Organizational Clarity: Free E-book (download)“Determining the Learning Outcomes for an E-learning”

This is another free E-book from CommlabIndia in pdf format from the 7 books series called “Determining the Learning Outcomes for an E-learning” this short e-book discusses why it is important to set outcomes or guidelines for the learning process. With clear learning objectives we are able to set expectations and goals from a certain level of performance that the learner must produce as a result of their training. This also helps determine how the learning process is delivered, assessed and the content covered with the training sessions itself.

The E-book also covers briefly pitfalls to avoid and tips to make sure that the learning outcomes are achievable most of these you may think are common sense but a refresher is always good to have. Plus if you are working in or with a team, not everyone has the same knowledge base as you might have, so this e-book will get everyone on the same page without the need for extended explanations or details.

After reviewing the E-book and you see that the information is useful for your purposes go ahead and download. Just click on the link here for your free download:

https://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-components/ebook/7ebooks-2-determining-the-learning-outcomes-for-an-elearning-commlab.pdf

Organizational Clarity: Free E-book (download) “Translation & Localization of E-learning Courses”

This is another free E-book from CommlabIndia in pdf format from the 7 books series called “Translation & Localization of E-learning Courses” this short e-book discusses why when designing global e-learning courses your organization needs to have the right translation process and include the right elements of localization into the organization’s e-learning processes. This way the organization overcomes any language or cultural barriers that may exist and also sidestep all the mistakes that deter the learning process.

Five Strategies to Design Effective Global Courses

• Use a Universally Accepted Version of the Language
• Start with a Culture-neutral Course
• Plan for Translation-friendly Courses
• Use Rapid Authoring Tools for Quick Translations
• Assign Specialists in E-learning to do Translation and Localization

This E-book also cover a 6-Step E-learning Course Translation Process:

• Analyze source content and prepare it for translation
• Have a streamlined translation process
• Proofread the translated content
• Schedule professional voice talent for audio narration
• Integrate translated elements into the course
• Deliver course on to the LMS

After reviewing the E-book and you see that the information is useful for your purposes go ahead and download. Just click on the link here for your free download:

https://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-components/ebook/7ebooks-6-translation-and-localization-of-elearning-courses-commlab.pdf

Organizational Clarity: "6 E-learning and Development Trends to Watch Out for in 2017" article

For maintaining a status of an effective training manager one must be current upon existing and future trends to develop a proper strategy for training in an organization’s upcoming year. Understanding what new trends are “hot” or “popular” in your organization’s market will help you determine how you will allocate the organization’s resources. There are in many organizations those “higher ups” that will like to try a new methodology or a current trend to make the organization “modern” or competitive with the other organizations in the market. So keeping one eye on what may be chosen or earmarked for adoption ahead of time, it just a smart thing to do!

In this article, “6 E-learning and Development Trends to Watch Out for in 2017” Hema Gopalakrishnan what is covered is six trends that have a high probability of being using for training purposes in 2017. These trends have been chosen with the object of increasing the effectiveness of an organization’s training procedures and increasing the organization’s Return on Investment.

The majority of these six trends I can rightfully say has been discussed on the academic level as useful to meet the objectives I have aforementioned, unfortunately, in the professional setting, some of these trends are not applicable with the resources that are available from the organization in question. But here is a list of the six trends believed to be the focus of trainers in 2017 as covered and explained more in the article:

1.       Mobile Learning

2.       Gamification

3.       Personalized Learning

4.       Social Learning

5.       Microlearning

6.       Immersive Learning

If any of these tips are sound right up your alley and you want to know more, please click onto this link:

http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-development/2017-elearning-and-development-trends

Organizational Clarity: Free E-book (download) "Calculate the Effectiveness of E-learning Calculate ROI"

This is another free download from CommlabIndia which is great for students Organizational Development Professionals and Organizations alike in this is a free e-book in pdf format from the 7 books series called “Calculate the Effectiveness of E-learning Calculate ROI”. This short e-book talks about calculating the Return of Investment (ROI) of e-learning and the values of evaluating training programs, talks about Donald Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Training Evaluation Model and the four step of applying the formula of ROI.

