eLearning Marketing Articles

eLearning Design and Development

June 26, 2014

Why And How To Develop Learning Goals For Your eLearning Course

This article will focus on the significance of learning goals and, most importantly, on how to effectively tie the learning goals into your eLearning course. I will also offer some insight into how you can develop and use the learning goals to provide meaningful, interactive, and informative experiences for the learners.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

June 26, 2014

Get Off the Gamification Struggle Bus

Why are you using learning games? Because they’re fun? Or because they’re effective? It might seem like everyone is into gamification these days; former Vice President Al Gore has even said that “gamification is the new normal.”

by Stephanie Ivec

eLearning Design and Development

June 25, 2014

Top 11 eLearning Mistakes That eLearning Professionals Should Avoid

In this post you'll find a helpful list of the top 11 eLearning mistakes you'll want to avoid. These eLearning tips will allow you to circumvent the pitfalls of eLearning design and development, so that you can move forward on the path to eLearning success.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructor-Led Training

June 25, 2014

How To Effectively Convert Face-To-Face Instructor-Led Training Into Online Training

We have been using the power of stories in professional learning for several years now. I am going to share a case study that highlights how we effectively converted face-to-face Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to online training learning using storytorial as our learning strategy. What is really interesting is that the aimed business gain that was evading us during the ILT training was met after we made this story based online conversion.

by Asha Pandey

Corporate eLearning

June 24, 2014

Muddling Through Moodle

For a company considering an LMS solution, spending $100,000 annually can cause sticker shock. In return, the organization receives an untried delivery channel to host, track, and report on the training content delivered to employees, distribution channels, and customers. Alternatively, many Software as a Service (SAS) LMS solutions have a cost-per-registered user model that seems affordable when you have a limited number of users, but can ramp up to be a very pricey annual expense if you have a large user base.

by Dan Keckan

Game-Based Learning

June 24, 2014

How a Gamification Developer Games Its Employees

As a company offering gamification and games-based learning services, we believe it’s essential that we “walk the talk” and offer new and exciting ways to engage our employees. So, how do you gamify a gamificator? SweetRush’s director of technology, Misha Milshtein, takes you on an in-depth tour of Cocoa Trivia, a gamification experience for employee engagement.

by Misha Milshtein

Game-Based Learning

June 24, 2014

How To Leverage Your Employees’ Fascination with the FIFA 2014 World Cup

The 2014 FIFA world cup is making everyone at GamEffective half dazed. Did you see what the Dutch team was up to? Did you stay up half the night to see the third game of the day?

by Gal Rimon

eLearning Companies

June 23, 2014

Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies For 2014

Driven by a high volume of requests by HR Managers and Training Directors, last August we published the Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies for 2013. Since eLearning Industry is rapidly evolving, it is high time to publish the Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies for 2014. Surprisingly enough, the resemblance between the two lists is weak; 7 out of 10 companies included in the Top 10 eLearning Content Development Companies for 2014 are new additions!

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

June 20, 2014

eLearning Content Development Outsourcing: Pros and Cons

This post highlights the pros and cons of eLearning content development outsourcing. Its purpose is to give you some food for thought when you're trying to determine if you should create the eLearning course in-house or leave it in the hands of an experienced eLearning content development company.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

June 19, 2014

10 Advantages To Becoming an eLearning Freelancer

There are a number of benefits associated with eLearning freelancing. In this article, I'll highlight 10 advantages that you may want to keep in mind when you're trying to decide if becoming an eLearning freelancer is right for you.

by Christopher Pappas

Blended Learning

June 19, 2014

Mix It Up with Blended Learning

Tired of the same old next-driven online training snooze fest? Well, mix it up! Blended learning can be very beneficial to your employees - and a welcome break from mindlessly clicking through a training course alone at their desks. Combining online and in-person learning creates a collaborative learning experience and allows for open communication.

by Stephanie Ivec

eLearning Project Management

June 19, 2014

E-Learning Secrets: Managing Subject Matter Expert Time, Part One

From an Instructional Designer’s perspective, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are the e-learning team MVPs. They bring the valuable expertise and insights, those raw materials that can be transformed into thought-provoking scenarios and engaging activities. Yet they are also often highly respected players with demanding jobs in the business, with little experience developing e-learning. How can you manage and maximize your SME’s time like an e-learning pro? In this two-part series, we’ll show you how.

by Catherine Davis