eLearning Marketing Articles

Online Courses (MOOC)

October 17, 2014

Stop Slating MOOCs! Let Them Grow Up!

Slating MOOCs is in vogue. They are being criticised for not causing the revolution that was initially predicted. But they are still in infancy and need to be allowed to grow up.

by Carolyn McIntyre

Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning

October 16, 2014

Top 10 Branching Scenario Techniques

Learners not retaining information? e-Learning not prompting behavioral changes? As the old adage says, “Experience is the best teacher.” When teaching a new process or facilitating a change in behavior, there’s no better teacher than experience. But this is e-Learning we’re talking about. How can you help your learners truly experience a situation when they’re sitting at their desks? Enter the magic of branching scenarios.

by Stephanie Ivec

Learning Management Systems

October 16, 2014

Top 5 Reasons To Have A Customizable eLearning System

As the fusion of education and technology accelerates, educators have access to a growing range of eLearning platform systems. With so many systems to choose from, how do you know which one is right for you? And what are the “must-have” features?

by Ridvan Aliu

Corporate eLearning

October 15, 2014

Top 6 Tips To Effectively Analyze Your Company's Online Training Needs

In this article, I'll discuss how to effectively analyze your company's online training needs, so that you can create an online training and development strategy that allows your organization to reap the many rewards that online training has to offer.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

October 15, 2014

Single Source Authoring: Liberating Instructional Designers In The 21st Century

When you hear the term "employee training," what image immediately jumps to mind? A group of workers dozing off in a board room? An employee isolated at a computer workstation?

by Melanie Moffett

eLearning Design and Development

October 14, 2014

Why and How To Use Performance Goals in eLearning

Performance goals pertain to measurable skills and talents that can be achieved during eLearning. They can be beneficial in both public and private eLearning settings, given that they allow learners to explore their strengths and improve upon weaknesses by fine tuning behaviors. In this article, I'll talk about why performance goals add value into your eLearning deliverables, how to develop and use performance goals in eLearning, as well as how to link them into your eLearning deliverables.

by Christopher Pappas

Virtual Classroom

October 14, 2014

The 6 Myths of Virtual Learning

In this article, I will present you the 6 myths of virtual learning that we need to move past, if we hope to re-imagine the reality. It's time.

by Houston C Tucker

Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning

October 13, 2014

6 Tips to Create an Effective eLearning Scenario

In this article, I'll share 6 tips to create effective eLearning scenarios, so that you can design motivational and informative eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

October 13, 2014

Understanding The Internal Needs of Adult Learners

Is Training actually training or is it something more? Today's workplace is ever evolving, morphing and adjusting to new technologies, analysis and competition! A vast majority of companies seek to better their positioning through customer engagement models which seek to ground themselves in way which better embrace customers.

by Fred Irving Williams

eLearning Design and Development

October 12, 2014

Top 10 Tips to Use Word Clouds in eLearning

This article offers a look at Top 10 tips to use word clouds in your eLearning deliverables. I'll share just a handful of the many ways that word clouds can help to motivate learners, prevent cognitive overload, and simplify even the most complex eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

October 12, 2014

6 Great SAT Prep Apps

Ever searched for a great SAT prep app in iTunes? At the following article you will find 6 SAT prep apps that will benefit any student preparing for the SAT. Also these SAP prep apps are free to download with a few offering in-app purchases for additional features or content.

by Kim Caise

Educational Technology

October 11, 2014

6 Tips To Create a Safe and Secure eLearning Environment

In this article, I'll discuss how you can create a safe and secure eLearning environment for your audience. While it's next to impossible to prepare for every eventuality, there are a handful of ways that you can use to enhance the security of your eLearning environment in order to safeguard against some of the most common threats.

by Christopher Pappas