Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

GUEST POST: The Emerging Consensus — The Learning Scientists This is an interesting summary of research, compiling conclusions from multiple types of research. While I’m skeptical of most claims about neuroscience research directly informing learning design, this tries to avoid that. tags: branching. tags: Storyline free.

Cognitive 72

Cognitive eLearning Strategy SCORM Pedagogy 72

Upside Learning

JUNE 16, 2010

Apart from Interoperability standards – no real standards govern LMS development. Social and Informal learning trends. Course-centric workflows and approach is inherent. Varied and fragmented suppliers pool with differing technical and functional capabilities. Overall customer experience with LMS is not consistent.

Analysis 277

Analysis LMS Social Networks Open Source 277

Learnnovators

JANUARY 18, 2014

The year saw many interesting developments directly impacting e-learning in areas like: Courseware Authoring Tools. LMSs, LCMSs, and Learning Management Platforms. Learning Standards/Specifications (Experience API). Learning Analytics. Learning Styles (Personalized & Adaptive). Mobile Learning.

Predictions 186

Predictions Authoring Tools Gamification Analytics 186

eLearningMind

MARCH 2, 2023

For instance, an L&D ecosystem might include several components, like a Learning Management System (LMS), Content Management System (CMS), Learning Analytics Platform (LAP), or other learning system. Experience API (xAPI) is a newer standard to make such an inter-program/app possible. And what is xAPI used for?

xapi 52

xapi Compliance Training Resources SCORM 52

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Most discussions revolve around the technical aspects related to the definition and implementation of the standard, which is crucial at this stage of its evolution. The backbone of this specification is a Learning Record Store (LRS) – a repository for storing the learning experiences (records). SCORM VS EXPERIENCE API.

Authoring Tools 183

Authoring Tools Simulations SCORM Association Learning Management System 183

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Doesn’t always help you meet a specific learning objective. folksonomy rather than standardization. Metaphor: organic learning vs. $1 value menu at McDonalds OK, somewhere I lost this thread–there was an analogy here but I didn’t get it. no standard definition. Not dependent on time or place.

LearnTrends 262

LearnTrends microlearning PLE Learning Objects 262

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

In June 2023, the International Organization for Standardization published its first comprehensive standard for learning and development metrics. Need for the standard Practitioners continue to ask what should be measured, how it should be measured and what should be done with the metrics once they are calculated.

Metrics 76

Metrics Standards Phillips Kirkpatrick 76

Gyrus

JULY 25, 2024

The Importance of LMS Security Given the LMS’s role in handling sensitive data and delivering the learning experience, a secure environment is paramount. Here is why LMS security is paramount: Data Confidentiality: LMS security and compliance safeguards sensitive data like user information, learning materials, and assessment results.

Compliance Training 147

Compliance Training Security Association Learning Management System Compliance 147

eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

I think the desire to try something new, to care about aesthetics and usability, and to become relevant to the workforce (again) are evolving standards in our field. Expect continued improvements in the ease of getting streaming video content to learners, and improvements in delivering both standard and interactive video. Bruce Graham.

Blended Learning 108

Blended Learning Trends Expert Authoring Tools 108

ProProfs

MARCH 22, 2017

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? If you are thinking how to approach this, here are few pointers that will throw light on why informal learning assumes relevance for a company.

Informal Learning 82

Informal Learning Informal Business Social Media 82

ATD Learning Technologies

AUGUST 14, 2017

This approach combines traditional training sessions, either in person or online, with informal learning opportunities like microlearning assets and social collaboration. Informal learning implementation feels complicated. How to Bridge the Gap.

Blended Learning 77

Blended Learning Informal Learning Performance Support Informal 77

QuoDeck

JANUARY 14, 2018

Classroom teaching has been debunked for newer forms of learning and engagement across organizations. Interestingly, startups seem to be the ones driving companies towards such learning. The Use Of Informal Learning For Startups. Working in any organization involves learning, and at different levels.

