Christopher Pappas

Founder, eLearning Industry
The eLearning Industry runs the following sites:

► The eLearning Industry (http://www.elearningindustry.com) “The Leading Source for Professionals Involved in the eLearning Industry” (November 2012)

► Viva eLearning (http://vivaelearning.com) “Free Video Tutorials for eLearning Professionals” (December 2012)

► eLearning Feeds (http://elearningfeeds.com/) “The most recent article from the BEST eLearning Blogs and eLearning sites” (March 2013)

► eLearning Jobs (http://elearningjobs.com/) “The Leading Source for eLearning Jobs” (May 2013)

► eLearning Ask (http://elearningask.com/) "An eLearning Questions and eLearning Answers discussions portal" (May 2013)

Currently, the eLearning Industry has a network of more than 75,000 professionals involved in the eLearning Industry.

He is also the Founder and Owner of the Instructional Design and eLearning Professionals’ Group (46K+) (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=110953), which is the largest online community of professionals involved in the eLearning Industry at LinkedIn.

Christopher holds an MBA, and an M.Ed. (Learning Design) from BGSU and currently works as project manager at http://www.learn-e-pedia.gr S.A. (Antenna Group of Companies), which is the largest interactive learning platform from Greek-speaking students and learners across the Globe.

Website URL: http://www.elearningindustry.com

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Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:54

109 eLearning Events taking place in July 2013

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Would you like to attend an eLearning event or elearning conference during July 2013? At the following list you will find 109 eLearning events that taking place in July 2013.

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:17

Can online education contribute to overcome the economic crisis?

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“The Global Economic Crisis and its consequences on the national educational systems: Can online education contribute to overcome the crisis?”. This is the main question the VI International GUIDE Conference 2013 will try to answer in Athens (Greece) on October 3-4, 2013.

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 17:51

Memory: Types, Facts, and Myths

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Would you like to know the types of memory? What are the characteristics and operations of short-term and long-term memory? What is working memory? Sure you do if you are involved at the eLearning field! Last but not least, at this post I will present you 7 Memory Mythbusters!

Monday, 20 May 2013 18:48

Top 10 Instructional Designer Skills

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All jobs require a certain set of talents and skills, whether natural or acquired. But what skills does an instructional designer need in order to be successful and stand out? Check out the following comprehensive list and bear in mind that it can be expanded depending on the course, its scope and the audience.

Monday, 20 May 2013 12:56

Get Started With Mobile Learning Today! mLearnCon 2013

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Mobile learning is now an essential part of every eLearning professional’s toolkit. Develop the mobile learning skills you need to keep up with this fast-paced field at mLearnCon 2013 Conference & Expo, June 18 – 20 in San Jose, CA.

Saturday, 18 May 2013 11:25

The Ultimate List of Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems

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I see an increasing interest for cloud-based eLearning. Are you looking for a Cloud-Based Learning Management System? Of course you are! At the following post you will find a list of 15 16(updated) Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems that will being updated regularly.

Friday, 17 May 2013 15:12

How To Use Facebook For Social Learning

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Just by reading the title, someone might think that this is a joke. It’s not. So ok, Facebook wasn’t created for educational purposes, but you ’d be surprised of how the social affordances of this versatile tool can generate great potentials for social learning.

Monday, 13 May 2013 16:06

10 Tips To Effectively Use Social Media In Formal Learning

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We live in the era of social media and professionals of any level should not make the mistake to underestimate their power. We can easily understand why social media can be useful from a marketing point of view. What’s more interesting, however, is to see how social can be effectively used in formal learning.

Thursday, 09 May 2013 15:50

The Adult Learning Theory - Andragogy - of Malcolm Knowles

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What Andragogy means and which are Knowles’ 5 assumptions of Adult Learners? Are you familiar with Knowles’ 4 Principles Of Andragogy? At the following post I will answer the above questions and you will find several highly recommended resources on Malcolm Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory.

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 21:16

8 Important Characteristics Of Adult Learners

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A tough crowd, a challenging clan or a smooth instructional ride? Before answering that, we need to see adulthood’s general traits and then link them to the process of learning.