eLearning Marketing Articles

Corporate eLearning

November 17, 2015

5 eLearning Costs That May Put At Risk Your eLearning Budget

Want to know how you can stay within your eLearning budget and get the most out of every resource? In this article, I’ll highlight the 5 most common eLearning costs that can put your eLearning budget in jeopardy, so that you can know how to tackle them when they show up on your expense sheet.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

November 17, 2015

How To Create A Meaningful And Engaging Compliance Course

Compliance courses are often driven by the corporate “compliance mandate” and tend to miss the ingredients for learners to relate to them, internalize the information, and apply it. As I see it, given the significance of the compliance mandate, there should be a higher focus on using approaches that appeal to the learners, impart learning that will stick, and finally ensure that this learning indeed gets applied at work.

by Asha Pandey

Learning Management Systems

November 17, 2015

Gamification And The LMS: The Case Of TalentLMS

Gamification is on the fast track to becoming an industry standard for eLearning, and is certainly a best practice for almost any service and piece of software. Find out how TalentLMS brings its legendary ease-of-use to this integral feature.

by John Laskaris

Microlearning

November 16, 2015

6 Ideas To Help You Create Nano-Learning In Under 15 Minutes 

Fast-paced organizations need just-in-time (JIT) learning. Nano or micro-learning gives learning managers a quick and simple way to adapt to the fast-changing needs of their learners. In this article, I'll show you how to create nano-learning in under 15 minutes.

by Li Whybrow

Learning Management Systems

November 16, 2015

SaaS Learning Management System: Is your LMS Truly SaaS?

If you’ve selected a Learning Management System (LMS) recently, you’ll know that SaaS is a fast-growing force in enterprise software. But all SaaS is not created equal. Read on to discover the differences between single-tenant and multi-tenant applications, and what to really ask about when selecting a SaaS Learning Management System.

by Sandi Lin

Mobile Learning

November 16, 2015

Why Mobile Learning Will Transform Your Workplace

Question: What do pre-packed gourmet pasta sauces and mobile learning have in common? Answer: Both are fast and easy to access and provide a consistent experience from anywhere.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

eLearning Design and Development

November 15, 2015

10 Questions To Get To Know Your Online Learners

The first step in creating an eLearning course is figuring out who you are creating it for in the first place. In this article, I’ll highlight 10 questions that will help you get to know your online learners, so that you can design eLearning courses that make their mark.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

November 15, 2015

3 Meanings Of Compliance And Why They Matter 

Hello, new eLearning developer. It’s nice to meet you. Have you heard about this thing called “compliance” yet? Compliance is a word we love to throw around in eLearning, and it can mean many things.

by Stephanie Ivec

Instructor-Led Training

November 14, 2015

Synchronous Learning Advantages And Disadvantages In Corporate Training

As a real-time learning method, synchronous learning gives eLearning professionals the opportunity to offer their audience a unique online training experience. In this article, I will share 5 advantages and 5 disadvantages of synchronous learning so that you can be able to determine whether this practice is suitable for your corporate online training program.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

November 14, 2015

Go Global With Training: Insider Insights Into Localization

As many companies now have a global footprint, training needs have become much more diverse. Effectively maintaining the impact of your training initiative is critical and a bit more complicated when more than one language is involved. As a developer, you are tasked with developing effective training in your source language. The challenge can be taking that across a bigger gamut of languages that you may not read, speak, or write. This is where localization comes in to play.

by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies

Instructional Design

November 13, 2015

Pedagogy Vs Andragogy In eLearning: Can You Tell The Difference?

Should you follow the same Instructional Design processes and apply the same learning strategies to all of your eLearning courses, regardless of the age of your audience? Do adults and children learn the same way? Certainly not. In this article, I’ll delve into the debate of Pedagogy vs Andragogy in eLearning clarifying the differences between the two concepts, so that you will be able to understand the respective challenges of each and create highly motivating eLearning projects for both your young and adult learners.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Culture

November 13, 2015

Company Culture Is A Main Course On Your Learning Menu

Your company culture is something special. Whether you actively try to customize it or just let it happen, it’s there to stay. In what shape or form is up to you and your entire team. It’s both the little and the big things. It’s the way you say hello/high five/fistbump every morning, but also the manner in which you deal with serious issues. It’s how your employees feel about going to work every day, and how they fit into the bigger picture. Not only as an ingredient for success, but also as a person that truly cares about the work he or she does.

by Gilles Mattelin (Hiring)