Articles

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

October 16, 2015

Social Media Lessons

Ever stopped to consider the way we use, interact with, and even rely on our social media accounts? It’s more than just tweeting, posting a status update, and searching for an interesting subreddit – now consider applying these habits to learning online. What can social media and the habits we’ve formed do to benefit the world of eLearning? Let’s find out.

by Sarah Welby

Corporate eLearning

October 16, 2015 | Sponsored

6 Big Benefits Of Leadership Training

The success of leadership training always depends on how it is done. Think back to the best manager you’ve ever had. I’m sure you can remember the person because good leaders are memorable… and excellent leaders are unforgettable. What was it about their leadership that motivated and encouraged you? For that same reason, I bet you can also remember your worst leader. Great leaders move us and inspire us to do our best work. That said, it is important that you have effective leaders in your workplace to empower and influence your people to achieve business and team goals. Here, PulseLearning explore six of the big benefits of leadership training!

by Fionnuala Courtney

eLearning Design and Development

October 15, 2015

23 Inspiring Tips To Become An eLearning Professional

Indeed, how one becomes an eLearning professional? Luckily, you don’t need to go far to find out. In this article, I'll show you how to become an eLearning professional by sharing the most inspiring tips by 23 carefully selected eLearning professionals with long standing, successful eLearning careers and innovative projects up their sleeves! If they do not know, trust me; no one does.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

October 15, 2015

LMS And Blended Learning: The Case Of TalentLMS

ILT, or blended learning, or very simply the combination of traditional, classroom learning with the enrichment that only a Learning Management System (LMS) can offer, is one of the strongest and most common applications for a learning management system. And TalentLMS does it well. How well? Oh, well...

by John Laskaris

eLearning Design and Development

October 15, 2015

A Quick Way To Cut Online Student Drop Out Rates

Most approaches to reducing online student drop out rates are long term strategies. Here's a quick, easy way to encourage students to stay in your courses - starting right now.

by Dr. Liz Hardy

Instructional Design

October 14, 2015

7 Things Tech-Savvy Instructional Designers Do On A Regular Basis

Embracing technology is not enough; if you aspire to be an excellent Instructional Designer, you need to truly own it. In this article, I’ll share 7 things tech-savvy Instructional Designers do on a regular basis so that you will be able to model yourself after their best habits and qualities, being able to quickly analyze emerging technologies and illuminate exactly what you need to adopt or reject in order to improve your eLearning deliverables.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

October 14, 2015

Storyboarding Is A Total Waste Of Time

Using digital tools to create the final courseware or gamification content could be easily changed from feedback received from coworkers or customers. The effort required to create a storyboard was, in my estimation, a total waste of time. Why spend the effort bothering with mock ups? How wrong I was.

by Ken Whitaker

eLearning Articles

October 14, 2015

Preparing Students To Produce Digital Content

Preparing students to create digital content is more important than ever, as technology becomes more prevalent in schools and the need to prepare students for the 21st century workplace is more pressing.

by Joseph Sanfilippo

Blended Learning

October 13, 2015

Blended Learning Advantages And Disadvantages In Corporate Training

Does blended learning really offer the best of both worlds? More importantly, is it the right approach for your corporate training strategy? In this article, I'll help you answer these key questions by exploring the benefits and drawbacks of blended learning on-the-job.

by Christopher Pappas

Mobile Learning

October 13, 2015

How To Convert Legacy Courses Into HTML5 The Right Way

You have decided to adopt mLearning (or mobile learning) and are ready to move your legacy courses to HTML5. Obviously, this involves a significant budget and you want to be certain that you have chosen the most efficient approach to convert your legacy courses into HTML5. In this article, I will share some case studies to outline how you can manage this migration into HTML5 the right way.

by Asha Pandey

Mobile Learning

October 13, 2015

Dear Friends: Don’t Hate Me. I’m Not Sold On The Apple Watch For Learning

In today’s world, every industry is quick to find ways to embrace new technology, and the learning community is no exception. But will wearables like the Apple Watch become valuable tools for learning? Lead Instructional Designer Shauna Vaughan thinks the jury's still out.

by Shauna LeBlanc Vaughan

Corporate eLearning

October 12, 2015

How To Measure eLearning Performance: The New Way To Build Evaluation Into eLearning

Measuring training is hard. In this article, I will show you how new technologies can help you measure eLearning performance using Kirkpatrick’s four-level evaluation model.

by Li Whybrow