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Taking A Customer From Like To Love: The UX Of Long-Term Relationships - Smashing Magazine

MBAs call this “customer experience,” although when it’s spelled out so plainly, it sounds more like common sense. And like most common sense, it’s rarely that common — especially in the world of subscription software, where we need customers to stick around.

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Work-Life Balance is Not a Perk - Talent Management

A very interesting piece about workforce generations and how to attract and retain employees. Lots of articles on this topic lately, and this is one of the best.

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Steve Jobs's Ultimate Lesson for Companies - Horace Dediu - Harvard Business Review

In a rare reflective moment Steve Jobs, after the launch of the iPad, mentioned Apple's DNA. He said:

"Technology alone is not enough. It's technology married with the liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields the results that makes our hearts sing.

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Marc My Words: Back to Basics – When Training Is Not the Answer by Marc J. Rosenberg : Learning Solutions Magazine

 Fourteen reasons why people don’t perform, and what you might be able to do about it.

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Marc My Words: Back to Basics – When Training Is the Answer by Marc J. Rosenberg : Learning Solutions Magazine

To be sure, learning is more complex than I can discuss here. But, assuming we’ve done our due-diligence to confirm that a learning strategy is appropriate, and assuring that the training will work whether we are developing a classroom course (including virtual classrooms) or an online (eLearning) program requires, at a minimum, that we make sure it reflects eight fundamental characteristics:

1. The right content — Of course, this is a primary concern. But the right content for the instructor or the training department may not be the right content for the learner or the sponsoring organization. Content should be more than just accurate; learners should see it as relevant and authentic as well. Take the time to find out exactly what you need to teach; no more and no less. Learners usually perceive courses that get the content wrong to be a waste of time.
   
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50 Quotes About Knowledge

This is a continuation of my 50 quotes series: 50 Quotes About Learning, 50 Quotes About Teaching  

 

 

“The only source of knowledge is experience” ~Albert Einstein

“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of knowledge.” ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

“It is nothing for one to know something unless another knows you know it.” ~Persian Proverb

“The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it” ~ Samuel Johnson

“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” – Frank Herbert

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.”  ~ Leonardo da Vinci

“All knowledge is connected to all other knowledge. The fun is in making the connections.” ~ Arthur Aufderheide

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Educate the Mobile Generation: Convert WORD documents to ePub and MOBI

You’ve seen the headlines and heard the buzz as much as I have: smartphones are taking over the planet, e-books are selling like hotcakes, and, tablets like the iPad are cannibalizing laptop and desktop computer sales. It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to conclude that Mobile computing in the hottest trend in technology since electricity was invented. With this fact in mind, I asked myself this question – are my course materials mobile-friendly? Can my students easily get the materials in my course onto their mobile device be it an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android Smartphone, Sony eBook Reader, Amazon Kindle, or Barnes & Noble Nook, etc.

 

EXTREMELY USEFUL STEP BY STEP TIPS>>>

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