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How to Improve the ROI of Your Learning Management System

TOPYX LMS

Investing in a learning management system (LMS) can come with a long list of benefits. It can help organizations store, organize, and access materials, as well as making it easy to track employee progress and performance. A great learning management system can even boost workplace productivity, and enhance profit margins.

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7 steps to getting started with microlearning

Axonify

Microlearning is not difficult. I’m not saying that it won’t require some solid work to introduce microlearning in your organization. But microlearning principles are just really simple to understand. Take a look at our microlearning definition: Microlearning is an approach to training that delivers content in short, focused bites. To be effective, microlearning must fit naturally into the daily workflow, engage employees in voluntary participation, be based in brain science (how people actually

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Integrating Game Thinking in eLearning Design

Origin Learning

The significance of gamification in modern eLearning is a topic that we have looked at earlier in several posts. The focus is now shifting on creating learning experiences that integrate games organically into the eLearning course content rather than a forced inclusion. This is precisely why; some gamified eLearning content works better than others.

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Design Learning Experiences – Not Instructional Presentations

Origin Learning

Our previous blog post looked at the importance of integrating elements of game thinking in eLearning design and how gamified learning makes workplace learning engaging and effective. Continuing the line of thought, our blog post today looks at how we can ensure that the eLearning that we create transcends animated presentations to offer a powerful and engaging learning experience.

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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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What Makes Good eLearning?

Tim Slade

If I asked you what makes good eLearning, how would you answer? Would you say instructional design? I’m sure you would—that’s what everyone says! But, think for a minute about all the other components that go into creating an eLearning course. It’s not just instructional design— it’s graphic design, user interface design, and visual communications! In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on what makes good eLearning.

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Articulate Storyline 3 – Wide Variety of Interactive Templates to Make Content Development Easier

Swift eLearning Services

We release the next set of Articulate Storyline ready-to-use interactive templates to help budding developers and instructional designer. Click on each image to view the template details. 01. Tab Interaction- 056 The Tab interaction template helps in presenting related contents on a single slide.

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The Incredible Benefits of LMS Content Recommendations

Meridian

The world of continuing education is complex. Whether it is to earn and maintain certifications, to work toward building a more competent and confident workforce, or simply to learn new skills, it is often difficult for learners to navigate large course catalogs to find the training best suited to their needs. From the perspective of […].

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Sit Up Straight! The Posture Effect Has Legs Again (at least for math)

Learningtogo

You can probably remember a parent or teacher urging you to sit and stand up straight. Depending on the context, there was probably some implication that you would become a better student, athlete, or leader of the free world if you would just exhibit proper posture. It turns out that your crazy Aunt Kitty may […].

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8 Factors To Consider When Choosing eLearning Translators

eLearning Industry

Is EVERY member of your global workforce getting the online training resources they require? In this article, you’ll discover 8 factors that you should consider when choosing eLearning translators. 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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Memes, Critical Thinking, and L&D: Insight from Allen Partridge

InSync Training

As technology evolves, our ability to learn anytime and anywhere changes, too. Now, our possibilities seem literally endless. Constant communication, the pervasive availability of information, and the ever-changing opportunities for social collaboration exemplify this new reality. At no point, though, has critical thinking been simultaneously more important and less commonplace.

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Copy This Proven E-Learning Gamification Strategy

LearnDash

Everyone says that you should use gamification in your online course, but rarely do they tell you how to do it. You have heard of gamification and you like the idea of having it for your online courses yet you are not sure where to start. The more you look into it the more overwhelming the entire process seems. Do you use badges and points? What should the badges look like?

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3 Ways LMS Software Gives Your Company a Competitive Advantage

TOPYX LMS

Your company has a sea of competitors. If you’re unsure of how to create a top-performing business, you will lose customers and stunt organizational growth. Positioning your company to stand out in the crowd can be a feat, but using LMS software makes it easier. A learning management system is essential to a progressive organization as it delivers a unique blend of benefits that help companies develop a competitive advantage.

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The Kanban Method And How To Streamline Your eLearning Development

eLearning Industry

Kanban is a method used to manage production systems and which began as an approach to lean manufacturing. Lean involves reducing waste and introducing improvements for greater efficiency. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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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ELEARNING AND PRESENTATIONS: In Search Of Free-to-Use Images

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. When trying to find quality images for use in PowerPoint presentations or eLearning projects created with any development tool such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, or TechSmith Camtasia, most people turn to Google. And why not? With a quick search you are sure to find the image you’re looking for.   For instance, I recently wanted to find an image of a puppy for use in an eLearning project.

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Is Your Closed Source LMS Losing You Money?

LearnDash

Less options means less flexibility, and that can cost you! There was once a time when I dealt exclusively with closed source learning management systems. I was consulting some of the world’s largest brands on their e-learning programs, and without fail they all didn’t care for their learning management system. When asked why they didn’t switch providers, the answer was simple: we can’t.

