The Learning Dispatch

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Inclusion and diversity are imperatives in today’s workplace. For those who create training or administer training programs, that means considering and meeting the needs of learners with disabilities. A Guide for Creating and Buying Accessible Online Training within Your Organization’s Training Program. Training managers have a lot to do.

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eLearning Architect

JUNE 28, 2016

I often see organisations embroiled in this tug of war scenario. My job was to speak to shoppers and try to encourage them to switch their telephone contracts to a third party service that offered cheaper calls. I didn’t receive a salary, but was paid a small commission that increased with each person that I signed up.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 27, 2009

The second reason behind its popularity: greater recognition of the value of informal learning stemming from our personal experience. In his webinar titled ‘Learning isn’t what you thought it was’, Jay Cross made a strong case for informal learning. Firstly, it’s learning through sharing and collaboration.

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TOPYX LMS

JUNE 23, 2016

IBM MobileFirst gives an excellent definition of BYOD: “ Bring your own device (BYOD) is an IT policy where employees are allowed or encouraged to use their personal mobile devices—and, increasingly, notebook PCs—to access enterprise data and systems. There are four basic options, which allow: Unlimited access for personal devices.

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Spark Your Interest

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But writing e learning content is not the same as writing for other forms of media. As you will see in this article, writing for print or other media is very different than writing e learning content. It’s not simply a case of cutting and pasting bullet points from a PowerPoint slide.

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eLearning 24-7

APRIL 1, 2021

Do you ever sit there and think to yourself, okay, I have to write this, I’m not sure where to start, where to begin, but I know in my heart, this is where it is going. And yet, you know what you will write, will not be all rosy for everyone. You know that it is a time to reflect and ask yourself, “will it change?”,

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

You can’t make it through a year of designing eLearning without having to write test questions at some point. Personally, I found my Educational Statistics textbook to be an excellent sleeping pill. ). Second, perhaps you tested some of the least significant content. It’s A Measuring Instrument.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Rather, its about recognizing that some topics are better taught in a self-paced format, and many courses now blend delivery methods together, some modules are taught in person, some online, and some as eLearning modules. From our customers at Arlo, we’ve heard that the demand for ILT has increased in the last couple of years.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 6, 2024

For practical purposes, we will focus here on engagement as the personal involvement and perseverance necessary for the learner throughout their journey, and more specifically on the teaching strategies that foster it. Plunge learners into the heart of the matter by presenting them with scenarios in which they can solve problems themselves.

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Maestro

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Picture this: you’re sitting down to write a storyboard for an eLearning module—one that’s important to your organization, but one that you know will bore the socks off of your learners. Write the content in a lecture-presentation format. Write a realistic scenario question you know learners will relate to.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 28, 2015

Joe holds a degree in Computer Science, and writes books and articles about eLearning. I dare say that 75% or more of the eLearning that I have seen in the last few years has been nothing better than slightly warmed over PowerPoint presentations, usually with a quiz attached at the end. He loves to help others achieve their goals.

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Convergence Training

JUNE 4, 2020

It’s not easy to write well. Or, as Ernest Hemingway put it, “Easy writing makes hard reading.”. And while it’s true that all types of writing are difficult, it’s also true that each type of writing presents its own special challenges. How to Write Learning Objectives (interview with Dr. Patti Shank).

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eLearning 24-7

MARCH 6, 2023

Numerous articles have been published showing its shortcomings, from “ declaring love and harboring negative feelings about its developers ,” “ threaten a philosophy professor, ” to “ disinformation and the potential rise of conspiracy statements ,” and “ getting things wrong when writing.”

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Saffron Interactive

JULY 9, 2010

Now that I have experience of both writing and reviewing courses, there are a few things that I’ve learnt. So, if you’re also new to this industry, read on for my thoughts on how best to write an engaging e-learning course that achieves the desired behavioural changes.

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Learnnovators

JANUARY 30, 2015

Joe holds a degree in Computer Science, and writes books and articles about eLearning. I dare say that 75% or more of the eLearning that I have seen in the last few years has been nothing better than slightly warmed over PowerPoint presentations, usually with a quiz attached at the end. He loves to help others achieve their goals.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 26, 2014

How exciting is the scenario? He works with a broad range of public and private sector organisations internationally, helping them to build capability in the application of new media to learning, and to transform workplace learning through the effective integration of formal, informal, on-demand and experiential learning.

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eFront

JANUARY 23, 2018

But it’s also as difficult as it has always been, in the sense that it’s still up to you – the instructor or training content creator – to write quality content and to guide the learners successfully through it. Enterprise training is easier than ever in some ways ? and as difficult as it has always been in others.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 25, 2020

The value of these discoveries is immense since they offer us keys not only to thinking more intelligently, but also to better educating our young people and making our society more tolerant, creative and adaptable. In your opinion, is the human being first and foremost rational? Let’s dive in! Thinking in shortcut mode.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 27, 2014

How exciting is the scenario? He works with a broad range of public and private sector organisations internationally, helping them to build capability in the application of new media to learning, and to transform workplace learning through the effective integration of formal, informal, on-demand and experiential learning.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 14, 2019

Normally, folks write up a state of the industry at the end of that year (as I did for 2017). Higher number of L&D folks finally seeing the value of personal and professional development thru the use of e-learning, especially with LMSs and LEP/LXPs. But as with everything else, thinking out of the box, screams for a tweak. .

