Articles

Learning Management Systems

November 22, 2015

Why You Need A Responsive Learning Management System

Current learning practices are driven by the individuals that use a Learning Management System (LMS) - NOT the System itself. The Learning Management System must adapt to a world where mobile devices are the learning tool of choice. We need to ensure that its use reflects the learning practices of our organization, association, or PTO. Read on to discover how a responsive Learning Management System meets these needs and helps meet the demands of a changing learning landscape.

by James Sheil

eLearning Project Management

November 22, 2015

Agile Project Management In eLearning Development

In a previous article about my experiences at DevLearn 2015 I had mentioned a session on Agile Project Management in eLearning Projects by Megan Torrance and I had promised a blog post focusing on my takeaways from that session. So here it is.

by Anand Timothy

eLearning Design and Development

November 21, 2015

5 Reasons An eLearning Course Review Is Essential

If you're an eLearning course developer, your course is like your baby. You have to pay attention to every little detail and make sure nothing is wrong with it. That is why you need to iterate over it again and again and review it with the people you're working with. Read on to discover the 5 top reasons you need an eLearning course review.

by Utkarsh Talwar

eLearning Market

November 21, 2015

Let’s Chat Chinese! Developing Training For Chinese Markets

Developing training for Chinese markets is unique, as Chinese has two primary spoken versions as well as two character sets in its written form. Depending on the specifics of your particular scope of work, you’ll need to determine which form of written and which form of spoken Chinese you really need.

by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies

eLearning Authoring Tools

November 20, 2015

Office Mix: To Mix, Or Not To Mix, That Is The Question

In this third geek article, I take a quirky look at Microsoft’s up-and-coming rapid eLearning and knowledge sharing tool, Office Mix. I consider whether it could provide the cost-effective scalable solution for a medium-sized university wishing to raise aspects of the eLearning bar.

by Chris Alexander

Online Learning Platforms

November 20, 2015

SuperMemo: Learn Fast And Forget About Forgetting

To remember something you have to repeat information. There are no shortcuts. The problem with repetition, however, is that you never know when to bring certain piece of information again to your mind. So you end up either with repeating the bulk portion of information (e.g. the whole list of new words of another language without distinguishing which one you already remember and which one is still not memorized) or do nothing.

by Marek Hyla

Mobile Learning

November 20, 2015

5 “Apps” Educators Shouldn’t Use (And 5 They Should)

What if I told you there are some apps that no educator should ever use? Or, what if I told you there are some apps that if you don't install them you have no chance of ever being successful? Find out about the “apps” educators must delete and install today.

by Craig Blewett

Educational Technology

November 19, 2015

10 Must-Have Google Chrome Apps For eLearning Professionals

If you aren’t already using Google Chrome Apps in your online course, then you may be missing out on an invaluable design resource. In this article, I’ll highlight the top 10 Google Chrome Apps that every eLearning professional should know about.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

November 19, 2015

4 Ways To Allow Your eLearners To Bloom

While it is common practice to incorporate tasks from Bloom’s lower order objectives into eLearning, educators and learning professionals often have difficulty leveraging eLearning to involve the model’s higher order tasks. This article will illustrate 4 scalable ways to attain higher order cognitive objectives through eLearning.

by Nicholas Crowe

Learning Psychology

November 19, 2015

Why Attention Is Essential To Learning And The Formation Of Memory 

Successful training programs should all be designed to ultimately keep people’s attention; it’s the foundation for memory and information retention. This is why an understanding how the brain receives and saves information will help Learning and Development (L&D) departments to make informed choices for effective learning methods.

by Mark Rose

Instructional Design

November 18, 2015

How To Apply Gagné's 9 Events Of Instruction In eLearning

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a step-by-step guide that could help you provide a complete and comprehensive online experience for every member of your audience? In this article, I’ll show you how to apply the 9 Events of Instruction introduced by Gagné, in order to create effective and comprehensive eLearning experiences.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Project Management

November 18, 2015

9 Tips On How To Make Time To Finally Create Your Online Course

Everyone's pressed for time. Add the horrors of procrastination and you have the typical “I wish I had time to do this” scenario. Actually, we have time - we just don't manage it very well. Here are some little-discussed ideas on how to find time to build your money-making online course.

by Juste Semetaite