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What is a Learning Ecosystem? And How Does it Support Corporate Strategy?

ej4 eLearning

The term “learning ecosystem” is a trendy one in learning and development circles. It’s an important idea; understanding it helps organizations and their leaders think strategically about their learning and training—and helps them achieve the goals they set for themselves. To wrap our brains around this idea with a minimum of jargon and hand-waving, let’s start at the beginning: What is a learning ecosystem, exactly?

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8 Common Misconceptions About Serious Games In eLearning

Growth Engineering

Serious games are a trend in eLearning. However, some still avoid them due to myths that have suraced recently. It’s time to set the record straight! The post 8 Common Misconceptions About Serious Games In eLearning appeared first on Growth Engineering.

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The Real Reason Interactivity is Important for Mobile Learners

CD2 Learning

Because it's fun! We know your learning content is essential and the results you need are crucial to your bottom line. but to get there, the experience for your team should be fun and engaging! Passive eLearning, such as text-based courses or videos followed by assessment questions, might be delivered in an online format - but it just isn't enough for modern learners.

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Why Storytelling Works In eLearning

eLearning Industry

One of the most effective ways to convey information in eLearning is by getting your audience to care about the content. Creating relatable content via storytelling can help establish a genuine connection, increasing engagement and comprehension. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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How to Turn “Check-the-Box” Compliance Trainings Into Real Learning

Speaker: Brian Richardson, Brian Richardson, Founder and CEO of Richardson Consulting Group

Let’s face it—most ethics and compliance training programs aren’t winning awards for engagement. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be effective, captivating, and maybe even enjoyable! Join learning design expert Brian Richardson for a dynamic session on how to breathe new life into your ethics and compliance training. We'll explore innovative strategies to bring traditionally dry topics to life, making them resonate with learners and drive tangible change.

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5 Tailor-Made E-Learning Introduction Template for Articulate Storyline 3

Swift eLearning Services

We release the next set of Articulate Storyline ready-to-use content templates to help budding developers and instructional designer. Click on each image to view the template details. 1. Text and graphic template – 069 This simple animated text and image template designed with Articulate Storyline to present text supported with graphical icons or images.

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Gift horses

E-Learning Provocateur

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. I’m fascinated by this quote that Henry Ford may or may not have uttered. In The best of both worlds I promoted Design Thinking as a means of using customer insights to inform strategic decision making. However, as the above quote suggests, customers don’t know what they don’t know.

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Essential eLearning Design Resources Every eLearning Pro Should Know

eLearning Industry

Building a pro design toolkit that will make your projects look like a million bucks without breaking the bank. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Articulate Storyline 360 – Calculate Course Resolution Based On Features Selected – Player Size

Swift eLearning Services

In this blog we will look at how to calculate the course resolution or the player size based on the features that we include in the course player.

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Tips for Creating a Course Content Marketing Strategy

LearnDash

You’ve heard you should write a blog for your course. But what should you write about? If you’ve read any of our posts on how to market your online course , you’ve probably heard content marketing mentioned a few times. Content marketing is an great strategy for almost any business, but it’s especially suitable for e-learning for two reasons: It’s online, which is where your market is.

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The Best Skills Analysis Tools for Upskilling

The world of work is changing rapidly, exposing critical skill gaps across industries. Business and HR leaders are feeling the pressure to upskill employees—but many don’t know where to begin. The best place to start is with a clear, organization-wide view of existing skills. Tools like assessments and competency management software provide that visibility, helping you identify gaps and opportunities across teams and individuals.

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Join Our Team! Virtual Classroom Producers Needed

InSync Training

Are you interested in a work from home opportunity? Are you computer literate and a detail-oriented person? Do you have experience supporting WebEx Training Center, Adobe Connect, or any other virtual classroom platform? InSync Training wants to learn more about you! We are seeking contractors to join our dynamic Virtual Classroom Production Team. Our Producers ensure flawless virtual learning events by providing instructional and technical support to Facilitators during live learning events, tr

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Learning Experience Design: What You Need To Know

eLearning Industry

Experience design in learning is an obvious truth that is going unaddressed – a problem that no one wants to discuss within learning environments, where learners need it more than ever. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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When To Use Branching Scenarios

Experiencing eLearning

When should you use a branching scenario rather than other learning strategies? There are no “silver bullets” in learning; we don’t have “one way to rule them all” that works in every single situation. While I’m a big proponent of branching scenarios, they aren’t always the best method. Criteria for Considering Branching Scenarios.

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Make Sure to Test Your Course User Experience

LearnDash

Your course is built, but is it ready to be launched? No! Don’t forget this important step! The biggest mistake that I see people make when they create their online course is that they don’t have any user testing before they launch it. What usually happens is that they go through the course themselves a few times and then when they are happy with the workflow they press “publish” This is a bad idea.

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Building Compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Across States: CA SB-553 | NY S. 8358B

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Workplace violence prevention laws are rapidly evolving, with California’s SB-553 and New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act (S-8358B) leading the way. Join WILL’s experts for a nationwide webinar covering compliance requirements, with a special focus on these key state mandates. We’ll guide you through developing and implementing effective prevention policies, building a compliant plan, and delivering the required annual interactive training.

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Want your freelance workforce to thrive? Think adaptive

Axonify

Flexibility is a growing employee expectation. But this doesn’t just mean better schedules and work/life balance. Employees are increasingly looking to take control of their entire working experience which, for many people, means employment is not a full-time, long-term proposition. At the same time, organizations are shifting their staffing models to become more agile and responsive to changes in demand.

