Articles

Learning Culture

January 24, 2017

Making Learning Work

If we want to build agile, responsive, and high-performance workforces, we need to shift from learn-then-work to learning from work.

by Charles Jennings

Learning Management Systems

January 24, 2017

4 Tips To Improve Knowledge Management With Your Learning Management System

They say knowledge is power, but how effectively does your organization manage intellectual capital? In this article, discover how your learning platform can do more than just deliver eLearning – it can help you improve knowledge management! Here is how to capture and curate organizational knowledge.

by Juliette Denny

eLearning Design and Development

January 24, 2017

9 Top Features To Look For When Selecting An Animated eLearning Video Maker

Creating eLearning videos doesn't have to be expensive, time consuming, and stressful. Not if you have a great animated video maker tool on-hand, that is. In this article, I'll highlight the top features to look for when selecting your next animated eLearning video maker.

by Brigitta Sandström

eLearning Design and Development

January 24, 2017

5 Tips To Create Personalized, Adaptive Learning Experiences

Modern authoring tools help you capture live data that you can use to set up rules that drive personalized, adaptive learning experiences. Read on to learn how these tools empower learning teams and training providers to produce very sophisticated, tailored experiences.

by Steve Penfold

Instructional Design

January 23, 2017

From Building Content To Meeting Today’s Job Needs

Last month, I felt compelled to write about a trend I’ve been seeing in our industry: Doing less with analyzing and meeting instructional and performance needs and doing more with building content. I think this started happening when rapid development tools could make anyone into a learning practitioner.

by Patti Shank, PhD

Learning Management Systems

January 23, 2017

Make The Most Of Your Content With Linked Units In TalentLMS

We could write a cute intro linking this to the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), but here’s the lowdown: There’s a new feature that embodies all three values, Linked Units in TalentLMS. It makes your content work for you in the long run and you really want this. So, learn all about this!

by Nikos Andriotis

Instructional Design

January 23, 2017

Content Curation And Crap Detection: 10 Ways To Detect Crap In What You Share

As we drown in more and more information every day, one skill that’s becoming increasingly important for learning designers is content curation. This article explains how we’re doing it already, and then elaborates on the one aspect that can make a huge difference to the quality of content we curate.

by Srividya Kumar

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

January 23, 2017

How You Can Use Social Learning To Engage Your Learners

Although the social learning phenomenon is catching up, many in the learning sphere are not sure of its impact owing to misconceptions around it and lack of data to showcase its impact. This article outlines how you can use social learning effectively to engage your learners.

by Asha Pandey

Mobile Learning

January 22, 2017

7 Surprising Mobile Learning Statistics eLearning Professionals Should Know

Are you thinking about switching to a mobile-friendly corporate eLearning program? Do your stakeholders and managers still need to be convinced? In this article, I'll share 7 surprising mobile learning statistics eLearning professionals should know, as well as 3 tips to create mobile-friendly content for your on-the-go employees.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Event Marketing

January 22, 2017

8 Tips To Promote Your eLearning Event Using Twitter

What a difference 140 characters can make! Facebook may give you more space to marketing your eLearning event, but Twitter still packs a big promotional punch. In this article, I'll highlight 8 tips and tricks to add Twitter to your eLearning event marketing strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

January 22, 2017

5 eLearning Productivity Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Time

From a lack of motivation to a busy schedule that gets you meet deadlines just in time, there are a myriad of things that can stand in the way of being efficient with your time and energy. However, there are some eLearning productivity tips that can help you to get the most out of every workday.

by Aymeric Gaurat Apelli

eLearning Project Management

January 22, 2017

Here’s Why You Should Create A Moodboard For Your Next Digital Learning Project

Are you looking for new ways to get inspired and to streamline your design process? Crafting a moodboard is a great way to come up with new designs for your learning content. Learn about what moodboards are, their benefits, and get resources for getting started.

by Melissa Milloway, MSIT