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eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The second, even more so. The third year was not to be; I had moved on. But Your first true love? If you met them in high school and are still together, good for you, but that first true love is no more for the rest of us. Hence, it is first and not still. What was the first meeting like? Seeing them? Catching a glance? Geolearning.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 27, 2024

Thus they cannot appear in a second nor all the other teams. Perhaps a learning platform that calls themselves whatever, has some functionality or more of an LMS, but won’t refer to them as that. Do you go with an Enterprise version? Customer Training/Education (aka legacy term as extended enterprise? Would that influence your decision?

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LifterLMS

JUNE 11, 2022

If we have to summarize the learnings from Ziv, then we could say that there is no better way of focusing than finding clarity and having a helping mindset. We are back again with a brand new episode of LMSCast. Ziv is a serial entrepreneur. One of his awesome projects is Balloon Artist College. Here, he teaches to become a balloon artist.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Point of today’s conversation: talking training, design and development if a marketing person were doing it. Point of today’s conversation: talking training, design and development if a marketing person were doing it. What cool things are other areas doing that we can leverage to make us better designers and developers?

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LifterLMS

JUNE 18, 2022

She has built a successful training-based membership site around her expertise on ActiveCampain. She took a whopping 5 years+ time to record the course materials for ActiveCampaign. So, you can imagine how much value and insight we are going to get from her. If you’re curious, you can find the course by searching Accelerated ActiveCampaign.

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LifterLMS

MAY 14, 2021

One mistake many creators make with their brand is they focus it around themselves too early and talk about how good they are as a person, coach, etc. Learn how to create a referable brand for your education company with Michael Roderick in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett of LifterLMS.

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LifterLMS

MAY 8, 2019

In this week’s LMScast Ali Mathis of the LifterLMS team discusses teacher appreciation week – a conversation with Chris Badgett on the world of online and offline education honoring teachers. Teacher Appreciation Week begins on Monday, May 6th and comes to a close on Friday, May 10th. At LifterLMS we are having special promotions for the week.

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LifterLMS

JULY 30, 2022

We have today Adam Preiser, creator of the very popular Presto player for WordPress as the guest for this episode of LMScast with Chris Badgett. Presto is the most advanced video player on WordPress and recently it was integrated successfully with LifterLMS, the best learning management system on WordPress. So it adapts.

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KnowledgeOne

APRIL 14, 2021

Albert Bandura, one of the major figures in 20th-century psychology, began to focus on the feeling of personal efficacy, also known as self-efficacy, in the late 1970s. The two other notions that are, along with the feeling of personal effectiveness, at the basis of Bandura’s flagship theory are social modelling and self-regulation.

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learnWorlds

OCTOBER 17, 2024

For course creators, AI isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a game-changing tool that streamlines content creation, enhances learner engagement, and offers personalized learning experiences. Layer 2: Producing Learning Activities In the second layer, AI assists in producing rich learning activities for your courses.

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Elucidat

MARCH 22, 2019

Academic writing concludes by summarising arguments and restating key messages. Be clear on what you want to leave your learner with before you even start writing. Be clear on what you want to leave your learner with before you even start writing. Read on for some practical tips and inspiring examples. The golden rule?

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dread is there when you are in the first, second, third, and all the other stages of purchasing whatever type of learning system. Yet it is there. In the states, a recent poll found that 64% of Americans see 2024 as dreed. In the states, a recent poll found that 64% of Americans see 2024 as dreed. And I bet you do, too. 

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ProProfs

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This shocking statistic underlines the need to create better sales teams and processes by hiring the right salespeople and sales managers and delivering top-quality sales training. . Personality traits required to succeed in sales . Personality traits required to succeed in sales . Here they are: Hire Better Salespeople.

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BrightCarbon

AUGUST 26, 2022

For some of us, TikTok is simply the sound a clock makes, but with 75% of its nearly one billion users under the age of 34, the video app has captured a generation – Generation Z.(1) 1) Does this technological divide represent a generational gulf? Are Gen Z really a species all of their own? And what does that mean for your online training strategy?

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isEazy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Evidently, this new scenario presents quite a challenge for many companies, which until now, have not had a need to switch to e-learning or have only partially implemented it. At this point, it’s likely that the professionals in your company have been working remotely for months. Tips for remote, hassle-free learning.

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BrightCarbon

JUNE 18, 2019

It’s true that some people are naturally more charismatic than others, but this doesn’t always make them good presenters. For a lot of people this common misconception can lead to crippling nerves, poor preparations, and lots of money in lost revenue as your sales deck doesn’t do what it’s supposed to.

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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 23, 2018

Whlie watching the sample project included with Captivate 2019, where the author is using two toggle buttons for Audio and for CC, I thought it could be useful to re-post this article from my personal blog in the community. Replacz the advanced actions by one shared action. It can also be used for other toggle buttons as you’ll see.

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