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: 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: Transcultural Collaboration: are you Competent? | OCAI online article

This is a great article by Marcella Bremer from OCAI this article discusses Cultural difference, diversity and why it is important to collaborate within an Organization. It does mention a couple of classes you can take to further your education and get an online degree in regards to being Culturally Adaptive as a leader.  But the real deal here is the mention regarding cultural differences and the fact that it does impact organizations that are trying to reach out in to the global market. 

This is very important from the Organizational Development viewpoint as a Professional, understanding that an employee's culture does determine how they view their place in the organization and how the operate within it.

Click on the article about Transcultural Collaboration here:

  Transcultural Collaboration: are you Competent? | OCAI online

Finding Organizational Development organizations to network with, follow or even learn from.

When it comes to Organizational Development there are certain groups you can follow on popular social media sites either Twitter, Blogger, Google Plus, or Facebook, each of these Organizations, allow you access to articles, special tips for Organizational Development (OD) and offer (paid) goods or services that can help you with issues you or your organization may face. Plus, these sites are great for networking, publishing articles for blogs upon, and grow your OD brand overall. One of the main things OP Professionals must do constantly is network and investigate new ideas and solutions to beat the 70% probability of failure when change is implemented in the organization.

One of the main organizations I use a lot is OCAI, Marcella Bremer, who has produced a lot of articles that discusses the failures within Organizational Change and how management’s positive impact can make change possible and change the organization’s culture. The Organization Development Network is more of a paid site however one of the reasons I choose this organizational is because of the annual workshops, the 2017 OD Network Annual Conference happens in October right in Chicago, IL giving the OD Professionals not only a membership in a collective but a major chance to network with other like-minded professionals. But also as a member you will have the chance to work with the organization with Coaching and Mentoring programs to finding a job in the field being a member can have its advantages (and opportunities)! The last one, the Centre for Organization Development you will have the chance to train with the organization at different programs as a member, but on an international stage.

In case you want the chance to connect or just check out more about these organizations that focus on Organizational Development, down below is their primary website, social media sites

OCAI, Marcella Bremer: OCAI.com you can follow this organization on these popular social media sites, Twitter, Google Plus community and Facebook at:

• https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104244751799086975666
• https://twitter.com/MarcellaBremer
• https://www.facebook.com/marcella.bremer.1

 Organization Development Network: http://www.odnetwork.org/  you can follow this organization on these popular social media sites, on Twitter and Facebook:

• https://twitter.com/ODNetwork
• https://www.facebook.com/ODNetwork/

Centre for Organization Development:  http://www.codhyd.org/ you can follow this organization on these popular social media sites, Twitter, Blogger and Facebook at:

• https://twitter.com/codhyd
• https://www.facebook.com/Centre-for-Organization-Development-146834348697514/ http://codhyd.blogspot.com/

Happy Networking!