B Online Learning
AUGUST 22, 2013
'I’m pretty sure we all realise that life does not follow a straight line, even in the most well structured and harmonious environments such as homes and offices with amazing cultures. So why should your eLearning content follow the one route. Studies have shown that the amount of information and practical knowledge retained by adult learners, [.].
eLearning Brothers
AUGUST 15, 2013
'If you are anything like me, once in a while you have to have a good rice bowl. After waiting for your turn to order I ask myself the question, “Do I want white rice or brown rice?”. As I thought about that question and ate my rice bowl the thought came to me, “This is just like developing eLearning.” How, you might ask? Let me explain, eLearning can be appealing, healthy for you, and come with a variety of flavors just like a rice bowl.
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LearningGuild
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Since Flash stopped being the default tool of choice for cross-platform development, eLearning. producers. have been looking for an alternative, and HTML5 is the usual suspect. This month, Joe talks about. browser. compatibility with HTML5, and he identifies development tools that support delivery to HTML5.
Upside Learning
AUGUST 20, 2013
'Mobile is the future of workplace learning. It is not just a statement, but something I believe in. There are many a thinkers in the domain that I follow, learn, and get inspired from. Below is a presentation with a compilation of 21 most inspiring quotes and thoughts that apply to mobile learning, by some […].
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Performance Learning Productivity
AUGUST 12, 2013
'Most people get it. Classes, courses and curricula – structured learning events – don’t provide all the tools in the toolkit. They’re bit-players in a much larger world of organisational learning and performance. The part that formal, directed learning plays in overall organisational capability may be important at times, but organisations aspiring towards Peter Senge’s ‘learning organization’ – in other words, creating a culture of continuous learning - need to reach beyond simply improving str
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Making Change
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Let’s say we’re designing a course that will help widget sales people overcome buyers’ objections. The objection we’re focusing on right now is this one: “I’ve read that your widget creates a lot of heat.” We have a specific way we’d like our sales people to respond to that objection. Some people in our audience are familiar with the concerns about heat, while new people might not know as much.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 5, 2013
'It seems that if I am not confronted with a person who is convinced that learning games and gamification are evil re-incarnated and will corrupt the minds of all learners and destroy Western Civilization as we know it, I am thus besieged by a person who believes that learning games and gamification are a magic elixir that will wonderfully transform any and all boring, meaningless training into an “edge-of-your-seat-unforgettable learning experience.”.
KnowledgeStar
AUGUST 20, 2013
't''s in fact quite simple. If we listen to a PowerPoint presentation with boring bullet points, a certain part in the brain gets activated. Scientists call this Broca''s area and Wernicke''s area. Overall, it hits our language processing parts in the brain, where we decode words into meaning. And that''s it, nothing else happens. When we are being told a story, things change dramatically.
Upside Learning
AUGUST 6, 2013
'We truly believe tablets are a game changer and that there is strong merit in delivering eLearning on tablets. Tablets are no longer limited to entertainment purposes like watching video or playing games; but now are a part of organizational L&D activities across businesses large and small. The tablet market is showing exponential growth with […].
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Raptivity
AUGUST 30, 2013
'“Play is…more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.” Stuart Brown (author of The Neuroscience of Play) One of the challenges with any [.].
Clark Quinn
AUGUST 31, 2013
'Early this morning, my mother died. She’d been wanting to go; having lost one leg to bad circulation and with continuing pain in the other for the same reason, her quality of life wasn’t great. She needed help to get around, and hated to impose. She’d already outlived all her siblings, and fortunately her passing was relatively quick and painless.
Making Change
AUGUST 5, 2013
'Marketers and trainers have the same goals: They want people to do something. But they achieve those goals in vastly different ways, and I think marketers often do it better. Let’s look at some techniques we can steal from a successful marketing video. This post includes two embeds that probably won’t appear if you’re reading it through email or an RSS reader.
E-Learning Provocateur
AUGUST 12, 2013
'It seems like every time you blink, another free tool becomes available to help you create online learning resources. One of them is Udemy – a web-based platform that enables anyone to create and deliver online courses for free. Simply open an account and you are provided with the tools you need to structure your curriculum, upload your content, and publish your course to the world.
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LearnDash
AUGUST 5, 2013
'It certainly is an exciting time to be involved with learning and technology. Because of the great advances we are making in educational technology, new doors of opportunity are opening in classrooms. The Horizon Report has identified six technology disciplines that are emerging within classrooms across the United States. Some of these will take some time to implement, but others you can start using today if you want. 1.
