twice as many quality leads per month in less than 6 months by using LearnWorlds to implement its customer education program. The challenge. The solution. The impact.

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2022 Top Tools for Learning

Mike Taylor

It is time once again for my top 10 list of learning tools for Jane Hart’s Annual Top Tools for Learning roundup. Submit your top tools by August 25th. Here is my list for 2022: 1. Feedly. Feedly continues to be my favorite tool for learning. It allows me to keep up with everything I’m interested in efficiently by giving me control over how I consume information.

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