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eLearning Market

March 17, 2016

3 Tips To Sell More Courses: How To Create A Competitive Advantage

As the online training industry becomes increasingly crowded with more providers looking to get a piece of the pie, do you feel like your once tried-and-true strategies are now leaving you behind the curve? Here are 3 tips that will help you sell more courses.

by Steve Penfold

Instructional Design

March 17, 2016

7 Tips To Motivate Baby Boomers In eLearning

Motivation is what prompts us to do better, to learn more, and to take strides toward our goals. This makes it a powerful tool in online learning environments, which is why we must identify the motivational factors for one of the largest learning generations – baby boomers. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips to motivate baby boomer learners and give them an eLearning experience they’ll never forget.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

March 17, 2016

Classroom Technology: How Do You Like Your Learning, Flipped Or Blended?

Masochistic teachers, fear of failure, and tried and trusted methods explain why many educators fail to embrace the classroom technology available to them. This article explains why if anything makes my life easier, then I’ll do it.

by Wendy Winnard

eLearning Design and Development

March 17, 2016

7 Practical Tips To Show Your Online Students How To Learn Before You Start Teaching

Online educators make great efforts to bring serious changes in the educational system. However, they often forget about something really important: Not all online students know how to learn. Students need incentives, tips, and strategies that help them manage their time and handle the courses they take. This article offers 7 practical tips that show how educators can teach their online students to learn before guiding them through the curriculum.

by Laura Jonson

Learning Management Systems

March 16, 2016

How To Use A Demo To Evaluate Online Training Software

Ever wondered about that big "Request a Demo" button you see on Learning Management System vendors' websites? A demo can actually help you to take weeks off the selection process for online training software. Here's how you can use the demo to speed up your organization's decision-making process.

by Brendan Noud

eLearning Authoring Tools

March 16, 2016

eLearning Authoring Tool Costs: 7 Factors To Consider

eLearning authoring tools give eLearning professionals the opportunity to develop eLearning content in a fraction of the time. Even those with no prior graphic design experience can create interactive and immersive multimedia elements and visual learning materials for eLearning. But what is the real price for all of these perks? In this article, I'll explore 7 of the most important factors to consider when calculating eLearning authoring tool costs.

by Christopher Pappas

Training Needs Analysis

March 16, 2016 | Sponsored

4 Steps For A Training Needs Analysis

Is your organization experiencing performance or productivity issues? Perhaps your compliance requirements are not being met. Or maybe your training catalogue has “leaky boat syndrome,” whereby additions are made to plug knowledge holes. However, what you really need to do is stop the water seeping in and give it an overhaul! If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, your organization could benefit from a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). A Training Needs Analysis is a structured process for identifying gaps in employee training and related training needs, usually performed by experienced learning and development consultants.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

Educational Technology

March 16, 2016

4 Changes That Will Shape The Classroom Of The Future: Making Education Fully Technological

It’s difficult to discuss the classroom of the future, as if it is something that it exists in some faraway time. The truth is, education is changing right now. Technology and expanded knowledge of the learning process have already resulted in a metamorphosis of the classroom and of teaching methods. There will be even more changes in the future.

by Ethan Dunwill

Microlearning

March 15, 2016

Microlearning In Online Training: 5 Advantages And 3 Disadvantages

There are times when "bite-sized" is better, and corporate learners only need small amounts of information to tackle everyday challenges. In this article, I'll explore the 5 advantages and 3 disadvantages of microlearning in online training, which breaks knowledge down into easily digestible units or modules.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

March 15, 2016

Training Evaluation: Measuring What Matters

Is your training evaluation guided by what matters, or by what's easy to measure? In this article, you'll learn about some of the shortcomings of typical training evaluation forms and learn mistakes to avoid.

by Ben Butina, Ph.D.

Instructor-Led Training

March 15, 2016

Blended Learning With eFrontPro: The What, Why, And How

Do you have questions about blended learning? Here is everything you need to know about creating effective blended learning with the eFrontPro LMS.

by John Laskaris

Corporate eLearning

March 15, 2016

Business Simulations: What Are The Benefits?

It is important to have in mind that 80% of acquired knowledge fades away if it is not applied in practice, which means there is a real risk of wasting 80% of learning and training expenses. Is there a way to ensure that the solution is the use of business simulations?

by Anton Makarevich