Informal Learning 75

Informal Learning Social Networks Informal Collaboration 75

Upside Learning

JUNE 11, 2010

Even with the present challenges mobile learning of non-standard screens, operating systems, browser support there is no real doubt that mobile learning is fast becoming widely accepted to deliver and help manage activities around learning delivery. The future of elearning is mobile.

LMS 270

LMS Mobile Version SCORM 270

JCA Solutions

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Using Standards Separately or Together for Effective Mobile Learning. For many years, mobile learning was one of those promises. Once mobile devices started to become popular the promise of being able to have everything on our devices, including learning programs, was right on the heels. Technology is full of promise.

Standards 61

Standards Mobile Learning Mobile Flash to HTML5 Conversion 61

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In other words, these repositories must be compliant with international mobile standards so that we can accommodate the myriad of devices, browsers and operating systems that m-learning entails. Wikis, intranets, VLEs, LMSs etc must be mobile friendly for the paradigm to work. And we can turn this on its head too.

Wiki 188

Wiki Mobile Mobile Learning Knowing Doing Gap 188

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

JANUARY 17, 2016

The definition of xapi "a standard way of talking about our experiences in using data. Below in the graph you see an example where the data is collected in one place. A condition is that the data from the different platforms use Experience in API (XAPI).

Informal Learning 90

Informal Learning Blended Learning Informal Diversity Training 90

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

Learning on devices also require some of the standard device sizes, is there anything we can suggest while conceptualizing or designing any product for our customers as best possible option which can work with wider range of audience? We don’t have a standard price list for app vs. responsive web design. Authoring Tools.

iPad 270

iPad Custom eLearning Development Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 270

Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Tin Can enables L&D professionals the ability to easily track, quantify and share data gathered from various learning experiences. It’s great for tracking: Mobile Learning. Informal Learning. Serious Games. Simulations. Real World Performance. How does it work? An LRS can exist on its own, or inside an LMS.

Simulations 252

Simulations SCORM Slideshare Forum 252

Allison Rossett

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

And like me, she is an instructional technologist who, by disposition and profession, wants to know the standards. Blog posting Informal Learning instructional design personal growth standards Training + Development' Like me, Antonia, her real name, wants to get into yoga. Like me, she wants to do the best she can do.

Train 183

Train Training Examples Classes 183

Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Sounds like part of the deal here is that we can’t assume learning should be the same for everyone. About better groups & networks & organizations, not individual skills meeting the standards. Posted in Informal Learning, Workplace Learning. Easy to attack ADDIE.

LearnTrends 238

LearnTrends Organizational Learning Instructional Design ADDIE 238

Kapp Notes

JULY 8, 2010

There has been a lot of talk about formal vs. informal learning in the educational blogosphere and when it comes right down to it, formal learning is the most effective. When lives are on the line, the learning process is studied, calculated and formalized to a degree of realism as close to 100% as possible. Here's why.

Simulations 195

Simulations Customer Service Knowledge Worker Learning 195

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And then, it’s about facilitating social and informal learning: t apping into the power of our people, creating a learning culture, assisting the organization in systematic in good practices. . Other groups can and will take it on if we don’t but we’re supposed to be the ones who understand how we learn.

Reputation 258

Reputation Agile Quiz Cost 258

Clark Quinn

JUNE 11, 2013

The point is to characterize the relationship between underpinning infrastructure and mechanisms to support availability for formal and informal learning. Ultimately, these activities can or will be tracked through standards such as SCORM for formal learning or the new experience API (xAPI) for informal learning.

Technology 166

Technology Simulations LMS xapi 166

Experiencing eLearning

MAY 29, 2018

In my last post, I shared some thoughts about why people need to actually learn and remember things, rather than assuming we can always look them up. This post continues that discussion with the question of whether we should create courses or whether informal learning and performance support are sufficient.

Performance Support 248

Performance Support Support Performance Course 248

Upside Learning

JULY 16, 2010

Standards Compliance. While I did not summarize a similar post for SMBs a year back, I can list a few important ones which are more relevant (and needed) now than were earlier: Social Learning / Informal Learning components. The key points I had mentioned earlier were. Hosting and Support. Branding of the System.

