Articles

Corporate eLearning

December 16, 2015

6 Tips To Create Online Onboarding Training Experiences That Stick

Printing out the job description is certainly not an effective onboarding method. Online onboarding training, when done right, can play a critical role in offering valuable support for your new employees, as it can truly enhance the onboarding process and ensure that your newly hired staff gets the right sense of direction and purpose. In this article, I’ll share 6 tips to help you create online onboarding training experiences that stick and ensure that your new employees are thrilled to join your company.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

December 16, 2015

Getting Prepped For The Next Generation Of Employees

What happens when you get a group of 15 and 16 year-olds in one room and ask them how they learn? Learning and Development professionals have bent over backwards to deliver the learning environment that Millennials demand, but as the next generation of post-Millennials make their way into the workforce, what’s next? What is the next generation of employees?

by John Helmer

eLearning Challenges

December 16, 2015

eLearning In Egypt: Will eLearning Be The Optimum Solution For Egypt's Educational System?

In today’s challenges that Egypt is facing generally and in its educational system specifically, it is highly essential to highlight some of the segment’s challenges and whether eLearning will be a helpful approach to overcome them or not; especially under the global and local economic tights. In this article and later ones, I will be highlighting some of the challenges of implementing eLearning in Egypt and I will also be mapping them with eLearning concepts to be overcome.

by Haitham Khedr

eLearning Market

December 15, 2015

Give A Winning eLearning Sales Pitch: 7 Tips For eLearning Freelancers

You have a big meeting with a potential client, but you only have a few minutes to make a great first impression. So, how do you stand out from the crowd and sum up all of your attributes before your time is up? In this article, I will offer you 7 tips on how to craft an eLearning sales pitch that puts you at the top of their list.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

December 15, 2015

“New” Vs “Better”: TalentLMS And Innovation

There's a lot to be said about innovating, changing the way something is done radically. And it's not all good. Because, despite the hype, innovation is in no way a synonym to improvement.

by John Laskaris

eLearning Design and Development

December 15, 2015

The eLearning Review Process Made Easy With ReviewLink

Organizing email feedback from your eLearning course requires a lot of time, especially when you’re dealing with multiple reviewers. And what if extra time means the difference between a good course and a great course? Here is how you can make the eLearning review process easier.

by Christie Wroten

Corporate eLearning

December 15, 2015

6 Strategies To Promote Upskilling In Corporate eLearning

Skills are one of the most valuable assets in the modern workplace. They cannot only make an organization more profitable and productive, but also lead to greater advancement opportunities for employees. In this article, I’ll share what eLearning professionals need to know about upskilling in corporate eLearning.

by Fionnuala Courtney

Learning Management Systems

December 14, 2015

Adobe Captivate Prime Review: A Full Featured LMS With A Learner-first Approach

There are a number of learning management systems that claim to be the “all-in-one solution”, but only a select few typically live up to that promise. Adobe states that their new Adobe Captivate Prime offering is a “ground breaking new Learning Management System” that “empowers you to setup, deliver, track and manage your learning environment all by yourself”…but is it the complete package that you are looking for? In this review, I’ll delve into the features, pricing, support services, and ease of use for Adobe Captivate Prime, so that you can determine if it’s really the right option for your eLearning needs.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

December 14, 2015

Consulting For Mobile Learning: A Tale Of (At Least) Two Hats

As a matter of course, Instructional Designers are called upon to be flexible, adaptable, and ready to take on new challenges. I find this holds true in consulting for mobile learning solutions.

by Shauna LeBlanc Vaughan

eLearning Authoring Tools

December 14, 2015

How To Build Powerful Serious Games: The ITyStudio Case

Training programs that shift from text-based eLearning to “Learning by doing” is a dream come true for employers / trainers who are frustrated with underperforming employees. How do we engage employees in serious games? Simple. A storyline with characters, combined with a great authoring tool!

by Yann Teyssier

eLearning Organizations

December 14, 2015

The eLearning Guild Academy: 9 Courses To Improve Your Competitive Advantage

The eLearning Guild Academy offers a large variety of live online courses for eLearning professionals ranging from tools and instructional design, to content creation and business and leadership courses, and more.

by Christopher Pappas

Online Courses (MOOC)

December 13, 2015

3 Benefits Of Integrating eLearning Into Knowledge Dissemination

With the advent of MOOCs and other online courses, eLearning principles and tools have clearly been integrated into higher education. However, eLearning has another role to play in academia – as a method of disseminating research results. This article will describe 3 specific benefits of integrating eLearning into knowledge dissemination, meaning using eLearning to communicate the results of research studies for the purposes of moving knowledge into action.

by Adam Gavarkovs