eLearning Marketing Articles

Educational Technology

July 22, 2015

Digital Learning Technology: How Will Technology Transform Digital Learning In The Next Decades?

In this article I will cover the main technological trends in digital learning today and the concerns eLearning providers should explore further about how technological advances will shape digital learning environments in the future.

by Kate Kalamara

eLearning Design and Development

July 21, 2015

Typography In eLearning: 5 Key Tips For eLearning Professionals

Typography is critical for eLearning design and development; it can make your eLearning course look professional and well organized, or amateurish and sloppy. Most importantly, it affects your learners’ attention. In this article, I’ll share 5 key tips for great typography in eLearning, so that you can make sure that you use it effectively in all of your eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Challenges

July 21, 2015

The Mobile Challenge: Giving The Modern Learners What They Want

Modern learners are mobile learners. They want to access the information and tools they need, when they need them, and on a variety of devices. It is all about learning at the point of need these days; we know this much. But is the modern learner getting the mobile experience they want at work?

by Laura Overton, FCIPD, FLPI

Online Training Certification

July 21, 2015 | Sponsored

3 Types Of Online Training Course Certificates

Certificates are a great way to reward your online learners, from basic completion to social and verified certificates. Even if your online training course is outside of compliance topics, there are great reasons to consider offering a certificate of completion. Learn about the 3 types of online training course certificates you can offer.

by Sandi Lin

eLearning Project Management

July 20, 2015

The Top 7 Qualities Of A High Performance eLearning Team

High performance eLearning teams don’t just happen. Positive spirit, clear goals, and shared ambitions are only a few of the characteristics that an eLearning team must have in order to produce excellent eLearning projects. In this article, I’ll share 7 top qualities that make a high performance eLearning team, so that you will ensure that your team is not only a truly great eLearning professional group, but also 100% dedicated to attaining their shared goals.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

July 20, 2015

7 Tips For Selecting A Learning Management System

How to select a Learning Management System that will really work for you? Is it about creating the right features list or we need to look a bit deeper than that?

by Elena Tikhomirova

eLearning Design and Development

July 20, 2015

Who Stole My eLearning Audience?

In my experience, the biggest step a teacher makes when first engaging with online learning is the one where they understand that their eLearning audience is behind a soundproof wall! No quick classroom polls to gauge how much the group knows, no show of hands for an indication of comprehension, and no-one calling out the answer to a question on a topic about to be covered. Online content creation is a skill that teachers have to learn.

by Caryl Oliver

eLearning Design and Development

July 19, 2015

Higher Order Thinking Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Multiple choice and true or false questions have their uses, but higher order questions take learning to the next level. Rather than giving simple one word responses, your learners must think abstractly and search their knowledge banks to arrive at the correct conclusion. In this article, I’ll delve into the basics of higher order questions, as well as the various types you can use in your eLearning course. Finally, I’ll give you 4 tips on how to properly integrate them into your eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

July 19, 2015

Storyboarding: A Simple Way To Get Professional In Course Authoring

You will be well served by making a habit of drafting a rough scheme of the course before starting any actual work on it. This draft should outline the main pages of the course, and will aid you all the way throughout the course creation. eLearning professionals call such drafts “storyboards” and use them extensively. Let’s take a closer look at what storyboards are, and how you can use them to start building better courses in a more efficient manner.

by Michael Treser

Corporate eLearning

July 18, 2015

Creating eLearning Solutions For An Enterprise-Wide Global Audience: 4 Challenges And How To Overcome Them

Creating global eLearning solutions is full of challenges; in this article I will share some of the best practices in eLearning content development that a corporation can follow in order to avoid mistakes and create effective eLearning content for international learners.

by Heena Nanda

Instructional Design

July 18, 2015

Learning Battle Cards: A New Tool For Instructional Designers

There are many models which should be taken into account while designing instructions. As an Instructional Designer you know them all; you can mix and match ADDIE with Kolb Cycle, 9 Events of instruction with Bloom's taxonomy... You may even know how to use brain rules and take care of your development process' Flow. Ok, so you are an Instructional Designer expert. But don't you feel overwhelmed with all these new tools and methods, which may be used for learning but you don't know them well enough to fit them into your development process?

by Marek Hyla

eLearning Design and Development

July 17, 2015

Summative Assessment In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

A successful eLearning experience gives learners the gift of mastery, whether it be skill sets, knowledge, or a specific task. The question is: how do you put your learners to the test in order to determine their proficiency level? In this article, I’ll present 5 different types of summative assessment and I'll reveal 4 tips for using summative assessment in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas