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The eLearning Atlas
Ooh. Aah. How about a map of the eLearning industry with all the products on the market? OK, maybe not all but over 3,000. And what if it came with a commenting tool and a way to filter tools? From the...
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ARG – Canaries in a Coalmine
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has come out with an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) called Canaries in a Coal Mine. Created by EdGE (Educational Gaming Environments), the game starts with a futuristic...
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Top 100 Tools for Learning Pros
Jane Hart recently published her annual Top 100 Tools for Learning Professionals. For 2011 Twitter, YouTube, Google Docs, Skype and WordPress are the top 5. She includes the purpose of the the tool in...
View ArticleDevLearn’s Content Curation
In the event you want to catch up with everything that happened at the eLearning Guild’s DevLearn conference this week you don’t have to read through a ton of blogs and tweets. It’s all aggregated here...
View ArticlePrivacy, Trust, and Big Data
This post, to me, is really about what Mark Federman has called “unanticipated consequences” or “unintended consequences.” (Federman is Chief Strategist at the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology...
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Learning on the Go
Coinciding with Allison Rossett’s most recent article on mobile learning, earlier today I came across an insightful yet humorous infographic created by Float Mobile Learning. The abacus, See ‘n Say and...
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An LMS for Your iPad
LoudCloud has launched a mobile version of LoudCloud University Suite, its proprietary LMS for higher education. The app, developed for a growing contingent of iPad users, enables users to download,...
View ArticleAre You a Social Media Star?
Social media has changed how educators engage with each other and their students online. Recently, BestCollegesOnline.com compiled a list of the “50 Teachers Who Are Social Media Stars.” You may...
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Vimeo Redesign
Vimeo recently announced its plan to overhaul the video-sharing site. For users and creators looking for an alternative to the glut of YouTube, Vimeo offers a more elegant solution to sharing video...
View ArticleSharlyn Lauby’s Three Learning Trends
In response to TrainingMag.com’s recent industry report, Lauby sees the probable increase in training expenditures as an indication that training will continue to be a major focus for organizations....
View ArticleCan Gamification Increase Student Productivity?
Games can increase customer loyalty, incentivize employees, and help achieve personal improvement. It’s been said that globally we spend 3 billion hours a week playing video games. For many it’s hard...
View ArticleThe Four Most Common Mistakes in Training
Training seems so simple. You have information, you have an audience, and you have a medium of delivery. You should be able to plug the information into the medium of delivery and present it to the...
View ArticleIgnoring Onboarding
In my first post, I discussed the most common mistakes trainers make when creating programs. First up, onboarding. The onboarding process is an exciting period for new hires and the organization alike....
View ArticleFalling For the Salesperson, Not the Product
If you’re a training manager, you’re doubtless working with salespeople from consulting firms and vendors to select the products and services you need to support your teams. As you evaluate these...
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Assuming You Have a Training Problem
When dealing with difficult situations, it is as important to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem as it is to come up with an elegant answer. When there appears to be a problem with...
View ArticleTraining Is Not a One-Time Event
In preparing this series of posts on common training mistakes, we asked our Twitter followers what they thought were the biggest elearning mistakes that companies make. Tricia Ransom came up with a...
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Live from Learning Solutions 2013
The 2013 Learning Solutions Conference and Expo kicked off today in Orlando, FL. This year’s theme is “Maximizing Performance with Learning Technologies.” Produced by the Elearning Guild, the...
View Article9 Key Strategic Shifts to Watch
There are so many great sessions at Learning Solutions 2013, it’s hard to decide which one to choose. If you follow eLearn Mag on Twitter, you may have seen some of what I am about to share. But...
View ArticleDay 2 of LSCON13: Part 1
Welcome back. If you are missing out on this year’s Learning Solutions Conference, here’s a partial recap of today’s events. Day two began with Morning Buzz, these early morning facilitated discussions...
View ArticleDay 2 of LSCON13: Part 2
Thursday afternoon was a full day that ended with SolutionFest 2013. I took the advice of a seasoned LSCON attendee and decided to be strategic. The sessions were located in three major areas of the...
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