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eLearning Design and Development

April 2, 2016

11 Ways To Use High-Tech Visuals To Make Your Speeches And Presentations Rock

High-tech visuals have revolutionized the way that we can deliver great content to audiences. Here are a few of the options you have as you consider creating visuals for your speech/presentation.

by Diana Beyer

Corporate eLearning

April 1, 2016

Applying The Path-Goal Theory In Leadership Online Training Courses

Your supervisors, managers, and department heads are the cornerstones of your organization. They provide support and guidance for your staff and ensure that their performance is on-point. The million dollar question is: Are you offering them the support and guidance they need through your online training program? In this article, I'll discuss how to apply the path-goal theory in your leadership online training initiatives by discussing leadership roles, types, and variables.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

April 1, 2016

10 Cloud-Based Learning Management Systems For Small Business Training

In the past, employee training necessitated the hiring of training experts to deliver face-to-face seminars, which proved to be costly, especially for small businesses. Furthermore, employees involved in training must be taken away from their assigned jobs, which can lead to disruptions in the services your company provides, which only serves to add to the cost of the training. Here are 10 cloud-based Learning Management Systems that will significantly reduce your small business training’s cost.

by Kate Morrison

eLearning For Kids

April 1, 2016

Gamifying The Classroom: The Little Smart Planet Case

This article describes how the educational platform Little Smart Planet is gamifying different subjects at Primary and Secondary Schools in Spain.

by Leticia Lafuente López

eLearning Solutions

April 1, 2016

3 Factors To Consider When Choosing An eLearning Solution

With the increasing amount of eLearning solutions, a drop in quality might be imminent – this is what some of the modern patterns tell us. Nobody wants to make a bad decision when choosing an eLearning solution, let alone change solutions in a short time period. In this article I state several tips that might assist during the choosing process.

by Filip Dimitrijević

Learning Management Systems

March 31, 2016

7 Ways LearnUpon Makes eCommerce For eLearning Easy

If you want to sell online courses, you need a platform with strong eCommerce features. As a Learning Management System that was originally developed for training companies, LearnUpon specializes in offering the best sales and marketing tools for eLearning.

by Antoinette Curtin

Mobile Learning

March 31, 2016

5 BYOD Mistakes To Avoid For Successful Online Training

BYOD can help your organization cut online training costs while reaping all of the corporate eLearning benefits but only if you can create a secure, well-organized online training strategy that keeps your employees in the loop. In this article, I will highlight 5 BYOD online training mistakes that your organization should avoid.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Solutions

March 31, 2016

5 Innovative eLearning Solutions For The Self-Directed Learner

We are long past the online coursework and training that involves video lectures, unit plans and assignments, and exams. This type of instruction is no longer embraced by learners, and those who design eLearning coursework for students or business training are embracing new strategies and technology very rapidly now. It is a new day for eLearning, and the self-directed learner will have access to all of these new innovations.

by Leona Henryson

eLearning Design and Development

March 31, 2016

10 Strategies Of Deeper Learning Skills For Education Leaders

In today’s world, teachers and education leaders have the thankless job of not only educating students and instilling knowledge and skills inside their young minds, but also of preparing them for all the challenges that are waiting for them out there, in the real world. It is essential, because it is no longer the world their parents used to live in, and because everything around them is undergoing constant and swift change. This means simply having students know something is not enough. They need to be able think for themselves and approach things critically, which is where deeper learning comes in.

by Julie Martin

Corporate eLearning

March 30, 2016

9 Soft Skills To Develop With Online Business Games: The Simformer Case

Every employer has his or her own idea about the ideal employee. We are not talking about the ideal in terms of looks obviously, but rather the employee’s personal qualities and professional skills. Job duty descriptions dictate what professional skills are required and the corporate competency framework determines what personal qualities an ideal employee should possess. Here is how online business games help develop crucial soft skills such as customer focus, stress resistance, team work, and communication skills.

by Anton Makarevich

Learning Management Systems

March 30, 2016

LMS Is Old News: Enter The Era Of The eLMS

LMS is quickly losing ground to eLMS. The latter is a hybrid of social media, communication platforms, and engagement features that foster higher collaboration and informal learning. This particularly stems to the lack of flexibility and technological capabilities traditional LMSs have. This post discusses what to look for in an eLMS and how its average features can be used to increase interaction and collaboration.

by Alexander Salas, CPLP

eLearning Design and Development

March 30, 2016

9 Types Of Feedback To Boost Student Engagement

One of the most challenging aspects of facilitating an online course is figuring out which unique combination of feedback types can enhance each student’s learning process and motivate the student to engage with the class. In this article, we will highlight 9 types of feedback that shapes students’ learning, thinking, and engagement in an online course.

by Chris Gaudreau