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Game-Based Learning

December 1, 2015

Gamification For Serious Learning: 5 Facts That Will Impress Your Boss

Using gamification for serious learning is a hot topic right now. Organization heads and Learning and Development heads are keen to explore this and enrich their existing learning strategy. However, they have several questions that range from true benefits of gamification to ascertaining if it indeed improves the effectiveness of learning.

by Asha Pandey

Corporate eLearning

December 1, 2015

5 Tips To Create eLearning For Modern Learners

How do you educate someone who has never known anything but high speed broadband and internet access, instant gratification, and quick fixes? How can you grab their attention and keep it long enough to get your message across? In this article, I will share 5 key tips to create eLearning courses for modern learners that will convince them to stay focused, absorb the information, and get the most out of their eLearning experience.

by Harman Singh

Custom eLearning

November 30, 2015

7 Tips To Create Personal Learning Paths In eLearning

No matter what the subject matter might be or the background of your target audience, learning should be a personal endeavor. But how do you offer your online learners the key takeaways and fulfill goals and objectives while still catering to their individual needs and wants, especially if you have a large audience? In this article, I will explore how to create personal learning paths, and I’ll share 7 tips that can help you integrate personal learning paths into your eLearning course design.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

November 30, 2015

3 Keys To Successful, Low-Cost Gamification

Some of the most productive game elements can be incorporated into our training programs with relatively little budget. In this article I will share 3 keys to effective, low cost gamification.

by Keith Gibson

Instructor-Led Training

November 30, 2015 | Sponsored

6 Tips To Apply The ASSURE Model In Blended Learning

The ASSURE model is a natural fit for blended learning environments, as it gives corporate trainers the opportunity to integrate technology into their ILT (Instructor-Led Training) classrooms while still personalize the corporate training experience. In this article, I’ll explore the basic principles of the ASSURE model, and I’ll offer 6 tips that can help you use the ASSURE model in blended learning strategies.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

eLearning Market

November 29, 2015

Finding An eLearning Internship In The “Blue Ocean”

Competing with dozens of other students over a small handful of eLearning internships? There is a better way, if you have the courage.

by Ben Butina, Ph.D.

eLearning Design and Development

November 29, 2015

How To Improve Your Online Course

The content is a king, and that rule applies to your online course as well. Great content isn't enough, though, to make your online course engaging and provide the best experience to your learners. Here are the aspects to improve that can make your course close to perfect.

by Nicole Hall

Corporate eLearning

November 28, 2015

Grabbing The Learner’s Attention

You think that designing a visually appealing and compelling training program is enough to glue the learners to their seats? Let us accept the truth: For a learner, our training program is just another training program. He/she will do any or all of the following while taking the training; take calls, chat, check mail, talk to a colleague, wonder how long the training program is going to last, and so on. I am sure everybody has done all these in school/college, so why should our learners be any different? The real world is full of distractions. Thus, it is very important to be able to grab the learner’s attention.

by Aman Vohra

Corporate eLearning

November 28, 2015

6 Insider Insights Into Localization For Training Expansion 

Text expansion can be challenging to both the developer and the learner. An increase in seat time for eLearning courses can be a concern. Video based training also has its own set of unique production challenges. Good planning makes for a smooth development and production flow.

by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies

Educational Technology

November 27, 2015

Re-evaluating Classroom Technology: The Changing Landscape Of Student Engagement

Most teachers in recent past used to start their class with “Put down your phones!”; nowadays it has been substituted by a more modern version, “Pick up your phones!”. The use of classroom technology has become one of the key trends in modern education. Its impacts, however, are not always easy to assess.

by Sarah Green

eLearning Challenges

November 27, 2015

Why eLearning Is Key To Democratizing Higher Education In Africa 

With Africa’s growing youth bulge, how will African countries cope with increasing numbers of tertiary student enrolments and high costs of expanding higher education institutions? eLearning is the best possible solution for democratizing higher education in Africa and ensuring that access to quality higher education is not limited by geographical location, tuition fees, or lack of access to academic resources.

by Danai Nhando

Educational Technology

November 27, 2015

How To Use Comic Strip Making Websites To Enhance Your Teaching

Imagine a group of immigrant students sitting together around a computer and collaboratively creating a comic strip together that tells a story. Think of the language and speaking skills they develop as they work together to put words and sentences into the mouths of the comic characters.

by bill zimmerman