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Title: Director, Training and Development Reports to: Assistant Vice-President, Client Services Industry: Insurance Location: Downtown Montreal Position status: Permanent Salary: 85-110K + bonus TO APPLY: Please send your resume to: Natasha at n.lam@groomassocies.com Company profile: The company is a well-established and growing insurance company. They offer a great salary, great benefits and an amazing work environment. They offer flexible work schedules, unlimited sick days and opportunity for growth. If you are looking for a challenging and strategic role than this job is for you! Job Description: The Director, Process and Support's main task will assume a management role and oversee the administrative and corporate tasks in order to achieve the Service objectives.

REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree in communications, journalism, English, education or related field and three years of relevant experience. Excellent writing, editing and documentation skills. Experience in the design, development and deployment of distance learning materials in a variety of academic disciplines using Internet technologies. Familiarity with university-level curricula and traditional instructional methods and goals. Proven ability to effectively manage projects in a collaborative, team-based environment. Excellent diplomacy skills in working with developers, instructors, other staff members and students. Experience in developing and conducting training sessions for a variety of audiences. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Senior Instructional Designer position at University of Washington

Neuroplasticity has been a topic of discussion in the areas of brain research and development in the last few years. It refers to the ability of the brain to develop new connections between synapses due to various reasons. Few examples on the relationship between neuroplasticity and learning are shared in this blog.

Neuroplasticity has been a topic of discussion in the areas of brain research and development in the last few years. It refers to the ability of the brain to develop new connections between synapses due to various reasons. Few examples on the relationship between neuroplasticity and learning are shared in this blog.

The Ultimate List of Cloud-Based Authoring Tools I have received several requests from fellow eLearning developers that are looking for a list of Cloud-Based content authoring tools. This is why I listed 53 Cloud-Based Authoring Tools. More and more eLearning tools are migrating to the cloud. eLearning developers access the content authoring tools over the Internet via a secure hosted system without thinking about IT configurations, software set-ups and licenses. At the following list you will find links with a short descriptions of the Cloud-Based Authoring Tools. http://elearningindustry.com/the-ultimate-list-of-cloud-based-authoring-tools

eLearning Content Developer Needed at Scottsdale, AZ. Established company is looking for a high-output self- starter who can bring lots of energy, solutions, and creativity to a new Learning Management System. The ideal candidate will be very interested and currently engaged in the future of online learning and using modern best practices to create small pieces of courseware that provide maximum impact. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work very hard and fast and come in at the ground level of an entirely new product. You will be working with a variety of subject matter experts in our field to create online learning modules for both desktops and mobile. This position will have a major role in both the planning and execution of a large content plan that is moving forward in tandem with a new LMS deployment

Senior Learning Management Systems Support Engineer position! Our client, a global performance improvement company and a leader in sales and technical training, e-learning solutions, management consulting, and engineering services, is seeking a Software Engineer, in their Elkridge, MD location, who possesses strong Oracle and SQL Development experience, as well as experience working with a Learning Management System / LMS. Due to our client's work with multiple government agencies, this role requires US Citizenship. This is a fast-paced, growth oriented environment and my client is seeking candidates who are flexible and open to working with any and all cutting-edge technologies. This team chooses the right technology to get the job done without a bias towards any particular discipline. They are seeking a bright engineer that likes to solve challenging problems. They are open to great ideas and will give you the flexibility and freedom to innovate your own solutions and recommend new ideas and technologies.

"Maybe you're new to the e-Learning industry, and all of this online training development language is unfamiliar to you-or maybe you've been in the industry for years, and you're always discovering new trends and techniques to make your e-Learning development even better. Either way, if you've thought "Hmm, that's a new term!" recently, then this post is for you! "

Senior Specialist-Learning Systems and Technologies at New York NY 10010 The Senior Learning Systems and Technologies Specialist is responsible for developing e-learning programs, instructional videos and electronic performance support tools and support the use of content creation tools (rapid courseware development, video creation) by colleagues in Global Education. The role will also be responsible for supporting the global learning technology platforms (LMS, Sharepoint, Adobe Connect) and managing user support and communications. http://elearningindustry.com/senior-specialist-learning-systems-and-technologies-at-new-york-ny-10010

Contract - Instructional Designer. This is a 1 year contract position with the possibility of full-time employment. IFSE Institute is a distance learning company that offers education to the financial services industry. We are looking for an instructional designer to assist with the development of our e-learning and paper-based products as well as to assist IFSE in transitioning to a new learning platform. Position reports to the Director of Curriculum Development and Training.

