Interviews
"We focus learning more often on failure, rather than success"

Chris Collison analyzed with a critical and profound perspective, the knowledge management processes in companies, prompting to learn more from success than from failure and to identify common errors in corporate learning processes.

Interview to Chris Collison, knowledge management consultant with 17 years of experience with over 100 clients.

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Success Stories
Transelling developed e-learning project to form the Cisco sales force

Over 400 vendors and sales managers were trained online, through world class content and methodology, with the objective to contribute to their professionalization and achieve higher levels of productivity. Analysis of the case.

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Research & Surveys
Kineo E-Learning Enterprise Survey Results 2013

How is eLearning being used in today’s organizations? What is the primary use for eLearning? What are the growth areas that organizations hope to enhance in 2014? Kineo explored these questions through a survey that received 200 responses from professionals in a diverse range of industries.

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Best Practices
9 Tactics for Rapid Learning (That Most People Have Never Heard Of)

by Scott H. Young, writer, programmer and avid reader of interesting things. For the last six years he has been experimenting to find out how to get more from life. Scott wrote the following e-books: ‘Learn More’, ‘Study Less’, ‘How to Change A Habit’, ‘The Little Book of Productivity’ and ‘Holistic Learning’.

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Best Practices
The Concept of Individualized Learning Plans in eLearning

Individualized Learning Plans constitute a user-specific learning program or strategy that resembles a mapped academic plan, reflecting each learner’s unique set of strengths, weaknesses, goals, needs, abilities, preferences, and interests. It constitutes an educational technique, undoubtedly easier to implement in the field of eLearning.

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Best Practices
Motivation and Learning: It’s the type, not the quantity that counts

Learner motivation in educational settings is of particular interest to me. Currently, I’m involved with two forms of e-learning. Firstly, I’m developing stand alone e-learning modules for compliance training such as ‘Work, Health and Safety’ and ‘Bullying and Harassment’. Secondly, I facilitate units (as part of a Diploma) in a virtual learning environment (VLE); in this case I’m working with Moodle. While there are many benefits of e-learning, learner motivation is an important factor to consider as it can influence the success of the learning experience.

By Matthew Guyan - Learning and Development Officer at Lake Macquarie City Council (Australia)

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Innovation
MOOC-tip-plication: Application of a tip from a MOOC for Global Staff

I recently took part in my second Massive Open Online Course (or MOOC). And, while a few of my candid colleagues and family may have thought it too basic for me… I got a lot out of “A Beginner’s Guide to Irrationality” offered by Duke University Professor Dan Ariely. This Coursera MOOC put a lot of the behavioral economic theory it covered into practice, and I’ll share couple of relevant tips here.

by Marian Abernathy, LINGOs Director of Membership & Communications*

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Analysis
Living books prompt evolving skills for designers, authors and readers

Aided by technology, books are not just evolving but taking on new characteristics – and that has implications for both their readers and those who design, write and publish them.

by Bob Little & Ladislava Knihova

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Research & Surveys
Productivity and efficiency: keys for successful use of videoconferences

The study "End-User Survey: The 'Real' Benefits of Video", identifies business benefits that provides the use of videoconferences. Implementation trends and growth perspectives. Access to the infographic.

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Innovation
Creating the Perfect E-Learning Interface Design

Just about everyone has, at some point, experienced the perfect pair of jeans or managed to cook the perfect omelet. But how often can you say you’ve experienced the perfect e-learning interface?

by Christopher Palm - Media Artist at Allen Interactions*

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Innovation
Learners as producers

For the longest time teachers and lecturers have held the monopoly on the production of academic content. We also see learners creating their own content. What are the implications of this trend? 5 key areas which the author believes educators need to pay attention to.

by Steve Wheeler - Associate Professor of learning technology in the Plymouth Institute of Education - Plymouth University*

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Solutions & Apps
Ten great tools for storyboarding

Storyboarding is an essential part of the design process because it is at this initial stage when you can try your ideas more freely, encounter key questions about User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) and explore different alternatives until you find the best solution to present the content. If you miss this stage, you are jumping too prematurely to a final solution without exploring different possibilities that could work best at the end.

by Mayra Aixa Villar, freelance instructional designer & eLearning consultant for companies and independent researcher at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo.

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Analysis
Should Instructional Designers Wear Many Hats?

With winds of science and technology, tall ambitions, cut throat competition, and high expectations, the field of instructional design seems to get carried away in all sorts of directions, such as training, graphic design, programming, integration, testing, business development, and even marketing. Should instructional designers wear these many hats? Let us explore this issue in this article.

by Arrnica Dayannandan @arrnica - Senior E-Learning/ M-Learning Professional with 9 Years Experience.

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Innovation
Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus

I had an interesting meeting with about 25 instructional designers from UBC, where we discussed design models for hybrid learning, defined as a deliberate attempt to combine the best of both face-to-face and online learning.

by Tony Bates - President and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd

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Success Stories
The Virtual Palava Hut: Building a Global Community of Learning

In some African countries, the Palava Hut is the central space for social networking, informal learning, and conflict resolution. It’s a place that welcomes locals and guests alike. It’s the cultural hub of a village—a place that promotes dialogue between people of diverse opinions, backgrounds, and cultures.

 

by Paige Layno Winn, Senior Learning Officer - FHI 360

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