Upside Learning
AUGUST 21, 2013
'We had presented a seminar on ‘eLearning on Tablets - What, Why and How?’ at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum in June this year and had later posted the presentation on our blog too. The interest it garnered on both the occasions drove us to plan a live webinar on the same topic. And more so […].
Raptivity
AUGUST 27, 2013
'This post provides four quick steps on how to create a winning eLearning portfolio. If you already have a portfolio, use these steps to update it. Your next eLearning opportunity may hinge on an updated winning portfolio! 1. Locate all [.].
Dashe & Thomson
AUGUST 7, 2013
'In a world of tightened budgets and continual cost-cutting drives, new systems need to prove their own worth. While there are some easy to measure hard-cost savings associated with eLearning (like less travel, fewer trainers, less work-interruption, etc.), the greatest benefit often comes from soft-savings. Unfortunately, measuring just exactly how […] The post How To Measure The ROI of eLearning appeared first on Social Learning Blog.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
Association eLearning
AUGUST 16, 2013
'This was my first year at ASAE Annual but it certainly won’t be my last. I got to meet and make so many association friends as well as gain a lot of valuable information. I recall overhearing one association professional talk about how ASAE Annual is like going to church or temple – you already know what you need to be doing but conference is a nice reminder.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
AUGUST 27, 2013
'by AJ Walther. A quick Google search for "positive affect and cognitive process" will turn up countless scholarly articles and university articles on the subject. In summary: research shows that emotion has the ability to influence cognitive processes like problem solving and attention, among others. I recently came across new research suggesting that when presenting data visualizations, users put in positive mindsets show improved accuracy in interpreting data.
LearnDash
AUGUST 7, 2013
'If you are implementing any form of learning program, be it for a company or in the educational sector, then you need to gather metrics on its effectiveness. Unfortunately, metrics are often overlooked, or just not implemented properly. Within education, assessments play a critical role within a student’s learning journey. Through effective assessments, teachers gain insight into a students’ comprehension of the material, which in turn assists them in helping their students learn b
Jane Hart
AUGUST 1, 2013
'I added lots of great posts, articles and reports to my 2013 Reading List in July – but here’s my pick of the month – presented in chronological order - together with a quote from each one. Learning is too important to be left to professionals, Harold Jarche, 1 July 2013 “Workplace learning [.].
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Raptivity
AUGUST 6, 2013
'April 3rd 2006. Dear Diary… Yes! The boss had approved my e-learning proposal! Alright! Just what I wanted! Now it’s time to get into it. I am so excited my brain is exploding with opportunities! Now where to get started? [.].
Dashe & Thomson
AUGUST 27, 2013
'The carrot and stick model of motivation is known to work in the short run, but how can you motivate employees to continue interest in eLearning for the long run without constant need to dig up more rewards? I recently read the book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, which provided a […] The post 3 Ways To Intrinsically Motivate Learners appeared first on Social Learning Blog.
Knowledge Guru
AUGUST 7, 2013
'In preceding posts on learning game design, I’ve focused on game goals, game mechanics, and a variety of game elements. Continuing with game elements, this post focuses on rewards and scoring. Let’s look at rewards first. Rewards. Rewards can be anything players earn via game play. Some games have them. Many games don’t. The new wave in learning games—and in gamification of learning—is to give players achievements for accomplishing certain tasks or hitting certain milestones.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
AUGUST 7, 2013
'by AJ Walther. We've talked about gamification. We've talked about color. Why not participate in a little bit of gamification that could strengthen your color knowledge--and maybe even make you a better designer? Blendoku is a mobile puzzle game that is free for Android and iOS. The object is to organize colors by saturation, shade and hue.
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LearnDash
AUGUST 29, 2013
'Back in 1965, Robert Gagne detailed a nine-step instructional process that many teachers, trainers, and instructional designers still use today when creating their learning events. The steps are not meant to be absolute rules, but they do provide a a good place to start during the creation process. Truth is, there are many design models you can use , so feel free to just add this one to your toolbox as it could very well prove useful. 1.
Kapp Notes
AUGUST 13, 2013
'Here is an interesting and fun video put together by my friends at Designing Digitally showing a very gamified life. A fun look at one of many possible futures of gamification. Here is a similar vision of a gamified future as well…a little darker.
Raptivity
AUGUST 19, 2013
'No one wants to take time and trouble, using their expertise, to produce something that’s not as effective as it should be. This is just as true of online learning designers and developers as it is of anyone. Since adding [.].
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