TorranceLearning is looking for amazing, hard-working people to join our team of instructional designers and elearning developers. Must be willing to be challenged, to grow, and to embrace continual improvement. We are currently recruiting an Instructional Designer to work in the Suffolk/Hampton Roads, VA area. The Instructional Designer will work closely with an Elearning Multimedia Developer to provide both traditional instructional design services and consultation on learning management systems and related processes.

Instructional Designer - £35k pa + Benefits. We are looking for an experienced Instructional Designer to develop and apply an instructional design approach and ethos across multiple library and bespoke client learning development projects and maintain the appropriate pedagogical methodology, process and system.

PPIinc. is recruiting an Instructional Designer with e-learning skills to design and develop content and materials for online and instructor-led courses. This position will work closely with a team of Organizational Development consultants and interact with clients and experienced facilitators. The ideal candidate for this position is well versed in principles of adult learning, instructional design and a variety of educational technologies. Candidate must be proficient in the use of Adobe Captivate, Dreamweaver, Articulate, and Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate has experience with a LMS, a strong work ethic, the ability to hit deadlines and willingness to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.

ole: "Deputy Head of Assessments" Location: Central London Division: Education and Training Reporting to: Head of Assessments Salary: Up to c. £46,000 plus superb benefits package Contract type: Permanent Deadline for Applications: 5th October 2012 OUR CLIENT A major membership & qualification body MAIN CONTACTS External: Service providers: Assessment systems providers Print contractors Producers of assessment material Internal: Assessments Team Managers (Standards, Production, Operations, Systems) Centre Support Manager Product Development Manager and E-Learning Manager Global Development Team Membership Journey Team: Membership Progression Manager and Membership Renewals Manager Quality Assurance Policy Manager and Qualifications Quality Assurance Manager Procurement & Facilities Manager Finance Team

The Agile Approach to Learning Game Design Corporate learning professionals, instructional designers, trainers and eLearning pros… listen up. I want to let you in on a little secret: Game-based learning requires a whole new approach to learning design. It's not the same as eLearning development, and it's definitely not a set of skills you can pick up at an in-service day. The ADDIE approach to learning and development simply does not work with games. You have to go Agile instead. http://elearningindustry.com/the-agile-approach-to-learning-game-design

Here's a quick recap for those just tuning in… 70:20:10 has shone a spotlight on the limits of formal learning. In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals.

Here's a quick recap for those just tuning in… 70:20:10 has shone a spotlight on the limits of formal learning. In contrast, social and experiential learning continue to be veritable goldmines of productivity, placing learners at the centre of their story and demanding a major shift from Learning & Development professionals.

How to Assure the Quality of e-Learning There is so much e-Learning now being developed by so many different methods and presented in so many different ways. It seems that in some cases there is less and less time to produce the learning and in others there is a determination to be first with the latest development or to prove that e-Learning really can be cheaper than face to face. Of course in many cases e-Learning has become the way to present 'compliance' training. Perhaps it isn't any wonder that e-Learning has gained a certain reputation for drop-out rates and boredom factors. What skills and knowledge will enable people to assure the quality of e-Learning? http://elearningindustry.com/how-to-assure-the-quality-of-e-learning

Top 5 eLearning Communities at Google+ that you should join Do you believe that it is important to talk about stuff you are into with professionals who love it too? Are you interested in educational technology, eLearning development, and Massive Open Online Courses? http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/429-top-5-elearning-communities-google-should-join

Getting Started with SCORM: How does SCORM really work? The purpose of this series of articles is to provide an easy to understand technical explanation of how exactly the SCORM protocol works. One of the things that greatly surprised me when I first began working with SCORM was that there seemed to be a surprising lack of good, practical technical documentation. http://elearningindustry.com/getting-started-with-scorm-how-does-scorm-really-work

In this exclusive interview with Learnnovators, John Stepper reveals how the risk of lay-off inspired him to develop the practice of Working Out Loud and elaborates on psychological factors that create the initial resistance in us against working out loud. He then goes on to lucidly explain how we can successfully overcome this resistance by using conventional wisdoms and how we can cultivate our working-out-loud habits by gradually building on our relationships and making them mutually beneficial.

Lead eLearning Designer / Lead Instructional Designer, Hertfordshire, UK Edissero specialises in the permanent and contract recruitment of technical authors, eLearning instructional designers and other information development roles. Our award-winning software client has an exciting opportunity for a hands-on Lead eLearning / Lead Instructional Designer to be a key contributor to their new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. This is a rare opportunity to shape and drive the eLearning/instructional design function.