I would even recommend using it as an academic resource for the occasional quick paper you have to write for class regarding ROI if you needed the extra resource!

After reviewing the E-book and you see that the information is useful for your purposes in figuring out the ROI for your organization’s training programs and download. Just click on the link here for your free download:

https://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-components/ebook/7ebooks-4-calculate-the-effectiveness-of-elearning-calculate-roi-commlab.pdf

Please note there is a misspelling in the title but do not let that deter you!

Organizational Clarity: Free E-book (download) "Get Your Course Development On Track Choose the Right Authoring Tool"

I have found another free download from CommlabIndia which is great for us cash strapped professionals and organizations!  This is a free e-book in pdf format from the 7 books series called “Get Your Course Development On Track Choose the Right Authoring Tool” this short e-book talks about choosing the right authoring tool (of course) to get your organization’s e-learning processes up to speed, started or even updated.

The article starts with the five major influences to your decision in picking the right tool for the job:

• Training requirement
• Nature of content
• Multilingual requirements
• Publishing options
• User-accessibility features

After listing these major factors the e-book looks at nine authoring tools which are:

1. Articulate Storyline 2
2. Articulate 360
3. Adobe Captivate 9
4. Adobe Presenter 11
5. Lectora Inspire 16
6. Lectora Online 3
7. iSpring Suite
8. Claro
9. Gomo Learning Suite

Then the article goes on to listing the five major challenges businesses face and then links up the program that will be the best solution (tool) for that challenge. The E-book also has a comparison chart that that is great for additional comparison if necessary so that when you choose the right authoring tool you will be able to explain why the decision or recommendation was made.

Here are the challenges that are listed in the E-Book:

Challenge 1: Rapid Conversions

Challenge 2: Interactive E-learning

Challenge 3: Quick Translations

Challenge 4: Responsive E-learning

Challenge 5: Ease of Online Review

After reviewing the E-book and you see that the information is useful for your purposes in choosing the right authoring tool go ahead and download. Just click on the link here for your free download:

https://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-components/ebook/7ebooks-5-get-your-course-development-on-track-choose-the-right-authoring-tool-commlab.pdf

Organizational Clarity: Free E-book (download) "Id strategies and e-learning"

Guess what? here is a Free download from CommlabIndia!  This is a free e-book in pdf format from the 7 books series called “id strategies and e-learning” this short e-book talks about e-learning through different types of learning:

• Guided Learning
• Scenario-based Learning
• Game-based Learning

Also, it talks about different types of strategies to use for E-learning:

• Visual Strategy
• Audio and Media Strategy
• Assessment Strategy

Of course, all these approaches and strategies are based upon your organization’s capabilities, resources (budget!) and the organization’s needs. So although these are brief commentaries on the aspects of E-learning it is still all based on your situation to apply them as you see fit.

Just click on the link here for your free download: 

https://www.commlabindia.com/elearning-components/ebook/7ebooks-3-id-strategies-and-elearning-commlab.pdf

Organizational Clarity: "PowerPoint: Brain Think Template"

From the Articulate community dedicated to increasing a professional’s knowledge of E-Learning, giving out free tips and free resources on how to implement E-Learning in the workplace or how to easily find cheap solutions to organizational needs. In this week’s email, I received a link to: “PowerPoint: Brain Think Template” this is a great visual template that you can use for free when creating a Microsoft PowerPoint slide deck for training purposes.

Just click on the link here: https://community.articulate.com/download/powerpoint-brain-think-template

In the article, there is another link to the article that supplements the one up above: “Storyline 2: Brain Think Template” which has a link to a YouTube tutorial by the author but instead of having you become a clinking monster here are the links here:

The 2^nd article (“Storyline 2”): https://community.articulate.com/download/storyline-2-brain-think-template

“How to Create a Simple Quiz in Storyline” tutorial on YouTube although you need the articulate software you can try it free for 30 days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcZEUnAnnc&feature=youtu.be

I suggest trying the software first and then figuring out how you can use the templates listed as downloads in the articles above with PowerPoint, later on, to give you the “look’ for the training purposes that meets your organization’s needs.