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Best Practices For Translating eLearning Content: 3 Must Haves

eLearning Industry

With the rapid scale of globalization, new technology, and digitalization, eLearning companies are choosing to scale up by providing multilingual resources. This article looks at what that means in terms of eLearning localization best practices. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Quick User Guide to Creating Engaging eLearning with Adobe Spark

Origin Learning

Gone are the days when an Instructional Designer was only meant to write storyboards and the onus would then shift to the Graphic Designer and Animation Artist to bring the storyboard to life. With the increasing use of tools like Storyline and Captivate, for an ID to stay relevant in today’s competitive job-market, the ID should be able to use any one of these tools to create eLearning courseware.

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WordSesh: The Online WordPress Conference

LearnDash

The world’s largest virtual WordPress conference is being held on July 25th, will you attend? When: July 25th from 8AM-8PM (EST). Where: Your Living Room! Price: $25. Tickets: Purchase Here ! The great thing about WordPress is that you have no shortage of opportunities to participate in conferences thanks to the expansive and incredibly affordable WordCamps that take place all over the world.

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HIPAA Compliance 2025: Navigating Regulatory Changes & Industry Trends

Based on comprehensive survey data from diverse healthcare providers, the 2025 HIPAA Benchmark Report delivers actionable intelligence for modern compliance programs. This report examines how organizations are restructuring HIPAA Privacy Programs to address emerging regulatory requirements. Through analysis of staffing models, program operations, and breach management protocols, it provides a clear picture of current best practices.

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How Do You Get Into eLearning?

Tim Slade

One of the questions I’m asked more often than any other is, “ How do you get into eLearning? ” And the truth is, there’s no easy answer to this question. That’s because most people fell into eLearning entirely by accident! For example, I was working in retail loss prevention, catching shoplifters, before I fell into eLearning.

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How "Sholay" Made Us Realize The Importance Of Outsourcing eLearning Services

eLearning Industry

There are several advantages that you can avail by outsourcing eLearning services, just in Thakur's style! This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, ?And How to Get Started

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

You’ve likely heard about xAPI (the Experience API or the Tin Can Project), but maybe you’re not quite sure what all the buzz is about. We've got just the live, online class for you: xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, And How to Get Started.   As adoption of xAPI begins to take hold, it allows for more robust and interesting tracking of the learning process.

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Give Me A Reason

The Simple Shift

OrangeTrail a Netherlands-based company thinking and doing right (just see who they’ve been hiring, working with and learning from and you’ll see what I mean), exists to help organizations successfully unleash enterprise social tech. They have a very simple but powerful framework to helping guide platform adoption: Give people a reason to visit, a reason to stay, and a […].

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Can Your Organization Spot a Conflict Before It’s a Crisis?

Speaker: Amie Phillips Pablo, VP, Corporate Compliance & Privacy Officer at Novo Nordisk

In today’s complex healthcare environment, navigating third-party relationships has become even more challenging—whether it’s vendor relationships, employee activities, or patient-facing interactions. Left unmanaged, these conflicts can compromise trust, regulatory compliance, and even organizational reputation. So, how can healthcare teams stay ahead?

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How Starbucks is Using LearnDash

LearnDash

The versatility of WordPress and LearnDash make for an attractive option to large companies with mission-critical training needs. I don’t know about you but one of the reasons I enjoy Starbucks is because the customer experience is generally the same across all of their locations. The staff is friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable at what they do.

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School is Where We Create the Future

KnowledgeStar

[Note: The numbers have significantly increased since 2011 … and that’s the point.] A Different Way of Looking at “School” School is far more than a building in which we educate our children to pass tests and grades. It is the place where we create the future of our country.

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TECHSMITH CAMTASIA 2018: Assets Galore!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018. (You can purchase the software directly from TechSmith or try the software free for 30 days via the trial download ).   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. However, if you check out the tools at the left, you’ll see the Media Bin and the Library have been separated (they used to be grouped together as Media tools).

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Selecting Metrics For Training Evaluation and Calculating ROI

Dashe & Thomson

Measuring impact is important for those responsible for evaluating the success of their organization’s training programs. However, it can be cost-prohibitive and resource-intensive to obtain data needed to analyze the program’s impact. So, what can we do to identify metrics to help discover the training program ROI?

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Key Concepts for Maximizing Efficiency in Translation and Localization for eLearning

This guide covers key aspects of successful eLearning localization in 2025. Whether you're new to localization or refining your approach, you'll find useful strategies to improve your process. Learn how to adapt courses for different languages and cultures while ensuring accuracy and engagement. Explore key topics like translation, multimedia, technical adjustments, and quality assurance.

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Mid-Year Report: 2018 eLearning Trends

eLearning Brothers

We’re just a bit over halfway through 2018. Man, did time fly. So much has happened already in 2018: we earned a learning technology award, attended some awesome conferences like ATD ICE and SHRM , hosted our own conference eLBX , released Safety Training Customizable Courseware, moved offices , etc. But, we’re not here to take a trip down eLB memory lane.

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The Short Definition of “Real Learning”

KnowledgeStar

Real learning is the ability to adopt what you know and know-how to do and adapt it under an everchanging variety of circumstances.

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How to Create an Effective Video Training Course for Your Employees

TOPYX LMS

Aside from face-to-face meetings, video is the next best thing. Yet, when it comes to corporate training, video may be the most effective and efficient way to do it. No matter the type of training required – onboarding new employees or rolling out a new work process or company policy – video allows companies to offer employees timely and necessary training resources that will set them and the company up for success.

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