What’s the Difference Between an LMS and an LCMS? Hint: It’s Not Just the Letter “C”
Association eLearning
DECEMBER 3, 2014
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7 Things About eLearning Your CEO/Executive Director Wants to Know
Association eLearning
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
How about an instructional designer? You will need some sort of portal to put your courses into, which is commonly referred to as a Learning Management System or LMS. An instructional designer knows how to present information in a way that makes sense to your learners. 2: What will we need? Will we need an LMS?
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Creating Engaging Courses for Professional Training
Academy of Mine
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
We recently sat down with Camron Brewer, the co-founder of Key Learning LLC , an instructional design company that works with other companies to design learning materials used for training employees and educating customers. What is Instructional Design? Differences between Instructional Design and eLearning Development.
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Start this 2019 by the hand of the Top eLearning Companies in India
Paradiso
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
eLearning portals: you can employ customized branding for each department in your university, school, company or institutions. Advanced Analytics and Robust LMS Reports: The LMS dashboard provides easy access to the system information, enabling you to make the right decisions and gain insight into the data. B Online Learning.
How to Develop an eLearning Program for Human Resources (HR)
learnWorlds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Step 3: Create an Instructional Plan You are ready to create an instructional plan. And, if you need custom learning activities, LearnWorlds also supports SCORM, the format most instructional designers use to deliver custom courses for corporate training. Making it a richer activity than simply reading.
Learning in the Times of COVID-19
Hurix Digital
APRIL 9, 2020
Here’s more on how to maintain instructional continuity in times of crisis. Navigate through different edtech portals. For instance, the Singapore Institute of Technology had a challenging task of converting all classes of more than 50 students to eLearning in their mid semesters.
Q&A: Maryland Historical Society
CourseArc
JUNE 9, 2020
As such we are dedicated to covering diverse perspectives and stories in our instructional material, including the contributions of women, African Americans, Native Americans and other groups whose experiences are central to our nation’s history. An example of a Historical Investigations Portal lesson, accessible online for all.
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Fixing the Hidden Gaps in Telecom & IT Training: From Code to Connectivity
Upside Learning
MARCH 5, 2025
The Overlooked Role of Peer-to-Peer Learning Top-down instructional design is used in the majority of telecom and IT eLearning projects, with L&D personnel or outside vendors creating organized modules. To address this, companies must invest in self-paced, interactive partner training portals.
5 Tips To Maximize ROI Of Your LMS
Upside Learning
OCTOBER 30, 2012
To ensure that learner spends quality & productive time on e-learning portal, it is important to implement instructionally sound, easy to navigate content that is relevant to an employee’s job and essential skill set. Provide Relevant & Instructionally Rich Content. Engaging learner through eLearning is always a challenge.
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Podcast 22: Launching a Learning Portal – With DirectEmployers Association
Talented Learning
JUNE 5, 2019
That was the goal when the DirectEmployers Association (DE) envisioned its new learning portal, DE Academy. Join me as I talk with DE Executive Director, Candee Chambers and VP of Membership Engagement, Jen Bernhardt about how they’ve created a modern learning portal that will grow with their organization’s needs.
How to build an SEO-friendly training portal
TalentLMS
APRIL 21, 2022
And now it’s time for your new training portal to go live. In this guide, we show you how to use SEO for online courses, sharing best practice tips, useful tools, and powerful techniques that will help drive traffic to your training portal. How to optimize a training portal for SEO. You’ve thought of everything. The answer?
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Banking on eLearning: A Smarter Approach to Financial Training
Upside Learning
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Furthermore, eLearning portals allow financial institutions to integrate novel technology into their training processes. Leadership & Management Development: With instruction in subjects like strategic thinking, team management, and decision-making, customized eLearning programs can focus on cultivating future leaders.
Top 10 Training Portals
Ed App
JANUARY 10, 2022
With the advancement of online technologies, companies now have access to a variety of training portals that can help them produce quality learning materials and manage their employee training processes. To help you find the best training solution, we’ve rounded up the top 10 training portals available online.
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Top 6 Cornerstone Alternatives and Cornerstone Competitors in 2020!
Paradiso
DECEMBER 16, 2020
With robust configuration options, administrators can customize users’ portals to meet unique needs. Paradiso LMS offers users the ability to deliver quality training and instruction to their employees, students, customers and partners wherever they are in the world. . . per month, per user. Absorb LMS.
