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The Two Factors That Kill Innovation in Digital Learning
We sometimes discover that solving a business problem requires a new, innovative approach to learning. Then we go off to look for innovation, but in all the usual places. While this can be a comfortable path, it is also a way to only come up with the same answers we already know well. There are ways to avoid this kind of disappointment, and this article will help you find them.
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Video’s Stepchildren: Writing, Audio, and Soundtracks
If you’re making eLearning productions these days, you’re probably making video. What are you doing to give your video depth and get learners believing they’re in the situation you want them to believe in? The right answer, for many eLearning productions, is to create a sonic environment. Not just narration or a voice track, but a soundtrack. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Be Smart When Taking Instructor-led Training Virtual!
What if you want to convert some of your instructor-led classroom training for delivery in a virtual venue such as live web conferencing? Not all classroom programs are ideal candidates for this, and you must take care to ensure the virtual delivery is effective. Here are tips to guide you in selecting content for conversion, and in making the necessary adjustments.
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Enhance Performance with Content Curation
Content curation is an essential element of any eLearning strategy; it can help cement learning, boost performance, and save employees’ time. Here are seven reasons to make content curation an essential element of your learning strategy.
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The Gig Economy: What It Means for eLearning
Today, 34 percent of American workers are already working as freelancers; 60 percent of companies say they plan to hire more freelancers than full-time employees by 2020. These numbers are just as relevant for eLearning professionals as for any other group, raising the question: What are you doing to prepare for this future? Here are some ideas for staying on top of your game!
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Nuts and Bolts: It’s Not About “Doing” Social
What is “social learning”? This is a question that evidently stymies a lot of learning and development teams and their managers, but it need not. Some groups figure it out, and some groups fail at it. If you want to know what makes the difference, Jane shows you in her column this month. By the way, have you seen any Pokémon trainers out on the street today?
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Buzzword Decoder: Content Curation
Whether you see the Internet as information overload or a filter failure, the answer is content curation—separating out gems of useful and relevant content from a vast flood of information. Identifying and sharing this content pays off for eLearners and for all employees.
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360-degree Video: Safety Training in the Round
A motion graphics designer examines how new technologies such as 360-degree video can be applied to digital learning, especially in safety-critical industries.
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Toolkit: mLevel: A Cloud-based Gamification Microlearning Desktop and Mobile Solution … with Analytics!
Have we reached a tipping point in the evolution of eLearning development tools? mLevel is an example of a tool that is pretty close to meeting market demands for easier authoring of microlearning and gamification, for useful analytics, for desktop and mobile delivery, and for engaging features. Read all about it in this review!
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New eBook: 183 Tips on Sparking Design Creativity
Creativity is crucial when it comes to learning and performance. It gives learning professionals the tools to seize the possibilities presented by new technologies and put together inventive learning and performance solutions. The eLearning Guild’s new free eBook offers insights on creative inspiration: Creativity is a skill, and it improves with focus and practice!