eLearning Marketing Articles

eLearning Market

June 16, 2015

The Top Gamification Statistics And Facts For 2015 You Need To Know

The eLearning industry is changing, which means that it's time to reflect and look forward to what the future holds for the world of eLearning. In this article, I’ll share some important Gamification Statistics and Facts for 2015. These statistics and facts depict the significant changes in the gamification market, learners’ preferences, and gamification effectiveness on adult learning, that all eLearning professionals should know.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

June 16, 2015

eLearning Software Tools: Develop Faster With These 8 Tools

Are you looking for software tools that speed up the development of eLearning? In this post, I will take you through the tools I love to use to quickly author more effective courses.

by Li Whybrow

eLearning Design and Development

June 16, 2015

4 Tips For Designing Captivating eLearning

The development of informative yet engaging and captivating eLearning can sometimes be a tricky balancing act. Read our top 4 tips below to find out how you can add that extra punch to your course and create a captivating eLearning experience.

by Tamar Elderton-Welch

eLearning Design and Development

June 15, 2015

Effective eLearning Navigation: 5 Key Principles!

Well designed eLearning navigation is crucial for the success of your eLearning course. In this article, I’ll share 5 key principles to consider when designing navigation for your eLearning course, so that you can offer your audience the best possible eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

June 15, 2015

2 Top Tips To Make Compliance Training Fun Through Gamification

Each year you can hear the cries of thousands of employees saying: “Oh, no, please tell me it isn’t time to do that boring compliance training again!” What’s an Instructional Designer to do when it comes to building more compliance training? We all know that no one likes to take it; but it has to be done. So how do we design compliance training that employees actually want to take? We think outside the box and gamify it.

by Melissa Dougherty

eLearning Design and Development

June 15, 2015

Flow In eLearning: How To Create A Flow In An eLearning Course?

To be honest - I will not answer to the question posed in the topic. The longer I think about it the stronger I see that I don't have “5 golden rules to create a flow in an eLearning course”. I hope, however, to provide you some food for thought - some directions which could help to find ways of creating flow in eLearning and building heavily engaging eLearning courses.

by Marek Hyla

Corporate eLearning

June 14, 2015

8 Tips To Create A Successful Employee Online Training Orientation Program

How can you make your new employees feel welcome, inspired, and proud to be starting a career in your company? In this article, I’ll share 8 top tips to create a successful employee online training orientation program in order to help you not only fully cover all important issues and considerations during the orientation process, but also make your newly hired staff feel lucky they work for your organization.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

June 14, 2015

The 7 e-Affordances In eLearning

An online course should provide a rich learning experience for all learners. Do you use technology to simulate traditional teaching and learning practice or do you do more with it? In fact, educational technologies should make it easier to incorporate activities that may not have been possible before. How do you do this? This is when thinking about the seven e-affordances can help you create that.

by Caterina Mastroianni

Learning Psychology

June 13, 2015

Enhancing Working Memory: 6 Strategies for eLearning Professionals

Without any doubt, one of the most important brain functions with a significant impact in the learning process is working memory. In this article, I’ll explore how working memory functions and I’ll offer 6 strategies that eLearning professionals should follow in order to increase the effectiveness of their eLearning courses by enhancing working memory and, thus, facilitating the transition of knowledge from the short to the long-term memory.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

June 13, 2015

3 Tips For Grabbing Compliance Learners’ Attention

Where the core content is relatively mundane in a training program, learners may sometimes be tempted to see it as box ticking exercise. This article reveals 3 tips to ensure that your online training course grabs your learners’ attention and keep them focused throughout it.

by Heather Pope

Instructional Design

June 12, 2015

Finding The Best Instructional Design PhD Degree: 6 Selection Criteria

Every eLearning professional has their own unique goals and objectives in mind when searching for the ideal Instructional Design PhD program. This makes the purpose of identifying the selection criteria even more challenging. In this article, I’ll share some invaluable tips that you can use to find the Instructional Design Doctorate program that checks all the boxes on your must-have list, regardless of your niche or desired career path.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Resources

June 12, 2015

5 Places To Get Answers To Your eLearning Questions

These are some of the best places to get information from eLearning pros. Have your eLearning questions answered, join a discussion, and view webinars.

by Christie Wroten