eLearning Marketing Articles

eLearning Career

March 5, 2015

Interview Sample Requests: How To Make It Work For You

Identify ways to make interview sample requests work for you whether hired or not!

by Monique H

Corporate eLearning

March 4, 2015 | Sponsored

Performance Support Tools For Customer-Facing Staff

The difficulty for customer-facing staff is the constant unknown, the customer itself. You simply can’t prepare for (or hide from) them or their questions, problems and queries. Learn how a reliable performance support tool can help your staff give great customer service.

by Mike Alcock

eLearning Authoring Tools

March 4, 2015

Implementation Of The Experience API Within The SOFAD Author Environment

This experimentation was conducted in the course of the regular activities of GTN-Québec, with the technical support of the SOFAD IT team. The purpose of the experimentation is to make recommendations available to the education community on the implementation of this new standard in the online learning field. The following lines briefly present the approach taken for implementation of the xAPI specification within our author environment. We first explain why we decided to design our own plugin (SOFAD/author). We describe the limitations we encountered with SCORM. We show how the implementation of xAPI in our authoring environment allowed us to solve the limitations encountered with SCORM. We identify some possible issues and constraints with this new standard. Finally, we propose some recommendations.

by Moussa Traoré,PMP

Instructional Design

March 4, 2015

5 Step Design Model To Gain Attention Of A Learner

You might have learned or seen many techniques to create an effective eLearning. But after all these learnings have you ever realized that to gain and retain the attention of a Learner is the most challenging aspect of an eLearning course design. In this article, I will take you through an effective 5 step design model to gain the attention of a Learner.

by Jiyo Mathew Johnson

Mobile Learning

March 3, 2015

How Mobile Learning Tackles Compliance Training

"We wanted more than just a run-of-the-mill compliance training; it is important for us that our employees know the Qualcomm Way, which transcends the minimum legal guidelines, to treat each other with care and respect. Our work on the PSH app allows us to relay this message."

by John J. Park

Asynchronous Learning

March 3, 2015

Writing For Online Learners And Readers

More and more educators are doing more than simply teaching in the 21st century. Technology has expanded and changed our role. You may already be in this position, either by chance or not. Are you an educator who is new to the job of writing eLearning resources? I was. Here is what I’ve learned.

by Caterina Mastroianni

Game-Based Learning

March 2, 2015

Gaming Design For eLearning

Gamification is the buzz word in eLearning at the moment, but of course, you don’t want to gamify eLearning for the sake of it. In this post, you’ll explore the principles underpinning good gaming design for eLearning, and set out an eight point checklist to help you create better, gamified learning.

by Li Whybrow

Asynchronous Learning

March 2, 2015

Helping Learners Get The Most Out Of Online Discussions

Online discussions are the lifeblood of an online class. Without rich, ongoing discussions, learning is minimized. However, many online courses don’t help online learners understand how to post a new idea or response; the types of communications or posts that contribute to learning or share examples of good posts. As a result, online learners are often left to their own devices with many online discussions stalling or sinking to a level of mediocrity.

by Mary Burns

eLearning Market

March 1, 2015

How To Get Prepared For The eLearning Job Interview Questions

Preparation is half the battle, particularly when it comes to an eLearning job interview. In this article, you'll find a few of the most common eLearning job interview questions and how to properly answer them. Hopefully, these will help you to get prepared for the eLearning job interview that might just land you your dream job!

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

March 1, 2015

5 Ways To Make The e-Learning Process Simple

The e-learning process needs to be designed with simplicity in mind. If you can do this when planning an e-learning program for any purpose, then the people who are expected to learn new skills or processes will certainly retain whatever it is you are trying to teach them. Here are a few smart tips that you can use when finding ways to make people learn a little more about whatever you want to help them discover.

by Sameer Bhatia

eLearning Market

February 28, 2015

6 Marketing Tips To Boost Your eLearning Course Sales

Wearing many hats is par for the course, when you are an eLearning professional. Not only should you be able to design eLearning courses that are engaging and enlightening, but you must also have the know-how to market and promote those eLearning courses to your target audience. In this article, I'll share some invaluable marketing tips to boost your eLearning course sales.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

February 28, 2015

3 Reasons To Switch To Online Training

The ‘80s and the ‘90s gave birth to a new generation – a generation that has forced organizations to rethink their training strategy. If your organization has not made the switch to online training yet, this article will make you rethink your training strategy.

by Heera Edwin