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Udemy for you and me
E-Learning Provocateur
AUGUST 12, 2013
I jumped straight into it without referring to the instructions, and while I’m familiar with authorware, I expect it’s intuitive enough for Average Joe to work it out too. In case you are considering using Udemy for your own purposes, I will share some of my experience with you now… Pro’s.
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How to Maximize Collaboration in Instructional Design
CourseArc
MARCH 1, 2017
As instructional designers create eLearning courses, they must perform a variety of jobs to deliver the final product, including (but not limited to): Project Management. Like any complex task, the key to successful instructional design is optimal collaboration through technology. Knowing What It Takes. Topic Research.
Design Learning Experiences – Not Instructional Presentations
Origin Learning
AUGUST 9, 2018
It’s been a solid 13 years, since I started my career as Instructional Designer Trainee fresh out of college. Design Learning Experiences Not Animated Instructional Presentations. My, my, how have things changed! Yes, you read it right! Write to us at info@originlearning.com and let us design fruitful learning experiences for you.
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Smart eLearning Content Development: What You Should Know
Infopro Learning
JUNE 13, 2022
It is the first and most important step in content development for eLearning portals. Use this information to build an instructional strategy for your eLearning course content. Build a plan and create Instructional design document. It would help if you also decided on the instructional and visual elements at this stage.
3 Stupidly Simple Ways to Profit from E-Learning
LearnDash
MARCH 3, 2013
If you are interested in profiting from what you know in the e-learning industry, whether you are an instructional designer, programmer, consultant, or something else, you can absolutely earn additional income by doing one (hopefully more) of the following: 1. Create a Learning Portal. In fact, there are three easy ways to do so.
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New LearnDash Shortcodes Added
LearnDash
APRIL 12, 2013
What’s nice about this feature is that you can now use any of your theme’s page templates to further customize the look and feel, as well as add additional text or instructions as you see fit. For our current customers, look for additional information and videos regarding these updates in the customer support portal.
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Q&A: Maryland Historical Society
CourseArc
JUNE 9, 2020
As such we are dedicated to covering diverse perspectives and stories in our instructional material, including the contributions of women, African Americans, Native Americans and other groups whose experiences are central to our nation’s history. An example of a Historical Investigations Portal lesson, accessible online for all.
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Towards the Connected L&D Department
Jane Hart
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Firstly, the red area is the traditional L&D operating area – designing, delivering and managing instruction (ie face-to-face training and e-learning). The blue area is the new area of “social collaboration”, where a number of forward-thinking L&D departments are already playing a major role.
Can Learnist Hold the Key to Enterprise Social Learning?
Dashe & Thomson
OCTOBER 5, 2012
Learning companies like ours have been pushing the idea of “bite-sized learning chunks” through a performance support system or learning portal for quite some time, too. Learning Management Systems have allowed companies to generate customized lesson plans for their employees for years.
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8 Questions to Ask Before Developing Your Online Course
LearnDash
APRIL 1, 2021
Maybe they submitted essays through an online portal, or their teachers posted homework via an LMS. In this case, you may need to include extra instruction to help them navigate the program. Either way, using your program won’t be much of a problem for them.
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Clark Quinn
MARCH 18, 2013
And that’s assuming courses are all the learning unit should be doing, but increasingly we recognize that that’s only a small proportion of what makes important business outcomes, and increasingly we’re recognizing that the role needs to move from instructional designer to performance consultant.
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Brand and White-Label Your LMS Portal: A Complete Guide
Folio3
JUNE 8, 2023
Executive Summary: Organizations frequently use Learning Management System (LMS) portals to give an interactive learning experience. While several other LMS options are available, choosing to white-label your LMS portal is a noteworthy choice.
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The 5 Best Generative AI Tools for Interactive User Guides and Tutorials in 2025
Instancy
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Learning Portal: Build a comprehensive customer support website with searchable guides, videos, and learning paths tailored to specific roles. Its ability to create a fully searchable learning portal and integrate context-sensitive help ensures that users can find answers quickly and efficiently. Why Choose Instancy?
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Maryland Historical Society Teams Up with CourseArc to Deliver Free Online Education
CourseArc
APRIL 10, 2020
CourseArc, a user-friendly digital content authoring and management platform, and the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) announced today that they have teamed up to deliver free online education courses on the rich history and culture of Maryland through their Historical Investigations Portal. ” Director of Education, David Armenti.
Maryland Historical Society Teams Up with CourseArc to Deliver Free Online Education
CourseArc
APRIL 10, 2020
CourseArc, a user-friendly digital content authoring and management platform, and the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS) announced today that they have teamed up to deliver free online education courses on the rich history and culture of Maryland through their Historical Investigations Portal. ” Director of Education, David Armenti.
