Articles

Learning Management Systems

December 7, 2015

Assessments And The LMS: The Case Of TalentLMS

While there are plenty of financial reasons to switch your training over to the cloud, there is one that you may or may not have thought of: how much better you can make it, and how much more your users will appreciate and, I dare say, enjoy it!

by John Laskaris

Learning Culture

December 6, 2015

The "Working Dead" Revive With Learning Culture

The problem of disengaged workers is vital for most organizations. The solution is easier than you can imagine. Consider establishing a learning culture - the perfect tool to make employees productive and engaged.

by Elena Masolova

Corporate eLearning

December 6, 2015 | Sponsored

Gain Competitive Advantage Through Employee Development

This article explores 3 steps to help you create effective training that will improve employee development and help your company increase its profit margins.

by Ashley Casey

eLearning Design and Development

December 5, 2015

Leading Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Looking for ways to encourage your learners to think outside the box and tackle challenges from a whole new angle? Leading questions have the power to guide your learners’ thought processes so that they can draw their own conclusions. In this article, I’ll highlight 4 different types of leading questions and I’ll give you 5 tips on how to use leading questions in your next eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

December 5, 2015

4 Tips To Create High Quality Content In eLearning 

This article explores 4 key ways to help you deliver high quality content in eLearning.

by Chris Hodgson

Game-Based Learning

December 4, 2015

7 Tips To Use Puzzle Games In eLearning

Puzzles bring out the curiosity and fascination in all of us, which makes them an ideal match for eLearning experiences. In this article, I’ll share how you can incorporate puzzle games into your eLearning course in order to boost emotional connectivity and engage your audience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

December 4, 2015

5 Ways To Transform Distance Learning Content

Sick and tired of distance learning being the old way? Many organizations are stuck with providing students with text-heavy materials. In this article I suggest ways to transform text heavy distance learning materials into engaging digital learning content.

by Pam Jones

Instructional Design

December 4, 2015

Beyond Routine: Creative Approaches In Instructional Design

While designing instructions we tend to use the same approaches, tools, and techniques. This is completely normal - they are in our comfort zone as training intervention designers, developers, and trainers. We use them because we feel secure, because we consider them as good ones, and because we are convinced that using them we will deliver the promise. The problem is that many times these Instructional Design approaches are not optimal.

by Marek Hyla

eLearning Authoring Tools

December 4, 2015

Why You Should Be Creating Responsive eLearning Courses With Lectora

Responsive web design has been around a long time. Google even ranks websites based on how mobile friendly they are—which impacts how high those websites appear in your search results. The more mobile friendly your site, the better you rank in search results. So what about eLearning? Are you doomed if your eLearning isn’t mobile friendly and responsive?

by Stephanie Ivec

Corporate eLearning

December 3, 2015

Tight eLearning Budget: 6 Tips To Create An Amazing Online Training Course

Unlimited eLearning budgets are the exception, not the rule. So, how can eLearning professionals create effective and memorable online training courses with minimal resources? In this article, I’ll share 6 tips that you can deliver top notch online training experiences without paying top dollar.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

December 3, 2015

Explore, Fail, Practice: eLearning Games In Compliance Training

The unique qualities of serious games can help make your compliance training more engaging and effective. Learn what types of compliance training really benefit from eLearning games and what you can do to introduce them into your next compliance training programme.

by Alan Bourne

eLearning Trends

December 3, 2015

Video-Based Learning – The New Pitch and Resolution of Learning

The demand for video-based learning has surreptitiously witnessed an upward spiral in the recent times. Short, crisp, engaging, and elucidating video nuggets on various subjects are scaling across YouTube and other video social blogging and learning platforms. While it may sound more like a means of informal learning, video-based learning may soon become the most sought after phenomenon across the corporate and academic learning ambiance, specifically after the advent and rise in the use of smartphones in the education domain. This article explores the phenomena of video-based learning from the instructional design perspective and elucidates our nascent experience with this novel phenomenon in the academic domain.

by Sharjeel Ahmad