LMS 219

LMS Compliance Training Companies LCMS 219

Connect Thinking

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

End-user expectations e.g. perception of e-learning, social media – what makes learning technologies useful and easy to use, engaging and reusable. IT e.g. pipeline technologies, challenges to standard operating environment.

Learning Strategy 209

Learning Strategy Strategy Social Networks Brandon Hall 209

Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2015

For well over a decade the Sharable Content Object Reference Model, or SCORM as it’s affectionately known, has been the standard for tracking eLearning. SCORM is established and trusted but limited, which has given rise to a new standard, Experience API or Tin Can API (The name depends on who you ask, but refers to the same thing).

SCORM 170

SCORM xapi Version LMS 170

Jane Hart

MAY 1, 2012

“Current educational practices that have a set curriculum, norm or standards based assessments and prescribed lesson agendas are often misaligned with an orientation that celebrates difference in learners and learning (Mentis, Quinn, & Ryba, 2005, as cited in Mentis, 2007). .”

Social Networks 194

Social Networks Diversity Training Pedagogy PKM 194

Paradiso Solutions

JULY 5, 2023

Have you ever wondered how the world of e-learning manages to seamlessly deliver educational content across different platforms? The answer lies in e-learning standards. These guidelines and specifications provide a common framework for creating, delivering, and tracking online learning experiences.

xapi 52

xapi SCORM Standards Diversity Training 52

Learnnovators

AUGUST 14, 2013

It has removed all the barriers (listed above) that existed with the previous standards. In addition, it offers lot more features opening up the door to a whole lot of possibilities that make learning professionals excited. Its potential is so huge that it is fast becoming the standard for e-learning delivery.

Learning Technologies 187

Learning Technologies Technology Mashups Flash to HTML5 Conversion 187

Upside Learning

JANUARY 30, 2010

What stands out is distinct lack of standards in cloud computing as the bigger players don’t want to participate in creation of one. The new smart devices for learning by Steve Wheeler. Tags: Future Learning Mobile Learning Social Learning eLearning Informal Learning learning technologies.

Learning Technologies 209

Learning Technologies Technology Cloud Computing Blended Learning 209

Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

In this context, below are a few guidelines that will help you to prepare your organization for the 70:20:10 Model: Accepting the facts and committing to the “informal learning first” mindset is the first step. Adopt the 70:20:10 Model as your organization’s learning strategy.

Performance Support 184

Performance Support Performance Develop Google 184

E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 17, 2013

” No matter how much we try to cultivate an informal learning culture within our organisations, this question pops up time and again. It means training providers such as employers can continue to endorse their own courses (naturally) but so too can other organisations such as ASIC, APRA and Standards Australia.

Compliance Training 250

Compliance Training LMS Compliance Open 250

Learnnovators

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Most discussions revolve around the technical aspects related to the definition and implementation of the standard, which is crucial at this stage of its evolution. However, ‘Experience API’ is ADL’s official name for this standard. The remaining 90% is happening informally! SCORM VS EXPERIENCE API.

Authoring Tools 100

Authoring Tools Simulations Association Learning Management System Standards 100

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 24, 2010

And as such, an appropriate Learning Management System (LMS) was the key to the successful execution of this piece of strategy. Two years on, the LMS has taken a centre stage in Training Companies’ functioning and has grown to offer the right set of tools both for formal and informal learning.

LMS 196

LMS Blended Learning Companies Social Networks 196

E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In other words, these repositories must be compliant with international mobile standards so that we can accommodate the myriad of devices, browsers and operating systems that m-learning entails. Wikis, intranets, VLEs, LMSs etc must be mobile friendly for the paradigm to work. And we can turn this on its head too.

Wiki 140

Wiki Mobile Mobile Learning Knowing Doing Gap 140

TalentLMS

AUGUST 6, 2019

In this guide, you’ll find out how to choose the best approach for your online training program, pondering on formal and informal learning. Choosing between formal and informal learning. When you design new online training content, do you consider whether to feature formal or informal learning elements?

Compliance Training 63

Compliance Training Blended Learning Informal Learning Informal 63