Articles

Corporate eLearning

June 24, 2016

4 Ways The 85 Percent Rule Can Benefit Corporate Training

The challenges of training a multigenerational workforce can be managed through the power of the 85 Percent Rule in training. Created by Kris Allshouse for law enforcement, this principle can turn your courses into collaborative, culture-building exercises that boost engagement and make all employees feel valued.

by Edgar Wilson

Corporate eLearning

June 23, 2016

6 Strategies You Can Use To Design Effective eLearning For Your Millennial Workforce

With increasing millennial workforce, organizations need to re-evaluate their existing learning strategies. In this article, I will explain 6 strategies that you can use to effectively engage and motivate your millennial workforce.

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Design and Development

June 23, 2016

Top 8 eLearning Activities Online Learners Love

As Benjamin Franklin so aptly put it: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." eLearning offers individuals the rare opportunity to interact with the subject matter. This is probably why it's become so popular in recent decades. In this article, I'll highlight 8 eLearning activities that online learners love to see in eLearning courses, so that you can integrate them into your eLearning course design.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

June 23, 2016

Lessons Learned From Building An Open Online Course

In this article, we will discuss how we went about designing an open online course based on the idea of flexible, student-centered learning, and we will provide recommendations for how you might do the same.

by Chris Gaudreau

eLearning Design and Development

June 23, 2016

Using The Net Promoter Score To Evaluate And Improve eLearning

In this article, I will introduce the Net Promoter Score, commonly used in customer satisfaction analyses, and how it can be applied in the evaluation and improvement processes of eLearning development.

by Adam Gavarkovs

Instructional Design

June 22, 2016

How To Write Soft Skills Learning Objectives

What are the best practices for writing soft skills learning objectives? In this article I will explain how to write sound objectives for sometimes slippery content.

by Clare Dygert

Instructional Design

June 22, 2016

5 Tips To Use The Triarchic Theory In Online Training

Acquiring and assimilating new information involves a multitude of firing synapses, mental schema, and memory banks. In other words, it’s more complicated than it looks. In this article, I’ll explain the 3 components of the Triarchic Theory, as well as 5 tips on how to use its principles in online training in order to boost knowledge retention and draw upon the experience of your corporate learners.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

June 22, 2016

6 Trends For Creating Iconic eLearning

Rapid eLearning design is back in fashion. Once the poor relation of mass produced eLearning, organizations are increasingly turning to leading edge responsive authoring tools to create stylish content, fast and effectively. This article highlights 6 trends to help you develop iconic eLearning.

by Wesley Atkinson

Virtual Classroom

June 22, 2016

4 Ways To Personalize Instruction In Pre-Designed Online Courses

This article explores strategies for using the tools available in most Learning Managements Systems to personalize instruction by increasing instructor presence in the online classroom.

by Adam Shaw

eLearning For Kids

June 22, 2016

eLearning For Kids: 5 Ways eLearning Is Positively Affecting Children Worldwide

From improving basic education in regions of Africa to providing much-needed education to Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, this article shows how eLearning for kids can positively impact children’s lives around the world.

by Maricel Rivera

Microlearning

June 21, 2016

eBook Release: A Bite-Sized Guide To Microlearning

What makes for successful microlearning? In the eBook A Bite-Sized Guide To Microlearning, Ellen Burns-Johnson provides insights into this essential issue gleaned from experience working with varied companies and organizations.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

June 21, 2016

Creating A Simple Animated Title Page For Adobe Captivate 9 Courses

Title or splash screens give the first impression of the course to the learners. In this article, learn how to create an animated title page for your eLearning course using effects in Adobe Captivate 9.

by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh