Articles

eLearning Market

February 19, 2016

Utilizing Open Educational Resources To Advance Online Learning In Sub-Saharan Africa

In many schools and institutions of higher learning across Sub-Saharan Africa students lack access to quality academic resources and teachers also lack access to teaching resources. Open Educational Resources (OER) are the ideal tool to leverage on the affordances of technology and the insights of online learning to reduce the inequalities in the Sub-Saharan African countries’ education systems.

by Danai Nhando

Corporate eLearning

February 19, 2016

Highlights Of A Training Manager

This article describes the highlights to a training manager, focusing on recent college graduates in fields related to HR and long term professionals that need to get updated.

by Leticia Lafuente López

Mobile Learning

February 18, 2016

Responsive Design In Mobile Learning: 5 Reasons To Develop Mobile-Friendly Online Courses

All of the statistics point to the fact that mobile device usage is on the rise. According to research conducted by Smart Insights, Internet users in the United States spend roughly 2.8 hours a day accessing digital media on their mobile devices. In comparison, this figure drops to 2.4 hours per day on desktop computers. What does this mean? Tablets and smartphones are now the go-to sources for information, and eLearning professionals should be focused on mobile-friendly online courses. In this article, I’ll share the basics and benefits of using responsive design to develop mobile learning experiences.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

February 18, 2016

Calculating ROI: Just Tick The Training Box

Too often with IT projects a great deal of work is put into the business case to get the initiative off the ground. However, as the project progresses and time pressures impact, too often training is either not thought about in respect of the implementation or it is executed poorly. IT teams need to engage with training experts early, in order to get innovative input to how training can be delivered both at project launch and supported as the platform moves into an operational BAU mode.

by Phil Hoyle

Corporate eLearning

February 18, 2016

8 Tips To Design A Corporate Wellness Program With eLearning

Corporate wellness programs are on the rise, and they are a great way to motivate your employees and keep your healthcare costs down. Here’s how to use eLearning to design a corporate wellness program and make your goals a reality.

by Adrienne Erin

eLearning Authoring Tools

February 18, 2016

10 Authoring Tools For Easy eLearning Design

Check out this list of top authoring tools you can use to create eLearning materials.

by Stephanie Norman

Instructional Design

February 17, 2016

How Health Behavior Theory Can Inform Instructional Design

Smoking, unhealthy eating, and excess drinking all represent risks to our long term health, yet they are commonplace in today’s society. These are just a few examples of common behaviors that are counterproductive to individuals’ long term health. Given this paradox, researchers have developed theories to attempt to explain these behaviors and how best to change them. One of these is the Health Behavior Theory (HBT).

by Adam Gavarkovs

Instructional Design

February 17, 2016

5 "Old Fashioned" Instructional Design Tools You Will Never Throw Away

There may be more gadgets, software, and technologies than ever before, but some of the most valuable Instructional Design tools have been around for decades. In this article, I will highlight 5 old fashioned tools that every Instructional Designer should still use on a regular basis.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

February 17, 2016 | Sponsored

6 Steps To Create Serious Games With ITyStudio

Text-based eLearning modules, or how to get your employees bored and underperforming, while making trainers / employers frustrated. This is when «Learning by doing» comes into play; thanks to serious games, you can create engaging training modules. You might be wondering: «Ok great, but how do we do to create serious games? Is it another complex solution that will require a lot of efforts and money from our side?» Well, if you think so, keep reading. In this article, we will breakdown how you can develop your first serious games quickly and easily, using an authoring tool called ITyStudio.

by Yann Teyssier

Educational Technology

February 17, 2016

Educational Robots At Global Robot Expo

This article presents all novelties at the Global Robot Expo related to educational robots, from emotional robots to early child programming, going through robot building and robot remote-controlling from a tablet or mobile app.

by Leticia Lafuente López

eLearning Design and Development

February 16, 2016

Litmus Test In eLearning: Would You Enroll In Your Own eLearning Course?

You are working hard to promote your new online course and doing everything in your power to increase attendance rates. But before you devote another second or cent to online promotion it’s time to ask yourself: would I take this eLearning course?

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

February 16, 2016

Ease Of Use And The LMS: The Case Of TalentLMS

One of the most important aspects of a piece of software, especially when it's to be adopted by an organization, is ease of use and how intuitively all stakeholders, students, instructors, admins, managers, will take advantage of it. And the talent in "TalentLMS" is all about ease.

by John Laskaris