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Instructor-Led Training

December 1, 2017

Watch Your Back(end): Limited Backend Access To Course Authors

Creating a multi-author platform to host a number of courses on your eLearning website is a great way of turning your vocation into a profession. However, there are several security issues with providing core backend access to all authors. This is where the need to limit backend access arises.

by Rohan Thakare

eLearning Design and Development

December 1, 2017

The Recipient Experience, Part 3 – Verifiability And Ease Of Access

How can you make sure credential verification goes smoothly when your learners get their digital certificates of badges? And how can you ensure your students can easily and quickly access their certifications online? This is what we will discuss in the final part of this 3-part article series about implementing the Recipient Experience successfully.

by Mark Iafrate

eLearning Benefits

December 1, 2017

8 Ways eLearning Increases Employee Productivity

Here is a look at reasons why you should encourage your staff to embrace eLearning as a workplace training tool.

by Sophia Harrris

Corporate eLearning

November 30, 2017

6 Topics Every Customer Service Online Training Program Should Cover

We’ve all had a bad customer care experience and spent hours mulling it over. But have you thought about how well you train your customer service team? In this article, I’ll share 6 topics that every effective customer service online training course should cover.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

November 30, 2017

How To Solve 3 Learning And Development Manager Frustrations By Choosing The Right Educational Software

Let’s look at the usual difficulties and motivations of Learning and Development managers in their day to day activities. This article breaks down 3 of their biggest frustrations, and gives you actionable tips on how to choose the right tooling to address these Learning and Development managers frustrations.

by Kasper Spiro

eLearning Companies

November 30, 2017 | Sponsored

33 eLearning Vendors Who Can Optimize Your Online Training

From voice-over artists to full-service consultancies, each of these eLearning vendors will enrich your online training initiatives.

by Dan Westmoreland

Learning Management Systems

November 30, 2017

Reporting For Success - How Learndirect Use Administrate

Administrate customer learndirect are a highly successful training provider. Learn how they use Administrate to succeed at scale.

by Kim Morrison

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

November 30, 2017

6 Sure-Fire Signs You Have Created An Informal Learning Strategy

Understanding the distinction between formal and informal learning has never been more important. While formal training experiences are easy to understand and embrace from an organizational perspective, they also only account for 10% of your workforce’s overall knowledge intake. Informal learning experiences make up the remaining 90%, but they’re often untameable beasts that organizations struggle to capture and control. So, have you created an informal learning strategy?

by Juliette Denny

Corporate eLearning

November 30, 2017

8 Tips To Convert Traditional Training Material Into Interactive Online Training Resources

Is your online training course creating an emotional connect with corporate learners? Does it give them the chance to put their skills into action? In this article, I’ll share 8 tips to turn those traditional online training materials into engaging and interactive online training resources.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

eLearning Challenges

November 29, 2017 | Sponsored

3 Big Advantages Of Offline Learning With xAPI Analytics

Email replaced fax machines, smartphones replaced cellphones, while digital media is ushering in an era where DVDs and CDs will soon be obsolete. Those in charge of training and development have seen a tidal wave of creative disruption as the extensive use of mobile devices and remote workers have made the practice of eLearning ubiquitous.

by Mike Alcock

eLearning Design and Development

November 29, 2017

The Recipient Experience, Part 2 – Timely Delivery

In the second part of this 3-part article series about implementing the Recipient Experience successfully, we will discuss Timely Delivery: Here is why you want to reward people when they’re still excited about their accomplishment.

by Mark Iafrate

Learning Management Systems

November 29, 2017

5 Top-Notch LearnDash-Specific Themes Proving LearnDash Should Be Your Next LMS

There are thousands of eLearning themes on WordPress. However, people often end up confused about whether to choose an LMS-specific theme or roll with a generic WordPress one. Here is my take on the matter, considering LearnDash as the LMS of choice.

by Rohan Thakare