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Create Motivating Compliance Training

Experiencing eLearning

In a previous post, I explained how starting compliance training with a worst-case scenario can engage learners right from the start. Setting the course up with a scenario helps learners understand why the policies matter. In this post, I’ll explain a technique for keeping learners engaged throughout the course. Instead of being so boring that employees just want to click through as quickly as possible, this strategy gives learners a reason to actively seek out and understand policies.

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Tips for Cultivating Gratitude in the Workplace

ej4 eLearning

“Thank you.” Isn’t that nice to hear? Would you like to work for a company that makes cultivating gratitude in the workplace a priority? Yes, me too. Treating your employees with gratitude can pay off with stronger engagement. It is also a topic that will help companies stand out from the competition when trying to attract and retain the top talent.

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What is an Authoring Tool?

Growth Engineering

Authoring tools play a vital role in the learning technology ecosystem. Without them, our learning management systems would be barren wastelands. Producing new training content would be an expensive and painstaking process. Thankfully, we do not live in this digital learning dystopia. Authoring tools have expanded our ability to produce high-impact eLearning courses without technical […].

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How to Scale Up Your LearnDash Infrastructure

LearnDash

Your course website needs to handle a larger load. Here’s how to prepare it for growth. One of our most frequently asked pre-sales questions has to do with the user capacity for our plugin. Sometimes this question comes from a large organization that wants to be able to onboard a whole lot of users at one time, whereas in other cases, it comes from users who are seeing their course numbers grow and want to prepare for continued success.

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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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Practicing the Preach

Clark Quinn

I’m working on my next plan for global domination. And as I do, I’ve been developing my thinking, and there are some interesting outcomes. Including a realization that I wasn’t doing what I usually recommend. And I also believe that you should ‘ show your work ‘ So here I’m practicing the preach. First, I’m developing my understanding, getting concrete about it.

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3 Core Competencies Your HR Must Have For Successful L&D

Lambda Solutions

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I’m Writing a Second Edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook!

Tim Slade

It was nearly five years ago when I started thinking about writing a book to share everything I knew about designing and developing eLearning. At the time, the mear thought of writing my own book seemed like an enormous task, and it was! In fact, it wasn’t my first time working on a book. At that point, I had already co-authored several of the E-Learning Uncovered books and was well-versed in the self-publishing process.

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How Do Millennials Learn? 5 Challenges L&D Managers Face When Training Millennial Employees

eLearning Industry

Millennials place a higher value on opportunities for training and development, but they also learn differently than the others. More traditional training programs have been proven to be less effective when it comes to training younger generations. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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OpenSesame announces partnership with Real Projects to expand business skills and information security course library

OpenSesame

Global 2000 can now leverage critical training to improve business skills and information security in their organizations. Portland, OR – 20 July 2019 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Real Projects to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription, to expand its curated library of topics of remote working, business travel, cybersecurity and business skills. .

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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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4 Important Differences Between Agile and ADDIE in L&D

Infopro Learning

The ADDIE and Agile frameworks are two development methodologies that are leveraged to guide L&D teams through a project. The philosophies of the ADDIE and Agile methodologies share many of the same practices. Both the Agile and ADDIE methodologies include analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation as part of their process, but the Agile methodology has distinct characteristics that set it apart from ADDIE.

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CourseArc Develops Tool that Enables Sharing of Course Content Across Counties and States

CourseArc

In a time where collaborative virtual learning needs to happen at breakneck speed, CourseArc, a content authoring and management tool, has developed a feature that enables the sharing of course content across counties and states. CourseArc’s client, the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA), an association of the chiefs of some of the most innovative virtual programs in the United States, is one of the first to utilize this new feature.

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How To Make Your eLearning Content Interesting: The Importance Of Scripting And Storyboarding

eLearning Industry

In order to design an efficient training program, you need to have engaging, interesting content. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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POINT-OF-WORK: Office of Workforce Capability (OWC)?

Living in Learning

Is it time to create an organizational entity scoped and chartered to ensure sustained workforce capability? Is it time to enable performance IN Workflows at Moments of Need found at Point-of-Work? Ask the operational stakeholders if they are after knowledge…or the capability to execute at Point-of-Work to add measurable value to the bottom line.

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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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Business-aligned strategies for Leadership Development: An Interview with Dr. Yvonne Catino, VP, Leadership and OD, Infopro Learning

Infopro Learning

“The bedrock for sustainability of training is strategic planning and a clear focus on outcome”. Empowering leaders is the key for organizational success in the cut-throat competitive business environment of today. For modern businesses, the key to successful leadership development is achieving an appropriate balance between knowledge-exchange, action and reflection.

