eLearning Marketing Articles

Instructional Design

May 28, 2015

Behaviorism in Instructional Design for eLearning: When and How to Apply It

Behaviorism continues to influence Instructional Design today, and its principles yield measurable results in digital learning environments. In this guide, we'll take a look at what behaviorism is, why it's still relevant, when it works best, and how to put it into practice. Behaviorism offers a strong base for Instructional Designers to build on when designing courses that will result in measurable behavioral change. Whether it's a compliance module or an AI-driven adaptive platform, behaviorism is a systematic approach.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

May 28, 2015

Mission Impossible HTML5 - The Death Of Flash

Companies now face a significant roadblock to mobile accessibility, their own courseware. For over a decade, Flash has been the preferred method of delivering rich content to users. Not anymore... About 2 years ago Flash turned out to not be fulfilling design needs anymore, so HTML5 took over. In this article we want to share some conversion tips.

by Matt Cavanaugh

Corporate eLearning

May 27, 2015

How Do You Infuse A Culture Of Innovation?

It is common for human resources professionals to be included in teams designed to foster innovation in today's corporations, institutions and organizations. But how does one even start to persuade other people to adjust their thinking from the comfortable, safe ruts it has settled into?

by Roz Bahrami

Instructor-Led Training

May 27, 2015

The Modern Trainer's Roles And Responsibilities

The role of a trainer is quite well established. When you ask a trainer a question "What do you do for a living" then he/she will tell you about leading people to change, moderating discussions, building moments of reflection, being an expert and sharing his/her expertise, presenting, mentoring, etc. These responsibilities are connected with this role from ages. Such understanding of trainer's role becomes, however, outdated. Let's discuss what kind of new competencies and fields of engagement are demanded from the trainer of the XXI century.

by Marek Hyla

Instructional Design

May 27, 2015

Finding The Best Instructional Design Bachelor Degree: 6 Selection Criteria

Looking for tips that can help you choose the best Instructional Design Bachelor Degree in order to achieve your professional goals? In this article, I’ll share a variety of tips that will allow you to find the ideal program, by mentioning some factors to consider, regardless of your current level of experience or desired specialty.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

May 26, 2015

The Top LMS Statistics and Facts For 2015 You Need To Know

In this article, I'll share the Top 15 LMS Statistics and Facts For 2015 that every eLearning professional should know, especially those who are planning on choosing a new Learning Management System.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

May 26, 2015

11 Moodle Plugins For A Corporate Moodle

Almost a year and a half ago, our little internal training team introduced our colleagues to the new corporate learning management system (LMS). The LMS is a modified Moodle installation. At the time it was version 2.4, and we have since upgraded to 2.8. Typically, K-12 and higher ed institutions use Moodle as an online platform for learning. With a little tweaking, the software can work well in the corporate world, too.

by Heather MacCorkle Edick

eLearning Career

May 26, 2015

WANTED: Six-Figure Instructional Designers

Instructional designers with entrepreneurial experience, creativity and tech skills are highly sought after by companies. Here's why...

by Vicki Kunkel

eLearning Design and Development

May 25, 2015

How To Create Memorable Online Training Courses: 6 Tips For eLearning Professionals

You want to bring the best out of your audience by offering them an excellent online training experience. You have carefully developed your online training course and it is important for you that your content will be retained. But how can employees remember everything they learn? In this article I will share 6 top tips on how to create a memorable online training course that will help employees fully understand and deeply absorb everything you have to offer them.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

May 25, 2015

Moving Towards Corporate Online Learning Success: Some Proven Strategies

Many corporate online learning initiatives often fail to make the anticipated impact - which is a waste of time as well as effort of learners and furthermore, a waste of organizational funds as well. Digging into the reasons why an online learning initiative fails, the two main culprits are Learners’ apathy towards learning and Lack of Organizational support. Improving these factors can increase the effectiveness of training monumentally.

by Heena Nanda

Game-Based Learning

May 25, 2015

Gamification – First Things First

Gamification has become one of the hot topics of recent years. Everybody talks about it. Every eLearning vendor claims that implements this idea in their solutions. It is hard, however, to find really successful cases of such implementations. No wonder why gamification as a concept is going down to the Trough of Disillusionment in the Gartner's Hype Cycle.

by Marek Hyla

eLearning Design and Development

May 24, 2015

Extrinsic Motivation In Online Training

To create an engaging online training experience, you must deeply understand how motivation works. In this article, I’ll share the basics of extrinsic motivation in online training and share 5 tips that can help you add extrinsic motivation elements in your online training course.

by Christopher Pappas