Gyrus

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The Ultimate Benefit of Learning Management Systems. The Benefits of a Learning Management System (LMS) are quite wide and can contain everything from basic functionality to cool recently implemented features. LMS are not only for E-learning activities! Who needs additional learning? One Stop Location.

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Gyrus

JULY 21, 2016

The best way to ready ourselves for this shifting environment is Continuous Learning. Continuous learning is an established persistent learning process, designed for bolstering the knowledge and skills of your workforce over time, and presents itself in many forms. Use this as an opportunity for knowledge transfer.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 3, 2022

Benjamin Franklin once said “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” A study, performed by Middlesex University for Work Based Learning, found that 74% of people felt they weren’t achieving their full potential due to lack of development opportunities. Influences emotions increasing knowledge and skills.

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Gyrus

JUNE 28, 2016

How We Learn – Capitalize On Knowing. This post is written based on my personal understanding and could reflect deficiencies experienced in my own personal learning process. To begin we should evaluate what a younger version of myself experienced in the learning process. Do the one-size fits all approach not work?

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Gyrus

AUGUST 5, 2016

The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination. In the Learning and Development market, as in most, there are incredible similarities and strange happenstance where the lines seemingly cross without much of a thought. So how is the Learning and Development landscape like the Olympics?

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Gyrus

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Election Day – Using Social Media Campaign Methods to Enhance Learning Programs. That being said, a lot of the initiatives utilized to motivate voters, also have merit in the learning realm. Use learnings as a stepping stone and initialize discussion based on learning topics via private social media channels (Protected Groups).

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

For years, the LMS has reigned supreme as the top learning platform for associations. However, as you begin searching for your association’s next solution, you’ll quickly come across a new option on the market— learning experience platforms (LXPs). Why are learning experience platforms rising in popularity? Let’s dive in.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 28, 2020

Training sessions are created to build organization-wide knowledge of the system, as well as to “train the trainer,” by developing key users and administrators into super users who can build proficiency in multiple areas and help the rest of the organization. Learn more. And the best part? It’s free! Nimble AMS Case Studies.

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NTEN

JUNE 6, 2023

Additional resources: Digital Skills Framework — a taxonomy of digital skills, plus further learning resources to help build skills in each area, aimed at global nonprofits. Using adult learning principles in technology trainings — an NTEN Digital Inclusion Fellow shares a few key lessons about how to (and how not to) train adults.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

While in-person events are beginning to open up again, many have pivoted to a hybrid learning environment. Who attends: Anyone in the nonprofit or social enterprise space looking to learn more about fundraising and technology best practices, Classy platform features, leadership lessons, and insights on how to grow your organization. .

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Learning and Development: The Presidential Debate Edition. The first two topics will focus on the direction of the “Learning Management Systems Industry (LMS).” The ways in which people learn are being considered universally in the production of learnings and how users interact.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

A learning environment – Being in the same location helps us share knowledge with each other, which is a driving principle of how we work. Customer empowerment – Nimble AMS customers have access to multiple resources to give them the knowledge they need to succeed. Visit the Nimble AMS Client Support page.

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Gyrus

MAY 31, 2016

It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way. is encouraging organizations to leverage mobile learning technologies for their workforce training. It’s estimated that the mobile learning industry will grow to over $37 billion by 2020.

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Forj

AUGUST 24, 2017

In the Learning & Development world there has been a lot of buzz recently around content curation and the skills associated with being a curator. Most of this activity has been the domain of the membership department and the delivery is almost always on the “informal learning” side of the continuum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2018

Pre-work would prime me for the learning objectives. About the Distributive Learning Process. The principles used in ETR’s retreat come from the Distributive Learning Process. It reflects best practices in adult learning and provides a framework that results in positive change. Step 3: Transfer of Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. The MacArthur Foundation announced that it will be funding a five-year $50 million initiative, mostly for research, to try to understand how young people are using digital media and its impact learning.

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Gyrus

AUGUST 9, 2016

With the hectic nature of start-up organizations today, one can easily make a claim that it is never too early to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured Learning, Training, and Development program. This can be achieved through establishing a learning environment that is specifically designed to meet their needs. Skill-Gaps.

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Gyrus

JUNE 21, 2018

Analyst firm Aragon Research positioned Gyrus as a ”Specialist” in the Aragon Research Globe™ for Corporate Learning. GyrusAim TM Learning Cloud which is part of Gyrus Systems’ Learning Management System (LMS) recognized for product innovation and customer satisfaction. Richmond, VA · June 21, 2018.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

It is a learning event to help you better understand how to manage technology. What You Get: Knowledge and skills from top experts and leaders in nonprofit technology. Affordable professional development in an interactive learning environment. Keynotes from Ami Dar. of Idealist.org and Marnie Webb. of TechSoup Global.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Designing and delivering a training to a nonprofit audience is not about extreme content delivery or putting together a PowerPoint and answering questions. If you want to get results, you need to think about instructional design and learning theory. And, there is no shortage of learning theories and research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 14, 2009

for online community managers or what education technology bloggers like Stephen Downes call " Personal Learning Environment." It strikes me that this a fantastic model for professional development 2.0 Also, if I was new to the field - it's really overwhelming to play catch up.

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Gyrus

APRIL 21, 2016

The corporate training world often questions and evaluates the concept of incorporating informal learning. The question always arises whether informal learning can be added to the formal learning and if so, how both can be combined together. Organize regular sessions where they can share their knowledge with a wider audience.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

xAPI – What it can mean for your learning Program. In the Learning and Development industry a very buzzworthy topic is xAPI (xAPI is also known as Tin Can API or the Experience API in case you have heard or read additional posts elsewhere, it will herein be referred to solely as xAPI within this blog post). What are the benefits?

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Gyrus

APRIL 3, 2018

Aligning Learning Needs with Business Process. It appears that the work of a learning professional is never done. In order to establish an effective learning program, there must be a great consideration for the future needs of the day to day business, and the workforce themselves. Learning is a fairly nebulous industry.

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Gyrus

JULY 26, 2016

The future is bright and full of potential technical advancement, included somewhere within that progression is a small segment for Learning Management Systems and how they are already trending towards something completely different. In the Learning and Development world training has migrated from solely instructional and self-taught.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2019

But I greatly missed the human element and learned quickly that you can’t replace face-to-face interaction. Learning from others is ingrained in our DNA and is nothing short of crucial. Research from Harvard Business Review shows that learning happens best when learners collaborate and help one another.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

I'm a strong believer in free-choice learning, and I see museums as places to circumvent the hazards of compulsory education and support a democratic, engaged society of learners. What is free-choice learning? As John Holt wrote, "Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners."

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