Articles

eLearning Market

July 24, 2016

7 Tips For Writing An Attention-Grabbing Online Training News Release

Hundreds of thousands press releases are published each year, which means that it's relatively easy for your online training news release to get lost in the crowd. Luckily, there are ways to stand out and attract your target audience. In this article, I'll share 7 tips for writing an attention-grabbing online training news release.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

July 23, 2016

7 Tips To Integrate Cross-Training In Corporate eLearning

Your customer service manager is out sick and two HR employees just went on vacation. Under normal circumstances, this would be a minor disaster. But the corporate catastrophe can be averted if you concentrate on cross-training. In this article, I'll discuss how to cross-train your staff through your corporate eLearning program.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

July 23, 2016

Gamification And Motivation: It’s The Content That Matters, Not The Container

Isn't gamification an acknowledgement that the content isn’t compelling? Otherwise why would we need to gamify it? In this article, I will discuss the relationship between gamification and motivation.

by Guy Boulet

eLearning Design and Development

July 23, 2016

Shaking Up Your Training Backgrounds

Like a good bartender who takes several ingredients, shakes them up, and creates a masterpiece of a drink, sometimes you need to shake things up in your eLearning designs and training backgrounds to create something new and improved.

by Melissa Dougherty

eLearning Companies

July 22, 2016

Raptivity Customers Share Their Interactive Learning Success Stories

Raptivity team celebrated its 10 years and, as a part of the celebration, we talked with some of the customers who are with us for more than 5-6 years. Here are some interesting interactive learning success stories on why they love Raptivity and think it is an integrated part of their eLearning development process.

by Poonam Jaypuriya

Instructional Design

July 22, 2016

3 Tips To Apply The Cognitive Dissonance Theory In eLearning

Attitude, behavior, and beliefs are all key concerns that eLearning professionals should consider when designing eLearning courses. In this article, I’ll explain 3 key principles of the Cognitive Dissonance Theory, and I'll share 3 tips on how to apply it in your next eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

July 22, 2016

Distance Learning: 10 Ways To Keep Oneself Productive And Focused

In this article I will share 10 tips for eLearners to build productivity and focus while taking distance learning courses.

by Emily Connor

Learning Management Systems

July 22, 2016

Using SharePoint For Social Learning

Results from a recent survey show that companies are unhappy with their current Learning Management System and rank social learning as a top priority. Exploring new technologies is high on the list, but savvy Learning and Development managers will look no further than their current SharePoint deployment to spice up their training programs. So, why use SharePoint for social learning initiatives?

by Amber Johnson

Training Needs Analysis

July 21, 2016

7 Steps To Get Leadership Buy-In

Of course you’re enthusiastic about your training initiative. But getting leadership buy-in takes more than enthusiasm. It takes analysis, planning, and listening.

by Jayme Jenkins

Learner Engagement

July 21, 2016

6 Ways To Enhance Active Recall In eLearning

One of the pillars of active recall in eLearning is summarizing the subject matter and putting it into context. Online learners are encouraged to put the information into their own words to improve knowledge retention and comprehension. In this article, I’ll discuss 6 ways to enhance active recall in eLearning to make your eLearning experience more memorable.

by Christopher Pappas

Online Courses (MOOC)

July 21, 2016

Are Online Undergraduate Degrees The Way Forward?

Although the trend seems to be moving towards 100% online undergraduate degrees, is this necessarily a good thing for all concerned?

by Susan Scarre BA (Hons) QTS

eLearning Challenges

July 21, 2016

Overcoming 3 Cultural Barriers To eLearning

Cultural barriers to eLearning are more significant than technology ones. Luckily, I have been able to get Dr. Michael Baron –one of the leading eLearning specialists– to help with our eLearning delivery projects and discuss how to overcome those.

by Violet Sun