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How You Can Benefit From Actionable Learning Analytics

Lambda Solutions

Analytics have taken over the business world. Business intelligence and predictive analytics are helping businesses make better decisions and stay competitive. As of 2017, more than half of U.S. companies were using big data.

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Mobile Learning in the Modern Classroom

InSync Training

Mobile learning’s on the rise, and for good reason. Mobile technology, once a luxury, has become commonplace in our lives. We bank, read, socially interact, and more from a device that fits in the palm of our hand. The Jetsons imagined a similar future, but did corporate 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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The Future of Education and Training in an Automated Workplace (Reprise)

The Performance Improvement Blog

It's a vexing question: As automation, robots, and AI do more of the work that people used to do, and do it better and safer in many cases, what will people be doing and how should we educate and train people for these new roles? The Pew Research Center and Elon University address this question in a survey they did that resulted in responses from just over 1400 experts and highly interested individuals, selected because of their familiarity with the internet and its impact on work and ed

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6 Advantages of Using an Open-Source LMS

LearnDash

Should you launch your course on a hosted LMS, or use an open-source option? Many first-time course instructors, when looking for the best LMS option for their online course, turn to hosted LMS solutions such as Teachable, Udemy, or Thinkific. The attraction is obvious: these hosted platforms take care of many of the technical aspects of launching a new course, connect the new course to a wider audience of learners, and provide a handy toolset for instructors who may not have the technological c

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The Connection Between Learning Content Playlists And The Psychology of Personalization

Docebo

Amplify learner autonomy, boost knowledge retention and send engagement levels through the roof with user-generated playlists. We live in the age of personalization, a reality in which technology has enabled content of all forms to be manipulated and organized to reflect anyone’s tastes. That means the ability to organize your favorite tunes into customizable playlists (a la Spotify) or consume video that might match your interests based on content you’ve already watched (think YouTube/Netflix).

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The SMEs Guide To Working With An Instructional Designer

Dashe & Thomson

So, you’ve been asked to be a SME - a Subject Matter Expert - on an upcoming training project? Congratulations! It’s a big deal to be considered an expert. Your knowledge, and the relationship you form with the instructional designer (ID) picking your brain, will be vital to the success of your team’s training project. If it’s your first time around the block as a SME (or if you just want to improve the experience), here are some tips to make the collaboration a smooth one.

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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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Old and new school

Clark Quinn

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I was asked for my responses to questions about trends. What emerged in the resulting article, however, was pretty much contrary to what I said. I wasn’t misquoted, as I was used to set the stage, but what followed wasn’t what I said. What I saw was what I consider somewhat superficial evaluation, and I’d like to point to new school thinking instead.

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New Webinar Series: Surveying the Landscape for Restaurants in 2018

Inkling

We are excited to introduce our new restaurant webinar series. The three part series will give you a quick but thorough taste of what’s happening in the restaurant industry today, the challenges that brands face, and what exciting opportunities exist for improving operations and increasing employee and customer satisfaction. Part I: State of the Restaurant Industry.

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On-Demand Learning Isn’t Just a Buzzword, it’s a Necessity

Docebo

Just-in-Time Learning is key to empowering your learners with the access to easily-digestible and effective content anytime, anywhere. Companies around the world spend a lot of money every year on training, but much of their efforts are going to waste because their learners no longer connect with traditional learning modalities, which are compounding issues related to knowledge retention and a lack of time to complete training.

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ELEARNING AND PRESENTATIONS: In Search Of Free-to-Use Images

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. When trying to find quality images for use in PowerPoint presentations or eLearning projects created with any development tool such as Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, or TechSmith Camtasia, most people turn to Google. And why not? With a quick search you are sure to find the image you’re looking for.   For instance, I recently wanted to find an image of a puppy for use in an eLearning project.

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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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Trends in L&D

Clark Quinn

I agreed to be interviewed for an article, and was sent questions. And I wrote what I thought were cogent answers. I even dobbed in a couple of colleagues to also be interviewed. However, the resulting article isn’t what I expected at all. Now, I don’t intend to make all my posts critiques of what’s being said, but sometimes I guess I just can’t help myself!

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New Webinar Series: Surveying the Landscape for Restaurants in 2018

Inkling

We are excited to introduce our new restaurant webinar series. The three part series will give you a quick but thorough taste of what’s happening in the restaurant industry today, the challenges that brands face, and what exciting opportunities exist for improving operations and increasing employee and customer satisfaction. Part I: State of the Restaurant Industry.

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7 steps to getting started with modern learning

Axonify

A modern approach to learning delivers content in short, focused bites. To be effective, it must fit naturally into the daily workflow, engage employees in voluntary participation, be based in brain science (how people actually learn), adapt continually to ingrain the knowledge employees need to be successful, and ultimately drive behaviors that impact specific business … Continued.

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