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Training Your Employees is Key to Customer Satisfaction

LightSpeed VT

Training Your Employees is Key to Customer Satisfaction You put everything into your business in hopes that it will thrive — not just survive. But, what if your operation isn’t growing? I might not be a problem with your product or service you provide, but the quality of the interactions [ ] The post Training Your Employees is Key to Customer Satisfaction appeared first on LightSpeed VT.

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How Design Thinking for Educators Elevates Corporate Training

Dashe & Thomson

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Beyond Kirkpatrick: 3 Approaches to Evaluating eLearning

LearningGuild

Beyond Kirkpatrick: 3 Approaches to Evaluating eLearning. pamela-hogle. Wed, 01/23/2019 - 00:01.

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How To Outsource eLearning Curriculum, Part 2

eLearning Industry

Embarking on an eLearning curriculum design project can feel like there are a million different moving parts. A well-designed eLearning curriculum will develop and nurture the critical skills needed to achieve a specific business outcome. Unfortunately, whether or not a curriculum design is successful is often left to chance. With so much on the line, who wants to take that gamble?

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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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7 Must have features of an instructional design software and recommendations

Wizcabin

An instructional design software is useful in ensuring that the ID process is effective, easy and efficient. However, before picking up tools, it is important to analyze and understand your instructional design process and requirements. What is instructional design? By definition, Instructional design is the process of planning and implementing a training system in workplace or for general education.

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20 real-world examples of Augmented Reality

E-Learning Provocateur

The 2019 instalment of Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week kicks off next month. For a couple of previous VR WOL Weeks I’ve collated lists of the examples that the participants unearthed – see 20 real-world examples of Virtual Reality and 25 more real-world examples of Virtual Reality. This time however I’ve decided to do something different.

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Custom eLearning Development: 4 Tips To Deliver Compelling And Engaging Content

eLearning Industry

“Compelling and engaging”… if I had a cent for every time I’ve heard these two words in the Learning and Development industry, I’d be a wealthy man…. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How Can Workplace Wellness Be Improved?

ej4 eLearning

Start With Healthy Balance. There’s a lot of research showing that healthier employees are a benefit to organizations. They are more productive, less likely to miss work or be involved in accidents, less likely to file workers’ comp claims, and more likely to stay with the company. Beyond productivity, we look at our employees as human beings, not just numbers or drones.

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3 E-Learning Industry Predictions for 2019

LearnDash

It’s that time again. Let’s have a look at what we can expect in the coming year for e-learning! I must admit that each year this article gets increasingly more difficult to write. For starters, it is hard not to make repeat predictions as I have learned that 12 months is hardly enough time for big shifts to occur in an industry as large as e-learning.

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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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What NOT To Do In 2019

Upside Learning

So, we are officially in 2019! A lot of us may have made New Year resolutions (some long lasting, some too short lived). But in this article, instead of giving goals and ambitions, let me try something new. Let’s make a list of things that are a no-no for 2019. Here’s a list of my […].

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How To Outsource eLearning Curriculum, Part 1

eLearning Industry

Curriculum design is the term used to describe all of the work focused on the organization and creation of instructional elements in a thoughtful and deliberate way to achieve a specific outcome. In this three-part article series, we’ll share all the steps, activities, and tools you can use to design a successful eLearning curriculum solution. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Y A (Yet Another) Misleading Mobile Marketing Post

Clark Quinn

Is this YAMMMP? I suppose I can’t address every one, but I think picking a few here and there are perhaps instructive. And, maybe, a bit fun. So there was a post on 5 mobile learning strategies. I’m a wee bit opinionated on mobile learning, so I thought I’d have a look. And, of course, it seems to be a random selection. I guess there’s a requirement to regularly put out stuff, but it seems they get someone to make stuff up almost randomly, for the sake of marketing.

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5 Components Every Successful Online Course Contains

Client Engagement Academy

Let’s say you’re teaching an online course on how to build a successful online business. Now, imagine your course attract hundreds of new customers, and you’re making thousands of dollars a month, WOW…that sound like a successful online course business, right? But what if I told you that only 8% of students actually finish the […].

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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 Market Your Course to Millennials and Gen Z

LearnDash

Demographics matter for e-learning. Here’s how to make sense of them—and market your course accordingly. Generations are always a bit nebulous. While we tend to discuss them in discrete groups (Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z), the reality is that these generations blend together, and that the transitions from one generation to the next can be difficult to define.

