Articles

eLearning Challenges

August 9, 2016

5 Challenges Of Growing Your Channel Partner Network Profits

Many companies experience the pains of 5 major challenges when managing a partner channel and trying to grow their channel partner network. Here’s everything you need to know to stop wasting valuable time and resources on partner relationships that undermine your brand integrity and your business performance goals.

by Kelsey Cochran

Corporate eLearning

August 9, 2016

4 Reasons Why There Will Be A Learning And Development Transformation

Learning and Development (L&D) as we know it will no longer exist. In a rapidly changing world, it is evident that what got us here will not get us there. But what will a Learning and Development transformation be about? How do we transform ourselves and build the new skills needed not only for Learning and Development to survive, but also for the organization to thrive?

by Sahana Chattopadhyay

Corporate eLearning

August 9, 2016

How To Create Engaging Compliance Courses Using Gamification And Microlearning

When you think of compliance courses, possibly the first word that comes to mind is boring. Well, they tend to be boring but can be uplifted to offer better learner engagement. In this article, you will see how you can create engaging compliance courses using gamification and microlearning approaches.

by Asha Pandey

Microlearning

August 8, 2016

6 Microlearning Myths eLearning Professionals Should Bust

Microlearning is not a fleeting fad, which means that eLearning professionals should know what’s what about this bite-size approach. In this article, I’ll bust 6 microlearning myths and share the honest-to-goodness truth behind them. 

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

August 8, 2016

Branch Out With Branches In eFrontPro

Organization is crucial in all aspects of business, and training is no different. eFrontPro offers many options to organize courses, users, every aspect of your talent development program, but one stands out as the pinnacle of "divide and conquer" strategies: Branches. Read all about branches in eFrontPro!

by Nikos Andriotis

eLearning Project Management

August 8, 2016

7 Best Practices To Streamline eLearning Production

Using the right tools and processes can help you accelerate and streamline eLearning production. In this article, we'll review 7 best practices that you can follow to help you author eLearning courses faster, while not sacrificing quality.

by Steve Penfold

eLearning Design and Development

August 8, 2016

Utilizing Augmented Reality For Special Needs Learning

There are numerous practical advantages of using augmented reality for special needs learning. The technology has the potential to provide individually tailored interventions that are suitable for a wide variety of abilities.

by Heena Nanda

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

August 7, 2016

8 Ways To Facilitate Meaningful Online Discussions In eLearning

Striking up an online discussion can be tricky when you’re half a world away. Thankfully, eLearning can break down the barriers and remove geographical limitations that stand in the way. In this article, I’ll highlight 8 techniques to facilitate meaningful online discussions in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

August 7, 2016

12 Elements Of A Winning Employee Training Manual Template

A good employee training manual template will be a great resource to your company; like an oil well that never runs dry, your company can utilize it for years and years in different forms and functions. It's worth spending the time to get it right.

by Boaz Amidor

Learning Management Systems

August 7, 2016

5 Tips For An Effective Learning Management System Migration

Whether your Learning Management System (LMS) is outdated, or your company needs the newest version of the program, at some point in a professional career a transition to a new Learning Management System can be expected. To make sure the Learning Management System migration is seamless and productive, it is important to identify several key pieces before the transition.

by Erica Lasola-Caramol

Instructional Design

August 6, 2016

7 Tips To Apply The Generative Learning Theory In Corporate eLearning

Are you offering your employees a meaningful corporate eLearning experience, in the truest sense of the word? The human mind must be able to form a connection between new concepts and preexisting schemas in order to enhance knowledge retention. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips for using the Generative Learning Theory to facilitate meaning construction in corporate eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

August 6, 2016

6 Reasons Why Storyboards In eLearning Are So Powerful

In this article, we take a look at some of the key advantages gained by including storyboards in eLearning content creation, from both a learning and business perspective.

by Chris Hodgson