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eLearning Market

March 28, 2018

Selling Online Courses, Part 1: How To Identify Your Ideal Customer

You’ve managed to set up your online school and equipped it with the most stunning courses. All that’s left now is to get your first customers. But who are they?

by Panos Siozos

Corporate eLearning

March 28, 2018

The Win-Win Of Outsourcing Learning And Development

You probably didn’t hire your people to be training experts. But eLearning companies did.

by Simon Behan

eLearning Design and Development

March 28, 2018

Behind The Scenes Design Tips, Part 1: Content That Comes Alive (Like A Zombie)

What’s better than learning about anything? Learning anything! The "behind the scenes design tips" series explores actionable design tips you can try next time on a project. Don't just learn about things, learn things! By doing things! This first episode is about bringing content alive via storytelling.

by Zsolt Olah

Corporate eLearning

March 28, 2018

GDPR Training: 5 FAQs For Learning And Development

We answer some of your most frequently asked questions about GDPR training and awareness.

by Alan Bourne

Video-based Learning

March 27, 2018

eBook Release– Transforming Learning: Using Video For Cognitive, Emotional, And Social Engagement

This eBook is Obsidian Learning’s latest contribution to the body of research associated with the effectiveness of video used as a tool for learning. As technology, bandwidth, and storage capacity have improved, video has become available – both in terms of creation and viewing – to a much larger population. And as smartphones have become more pervasive, and video-editing software more user friendly, using video as a tool for instruction has also become more common. But is it effective?

by Lubos Janoska

eLearning Authoring Tools

March 27, 2018 | Sponsored

5 Ways To Use The Right eLearning Authoring Tool For Cost-Effective Learning

This article looks at the 5 keys to maximizing your Learning and Development resources to create cost-effective learning solutions. What’s the best way to do this? Use an eLearning authoring tool.

by Mike Alcock

Microlearning

March 27, 2018

5 Best Practices For Designing A Great Microlearning Experience

The modern learner is generally distracted. It has been found that they look at their phones up to 9 times in an hour. And, they will lose focus if they are asked to watch a training video that is 4 minutes or longer. Because of this, expecting them to sit through an hour-long training is not practical. This is where microlearning can be a great tool to impart valuable training. Here are top 5 best practices to design microlearning modules to ensure its success.

by Andrew Hughes

Learning Management Systems

March 27, 2018 | Sponsored

5 Employee Onboarding LMS Implementation Mistakes To Avoid

An investment in the right LMS is just as important as an investment in your new starters. Take a look at these 5 common employee onboarding LMS implementation mistakes to avoid in order to ensure you’re up and running as quickly as possible.

by Kiren Kahlon

eLearning Trends

March 27, 2018

4 eLearning Trends To Treat With Caution

Jumping onboard to a new industry trend with insufficient planning can result in your initiative failing to achieve its objective and, in the worst case, even hinder the learning process. So which hot topics should you treat with care?

by Steve Penfold

eLearning Design and Development

March 26, 2018

eBook Release - Flash To HTML5 Redesign: Conversion With A Purpose

Converting eLearning courses, their content included, from Flash to HTML5 shouldn't be dreaded. Especially when the other choices given are either to continue using mobile-unfriendly courses or redesign them at a great expense. To illustrate how fast and achievable this fix is, comes this eBook from AllenComm. Once you read it you will be convinced and relieved, as its contents are explanative and helpful.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

March 26, 2018

How Customer Support Training Can Transform Your Business

Nothing turns people off your business like a bad customer support experience. Especially today, with social media giving disgruntled customers instant global reach. Corporate customer service training can help turn your customer support team from a liability into an asset.

by Nikos Andriotis

Corporate eLearning

March 26, 2018

3 Ways To Leverage The Digital Age For Learning Deployment

The digital age has revolutionized the traditional method of corporate training from a one-size-fits-all to the modern futuristic one-size-fits-one method of training. When you deploy learning in the digital age, you need to look at technologies that bring learning to life.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D