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eLearning Insider

June 10, 2013

In this issue…

mLearnCon

There Are Just Four Days Left to Register Online for mLearnCon 2013

It’s time to finalize your plans for mLearnCon 2013! Online registration ends at 12 noon PT this Friday, June 14. You can still register in person in San Jose right up through the start of the conference, but advanced registration will expedite your onsite check-in, so register now!

Can’t make it to the full conference? Sign up for a complimentary Expo+ pass! Meet with 37 leading mLearning vendors in the Expo, participate in sessions on two exciting learning stages, see mLearning DemoFest, and be a part of this growing event! Get your Expo+ pass now!

Check out last week’s Google+ Hangout video on mobile learning trends and opportunities featuring David Kelly, Clark Quinn, Paul Clothier, Brian Doegen, and Sarah Gilbert. Meet these experts and many more at mLearnCon 2013!



The World’s Most User-friendly Learning Management System (SPONSOR)

Litmos by CallidusCloud

Learning professionals understand that learning management systems (LMS) should be simple to use but robust enough to deliver what they need most. We have been listening, and we have the solution. With a user-friendly interface and a strong focus in customer experience, Litmos is the online training system that makes the management and delivery of web-based training courses easy. It is easy to set up, easy to publish courses, and easy to track the results. Try for yourself and sign up for your free trial today. Love your LMS!



Thought Leaders Webinars

Tomorrow: Julie Dirksen on Designing Learning for Behavior Change

Julie Dirksen

Frequently, learning design is about showing people how to do the right things, but actually getting them to change behavior can be another challenge. In this session we’ll discuss learning design for behavior change with Julie Dirksen, consultant, instructional designer, and author of the 2011 book Design for How People Learn. Learn more.

Register now for this one-hour webinar. Remember, THOUGHT LEADERS WEBINARS ARE COMPLIMENTARY for Member, Member-Plus, and Premium Members.



Announcing the New Learning Management System Research Report

Evaluating and Selecting a Learning Management System

In this new Guild Research Report, Evaluating and Selecting a Learning Management System, Steve Foreman analyzes the changing LMS landscape, critical evaluation and selection activities, and what features are most desired today, and discusses findings that indicate what’s needed to achieve the best results. There are hundreds of LMS products available in an ever-changing marketplace. This report makes understanding this changing marketplace easier.

Paid Membersdownload the report now.
Associatesupgrade your membership and get access to all 55 Guild Research reports, Thought Leaders Webinars, exclusive conference discounts, and more.



New Guild White Paper—The Case for Performance Support

New Guild White Paper—The Case for Performance Support

As jobs become more complex, workers not only need better and faster access to knowledge as they work, they require direct performance support. In this complimentary white paper, At the Moment of Need: The Case for Performance Support, Marc J. Rosenberg examines the business case for performance support, explores frameworks for implementation, and demonstrates how companies are making it work. Download your copy today!



The eLearning Guild Academy

Last Chance to Take the Professional Development Needs Survey

You’re running out of time to take the new Guild Academy survey, Professional Development Needs Survey. By completing this survey, you are helping support The eLearning Guild’s long-term goal to create a place where eLearning professionals can share their knowledge, expertise, and ideas to build a better industry—and better learning experiences—for everyone. Help us understand YOUR current professional development challenges and needs by taking the survey today. The deadline is this Friday, June 14. Take the survey now!



Learning Solutions Magazine

Coming to Grips with Reality: Multiple Learning Modes; Plus, How to Deal with Barriers

Coming to Grips with Reality: Multiple Learning Modes. Here’s the story of what happened on one instructional design project, and how the designer built a blended, technology-enabled solution that brought results far beyond what the sponsors expected. Learn more.

Nuts and Bolts: How to Deal with Barriers. Change management is always a large part of introducing new tools and approaches. It is important to understand the barriers to change and their predictable progression. Here are the barriers you can expect and the keys to getting past them. Learn more.

Find these articles and more in Learning Solutions Magazine, the eLearning industry’s oldest and most trusted source for practical information on the management, design, development, and implementation of eLearning.



e-Learning for Kids: Professional Instructional Design Volunteers Needed to Make a Difference for Children!

Do you have time to volunteer your instructional design skills over a three month period? If so, e-Learning for Kids, a global nonprofit foundation that reached over 4.5 million children in 190 countries in 2012 with its complimentary courseware, needs your help! The goal is to begin new storyboard and lessons for Scienceword—a virtual world of 200+ lessons for learning science in grades K-6. If you have the skills, time, and interest to make a difference for children, they need your assistance! To learn more and participate, please fill out the volunteer form at http://www.e-learningforkids.org/Documents/efkVolunteerForm_final.doc