Lemonade
DECEMBER 10, 2018
When you think of your current training method, what words come to mind? If you’re like most people those words are probably boring & ineffective. 42% of employees describe the training they get as boring and useless. And that training isn’t just ineffective. it’s also expensive. It’s estimated that companies lose around $13.5 million per 1000 employees due to poor training every year.
CLO Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Bob Mosher is a senior partner and chief learning evangelist for APPLY Synergies, a strategic consulting firm. Change is hard, especially in the learning and development field. The irony of this revelation is that those of us in the L&D profession are supposed to be in the business of helping our learners navigate change. We want our learners to be flexible and self-motivated.
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InSync Training
DECEMBER 13, 2018
When we think of self-paced training content, eLearning modules often come to mind. Even with the development of “choose-your-own-adventure” content and the inclusion of bells-and-whistles, eLearning can fail to resonate with modern learners. This narrow view of self-paced learning hinders our creativity and limits the success of our learners. What if, instead, we elevated self-paced content to better bolster our blended training?
Swift eLearning Services
DECEMBER 11, 2018
When you feel like nothing is important more than learning, then you can think out of the box and add new dimensions to your ideas. In this context, Gamification has evolved by bringing online learning as a game to immerse the learners in life-like scenarios by virtual walkthroughs smearing virtual reality with it.
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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.
eLearning Industry
DECEMBER 8, 2018
This article will help you adapt an on-ground course for online teaching, following some of the recommended best practices to increase learner motivation and participation. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
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Infopro Learning
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Linear vs. Leaner eLearning Development: How to Drive Innovation and Customer Satisfaction. Traditionally, eLearning industry has followed the linear development process forever. ADDIE is probably the most well-known method of this linear process. With clear Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation stages, this time proven method has been successful and has played a key role in defining our industry.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 10, 2018
How can mobile learning make blended classrooms more effective? It seems like, with every passing year, technology and daily life become increasingly wound together. With most learners bringing their technology with them into the classroom—either on their laptop or their smartphone—there’s less of a distinction between when classroom learning ends, and the out-of-class, self-directed learning begins.
eLearning Industry
DECEMBER 8, 2018
The equation of facilitation is often a tricky one to solve for many companies. Everyone knows it is important, yet the pressing question of time is always hanging over our heads. One of the best ways to handle this is to recognize what type of online facilitator is needed and design accordingly. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 11, 2018
What is a learning experience platform? Suddenly the phrase seems ubiquitous, but what does it mean? It’s been on my mental ‘todo’ list for a while, but I finally spent some time investigating the concept. And what I found as the underlying concept mostly makes sense, but I have some challenges with the label. So what am I talking about?
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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.
Infopro Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Harnessing People Power to Energise the Learning Cycle. As organisations look to scale business performance and growth, many L&D leaders have made the move to e-learning courses as a means to reduce cost and increase access to training opportunities across their workforce. This shift has yielded dramatic results; what once used to take weeks can now be accomplished in an hour, but it has created a new set of challenges.
LearnDash
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Instructional designers can charge premium prices by adding “Just in Time” training development. When most people think about starting an online course business they think about creating elaborate courses with gamification elements, automation, communities and so forth. Done correctly this approach can result in a a high revenue, lost cost business.
eLearning Industry
DECEMBER 13, 2018
A great eLearning course isn’t just about great course content. Attention-grabbing headlines get things off to a great start and hook online learners from the first line. In this article, I’ll share 8 secrets to create the perfect headline for your next eLearning course. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
Clark Quinn
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Repurposed from another use. In today’s increasing rate of change and competition, coupled with growing ambiguity and uncertainty, L&D just can’t be about delivering courses on demand. Optimal execution, the result of formal learning, is only the cost of entry, and continual innovation will be the necessary element for organizations to thrive. Organizations have to move faster, be more agile, and adapt more effectively.
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.
Infopro Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Harnessing People Power to Energize the Learning Cycle. As organizations look to scale business performance and growth, many L&D leaders have made the move to e-learning courses as a means to reduce cost and increase access to training opportunities across their workforce. This shift has yielded dramatic results; what once used to take weeks can now be accomplished in an hour, but it has created a new set of challenges.
