Articles

Game-Based Learning

July 24, 2016

7 Tips To Use Serious Games In Onboarding Online Training

Are you looking for ways to inspire and motivate your new hires? Do you want to offer them an online training orientation experience that entertains as much as it educates? In this article, I’ll share 7 tips to use serious games in your onboarding online training.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

July 24, 2016

9 Ways To Create Training Value With Extended Enterprise Learning

Technology-aided learning can be utilized for extended enterprise learning, providing training to learners outside of your organization. The training could be targeted at dealers, channel distribution partners, suppliers, resellers, franchisees, and even end-customers.

by Heena Nanda

eLearning Market

July 24, 2016

7 Tips For Writing An Attention-Grabbing Online Training News Release

Hundreds of thousands press releases are published each year, which means that it's relatively easy for your online training news release to get lost in the crowd. Luckily, there are ways to stand out and attract your target audience. In this article, I'll share 7 tips for writing an attention-grabbing online training news release.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

July 23, 2016

7 Tips To Integrate Cross-Training In Corporate eLearning

Your customer service manager is out sick and two HR employees just went on vacation. Under normal circumstances, this would be a minor disaster. But the corporate catastrophe can be averted if you concentrate on cross-training. In this article, I'll discuss how to cross-train your staff through your corporate eLearning program.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

July 23, 2016

Gamification And Motivation: It’s The Content That Matters, Not The Container

Isn't gamification an acknowledgement that the content isn’t compelling? Otherwise why would we need to gamify it? In this article, I will discuss the relationship between gamification and motivation.

by Guy Boulet

eLearning Design and Development

July 23, 2016

Shaking Up Your Training Backgrounds

Like a good bartender who takes several ingredients, shakes them up, and creates a masterpiece of a drink, sometimes you need to shake things up in your eLearning designs and training backgrounds to create something new and improved.

by Melissa Dougherty

eLearning Companies

July 22, 2016

Raptivity Customers Share Their Interactive Learning Success Stories

Raptivity team celebrated its 10 years and, as a part of the celebration, we talked with some of the customers who are with us for more than 5-6 years. Here are some interesting interactive learning success stories on why they love Raptivity and think it is an integrated part of their eLearning development process.

by Poonam Jaypuriya

Instructional Design

July 22, 2016

3 Tips To Apply The Cognitive Dissonance Theory In eLearning

Attitude, behavior, and beliefs are all key concerns that eLearning professionals should consider when designing eLearning courses. In this article, I’ll explain 3 key principles of the Cognitive Dissonance Theory, and I'll share 3 tips on how to apply it in your next eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

July 22, 2016

Distance Learning: 10 Ways To Keep Oneself Productive And Focused

In this article I will share 10 tips for eLearners to build productivity and focus while taking distance learning courses.

by Emily Connor

Learning Management Systems

July 22, 2016

Using SharePoint For Social Learning

Results from a recent survey show that companies are unhappy with their current Learning Management System and rank social learning as a top priority. Exploring new technologies is high on the list, but savvy Learning and Development managers will look no further than their current SharePoint deployment to spice up their training programs. So, why use SharePoint for social learning initiatives?

by Amber Johnson

Training Needs Analysis

July 21, 2016

7 Steps To Get Leadership Buy-In

Of course you’re enthusiastic about your training initiative. But getting leadership buy-in takes more than enthusiasm. It takes analysis, planning, and listening.

by Jayme Jenkins

Learner Engagement

July 21, 2016

6 Ways To Enhance Active Recall In eLearning

One of the pillars of active recall in eLearning is summarizing the subject matter and putting it into context. Online learners are encouraged to put the information into their own words to improve knowledge retention and comprehension. In this article, I’ll discuss 6 ways to enhance active recall in eLearning to make your eLearning experience more memorable.

by Christopher Pappas