Articles

Learning Management Systems

December 21, 2016

Questions To Ask A Prospective LMS Hosting Provider - Part 2

While price will undoubtedly be an important factor to your organisation, a lower price does not always mean a better deal, so it’s important to ask the right questions up-front when selecting an LMS hosting provider.

by Meredith Henson

Corporate eLearning

December 21, 2016

3 Reasons To Make An eLearning New Year Resolution

New year resolutions have become embedded as a tradition in modern culture. Is it time to make an eLearning new year resolution for 2017?

by Tony Small

Learning Management Systems

December 20, 2016

Calculating The Total Cost Of LMS Ownership: Why Cheap LMSs End Up Costing More

Have you ever tried to calculate the total cost of LMS ownership? In this article, I'll break the myth behind the total cost of ownership of seemingly less expensive LMSs, and I'll explain why cheap LMSs may end up costing more.

by Nipun Sharma

Game-Based Learning

December 20, 2016

eBook Release - How Gamification Can Increase The Impact Of Your Compliance Training

Compliance trainings are often associated with boredom. While gamification has proved to up the engagement of online courses, it has not found extensive usage in compliance courses. The eBook How Gamification Can Increase The Impact Of Your Compliance Training provides insights on how gamification can infuse life in compliance trainings.

by Asha Pandey

Corporate eLearning

December 20, 2016

5 Elements Of Measuring Engagement In Training Evaluation

When it comes to getting results, training evaluation plays a huge role. In the past, not enough attention has been paid to the levels of learner engagement in the process. Read on to find out about the massive impact of measuring engagement on overall success!

by Juliette Denny

Corporate eLearning

December 20, 2016

3 Managerial Mistakes To Avoid In Year-End Performance Reviews

As the year is ending, the season for performance reviews is upon us. This article shows how to do this best; by de-coupling the performance discussion from the compensation discussion and by avoiding "the fight-or-flight response" by presenting transparent and objective metrics.

by Gal Rimon

Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning

December 20, 2016

The 3 Cs Of Branching Scenarios

Challenge, Choices, Consequences. We often communicate with our customers about all sorts of topics, but recently one question cropped up more than most: “How can I plan and design better branching scenarios?”. Here is how to use the 3 Cs of branching scenarios method.

by Sergey Snegirev

Instructional Design

December 19, 2016

5 Tips For Defining eLearning, The Toughest Instructional Design Question

How do you define eLearning? In this article, I will provide advice to address the challenge Instructional Designers face on defining eLearning in a conversation when there is no shared definition.

by Linda Rening, PhD

Learning Management Systems

December 19, 2016

Call Me, Surely: Notifications In TalentLMS

The age of information has brought about many nuisances, that’s for sure. But it has also helped make training much more easy and direct: Now learners can focus on the knowledge and have the info fly into their inbox automatically. How? With TalentLMS’ Notifications Engine, of course!

by Nikos Andriotis

eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2016 | Sponsored

10 Design Principles Of Using Multimedia In eLearning

Multimedia have been effectively utilized in learning and their benefits for classroom learning are well documented. Since they are also well-adjusted to online learning, with the development of technology there are many elements to choose from. Here are 10 design principles to have in mind when using multimedia in eLearning.

by Heena Nanda

Mobile Learning

December 19, 2016

10 Reasons Why You Should Use Mobile Apps For Learning In Your Learning Strategy

Mobile apps are increasingly being seen as the future of learning. Popularity of mobile devices and widespread adoption of mLearning or mobile learning is providing them the required push. In this article, I outline 10 reasons why your learning strategy must include mobile apps for learning.

by Asha Pandey

Mobile Learning

December 19, 2016

The New Mobile Landscape: Is Mobile Only For Millennials?

Only a few years ago mobile was thought to be a realm solely populated by Millennials. But this is rapidly changing, and the new mobile landscape is ripe for application across all demographics.

by Jayme Jenkins