eLearning Marketing Articles

Learning Management Systems

February 13, 2017

The Hidden And Not-So-Hidden Automation In TalentLMS

Don’t do today, or ever, what can be automated. This could be the motto of the era, and a facet of modern work life that has brought efficiency way up. TalentLMS isn’t the kind of platform to ignore the evolution of work, so it’s plenty automatic. How, you ask? Well, let’s find out!

by Nikos Andriotis

Corporate eLearning

February 13, 2017

5 eLearning Motivation Strategies To Increase Learner Participation

Motivational problems can be a barrier to change. It requires "unlearning" behaviors with thoughtful effort and energy. The brain needs extra reactivity and concentration to recognize a new behavior or skill, but making changes can take up energy and trigger stress. Here are 5 eLearning motivation strategies to help increase learner participation.

by Steve Penfold

Corporate eLearning

February 13, 2017

9 Steps To Defining A Workplace eLearning Strategy That Works

What does it take to implement eLearning successfully in a workplace? While there are many elements that go into this, I would point to the one most important element – the eLearning strategy. Here is how to define an effective workplace eLearning strategy.

by Srividya Kumar

Microlearning

February 12, 2017

13 Activities To Add To Your Microlearning Library

Is your microlearning repository looking a bit sparse? Do your online learners need quick and convenient microlearning resources? Have no fear, because this article features 13 microlearning activities that are just right for your bite-size eLearning library, many of which you can elevate using VR and AR.

by Christopher Pappas

Learner Engagement

February 12, 2017

Top 10 Modern Rules Of Lifelong eLearning

Our world changes every day: We design new technical devices, make new scientific discoveries, find a cure for serious diseases. This changing environment makes us, people, change as well. Every day we learn something new, because this knowledge helps us to survive in this new world. We have to bend with the wind. Here are 10 rules of lifelong eLearning in this modern world.

by Marta Trenton

Educational Technology

February 12, 2017

The First Videodisc: Phonovision

Before electronic videodisks, Scotsman John Logie Baird created them from phonograph platters. Don McLean's work resurrecting Baird's original disks reveals an early step in the history of interactive video.

by Bill Ferster

Learning Culture

February 12, 2017

9 Tips For Creating An Agile Learning Culture

Although 61% of organizations experience 3 or more major changes per year, only 17% think they are effective at managing change. This article offers actionable advice on how to create an agile learning culture inside companies, to have higher adaptability to change and increase employee engagement.

by Ilie Ghiciuc

eLearning Trends

February 11, 2017

6 Tips To Use Virtual Reality In Online Training

Wouldn't it be amazing if you could offer your corporate learners a 360 view of your online training environment? What if your corporate learners could interact with your online training materials just as they would in the real world? In this article, I'll share 6 tips for using Virtual Reality in your online training courses.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

February 11, 2017

Copyright Protection In eLearning Design: What You Need To Know To Protect Your Work

When eLearning content designers create material for their courses, they invest considerable amount of time, skill, effort, and money into its production. If you are an independent designer, or running your own eLearning consulting business, you have much more at stake in your creations. As a result, there is often an implied understanding of “ownership” for the content. However, oftentimes content created through your toil and labor can be surreptitiously copied and used by someone else; depriving you not only of acknowledgement of ownership, but also of potential material and financial benefits that may have accrued to you. Copyright aims to put an end to such “misappropriation” of content that lawfully belongs to you. In most cases (though there are limitations and exemptions) such protection grants the original creator the right to own the content, and decide who can use, share or disseminate it. In this article we will talk about copyright protection in eLearning. We will also go over some useful tips to consider when dealing with copyrighted content.

by Marina Arshavskiy

Microlearning

February 11, 2017

7 Tips To Help You Get Started With Microlearning

Microlearning is a specific aspect of eLearning that is revolutionizing how companies deliver training for their employees. If you aren't familiar with the term, it's simply the process of delivering your content in smaller chunks that are easier to access and process. In this article I will help you get started with microlearning through 7 simple tips.

by Scott Cooper

Instructor-Led Training

February 11, 2017

8 Powerful Ideas To Get To Know Your Learners

Ever wonder why some learners excel when taking eLearning or instructor-led training (ILT) courses while others don’t? Have you ever put in various interactions and activities in your online training and the learners’ assessment scores come out mediocre? Take a look and see what you may be missing in order to get to know your learners.

by Abigail (Abbie) Martin

eLearning Design and Development

February 10, 2017

9 Tips To Use Online Help Callouts In eLearning

Do your online learners need quick, in-course tips and tricks to improve their understanding? Would you like to offer them "moment of need" resources that are easily accessible? In this article, I'll share 9 tips to use online help callouts in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas