eLearning Marketing Articles

Mobile Learning

November 24, 2015

mLearning: How To Get Started With Responsive Course Design

Lectora Online now features Responsive Course Design so that your mLearning (mobile learning) content will look great on all devices. Find out how to get started.

by Christie Wroten

Corporate eLearning

November 24, 2015

3 Examples On How Performance Support Tools Can Supplement Compliance Courses

One in every six online courses we develop is for compliance. As a result, our focus has consistently been on how to enrich the learning experience for the learners as well as meet the corporate compliance mandate. We pride ourselves in creating compliance courses that truly engage the learners and instill the spirit of “why comply”. Besides engaging learning designs, we have successfully used Performance Support Tools in innovative design formats to supplement and complement several compliance initiatives globally.

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Design and Development

November 24, 2015

3 Advantages And Disadvantages Of Rapid eLearning 

In the realm of rapid eLearning, slow and steady doesn’t win the race. Rapid eLearning describes courses that can be designed and implemented quickly using a much faster, condensed development cycle than traditional design processes. Although rapid eLearning boasts benefits that can make it appear initially attractive, there is still speculation about the real value of rapid eLearning.

by Fionnuala Courtney

eLearning Design and Development

November 23, 2015

4 Personalization Trends And 5 Ways To Design Personalized Learning Experiences  

Learning should take place at the individual level. Today’s modern learners have a wide variety of different needs and it’s your job to personalize learning journeys to appeal to their individual requirements. In this article, I’ll look at some personalization trends and show you how to implement personalization in your own eLearning.

by Li Whybrow

Corporate eLearning

November 23, 2015

2015 Training Trends That Can Be Applied To eLearning

As eLearning becomes more popular in today’s work environment, organizations are looking how to best optimize training with current trends. Within this past year, current corporate training trends have related to employee productivity, retention as well as better career growth. When training brings these results, organizations not only get a better ROI, but employees grow to become leaders within their industry.

by Jayme Jenkins

eLearning Design and Development

November 23, 2015

7 Important Characteristics Of Modern Learners eLearning Professionals Should Know

Modern learners are ambitious. They know how to navigate their way around the virtual terrain, and they thrive in online social environments. But what do we really know about modern learners? More importantly, what are the traits that we should consider when creating online courses for this generation? In this article, you will find 7 important characteristics of modern learners that eLearning professionals should have in mind when designing eLearning courses for them.

by Harman Singh

Learning Management Systems

November 22, 2015

Why You Need A Responsive Learning Management System

Current learning practices are driven by the individuals that use a Learning Management System (LMS) - NOT the System itself. The Learning Management System must adapt to a world where mobile devices are the learning tool of choice. We need to ensure that its use reflects the learning practices of our organization, association, or PTO. Read on to discover how a responsive Learning Management System meets these needs and helps meet the demands of a changing learning landscape.

by James Sheil

eLearning Project Management

November 22, 2015

Agile Project Management In eLearning Development

In a previous article about my experiences at DevLearn 2015 I had mentioned a session on Agile Project Management in eLearning Projects by Megan Torrance and I had promised a blog post focusing on my takeaways from that session. So here it is.

by Anand Timothy

eLearning Design and Development

November 21, 2015

5 Reasons An eLearning Course Review Is Essential

If you're an eLearning course developer, your course is like your baby. You have to pay attention to every little detail and make sure nothing is wrong with it. That is why you need to iterate over it again and again and review it with the people you're working with. Read on to discover the 5 top reasons you need an eLearning course review.

by Utkarsh Talwar

eLearning Market

November 21, 2015

Let’s Chat Chinese! Developing Training For Chinese Markets

Developing training for Chinese markets is unique, as Chinese has two primary spoken versions as well as two character sets in its written form. Depending on the specifics of your particular scope of work, you’ll need to determine which form of written and which form of spoken Chinese you really need.

by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies

eLearning Authoring Tools

November 20, 2015

Office Mix: To Mix, Or Not To Mix, That Is The Question

In this third geek article, I take a quirky look at Microsoft’s up-and-coming rapid eLearning and knowledge sharing tool, Office Mix. I consider whether it could provide the cost-effective scalable solution for a medium-sized university wishing to raise aspects of the eLearning bar.

by Chris Alexander

Online Learning Platforms

November 20, 2015

SuperMemo: Learn Fast And Forget About Forgetting

To remember something you have to repeat information. There are no shortcuts. The problem with repetition, however, is that you never know when to bring certain piece of information again to your mind. So you end up either with repeating the bulk portion of information (e.g. the whole list of new words of another language without distinguishing which one you already remember and which one is still not memorized) or do nothing.

by Marek Hyla