eLearning Marketing Articles

Game-Based Learning

May 8, 2015

Why Your Online Training Course Development Needs Gamification

Gamification is the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems and increase users' self-contributions. In this article, I'll highlight why we need gamification for our online course development. And I have started this with a young girl example.

by Ashok Sharma

Corporate eLearning

May 7, 2015

The Knowing-Doing Gap In Online Training

Do you ever wonder what prevents your employees to put what they have learned to good use? In this article, I’ll explain what is the Knowing-Doing Gap, what are the factors that cause it, and how to minimize it in order for your audience to take the most out of the online training.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

May 7, 2015

Are Women Better Bosses? Definitely!

"I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” - William Golding.

by Surabhi Paliwal

eLearning Design and Development

May 6, 2015

6 Tips For Using Call To Action In eLearning

Calls to action may be popular in the world of marketing, but they can also transform eLearning courses into exciting and effective eLearning experiences. In this article, I will share some tips to help you use call to actions in your next eLearning deliverable.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Benefits

May 6, 2015

How eLearning Courses Can Improve Learning

In this article we discuss how eLearning courses can make learning more effectual as well as techniques to better connect and engage with the target audience.

by David Kasteler

eLearning Project Management

May 6, 2015

How To Get A Subject Matter Expert Interview Back On Track

When you design and develop E-learning, you need to interview Subject Matter Experts to get detailed examples, stories and need-to-know information. Despite your best intentions, an interview may go off track. Here are some best practices to get an interview back on track so you can achieve the goals of your interview.

by Michele B Medved

eLearning Market

May 5, 2015

10 LinkedIn Profile Mistakes That eLearning Professionals Should Avoid

LinkedIn can offer a great networking experience to eLearning professionals, as long as they don’t make the common LinkedIn profile mistakes. In this article, I will reveal the top 10 LinkedIn profile mistakes to avoid, so that you can make sure that your LinkedIn presence promotes successfully your eLearning professional identity.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

May 5, 2015

Tools Of The eLearning Revolution: Adobe Voice

Bridges can be built between the eLearning Community and Guerilla eLearning Content Generators using tools that we already have in our toolboxes. This article explores one such a tool, Adobe Voice. Interestingly, this article also explains what Adobe Voice and Rice Krispie Treats have in common…

by Beth Wisch

Mobile Learning

May 5, 2015

Augmented Learning 103: Location Based eLearning - Learn on the Go

What if the information you needed was whispered in your ear, just when you needed it the most? Sound futuristic? Creepy? Maybe a little spooky? Or could it simply be technology? And what if we said that all that is already happening to people right now… and it’s happening because people are asking for it?

by Joel Copeland

Corporate eLearning

May 4, 2015

7 Benefits Of Moving Your Corporate CRM Training Online

Customer relationship management training typically involves costly on-site instruction and printed learning materials that need to be updated regularly. There is a more productive and profitable option. In this article, I’ll highlight the benefits of moving your corporate CRM training online.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

May 4, 2015

8 Tips To Design Effective Non-Linear eLearning Courses

Nowadays, more and more eLearning professionals in their effort to keep up-to-date with latest trends in instructional design for eLearning, try to employ a non-linear instructional design approach for their eLearning courses. In this article, I’ll give you some tips, from an instructional designer’s point of view, on how to design effective non-linear eLearning courses, as well as I will discuss when is appropriate for eLearning Professionals to employ non-linear eLearning course structures.

by Marisa Keramida (M.Ed.)

eLearning Articles

May 4, 2015

Completing An Online Course: 13 Time Management Tips

We’re all busy—family, work, school, life, life, work, work... One of the biggest challenges faced by online learners is managing time and carving out enough time and space to complete the requirements of their online course or program. When learners don’t manage time well—when they put off all the readings, discussions and learning activities off until the last moment—they invariably fall behind and inevitably struggle to complete their course (as high rates of attrition in online learning attest). 

by Mary Burns