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Marc My Words: Using ADDIE for Performance Support
The ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation) has been with us for decades, and, for better or worse, it’s firmly embedded in instructional design practices. With some tweaks, ADDIE just might find a new use as an entry-level model for developing performance support solutions. Here’s how.
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Three Key Differences Between In-Person and Virtual Teaching
Virtual training consultant Cindy Huggett points to three key areas where in-person instructors need to tweak or build skills when moving online.
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iSpring to Unveil Two Brand-New eLearning Authoring Tools at Learning Solutions 2017
iSpring Solutions has launched iSpring Suite 8.7, a fully stocked eLearning authoring toolkit that also introduces two completely new tools. The iSpring Content Library includes ready-made elements that help educators build a course in a fraction of the time, while iSpring Flip instantly transforms Word, PDF, and PowerPoint files into interactive eBooks with animated flipping pages.
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Learn How to Investigate Performance Using Data at Learning Solutions 2017
HT2 Labs is sharing insights into how organizations can use learning analytics to better understand performance at Learning Solutions 2017 Conference & Expo later this month. Data scientist Janet Laane-Effron will co-host the pre-conference xAPI Camp and a morning session, and HT2 Labs will showcase its products in the expo.
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Bluewater Announces New Content Solutions
Bluewater Learning is announcing a new suite of content services it will offer to customers. These new solutions are designed to help companies transition to a model that focuses on significance, relevancy, immediacy, and impact at the employee’s point of need. Services include learning and performance strategy consulting, content strategy and curriculum blueprints, and much more.
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The Mandela Effect in Your Learning
Have you ever had a clear memory of something that didn’t happen? Does this concept happen in today’s training? Do a significant number of your learners have some wrong information? If so, you may be fighting the Mandela Effect.
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Optimizing the Enterprise Learning Experience with rapidLD
Rapid Learning Deployment (rapidLD) is announcing a new consulting service to help organizations drive development in the job roles that are critical to the company’s success. The Enterprise Learning Strategy Assessment will also help organizations develop a strategy that links investments to a clear business case with measurable outcomes.
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Trivantis to Showcase Lectora Online 3.3 at Learning Solutions 2017 Conference & Expo
Trivantis will showcase Lectora Online 3.3 at Learning Solutions 2017 Conference & Expo. This recently released cloud version of the Lectora authoring tool includes Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA support.
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#GAConf Celebrates Progress Toward Accessible Gaming
Disability is created when game designers put barriers to access in their games, according to #GAConf organizer Ian Hamilton. Avoiding or removing those barriers is the goal of a group of developers committed to inclusive gaming who gathered in San Francisco for the one-day conference on February 27.
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Learning Leader Julie Dirksen Advises: Diagnose the Problem Before Turning to Training
If training fails to change employees’ behavior, the problem might not be a training issue. Diagnosing the problem is essential to creating lasting behavior change.