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Communication Skills Training for Sales Reps: How to Boost Team Performance with eLearning

iSpring Solutions

Some people could sell a bicycle to a fish or talk a hound off a meat truck. Their secret? They’ve… Read More. The post Communication Skills Training for Sales Reps: How to Boost Team Performance with eLearning appeared first on Explore the eLearning world with us.

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eLearning Security Protocols: The 3 Sides Of A Coin

eLearning Industry

Ensuring secure and comfortable virtual learning and teaching environments is one of the most critical aspects of online delivery. This article discusses issues in establishing eLearning security protocols with regard to the 3 main stakeholder groups. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Tech Tips for the eLearning Creator Who Does It All

Reflection Software

There’s a lot that goes into creating and successfully rolling out an eLearning. And if you’re an "eLearning Creator Who Does It All", this could mean that you’re not only the one designing and developing a training module but also the one who gets called to troubleshoot whenever a learner gets stuck. Navigating technical issues can be a headache, but thankfully there’s a lot you can do during development to reduce them.

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Do You Know the Real Rapid eLearning? [SlideShare]

CommLab India

Rapid eLearning designs and develops eLearning courses quickly using authoring tools. However, this doesn’t mean learner engagement, quality, and creativity are compromised. Explore what rapid eLearning is and isn’t, its services, 4 avatars, and more in this post.

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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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Creating a Leadership Development Program for a Non-Profit Organization

Infopro Learning

The recent pandemic has only increased the need for high-quality leadership development programs. Today courageous leadership is needed now more than ever. Your organization’s leaders play a critical role in driving innovation and productivity. They also have a significant impact on your business’s abilities to navigate change. In a recent study about the future of leadership development conducted by the Harvard Business Review, 50% of senior leaders shared that their talent developm

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BOB MOSHER – CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS

Learnnovators

BOB MOSHER - CRYSTAL BALLING WITH LEARNNOVATORS. ABOUT BOB MOSHER: Bob Mosher is a senior partner, and the Chief Learning Evangelist, at APPLY Synergies , a strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping learning organizations design, develop and measure effective learning and performance support strategies to meet The 5 Moments of Learning Need.

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Hiring Managers, Storytelling, and Tools: ID Links 5/25/21

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 what hiring managers want, storytelling, and tools from outside of L&D that can be useful for instructional designers. What ID hiring managers want. Instructional Design Hiring Manager Report 2021. Devlin Peck summarizes and analyzes responses from 101 hiring managers surveyed about what factors influence their decisions when evaluating instructi

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Blended training – Design and Delivery for Online Learners

Infopro Learning

Blended learning has long been a popular corporate training design approach. Blended programs help engage learners by providing training content in multiple formats to maximize effectiveness. However, much has changed in the learning landscape over the past year. The training delivery methods that were once some of the most reliable options are no longer effective in the current business environment.

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Learning Maturity Matters: Learning Management Survey [eBook]

eLearning Industry

Find out why learning maturity has a far-reaching impact on your bottom line and how the Maturity Model can help you reach new L&D heights in this learning management survey eBook. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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7 Ways to Build Your Credibility as an Online Instructor

LearnDash

Before anyone takes your course, they’ll want to know who you are. Here’s how to establish yourself in the industry. You have an idea for an online program. You’ve designed the materials, written the quizzes, and now you’re ready to launch. However, you’re having trouble attracting interested learners. What seems to be the hold-up?

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MANAGING INFORMATION OVERLOAD

Learnnovators

The common wisdom amongst instructional designers is to avoid creating an information overload. Don’t overburden the learner. Just keep things simple. Make it easy. Yeah well, I’m a reality junkie. I don’t think every job and every piece of content can be made easy. Some domains are inherently complex. Some people are expected to meet higher performance standards or sophisticated outcomes.

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Performance Consulting or Staffing Solutions: How to drive maximum L&D benefits?

Infopro Learning

Training outsourcing has become a popular solution for enterprise organizations this year. The pandemic has caused shifts in many industries as well as the world of L&D. The need for employee reskilling has grown now that the rate of digital transformation has sped up. Many businesses are working with outsourced training providers to help them improve and streamline their L&D processes.

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People forget: here’s what you can do about it

Axonify

Have you ever walked into a room and instantly forgotten what it was you needed? Or left the mall only to realize you’ve lost track of where you parked your car—even though you were only shopping for a few hours? Forgetting is just part of how human memory works. We don’t always get a say … Continued. Copyright © 2021 Axonify Inc. - All rights reserved.

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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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Leverage Change Management Solutions to Improve Business Outcomes

Dashe & Thomson

2021 has been a year of change. In the past six months, many businesses have struggled to find a balance between keeping their workers safe and remaining productive and effective. Virtual work has created a new collaborative environment, and with it has come the adoption of new technology and processes. Many organizations were poorly equipped to deal with this new work environment, even though most of us know that many employees are more productive when they work from home.

