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Corporate eLearning

February 7, 2016

The Four Responsibilities Of The Learning Professional

In this ground-breaking article you will find out: Why you don’t become a professional just by calling yourself one; why the professional does not serve the interests of their clients simply by doing what they are told; why learning professionals should aim to do no harm to their learners; why it is absurd for a learning professional to be technophobic; why being a professional means basing your recommendations on hard evidence, not romanticism.

by Clive Shepherd

eLearning Design and Development

February 6, 2016

How To Start With eLearning: 10 Basic eLearning Terms You Should Know

It takes time, dedication, and a healthy dose of memory cells to master every word in the eLearning dictionary. However, if you start with eLearning, you can go a long way with just a handful of basic eLearning terms in their eLearning vocabulary. In this article, I will share 10 words and phrases that everyone should know.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

February 6, 2016

Does The Role Of The Instructional Designer Change In The mLearning Age?

How does the explosion of mLearning impact Instructional Designers? Is there something that needs to change?

by Anand Timothy

Educational Technology

February 6, 2016

Evolution Of Digital Education Tools To Measure Students’ State Of Mind

Imagine sitting in a classroom where a student participates in an online learning program that not only measures their academic progress, but their mood as well. This technology may be closer than we think.

by John Unger

eLearning Challenges

February 6, 2016

Collaborative Learning: Why Transforming Classrooms Into Collaboration Rooms Can Make A Big Difference

To make learning truly futuristic in India and prepare a future ready workforce, we need to give students a collaborative learning environment.

by Krish Kupathil

eLearning Software

February 5, 2016

10 Best Business Presentation Software For eLearning Professionals

Choosing the right business presentation software tool is essential for eLearning professionals who need to show off their prototypes, host interactive webinars, or create detailed tutorials for eLearning courses. In this article, I’ll highlight the best business presentation software that you may want to add to your Learning & Development toolbox.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Challenges

February 5, 2016

Inclusive And Accessible eLearning

To develop online courses that are more inclusive, the role of Instructional Designers must move beyond the orchestration and arrangement of course content to partnering with faculty and support staff to implement curriculums that are mindful of ADA compliance. Furthermore, professional development must move beyond faculty acquiring technical expertise to pairing technological knowledge with principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This article outlines ways that I, as an Instructional Designer, implemented such practices via a professional development seminar, in which faculty and staff learn the principles of Universal Design for Learning and develop skills to create ADA compliant MS Word documents, podcasts, and lecture captures. Excerpts from faculty and staff’s learning journals illustrate how they have grown as educators.

by Sabrina Taylor

eLearning Design and Development

February 5, 2016

2 Alternative Approaches For Creating Screencasts For Your eLearning Project

There are 2 alternative approaches for creating screencasts, and this article will help you choose an approach that is best suited for you.

by Huzefa Johar

Educational Technology

February 5, 2016

How Students And Teachers Use Digital Flashcards

Paper flashcards used to play an important role in both teaching and learning. With the revolution in the edTech industry however, digital flashcards become more and more popular. eFaqt is an online study tool that offers digital flashcards. We asked our top student and teacher user how they combine digital flashcards with classroom education.

by Christiaan Henny

Educational Technology

February 5, 2016

Transforming Traditional Teachers Into eTeachers: Is It Really Necessary?

This article answers the question whether there is a necessity for traditional, brick, and mortar teachers to be transformed into eTeachers with qualifications supported by appropriate certificate.

by Marta Długosz-Sawicka

Corporate eLearning

February 4, 2016

The Importance Of Ongoing Online Training: 4 Benefits For Your Employees

Online training doesn't stop when the onboarding process ends. To keep your employees up to date and brush up on skills, you must offer online training all throughout their career. In this article, I'll offer 4 tips and talk about the 4 benefits of an ongoing online training strategy for your employees.

by Christopher Pappas

Microlearning

February 4, 2016

3 Things Google Can Teach Us About Microlearning

Recently my 10-year-old was working on a school project about state capitals, and he began asking questions about Montgomery, the capital of the state where he was born. But we haven’t lived in Alabama for almost a decade, so I couldn’t come up with much more than it being home to the minor league baseball team with the best nickname in all of sports (Go Biscuits!). In the time it took me to fondly reminisce about the yellow baseball hats, my 14-year-old found a wealth of information about Montgomery history and current events. She was, of course, holding her phone, having just completed a Google search for Montgomery, Alabama, and it occurred to me that she had just gone through a microlearning experience.

by Keith Gibson