WBT Systems

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Alleviate Career Anxiety by Promoting Lifelong Learning. Read more about Alleviate Career Anxiety by Promoting Lifelong Learning.

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Axonify

OCTOBER 1, 2018

“The best way for a student to get out of difficulty is to go through it.” Aristotle “My secret is practice.” David Beckham “We talking about practice. Not a game. We talking about practice, man.” Allen Iverson There are many, many quotes on the topic of practice. Some are deep and insightful. Others are awkward … Continued. The post Practice Transforms Knowledge into Performance appeared first on Axonify.

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The ease and accessibility of eLearning make continuing education and professional development undeniably more attractive to a larger audience. But if your organization is still on the fence, here are the top 5 reasons why you need to adopt online courses into your Learning and Development program today. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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KnowledgeCity

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a service-on-demand world out there. If you want a meal, you can get one in minutes at the drive-through, or even have one delivered by drone. You can choose a movie, listen to music, or watch a live sports event with just a touch of a button. When it comes to learning, however, there are still gaps between what new generations of workers want and what is available for delivery.

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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.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Looking for creative ways to illustrate course content? Try these infographic types. We all know how valuable and popular infographics are with teachers and students alike. But when it comes to creating them for their own course, many instructors struggle to find good inspiration for their infographics. For some, it’s a simple matter of being more oriented toward words or numbers rather than graphics, but for others, the challenge lies in knowing what kind of information lends itself towar

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Even though we live in the digital age, not everyone has internet access 24/7. Some online learners may even prefer to unplug occasionally to remove online distractions. In this article, I’ll share 9 tips to use downloadable eLearning content in your eLearning strategy. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Simple Shift

OCTOBER 1, 2018

One battle those in the enterprise social space continue to fight is the battle for leadership buy-in. I was reminded of this by two articles I read recently, one by Andrew Gerkens in his recent “The real reasons senior leaders won’t use your ESN” and the other by Rich Millington of Feverbee who wrote in […].

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I’ve called out a number of myths (and superstitions, and misconceptions) in my latest tome , and I’m grateful people appear to be interested. I take this as a sign that folks are beginning to really pay attention to things like good learning design. And that’s important. It’s also important not to minimize the problems myths can create.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When I speak of “the neurosciences,” I tell people that our brains are so complex that it takes many different scientific disciplines to even begin to understand it. Then I rattle off the list, usually eliciting knowing looks and nodding heads, until I get to quantum physics.

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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.

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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Besides the usual suspects of poor planning and lack of engagement and motivation, could standardization be the key to overturning those high drop-out numbers for online courses? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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JoomlaLMS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

You might be familiar with an HBO TV series “Silicon Valley”. Aside from being a hilarious show, it is also a remarkable satire. One of its’ signature gags is a montage of tech startup founders that promise “to make the world a better place”. However, it is a no-brainer that E-learning is the industry that is able to ease up the life of disabled students and make their personal world a more comfortable environment”.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Here’re the events where I’ll be through the last quarter of this year, and into the next. Of course, you can always find out what’s up at the Quinnovation News page… But this is a more likely place for you to start unless you’re looking to talk to me about work. I hope to see you, virtually or in person, at one of these!

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InSync Training

OCTOBER 4, 2018

ATD Webcast Recap. With all of the options available to accommodate individual learning objectives, many practitioners assume, “Oh! I’m only creating microlearning. I don’t need ADDIE or SAM or any complicated framework.”. However, when thinking about flipping your classroom to a more modern program, our team offers one critical reminder: instructional design becomes more important than ever.

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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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eLearning Industry

OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you’re growing your learning production team and are keen on bringing in new Instructional Designers to help shape and create fantastic modern learning experiences, here are 6 vital skills we’d encourage you to look for. You might also want to modernize your job title! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Docebo

OCTOBER 2, 2018

This free report, published in partnership with The 70:20:10 Institute, uncovers how performance support brings learning and working closer together. We’ve all heard the age-old question directed to L&D — how can we train staff quickly, when resources are already strained? The reason this query keeps popping up is that it still hasn’t been properly answered.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 3, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP.   Over and over, as we teach our ICCOTP Certified Online Training Professional course on how to teach online , I see students use our techniques correctly—but on the wrong topics. For example, we teach a very specific technique—the overhead question. The purpose of the overhead question is to review material you have already delivered or covered in the class.

