eLearning Brothers

APRIL 20, 2016

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a platform that enables the storage and delivery of learning content for the purpose of training and educating employees. The idea of choosing an LMS can be daunting. But before you decide to jump into the LMS search, it’s important to identify why you need this system in the first place. In addition to providing a platform that makes it relatively easy to deliver—and in some cases develop—eLearning, an LMS provides the opportunity to track and measure train

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LearnUpon

APRIL 21, 2016

This guest post is by Steve Penfold, Customer Success Director at Elucidat. The best production process isn’t the one that gets course content before an audience as quickly as possible. The best process is the one that can reliably deliver high quality learning content that’s fit for purpose to an audience within an appropriate timeframe. According to the Project Management Institute, ineffective communication is the primary contributor to project failure one third of the time.

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PulseLearning

APRIL 21, 2016

With the demand for online training increasing, outsourcing eLearning development can offer significant benefits for your organization. Because producing eLearning involves balancing key variables including time, cost, and quality, outsourcing development to the right vendor can help you achieve an equation that delivers a quality product while increasing your ROI.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 19, 2016

The 70/20/10 framework is one of the most popular learning and development models used today. The framework breaks down the major avenues for which a learner acquires new job skills. According to this model, 70% of what an employee learns comes from on-the-job training, 20% from peer learning, and 10% from formal learning. Included in the infographic is some advice for applying the 70:20:10 Framework.

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As a training manager looking to amplify your team's results, Knowledge Avatars are the next level. Beyond mere chatbots, Knowledge Avatars are companions, interactive tutors ready to educate the urgent information your team needs to excel in their roles. Knowledge Avatars are versatile and adaptable personal coaches! They can be customized with your company's knowledge via a simple upload of your data.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2016

Google Forms: Create a Branching Quiz Question – Teacher Tech. Use Google Forms to create a branching quiz. This could be used for a branching scenario as well. You can add images in Google Forms, so you could add some visual interest as well. A tool called Flubaroo can be used for scoring. tags: branching scenarios google howto tools. Rev – Transcription, Captions, Translation.

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TOPYX LMS

APRIL 19, 2016

How did you learn the colloquialisms of the region in which you live? Did you take a structured, formal class, or did you learn the terms by hearing the language of others? 100 bucks says you learned to speak colloquially by hearing the speech of your family and friends and following suit. This method of learning is called informal learning. Sometimes it is referred to as social learning.

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Learning Rebels

APRIL 20, 2016

You’ve just been informed that you’ve been signed up for “training” What is your immediate thought? Oh, crap. There goes my day. Maybe this time I’ll learn something. Maybe the training experience won’t be so bad. Yay! I always get something out of training sessions! I’m guessing that a fair amount of the time, it’s “Oh, crap – There’s goes my day.” Through drips and drops – we, L&D, are responsible for giving training a bad n

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 19, 2016

When you write a story for learning, you need a few essential elements such as a protagonist (the main character), the protagonist’s goal, and the challenges the protagonist faces. The protagonist should be someone your learners identify with. In workplace learning, that means the character has the same or a similar job as the learners. The learners should recognize the problems the character is dealing with and ideally share the protagonist’s goal.

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Making Change

APRIL 19, 2016

What’s the most common mistake scenario designers make? They provide feedback like this: Incorrect. You should always have the customer wiggle the synderhobble first. Most noise issues are caused by a loose synderhobble. Or this: This wasn’t the best choice. If Lars really has witnessed an ethics violation, you need to encourage him to describe it in detail.

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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 20, 2016

When investing in a Learning Management System, Training Companies, whether moving to eLearning or looking to scale their existing business, have one need in common – the ability to deliver and manage training for multiple clients (corporate or individuals or a mix of both) effortlessly. With absolute data security. And high scalability. For lower TCO […].

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Lambda Solutions

APRIL 19, 2016

How can we prove that the training provided by to healthcare clinicians is improving patient outcomes? The answer comes with competency based training - learning from the perspective of the clinician. LIke any popular methodology, there are a broad number of pieces to the definition. Some are as dry and devoid of creativity as you would imagine. Other more recent definitions, however, take advantage of the adult learning trends that have been evolving in the training world and incorporate them i

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Learningtogo

APRIL 22, 2016

Image: Wikipedia [link]. I recently attended a major conference of learning professionals and was surprised to hear one of the keynote speakers say, “Neuroscience has nothing to offer educational psychology today.” While many in the room were applauding, I was a little shocked and disappointed. I get it. We’ve all seen the over-hyped, overly commercialized claims of people who are getting rich off their own flavor of “The Neuroscience of X” (Fill in any topic you wish and start making money.

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Challenge to Learn

APRIL 18, 2016

All software and data will move to the cloud sooner or later. In this post I will explain why you should move to the cloud rather sooner than later. I have chosen 8 reasons that should convince you. 1. No IT hustle. All the software lives in the cloud and is maintained and cared for by the vendor. Your IT department does not has any involvement, neither you nor the IT department has to install anything.

