Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

In August, I quit my job as a long-term contractor at Cisco to officially make the leap to freelancing. I want to share my experiences and tips from these first three months as an independent contractor for anyone else thinking about making this change. You need a cushion in the bank to cover expenses when you’re getting started.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Using the numerous existing sales theories as a foundation, our REAL Selling sales training portfolio guides salespeople and managers to achieve or surpass sales goals, forecast more accurately, and boost average order value. This methodology supports you in maintaining these extended relationships beyond the initial opportunity.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

You can have the most elegant strategic plan, but if your organization’s beliefs and assumptions, values and guiding principles, workplace symbols and artifacts, and company lore are not consistent with that plan, not much will happen. So, how do you know what kind of culture you have and, if you want .

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 29, 2017

So… it makes sense for L&D personnel to consider what space mobile games (aka ones intended for play on a smartphone) might occupy in their company’s learning and development portfolio. Understanding each quadrant helps you assemble the right team and do a good job evaluating the game design the team evolves.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

It’s a pretty familiar story – you’re good at presenting, you get tapped to be a classroom trainer. You’re good with PowerPoint, someone assigns you to take on that eLearning authoring tool. You know the subject matter really well, someone says “Hey, she should train everyone how to do that!”.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

If you’re a freelancer or consultant, you should join our weekly calls. Mistakes I Made. Post URLs: If you’re on a platform that gives you a choice, use a simple scheme for post URLs that doesn’t include the date. This gives you shorter URLs than what I have, which includes /year/month/date.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Learning leaders can often make the mistake of thinking too narrowly about “inclusion.” For most CLOs and learning leaders, the word inclusion is synonymous with diversity, and diversity has become synonymous with the differences that you can see. Agency through a diverse skills portfolio. Adaptable learning delivery.

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Spark Your Interest

JUNE 1, 2019

There are many reasons you to consider hiring a company that specializes in developing instructional products. For example, you need a new training or e-learning course but. You, and/or your organization, are new to e-learning and you aren’t sure where to start. Proven Expertise – A Strong Portfolio of Clients.

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Nick Leffler

MARCH 23, 2016

When you start a new project, are you asking the following questions: Who is the real project stakeholder? The answer to these questions probably isn’t who you think it is. If you ask this to most Instructional Designers you’ll often get the following two answers: Subject Matter Expert (SME).

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eLearning Architect

MARCH 1, 2016

I don't know about you. One of the real challenges in starting a business is in identifying your weaknesses and rather than trying to be an expert at everything, recognise when you need to let go and ask for help. “ The hours you spend on a watertight brief will save you days of adjustments later on. ”

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 4, 2016

It still has a way to go but a number of instances seem to point to a more concrete and focused effort on making gamification work in learning and development and the spreading of the concept. It seems to me that the year 2015 was the year that gamification got “real” for learning and development. billion USD by 2018.

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eLearning Architect

MARCH 7, 2017

In this article, I'll look at the different options, explain the key considerations and provide advice on which you should choose and why. Note: It may be that you already have one of these - and assuming you've done the necessary ground work, that's great. But for those of you who have neither yet, let me explain.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 6, 2024

“When active, the child or adult makes predictions, thinks about an answer and anticipates it before it is given. Incorporating game elements such as scoring, levels, and badges makes learning more fun and rewarding, activating the brain’s reward circuits. 2001, for a demonstration using brain imaging).

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Don’t worry, we won’t be subjecting you to middle school clarinet recitals, embarrassing talent shows, or bad karaoke (hopefully not, anyway). That’s why we carefully selected some of the industry’s best thought leaders and game changers to present TWO DAYS of rockstar sessions for you. Stephen Baer, The Game Agency.

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Limestone Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Did you finish everything you needed to in February? Or did that sneaky, truncated little month whip you into a frenzy at the end? If you want to slow down for an hour but still feel productive, why not sample one of this month’s free webinars? “ Snow, grass, winter ” by Vladimir is licensed by pixabay. Robinson, Ed.D.,

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

JUNE 17, 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction Last week, I facilitated a portfolio workshop with Learning Rebels. In today’s post, I’m sharing some of what I discussed during that workshop, focusing on six steps for crafting a compelling instructional design portfolio to help you stand out from the crowd. But What If.?

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TechSmith Camtasia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

If you want to level-up your video or audio production, or want to know what products the TechSmith team recommends to make truly great videos, then your Christmas has come early! You can watch the video on this topic at the top of this post, to listen to the podcast episode, hit play below, or read on for more… Top audio gifts.

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 16, 2025

In VR, simulations empower students to conduct experiments in a risk-free environment, making education engaging and unique. Lets explore some key differences between immersive and blended learning to help you choose the most effective approach for your educational goals. billion US dollars by 2030. What is Blended Learning?

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TalentLMS

MARCH 23, 2023

You need to get something sorted straight away, and all you can think of is what you need to do to achieve that. Not only are you likely to omit practical details your recipient needs to action your request, but the recipient’s response is unlikely to be that urgent or accommodating. After all, it’s easily done.