5 Tips For Creating Beautiful E-Learning Courses, Fast

From the Articulate community dedicated to increasing a professional’s knowledge of E-Learning, giving out free tips and free resources on how to implement E-Learning in the workplace or how to easily find cheap solutions to organizational needs. In this week’s email, I received a link to: “5 Tips For Creating Beautiful E-Learning Courses, Fast” when you do not have an in-house designer to create professional courses for your organization’s employees this link will give you the information you need.  The five tips for creating learning courses are:

• Using Free Graphics
• Starting with a Template
• Picking 2-3 Go-To Fonts
• Picking a Color Palette and Stick with It
• Keeping It Simple

This article has 5 steps of great advice plus a free E-book for visual design that you can use, free!

As I always say it's “it is a great resource that defines the challenges that may face your organization and tells you the E-Learning authoring tools you can use, without you or your organization wasting time and money researching various programs…”

Just click on the link here: https://community.articulate.com/articles/5-tips-for-creating-beautiful-e-learning-courses-fast

Free E-book: Mobile Learning 101 - All About Mobile Learning Design and Development

I usually get emails from CommLab India site to increase my knowledge of E-Learning to gain some free tips and free resources on how to implement E-Learning in the workplace or how to easily find cheap solutions to organizational needs. In one email, I received, I saw a link to this E-book: “Mobile Learning 101 - All About Mobile Learning Design and Development” it is another short guide that will give a general breakdown of what mobile learning is and how to explain its uses and positives to clients who have thought about introducing it into their Organization’s training methodology.  This free E-book states by the end of reading it you should be able to:

• Explain What is Mobile Learning?
• Know what Factors Influencing M-learning
• Be able to create Learning Design Strategies for your organization for Mobile devices
• Be able to explain: How Does M-learning Fit with Other Training Initiatives
• Be able to explain: How Mobile Learning Can Support Different Trainings
• Be able to give Examples of Organizations Using Mobile Learning

It is Free and in PDF Format plus it is a great resource that assists your organization in your quest to integrate M-Learning (Mobile Learning) as an option for training in your organization. Just click on the link here: http://bit.ly/2hnZuNf

Free E-book: E-learning: Getting your Organization READY

As I mentioned before, I signed up for emails from the CommLab India site to increase my knowledge of E-Learning to gain some free tips and free resources on how to implement E-Learning in the workplace or how to easily find cheap solutions to organizational needs. Well, in one email I saw a link to this E-book: “E-learning: Getting your Organization READY” it is a short guide that will help you and your organization “implement and embrace eLearning” while also assisting in Organizational change of the culture to adapt to E-Learning as an official training methodology.  This free E-book states by the end of reading it you should be able to:

• “Evaluate your organization’s readiness for eLearning
• Build a compelling business case for the top management
• Decide on whether to make or buy eLearning
• Choose an eLearning partner
• Overcome barriers of implementation you may face along the way
• Implement eLearning successfully in your organization”

It is in PDF Format and did I say free? Yes, free, meaning that it is a great resource that assists your organization in changing its culture so that you can adopt and implement E-Learning as an effective training method in the workplace. Just click on the link here: http://bit.ly/2dXNbUB

Free E-Book: "Authoring Tools That Address Your 5 Biggest Training Challenges"

I recently signed up for emails from the CommLab India site to increase my knowledge of E-Learning to gain some free tips and free resources on how to implement E-Learning in the workplace or how to easily find cheap solutions to organizational needs. Well, in one email I saw a link to this E-book: “Authoring Tools That Address Your 5 Biggest Training Challenges” it lists five challenges that face trainers and authoring tools that can solve them.  The five Challenges this free E-book covers are:

• Rapid Conversions
• Interactive E-learning
• Quick Translations
• Responsive E-learning
• Ease of Online Review

It is in PDF Format and did I say free? Yes, free, meaning that it is a great resource that defines the challenges that may face your organization and tells you the E-Learning authoring tools you can use, without you or your organization wasting time and money researching various programs. Just click on the link here: http://bit.ly/2hhfccz