eLearning Marketing Articles

Online Learning Platforms

March 19, 2016

14 Questions About Your Online Training Platform

14 key questions you must answer before choosing the proper online training platform for your business.

by Leticia Lafuente López

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

March 19, 2016

The New Age Of Interactive Learning Through Social Media

Over the last decade social media have grown at a surprising rate capturing the society as a whole. The impact of social media is so intense that more and more educational institutions are adopting them as interactive learning tools.

by Vaishnavi Agrawal

Instructional Design

March 18, 2016

Designing eLearning For Adult Learners: 5 Psychology Principles To Apply

Learner behavior, perspectives, and mental states all play a pivotal role in eLearning. This is especially true for adult learners, who have habits, experiences, and backgrounds that greatly differ from other generations. In this article, I’ll highlight 5 psychological principles that you should keep in mind when creating an eLearning experience for adult learners.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

March 18, 2016

Employee Training: 3 Tips To Maximize Knowledge Retention

There are a few time-proven ways to maximize knowledge retention for employee training. Here are 3 of the them.

by Boaz Amidor

Corporate eLearning

March 18, 2016

Knowledge Centered Support Methodology: Getting Started

When an eLearning professional encounters the word “methodology”, they are likely to think of ADDIE, or maybe SAM. However, today you’re in for a surprise, for I’m not talking about a course authoring methodology. Instead, I’d like to tell you about a knowledge management methodology called KCS, which stands for “Knowledge Centered Support”.

by Michael Treser

eLearning Design and Development

March 18, 2016

5 Considerations For Creating Multilingual Courses

Creating a multilingual course involves more than just creating a text in English and then translating it. In this article, we take a look at the essential checklist for creating multilingual courses.

by Anand Timothy

eLearning Market

March 17, 2016

3 Tips To Sell More Courses: How To Create A Competitive Advantage

As the online training industry becomes increasingly crowded with more providers looking to get a piece of the pie, do you feel like your once tried-and-true strategies are now leaving you behind the curve? Here are 3 tips that will help you sell more courses.

by Steve Penfold

Instructional Design

March 17, 2016

7 Tips To Motivate Baby Boomers In eLearning

Motivation is what prompts us to do better, to learn more, and to take strides toward our goals. This makes it a powerful tool in online learning environments, which is why we must identify the motivational factors for one of the largest learning generations – baby boomers. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips to motivate baby boomer learners and give them an eLearning experience they’ll never forget.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

March 17, 2016

Classroom Technology: How Do You Like Your Learning, Flipped Or Blended?

Masochistic teachers, fear of failure, and tried and trusted methods explain why many educators fail to embrace the classroom technology available to them. This article explains why if anything makes my life easier, then I’ll do it.

by Wendy Winnard

eLearning Design and Development

March 17, 2016

7 Practical Tips To Show Your Online Students How To Learn Before You Start Teaching

Online educators make great efforts to bring serious changes in the educational system. However, they often forget about something really important: Not all online students know how to learn. Students need incentives, tips, and strategies that help them manage their time and handle the courses they take. This article offers 7 practical tips that show how educators can teach their online students to learn before guiding them through the curriculum.

by Laura Jonson

Learning Management Systems

March 16, 2016

How To Use A Demo To Evaluate Online Training Software

Ever wondered about that big "Request a Demo" button you see on Learning Management System vendors' websites? A demo can actually help you to take weeks off the selection process for online training software. Here's how you can use the demo to speed up your organization's decision-making process.

by Brendan Noud

eLearning Authoring Tools

March 16, 2016

eLearning Authoring Tool Costs: 7 Factors To Consider

eLearning authoring tools give eLearning professionals the opportunity to develop eLearning content in a fraction of the time. Even those with no prior graphic design experience can create interactive and immersive multimedia elements and visual learning materials for eLearning. But what is the real price for all of these perks? In this article, I'll explore 7 of the most important factors to consider when calculating eLearning authoring tool costs.

by Christopher Pappas