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LifterLMS

MAY 4, 2025

This episode is brought to you by Popup Maker Boost Your Websites Leads & Sales with Popup Maker Get started for free or save 15% OFF Popup Maker Premiumthe most trusted WordPress popup plugin to grow your email list and increase sales conversions. State of the end, I’ve got something special for you. Thank you.

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Capytech

JULY 7, 2023

Avoid These Mistakes When Choosing an E-Learning Development Agency Choosing the right e-learning development agency will take the hassle out of creating training content, while also ensuring high standards of quality. Avoiding these mistakes is essential to ensure you choose the best e-learning development agency for your needs.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 13, 2024

But what exactly makes leadership effective? Qualities of effective leadership To understand what makes leadership truly effective, we must examine the key qualities that define it: Visionary thinking: Effective leaders have a clear vision and the ability to communicate it to their teams.

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 9, 2017

One way to do this is with a professional work portfolio. In previous posts, we discovered why you need a portfolio as part of your professional development. And we even looked at one community member who does a great job demonstrating her skills by showcasing her e-learning modules in her portfolio. Which was fine.

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Talented Learning

MAY 10, 2017

With so many employee-oriented learning management systems on the market today, it might be tempting to choose a well-known workforce development or compliance LMS, but that would probably be a mistake. Before you sell anything online – including training — you need to understand and implement ecommerce capabilities.

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LifterLMS

APRIL 16, 2023

Also Sama helps David to refine the site and make it more user friendly to give an easy solution to students. Here’s Where To Go Next… Get the Course Creator Starter Kit to help you (or your client) create, launch, and scale a high-value online learning website. David Cole: Thank you. Thank you, Chris.

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eLearning Architect

MAY 20, 2015

It's been 4 months since I wrote about my decision to embark upon a new adventure into the world of freelancing, which also turned into my most shared blog so far in several years of blogging (you can read that blog post here ). 2) The difference between contracting and freelancing Are you aware of the difference?

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Matrix

MAY 31, 2022

It takes patience and experience to do so effectively without feeling uncomfortable or making the other person feel overwhelmed. . As a trainer or manager, you probably want to create a collaborative company culture that centers on open communication, especially in a remote environment. Giving feedback is not easy. They are: .

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Paradiso

JUNE 14, 2024

To keep up with compliance demands on your teams and business, you need a cloud-based learning platform to implement, track, and manage compliance with great ease. Pros: AI-powered tools and contemporary user interfaces make collaborative learning and compliance training simple. What is a compliance training vendor? Pricing: $8.00/month/user

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OpenSesame

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

You hesitate over the fact that your startup may not become successful; you worry about spending an unprecedented amount of money, and all-in-all your head is in a tailspin. Luckily, there are important steps you can take which lead to a rewarding return on your new company: copyright, trademark, and patent agreements.

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learnWorlds

AUGUST 12, 2022

If you’ve been trying to improve your SEO ranking for a while now but haven’t been impressed by the results, here are two things you need to do. If you skipped the word “quality,” go back and reread the sentence because we’ll be talking about quality a lot. These are the top 3 signals you want to find on a website. Makes sense!

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If you’ve been reading my blog very long, you know I’m a huge fan of The Training, Learning, and Development Community. If you registered for the event, you can watch the replays by logging in using the link emailed to you and selecting the schedule. If you missed it, watch the TLDC website for links to the recordings.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2014

As anyone who has ever gone to school knows (excluding higher ed) when the bell rings that means you are in your seats ready to start the day. You can stare at Ohio on the map another day. RING RING RING RING. Hey Aaron get in your seat. Features On The Rise. Point is they are in systems and continue to appear more frequently.

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Eat Learn Repeat

MARCH 13, 2017

Before you even take the plunge a million questions pop up in your head. We had a successful meetup and based on our discussion with experienced and newbies in the world of freelancing, we have compiled the most common questions and responses to help you out in your journey as a freelance Instructional Designer. How to I start?

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 7, 2018

Making mistakes is a painful process, but it can also teach us something. ” It’s an appreciation that when we’re living in a world where the only constant is change, you have to prepare yourself. I think part of the CLO’s role is making sure that individuals see the need to prioritize learning.

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LifterLMS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Learn about how you can build your WordPress LMS freelance business transformation with Matt Inglot in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS. If you build websites as a service, Matt’s podcast is one to follow. If you like this episode of LMScast, you can browse more episodes here.

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The Be-all and End-all Guide to Creating a Supreme LearnDash LMS

APRIL 21, 2023

Whether you’ve used Magento for a while or are just starting out, you may be thinking about switching to a platform that’s more user-friendly and cost-effective. It offers versatile and accessible tools for business owners, and a plethora of other advantages, making it a wonderful solution for online retailers of any size.

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Everwise

JULY 17, 2017

A single career of our own is not enough to learn from every mistake we make. Therefore, it is critical to learn from the mistakes from others as we grow. In today’s world of portfolio careers, it’s important to consider whether a mentor from within our outside your organization (or a combination of both) is the best fit.

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