Misusing affordances?
Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 11, 2022
For instance, LXPs are really (sometimes smart) portals. Prompted by prep for the advanced seminar on instructional tech for the upcoming Learning & Development Conference. With an affordance perspective, you can make inferences about technologies. AR’s natural niche, like mobile, is performance support.
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8 Best Learning Portals in 2023 (+Features, Use Cases)
WhatFix
MARCH 9, 2023
Back to Blog Employee Training 8 Best Learning Portals in 2023 (+Features, Use Cases) March 10, 2023 Disha Gupta Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Employee training methods today are much more versatile than they have been in the past. What Is a Learning Portal?
Using Data from Online Learning to Fuel Association Growth
Association eLearning
JANUARY 2, 2014
Some data our partners often find interesting are how long learners spend in a course, which courses showed the greatest learning gains, how active the members are in the online portal, and which discussions are most popular. Is this something that provides value but takes up more of your time than it should?
Performance Support Tools From Quick Reference Guides To Mobile Apps
Dashe & Thomson
MAY 9, 2018
to electronic (apps, learning portals, etc.), Infographics can include charts and graphs, visual step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and more. Learning Portals. A learning portal is a centralized repository of all learning content the learner needs to access on the job. Infographics do just that. Process Maps.
Benefits of Cloud-Based LMS
Gyrus
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Instructional designers can now develop and deploy e-learning courses that are not just easily accessible, but also very cost-efficient. To access complete features of this learning solution, you and your learners simply have to log into a web portal, i.e. the service provider’s site.
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Benefits of Cloud-Based LMS
Gyrus
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Instructional designers can now develop and deploy e-learning courses that are not just easily accessible, but also very cost-efficient. To access complete features of this learning solution, you and your learners simply have to log into a web portal, i.e. the service provider’s site.
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Benefits of Cloud-Based LMS
Gyrus
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Instructional designers can now develop and deploy e-learning courses that are not just easily accessible, but also very cost-efficient. To access complete features of this learning solution, you and your learners simply have to log into a web portal, i.e. the service provider’s site.
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5 Essential PowerPoint Add-Ins
eLearning Brothers
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
The amazing part about them is that there is always something that will benefit you, whether you are a developer, teacher, presenter, or instructional designer, there is something for you. The sleek and powerful design of iSpring allows anyone to quickly grasp concepts that iSpring permits presenters and instructional designers to do.
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SO YOU’VE BUILT YOUR LEARNER PERSONAS. NOW WHAT?
Learnnovators
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Adapt your instructional strategy to your personas’ characteristics, and way of working and learning Are most or all of your personas factory workers or on-the-go salespeople? . # Category Details 1 Name and designation Selena Sweeney Executive, HR 2 Time with the organization 1.5 Adopt a mobile-first approach.
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Bridge the Skills-Gap with Competency Based Learning
Association eLearning
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Dear Associations, I am trying to get into a skilled labor position at company X. I have some experience but there are new rules and regulations and I just can’t keep up. I could go back to school, but it’d be a huge burden to my family.
What is WCAG 2.0 and Why Does it Matter?
Association eLearning
JUNE 4, 2015
stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Similar to Section 508, WCAG is the international standard for accessibility in web content created by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Stop Abandoning Your Learners!
LearnDash
MAY 10, 2016
Support portal. Finally, there should always be a support portal available to learners that contains important documents and information relating to the training. This portal should have a place to ask questions as well. It’s time to change this. Clarification webinars. You may even have multiple webinars.
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The Best External Training LMS
Paradiso
JULY 7, 2022
An external training LMS is a framework for delivering and managing instructional content; it must assess individual and organizational training goals, measure progress toward fulfilling those goals and gather data for controlling the organization’s overall learning process. “The SCHEDULE A FREE DEMO TODAY. Offline education.
Empowering Global Learning: Multi-Language Support in Learning Management Systems
Instancy
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Each learning portal should support multiple languages while maintaining a unified structure for easy administration. Not every learner is fluent in the primary language of instruction, and forcing them to learn in a non-native language can hinder comprehension and engagement.
Essential Features Of An LMS For B2B Training
Academy of Mine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The point is, if you’re going to be using a cloud-based solution for extended enterprise training, then here’s what features your platform needs: Customer Portals and Multi-Tenancy . Using groups in an LMS, otherwise known as portals ; your company can create training environments for your customers that are kept separate from one another.
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