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Reimagine Learning with Gamification

Upside Learning

I’m not happy with the way learning happens today within organizations. Learning Professionals can do so much more! There are many like me who want learning to transform with the time we operate in. The way it should transform, however, depends on whom you’re asking. I try to build my answer, my idea of how […].

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Lambda Suite: 5 eCommerce Marketing Features to Help Sell Your Online Courses

Lambda Solutions

Choosing an online course platform for your eLearning course(s) can be a long and overwhelming process. With so many options to choose from, how can you make sure you’re getting the platform that can best handle all of your needs? Lambda Suite is an all-in-one eLearning and eCommerce solution that allows you to create and sell your online courses. Let’s explore 5 must-have eCommerce marketing features from Lambda Suite that will ensure your store is fully optimized to support your marketing plan

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Overworked IDs

Clark Quinn

I was asked a somewhat challenging question the other day, and it led me to reflect. As usual, I’m sharing that with you. The question was “How can IDs keep up with everything, feel competent and confident in our work?” It’s not a trivial question! So I’ll share my response to overworked IDs. There was considerable context behind the question. My interlocutor weighed in with her tasks: .

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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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5 Tips for Effective Virtual Delivery in L&D Training

Dashe & Thomson

Most organizations are still experiencing the repercussions of COVID-19, especially when it comes to the training and development of their employees. As many of these organizations are still working remotely, L&D professionals have had to get creative with their employee training programs. In order to avoid disruption in development of your teams, virtual training solutions have been put in place and present a lot of opportunity for a new approach to the way L&D material is delivered now

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The Pros And Cons Of Online Learning: Startling Lessons From COVID-19

Spark Your Interest

It has been almost two years since the COVID-19 outbreak. And the virus continues to cause disruption all over the world. Countries have gone into complete lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus. And organizations have turned towards remote working solutions to continue their operations. Including moving to online learning to train employees and customers.

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6 Benefits of Self-Paced Learning for Employees

ej4 eLearning

Today’s modern workforce needs a modern training mix. This includes blended learning with both eLearning and instructor-led sessions, on-the-job training, and also self-paced learning. Your diverse workforce is comprised of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and learning styles. Giving them the flexibility to learn at their own pace is critical.

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Virtual Classroom Tips We Learned From the Pandemic Year

InSync Training

The year 2020 marked the accelerated transformation of virtual learning. With the L&D industry forever changed, what did we learn from the pandemic year? A few of InSync Training’s top facilitators, instructional designers and producers weighed in. Here are some of the top tips they shared….

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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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5 advantages of a learning management platform

Gyrus

Learn about the various advantages of a smart and cloud-based learning management platform and how it can boost employee performance and enhance your organization's productivity with Gyrus

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3 Remote Training Mistakes to Avoid

TOPYX LMS

The use of remote training for corporate learning is rising in 2021. This is because companies have social distancing regulations they must comply with due to the pandemic. This year, remote training is a necessity for most organizations that want to ensure their dispersed workforce remains skilled and compliant with industry-specific regulatory requirements.

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The Learning Management System and Digital Adoption Platform: Why they’re a perfect pair

Ontuitive

Many organizations use a learning management system (LMS) to develop, deliver and track training for their employees, clients and partners. While the LMS has been around for more than two decades, its popularity continues to increase as digital transformation becomes more and more important. According to a 2019 research report by ATD , 83 percent of organizations currently use an LMS and 73 percent reported their LMS use rose during the previous two years.

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Without a goal, you can’t score: Re-imagining learning with gamification and data

Upside Learning

I’m not happy with the way learning happens today within organizations. Learning Professionals can do so much more! There are many like me who want learning to transform with the time we operate in. The way it should transform, however, depends on whom you’re asking. I try to build my answer, my idea of how […].

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Accelerating Change in the Insurance Industry: Why You Need to Invest in Talent Strategy

This whitepaper brings together research, expert opinion and industry trend data to help senior leaders understand current challenges and future-proof their businesses. Inside you’ll find insights on: The big challenges: From automation to onboarding, we explore the big challenges facing the sector. Onboarding: You only get one chance to make a first impression.

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5 Steps to Uncover Employee’s Skill Gaps

Gyrus

Identifying the skill gaps plays an important role in building effective communication and helps in the increase of production. Companies can organize skill development programs to make their employees aware of new skills that are much needed in the industry and relevant to the era.

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Fearless – Business Book Review

Nick Leffler

Another business book done. I finished up Fearless by Tim Kintz (also on Amazon) a few days ago but since finishing it fell on a Thursday I didn’t have a chance to write anything and don’t feel like doing so on a Friday evening.

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A Day in the Life: What Instructional Designers Actually Do

eLearning Brothers

Considering a career in instructional design or learning experience design? Creating learning content that helps others can be incredibly rewarding—but it often requires wearing many different hats. One day you’re interviewing subject matter experts, the next you’re a graphic designer or a learning management system administrator.