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Buzzword Decoder: User-Centered Design and Universal Design
Designing eLearning with the user in mind creates a better overall learner experience. You can accomplish this through user testing or by taking a universal approach to creating broadly usable eLearning.
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Could Virtual Reality-Based eLearning Transform Employee Behavior and Attitudes?
Immersive experiences have a powerful impact on attitudes and behavior. Ongoing research on whether VR can enhance soft skills, such as empathy, or influence or change behavior could dramatically change the future of eLearning.
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Reimagining the Virtual Classroom
Flipping the virtual classroom to move away from lectures and add collaborative activities can reinvigorate eLearning while blending asynchronous with synchronous sessions.
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A Passion for Empowering People: Adam Schwartz, Articulate Founder and CEO
Articulate just launched Articulate 360, a subscription offering with tools for the entire course development process. Included with Articulate 360 are all Articulate authoring apps, including the latest version of Storyline, plus new tools that make it easy to work with stakeholders and create multi-device courses. I interviewed Adam about his vision for the future and these new developments.
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Capture Learners’ Attention with Multimodal eLearning
Learners have different abilities, interests, and preferences. Presenting eLearning in different modalities—text, video, interactive—can keep more learners engaged.
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Marc My Words: Evaluating Vendor Proposals
When picking a product or vendor, there are lots of factors to consider. You did your homework. You surveyed the marketplace, selected a small group of vendors that might meet your needs, and sent them a solidly written RFP. Now that the proposals are in, how do you decide which one to pick?
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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Remove Barriers to eLearning Content
Accessible eLearning must be operable to all learners, and that includes people whose disabilities make using a mouse impossible. In addition, learners should be able to control timers and any animated content; they should be able to skip content, too.
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With Xyleme, BENEFITFOCUS Delivers Up-to-Date Content Everywhere Its Learners Are
Xyleme, a leader in learning content management software, and Benefitfocus, a leading provider of cloud-based benefits management software, both value up-to-date digital information and great user experiences for their end users, customers, and partners. Eric Spann of Benefitfocus teams up with Xyleme CEO Greg Schottland to talk about their technology ecosystem and content practices.
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New Lambda Learning Solution Expands Open-Source Feature Set for Global Enterprise Market
Technology provider Lambda Solutions announced today the release of Lambda Learning Solution, calling it the first enterprise software and services bundle to offer a comprehensive feature set for the global open-source market. It comes bundled with Zoola Analytics and includes two new products, LMSCheckout and EnlightenCRM.
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See One, Do One, Teach One: How Technology Is Changing the Study of Medicine
There was a time when medical training consisted of following a mentor (physician), with learning based on the process of “see one, do one, teach one.” It was the gold standard in teaching medicine. It was also an apprenticeship system. Technology is changing medical education, and it may also be driving the training of doctors full circle.