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How To Outsource eLearning Curriculum, Part 3

eLearning Industry

How can you create effective eLearning curriculum that will ensure your training program meets your learners’ needs and achieves both organizational and business objectives? In the final part of this article, you’ll realize that this goal is more attainable than you might think. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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What to evaluate?

Clark Quinn

In a couple of articles, the notion that we should be measuring our impact on the business is called out. And being one who says just that , I feel obligated to respond. So let’s get clear on what I’m saying and why. It’s about what to evaluate, why, and possibly when. So, in the original article , by my colleague Will Thalheimer, he calls the claim that we should focus on business impact ‘dangerous’!

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What is the advantage of LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability)

JoomlaLMS

What is LTI. LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) is a method for rich learning tools to integrate into each other. This specification, created by IMS Global, allows platforms like JoomlaLMS (a learning management system) to connect with 3rd party platforms or applications (tool providers) for single sign-on purposes.

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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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Learner Centric eLearning Design

B Online Learning

Years ago when I was learning to be a teacher, I was quickly thrown in the deep end to teach a group of […]. The post Learner Centric eLearning Design appeared first on B Online Learning.

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7 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Developing An eLearning Template

eLearning Industry

Are your eLearning courses making a real impact? In a world full of distraction, what you need is to hold learners’ attention and make them take notice. And it all starts with a reusable template that ensures consistency and improves the aesthetic appeal of your eLearning course. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Going Global: Curating a Personal Learning Plan for Success

InSync Training

Going global is a big job. Before you volunteer to lead a global training implementation, it might be time to inventory your own skills. Chances are, you are not an expert at every piece of implementing a global project. (If you are, feel free to drop me a note!).

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How To Create a Culture of Continuous Learning

Docebo

It’s now essential to promote and enable ongoing learning opportunities in your organization. What makes the greatest teams so successful? . In sport, and in business, it’s a desire to constantly be better. . New Zealand’s national rugby team, the All Blacks , boasts a winning percentage of 77% since their first official match in 1903, making them one of the most prolific and consistently-successful teams across any sport. .

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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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Onboard Financial Services Professionals More Effectively With an LMS

TOPYX LMS

Seventy-six percent of human resource leaders say onboarding practices are underutilized in their organization, according to an onboarding study that involved over 350 companies. 1 Another study conducted by CareerBuilder indicated that 36 percent of organizations don’t offer employees a formal onboarding process. 2.

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eLearning Automation: How To Automate The eLearning Process To Save Time And Money

eLearning Industry

How streamlined is your eLearning process? Do you think you are spending too much time developing eLearning and not getting the expected results? This article looks at novel strategies to lean your eLearning process. We will also look at some benefits of strategic eLearning automation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Four Steps to Contextual Virtual Learning

InSync Training

Our learners face a chaotic, complex, and overloaded world. They can (and do) access information immediately when they need it, and often dread training because they see it as a distraction from their pressing responsibilities. So how do we encourage enthusiasm and participation in formal learning programs? Through contextualization and authenticity.

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Are Your Employees Faking It? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Docebo

The unspoken truth about your “qualified” workforce. We’ve all heard the phrase, “fake it ‘til you make it,” but how many employees are actually “faking” it at work? . The answer is more than you think (or would like to hear). . You might be surprised to know that one in three employees in the U.S and U.K feel underqualified for their job, while another 33% fear that their boss or colleagues think the same about them. .

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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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SME Training: 5 Reasons to Publish Content with an LMS

TOPYX LMS

In the past two years, the corporate training market in the U.S. has risen to $90.6 billion. 1 A variety of professionals contribute to the creation of corporate training. Subject matter experts (SMEs) in particular have an incredibly valuable role in ensuring corporate training is properly composed, relevant, and effective. Subject matter experts are instructional designers’ go-to sources for the most accurate information on any given topic.

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Michael Allen: Hitchhiker’s Guide To The eLearning Galaxy

eLearning Industry

Someone who grew up on Authorware and pretty much tore apart the first edition of Michael Allen's Guide to eLearning, the 2.0 version flashbacks of the author’s life bring back lots of memories… And by lots, of course, I mean 42. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Ways to Present Content in eLearning

B Online Learning

There is a whole range of ways that information can be presented online. Most eLearning courses use a combination of instructional methods to […]. The post Ways to Present Content in eLearning appeared first on B Online Learning.

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