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CourseArc Develops Tool that Enables Sharing of Course Content Across Counties and States

CourseArc

In a time where collaborative virtual learning needs to happen at breakneck speed, CourseArc, a content authoring and management tool, has developed a feature that enables the sharing of course content across counties and states. CourseArc’s client, the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA), an association of the chiefs of some of the most innovative virtual programs in the United States, is one of the first to utilize this new feature.

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User Experience Design eLearning Is the Best Investment You Can Make

eLearning Industry

With the help of UX eLearning, designers become more experienced and helpful because they are able to easily create responsive designs (i.e., designs that work on mobile, desktops, and tablets) and thus, improve User Experience. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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5 Tips to Save Your Remote Workers from Boring Employee Training

TOPYX LMS

For some companies, employee training is something workers dread. This is unfortunate since employee training that is both engaging and effective can yield benefits like increased job satisfaction and motivation, more efficient work processes, and higher levels of innovation and team collaboration. If companies want to see these results, they have to ensure their remote employees, who are much more isolated than on-location employees, don’t encounter boring training.

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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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Identifying the Most Suitable Training Methods for Your Business

Infopro Learning

There are many exciting training delivery methods to choose from today, but how do you know which training methods will be the most effective for your business? The training strategy you choose greatly impacts your ROI. An effective employee training program can boost your profits by as much as 46% (1). On the other hand, business lose more than 13$ million a year per 1,000 employees due to ineffective training (2).

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Introducing Streams – a powerful, new feature in Birch Learning Platform

B Online Learning

Streams provide flexibility for Birch Learning Platform users that have intricate and complex learning paths. They are designed for highly regulated industries with […]. The post Introducing Streams – a powerful, new feature in Birch Learning Platform appeared first on B Online Learning.

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How To Speed Up And Improve The eLearning Course Development Process

eLearning Industry

This article talks about improving the development process and quality of eLearning courses by improving the review cycle management. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Empowering Your L&D Team to Create Engaging Training for Healthcare Workers

TOPYX LMS

The past several months have proven very challenging for healthcare workers. They are faced with the near-impossible task of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic firsthand, in many cases risking their lives to care for coronavirus patients. Others are working tirelessly to stay on top of the administrative duties the global health crisis has created. All those working in healthcare must have access to healthcare training that gives them the skills they need to successfully navigate the COVID-19 pa

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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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CourseArc Develops Tool that Enables Sharing of Course Content Across Counties and States

CourseArc

In a time where collaborative virtual learning needs to happen at breakneck speed, CourseArc, a content authoring and management tool, has developed a feature that enables the sharing of course content across counties and states. CourseArc’s client, the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance (VLLA), an association of the chiefs of some of the most innovative virtual programs in the United States, is one of the first to utilize this new feature.

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Allen Interactions Partners with HR.com to Equip the HR Community in e-Learning Advancement

Allen Interactions

July 22, 2020— Allen Interactions, renowned e-learning leader, has partnered with HR.com , the largest network of human resource (HR) executives, to launch a series of online courses to introduce the HR community to a fresh, agile approach to learning and development (L&D) and employee training.

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4 ways frontline training has changed (and 1 way it hasn’t) during COVID-19

Axonify

It’s never been harder to be a frontline employee. They’ve always had a difficult job. Long hours. Changing priorities. Challenging customers. But now, on top of all of that, they’re dealing with personal health and safety worries on a daily basis. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every region, industry, company and employee in different ways. … Continued.

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Workplace Learning Today: Why Everything and Nothing has Changed

Origin Learning

Workplace learning in today’s world is about using technology to put the right content at employees’ fingertips at the right. The post Workplace Learning Today: Why Everything and Nothing has Changed appeared first on Blog - Originlearning.

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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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Exclusive Brandon Hall Report: Real Learning Measurement, Go Beyond Checking the Box

Upside Learning

The new Brandon Hall report is a rich resource for organizations looking to Go Beyond with Measuring Learning Impact Measuring the Impact of learning and development initiatives on business outcomes has been a constant challenge that the learning leaders have been facing. In Brandon Hall Group’s 2019 Learning Measurement Study, more than two-thirds of companies […].

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(The Right) Learning Modalities To Deliver Digital Learning: Part 5

eLearning Industry

This article will help you blend asynchronous and synchronous elements in your online courses. This is the final article in the series on using digital modalities and includes important insights on "how" to best combine them. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Future-proof Your Business with Leadership Training

Tesseract Learning

To ‘future-proof’ something means you are looking to ensure that the decisions you make today will work in the future. Future-proofing your business involves future-proofing your in-house talent. To survive in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous business environment, business enterprises need managers with leadership skills and organizational capabilities that are different from those that helped them get so far.