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The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 21, 2016

What does 70:20:10 & continuous learning have to do with Sherlock Holmes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter and other heroic fictional characters? Possibly nothing… unless you believe this infographic. x—–x—–x—–x—–x. Designed by our Guest Blogger, Arun Pradhan. Arun Pradhan has over 17 years’ experience in digital and blended learning.

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Edmego Learning

APRIL 20, 2016

The Art of Voice Overs – Part 1. Voice overs are a major aid in learning retention. A learner can absolutely read through an e-learning course but that only engages the eyes. With voice overs you are now engaging the ears and boom!… you have just doubled your retention. The daunting part is the how to’s of recording your voice.

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E-Learning Provocateur

APRIL 18, 2016

My all-time favourite example of augmented reality has been reinvented. When I first saw BMW’s augmented reality glasses on YouTube over 8 years ago, I was excited. It heralded a new dawn in educational technology. A golden age in which learning & performance would be transformed. Then… nothing. For years afterwards, augmented reality seemed to be trapped in the mystical realm of what it “could” do in the future.

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Challenge to Learn

APRIL 18, 2016

All software and data will move to the cloud sooner or later. In this post I will explain why you should move to the cloud rather sooner than later. I have chosen 8 reasons that should convince you. 1. No IT hustle. All the software lives in the cloud and is maintained and cared for by the vendor. Your IT department does not has any involvement, neither you nor the IT department has to install anything.

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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.

Personal Learning

Jane Hart

APRIL 20, 2016

Listed below (in the right hand column) are 20 things that you, as a learning professional, will need to have done PERSONALLY in order to be adequately prepared to support new approaches to workplace learning in your organisation PROFESSIONALLY (as shown on the right-hand side). How many can you check off? If it’s not more than a handful, then you might find the upcoming L&D CHALLENGE useful.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2016

Cognitive biases – or the tendency to think in certain ways that lead to systematic deviations from a standard rationality or good judgment – color almost every aspect of our daily lives. We all have them, whether we want to admit it or not. I’m guilty of them in my personal life – system justification bias is the reason I’m resistant to upgrading my home computer to Windows 10.

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CourseArc

APRIL 22, 2016

We recently worked with an accessibility consultant to ensure that CourseArc content and interactive exercises are accessible. As a result, we completed the following updates: added alternative activities for drag-and-drop exercises. made the flashcard exercises keyboard accessible. completed enhancements to make CourseArc easier to navigate with a keyboard, including a better skip navigation link and focus indicators.

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Administrate

APRIL 20, 2016

At Administrate we love to share our expertise with our customers and blog readers! In this month’s Whiteboard Wednesday, James Tod from our Business Development team talks about the importance of attention to detail when coordinating training, and how Administrate can help. Enjoy! Key Points In order to deliver successful training, you Read More.

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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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Axonify

APRIL 22, 2016

Is Big Data a Game-Changer for L&D? L&D is under increasing pressure to prove the business value of learning: to demonstrate ROI and directly link learning initiatives to improved business performance. But, up until now, one of L&D’s biggest challenges has been to identify and capture metrics that clearly align learning with bottom-line business impact.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 19, 2016

The post 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIGITAL MINDSET appeared first on Learnnovators.

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InSync Training

APRIL 19, 2016

We are excited to welcome Brigg Patten as a Body Language in the Bandwidth guest blogger. From time to time new terminologies work their way into the business world. And one of the hottest terms among business trainers these days is “gamification”. Simply stated, gamification is the practice of integrating game principles and mechanics into a non-game experience.For business trainers it’s about adding elements of gaming into instructional strategies for more effective training and learning.

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Lambda Solutions

APRIL 21, 2016

If you're in the healthcare industry, and use AWS cloud hosting services, you'll be happy to know that AWS is HIPAA compliant. Healthcare providers use the AWS cloud to process, store, and transmit PHI (Protected Health Information). AWS allows covered entities and their business associates who are subject to the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to take advantage of a secure AWS environment to process, maintain, and store protected health information.

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Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 2016

According to WebAIM , captions are text versions of the spoken word presented within multimedia. Captions allow the content of web audio and video to be accessible to those who do not have access to audio. Though captioning is primarily intended for those who cannot hear the audio, it has also been found to help those that can hear audio content, those who may not be fluent in the language in which the audio is presented, those for whom the language spoken is not their primary language, etc.

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LearnDash

APRIL 19, 2016

Today we are pleased to let you know about an add-on that has been created to save you time and effort when setting up your online courses. Truly, this really is the ultimate LearnDash toolkit! Created by the Toronto based elearning firm Uncanny Owl , this toolkit was originally created for use on their internal LearnDash client sites. Seeing the value it gave their clients they have graciously made it available to all LearnDash users.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 19, 2016

I’m still a book guy (whether print or ebook), and have been reading a number of tomes of late. And, more and more, we’re seeing books that talk about the revolution itself or relevant components. Here’re a few that have come to my awareness of late, and I have perused in some depth, relative to my own Revolutionize Learning & Development : Jane Hart’s Modern Workplace Learning is an excellent complement to my book, with detailed descriptions of a rich suite of pra

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