Articles

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

eLearning Project Management

March 2, 2016

MSU Denver Agile Instructional Design Network (AIDNet)

MSU Denver is currently immersed in a unique opportunity to become a pioneer in a nationally shifting paradigm; not by simply adopting more agile, entrepreneurial models, but by constructing their very own, uniquely tailored, strategic Agile Instructional Design Network (AIDNet).

by William T. Kendal

Corporate eLearning

March 2, 2016

Sales Training: Why Your Sales Staff Needs Continual Training

If your Human Resources department operates like most others, sales training is entirely focused on training your staff to sell your company's products or services.

by Roz Bahrami

eLearning Trends

March 2, 2016

Personalized eLearning: The Personalization Wave In Online Learning

Today, each one of us lives in a highly personalized world of our own. Marketing 2.0 makes complete use of our digital footprint and it is no surprise that what you, and only you, want is what you get in the digital space today. It is “personalization” that is filtering out the noise and homing in on your personal signal. Force feeding information is a thing of the past. No surprise, then, that eLearning has also succumbed to this trend of personalization. So, what one should look for in a personalized eLearning plan?

by Anand Timothy

eLearning Market

March 1, 2016

5 Hidden Perks Of Becoming An eLearning Professional

Every profession has its own unexpected benefits that you don't discover until you've officially joined its ranks. In this article, I'll reveal the 5 hidden perks of becoming an eLearning professional. If you are still undecided about whether eLearning is the right career path for you, this guide may persuade you to finally make the leap.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

March 1, 2016

How To Reduce Scrap Learning In Training: Take It From Librarians, We Know Scrap When We See It

When it comes to our collections, great public librarians are like great Instructional Designers: We keep them current, relevant, appealing, and responsive to our communities. Keeping our collections useful and looking good means we have to get rid of things though. That’s right: Public libraries throw books away. Here is how to reduce scrap learning in your training.

by Emily Schaber

eLearning Authoring Tools

March 1, 2016

8 Tips To Create 3D Simulations For Non-Game Designers: The ITyStudio Case

Putting knowledge into action. This is the statement we hear the most from our customers. If you are a training manager, chances are you face the same issues. To date, the best way to engage your learners into the training is to use serious games. More precisely, 3D simulations. At the first glance, everything seem clean and easy. Nevertheless, when it comes to serious game development, hurdles are along the way. Graphical environments. Characters. Scenario based learning. All the elements you have to put together can overwhelm you. Suddenly, your dream of creating 3D simulations becomes a technical nightmare. Fortunately, there are easy to use solutions out there. Keep reading to learn how to create your first 3D simulations quickly and easily.

by Yann Teyssier

Mobile Learning

March 1, 2016

How To Boost Your Workforce Performance With Mobile Apps?

Today, we cannot think of our lives without mobile devices. It comes as no surprise that most Learning and Development teams are updating their learning strategy to factor for mLearning or mobile learning. Several global organizations are offering the flexibility to learners through the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy and are seeing notable gains in learner engagement as well as higher completion rates of online learning courses. Here is how mobile apps can be a useful addition to your corporate learning strategy.

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Design and Development

February 29, 2016

6 Tips To Add Intrinsic Motivators In Online Training

Rewards have their uses in online training, but intrinsic motivators hold the real power. In this article, I’ll share how you can add intrinsic motivators into your online training program, so that employees have the opportunity to reach their true potential without relying on external sources.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

February 29, 2016

Being Smart About Smartphone Training

The physical setting of our training matters, and that is especially true when we are considering smartphone training.

by Keith Gibson