Articles

Instructional Design

March 4, 2016

Why Instructional Designers Must Teach Innovative Thinking

Bill Gates made these pronouncements recently in an interview: 1) “Artificial Intelligence is on a faster learning curve than human intelligence.” 2) “Artificial Intelligence will lead to labor substitution (lobs losses) for the next twenty years.” 3) “Innovation is the key to solving all problems.” It’s hard to argue with Bill. So, let’s connect the dots. What is the relationship between Instructional Design and innovative thinking?

by Alex Terego

eLearning Market

March 4, 2016

What It Takes To Kick Off An eLearning Business (+ 25 Video Course Ideas)

So, how do you become a successful eLearning entrepreneur? Are there any secrets to creating a successful eLearning business? Here are some of them - plus 25 video course ideas!

by Juste Semetaite

Virtual Classroom

March 4, 2016

Why Is A Virtual Classroom Better Than A Real One?

Students that study online pass tests 9% better than those who study on campus. These are the results presented by SRI International after a 12-year study. What aspects of modern eLearning systems make the virtual classroom so effective? Let us find out.

by Kate Morrison

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

March 4, 2016

5 Ultimate Tricks Of Using Social Media As Learning Tools

It’s no secret that our students spend most of their free time on social media websites. Teachers keep seeing their students with their phones, and we usually get frustrated by that habit. It’s time to start seeing things differently: Social media can be a useful tool to use for educational purposes. You constantly try to bring your teaching methods closer to the “real world”, so why don’t you use social media as learning tools and networks as the perfect chance to achieve that goal?

by Stephanie Norman

Blended Learning

March 3, 2016

Applying The SAMR Model To Create An Effective Blended Learning Strategy

Technology is a powerful tool in corporate training environments, but creating an effective blended learning strategy can be a trying task. In this article, I'll offer insight on how to use SAMR to integrate technology into your online training curriculum.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Challenges

March 3, 2016

5 Technology Challenges Faced By Adult Learners

Adult learners acquire their knowledge very differently to children. They are much more results driven, goal oriented, and practical, as well as being very self-directed. When it comes to technology, we can’t simply assume that all adult learners understand or know what to do with technology. In this article I have grouped what I believe to be the 5 main technology challenges faced by adult learners.

by Julian Davis

Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning

March 3, 2016

Tell Me A Story: How I Used Storytelling To Enhance Training

How do you make an impact on learners?  How do you help them find the relevance and WIIFM (“What’s In It For Me?”) in your training?  Embrace storytelling. 

by Melissa Dougherty

eLearning Market

March 3, 2016

3 Reasons Technical Skills Training Is The Best Investment To Make In Your Team

In this article I will share 3 reasons technical skills training are absolutely essential for your team’s success.

by Matthew Bell

Virtual Classroom

March 3, 2016

Will eLearning Be The End Of Walled Classrooms?

eLearning has brought affordable and high quality education outside walled classrooms and made it accessible to students all over the world. Will the growing popularity of eLearning wipe out conventional institutes?

by Shweta Iyer

Corporate eLearning

March 3, 2016

Using Elements Of Improv Theater For Virtual Onboarding: An Interesting And Effective Learning Tool

Face-to-face meetings, meeting in time-displaced blended settings like blogs, or meeting in virtual real-time like through video chat, or immersive 3D environments, all have their advantages and challenges. In virtual environments the non-verbal elements are limited. Whenever you don’t meet in real person, the lack of personal face-to-face communication is a gap that has to be overcome in all other virtual variations of get-togethers. So, organizations are now facing new challenges to virtual onboarding where it is essential to emphasize the interpersonal dynamics of virtual collaboration and establish practices for team building. This can be achieved by adopting some elements from Improv Theater.

by Heena Nanda

Instructional Design

March 2, 2016

8 Important Characteristics Of Millennials eLearning Professionals Should Know

It’s well known that millennials, who were born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, are “digital natives”. It’s a known fact that they grew up with technology and feel right at home in social communities, but what else defines this generation? In this article, I’ll highlight the characteristics of millennial leaners.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

March 2, 2016

Corporate Learning And The New Knowledge Economy

Corporate learning is changing at a rapid pace making it more important than ever to be across all of the latest tools of new knowledge economy.

by Scott Cooper