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2018

In a highly competitive industry, how does one stand out from the rest of the crowd and continue to generate new business and develop successful eLearning solutions? At Origin, we are headed towards a decade of excellence in eLearning and continue to serve our key clients with the same vigor and passion that we had on day one. The three pillars that define our work are captured in the following words – Innovate | Ideate | Synergize.

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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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InSync Training

OCTOBER 2, 2018

First impressions are key to developing rapport with learners in any classroom, but especially in the virtual environment. Facilitators in the virtual classroom must grab the attention of the learner right away and keep it to be successful here. When trainers fill their delivery with verbal crutches, learners get distracted and possibly annoyed.

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Docebo

OCTOBER 5, 2018

What if your platform knew your learners’ preferred learning style and medium automatically? Everyone’s talking about it, some embrace it, others fear it. Many in “the Know” are saying that the reach of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be equivalent to the third Industrial Revolution. Global technology leaders, including Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai don’t understate the enormity of what AI will do to change everything as we know it.

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Client Engagement Academy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When you’re creating an online course, you need to make sure you’re properly compensated for your hard work. The best online courses are designed with some success factors “baked in.” This requires thoughtful planning since you’ve got to craft the exact educational experience that your audience wants to buy. Then, of course, you’ve got to […].

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ej4 eLearning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Since the beginning, ej4 has always partnered with our clients. We don’t sell training widgets, our solutions vary based on client needs. We are in the business of changing behaviors. Our vision is to ignite employees’ full potential. Our mission is to provide a unique learning experience to employees by delivering the unexpected in modern learning content and technology.

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Jane Hart

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Last week I released the Top 200 Tools for Learning 2018 list – the latest episode in my longitudinal study into the popularity of tools for learning as well as learning behaviour. I also wrote an analysis of the list and identified 10 Trends for Digital Learning in 2018.

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Docebo

OCTOBER 4, 2018

For L&D admins, AI will help you not only create better learning experiences, but also alleviate the majority of tasks that take up too much of your time. Whether you know it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is already having an impact on your everyday life. Gmail uses a tool called ‘Nudging’ to remind you to follow up or respond to messages that are older than two or three days, making sure you don’t fall behind on important communications.

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TOPYX LMS

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Deciding to use an online learning platform to train your employees is a big step. Learning platforms are a significant investment and require you to not only create educational material but also to train staff on how to use the system and consistently update online courses for relevancy. The benefits, however, are well worth the efforts. An online learning platform can help your business: Lower training costs.

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

We have reached a stage where mobile is no longer the future of learning. Smartphones signify the present and play a significant role in learning today. Be it learning at the workplace, higher education, or K-12, smartphones and the app-ecosystem have truly revolutionized the way L&D practitioners and educators approach learning. In this blog post, we will examine the importance of mobile learning in modern workplace learning, why organizations should invest in it, the growth of mobile learn

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Posts, articles and news about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) for the week 23-29 September 2018. (Learning is an internal process, continuous learning for collaboration, we need agile people, & more).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 3, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP.   Over and over, as we teach our ICCOTP Certified Online Training Professional course on how to teach online , I see students use our techniques correctly—but on the wrong topics. For example, we teach a very specific technique—the overhead question. The purpose of the overhead question is to review material you have already delivered or covered in the class.

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TOPYX LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Most companies offer employees opportunities for training and development. This not only helps a company by upskilling its workforce, but also helps workers grow and become more competent. According to Employee Training and Development: Reasons and Benefits , companies that train employees experience:¹. Less turnover. Enhanced company image. Increased job satisfaction and employee motivation.

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