Client Engagement Academy
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Let’s talk about churn. What’s referred to as “churn” is simply the rate in which you’re losing members over a designated period. To calculate your churn rate for the month, divide how many members you’ve lost within the month by how many members you had at the beginning of the month. If you want to […].
eLearning Industry
DECEMBER 13, 2018
At the start of any eLearning development project, you consider a variety of factors to ensure your target audience gets the most out of your training. Are visual and audio media assets part of that discussion? Consider these 4 tips to ensure your media assets enhance learning transfer. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.
The Simple Shift
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Social learning is alive and well. Especially in the informal sense but formal social still needs encouragement. I made this realization at SwoopChat today (a Swoop Analytics users event) where I was delighted by the numerous internal comms people I met and listened to. I learned that many were thinking beyond social tech adoption (even […].
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.
Challenge to Learn
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Moving learning back to the business Learning has become too far detached from the business side of companies. In the days of medieval guilds, you would complete your entire education while working and learning the trade and skills alongside a master craftsman. However, times have changed and we've moved learning to schools and universities. At work, corporate HR/learning professionals are responsible for employees' learning and development.
Origin Learning
DECEMBER 13, 2018
How does an individual define a brand? Or how does the public associate one person with a brand? Apple and Steve Jobs, Microsoft and Bill Gates, Walt Disney and the Disney Company. These are just some examples of how despite there being thousands of employees, it is just one or perhaps two people who seem to represent an entire brand and its products/services.
Gyrus
DECEMBER 13, 2018
5 Features That Your New LMS ‘Must’ Have . If you are all set to invest in a new learning management system, you are in the right place. Online learning platforms prove to be the best training resource for businesses, schools, colleges, and universities. However, some learning platforms have so many unnecessary features that only ‘add’ to your cost.
E-Learning Provocateur
DECEMBER 9, 2018
Is it just me or is every year a “big year”…? Well 2018 marked a decade of blogging by yours truly, and that alone is something that I’m proud of. Throughout the highs and lows that life gifted me this year, I was able to share another 8 thought bubbles in addition to my annual list of conferences. I call them my Crazy Eight and I recall them here for your enjoyment and critique… Battle scars – We can’t fight an “ism” with yet more ism. 25 mo
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Docebo
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Find out what happens when learning is a priority for your organization. Currently, big money is being spent on enterprise learning and development and there’s a good reason why – learning is your competitive advantage. . Organizations spent $1,296 per employee on learning in 2017. This represents a 1.7% increase from 2016, when the average spend per employee was $1,273. .
InSync Training
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Virtually There session recap. As training adapts to innovative, ever-changing workplaces, our approaches to designing learning and supporting employees evolve, too. We know blended learning gives us flexibility, but it can overwhelm us, too. Recently, Russ Powell and Joe Halpin, the founders of Peregrine Performance Group , believe, “One of the most effective ways to build training is to focus on performance, build a job aid, and build the training around it.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 11, 2018
The work of the modern Learning & Development function is no longer just about designing, delivering and managing training experiences, but about enabling and supporting continuous improvement, learning and development. To do this, therefore, requires a different type of learning professional from the standard roles found in the workplace, i.e. instructors, facilitators and instructional designers.
TOPYX LMS
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Are you getting the most from your learning management software? Most company leaders who implement learning management software do so for training purposes. The problem is, they stop at employee training programs, while an LMS’s real benefits go much farther.
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dVinci Interactive
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Is Digital Learning the New eLearning? This was a recent topic among the team here at d’Vinci. The result was a surprising consensus that the term “digital learning” should be used differently than the term “eLearning.”. According to our team members, digital learning should only be used when referring to the learner’s perspective. The digital learner participates in digital learning by consuming digital content, using digital tools and engaging in digital experiences.
ej4 eLearning
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Who would have thought there would be a time when romaine lettuce would be bad for you! According to the Center for Disease Control, there have been 23 outbreaks investigated to date, including the recent romaine incident. (Sounds like an episode of The Big Bang Theory.) So, clearly it is perfect timing to observe Worldwide Food Service Safety Month.
Jane Hart
DECEMBER 9, 2018
Posts and news about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) for the week 2-8 December 2018 [who’s responsible for reskilling future workers? guide employees to own their own learning. MWL 2019] .
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