Articles

eLearning Design and Development

July 27, 2015

Storyboarding: Key Point Of Success In Collaborative Course Authoring

In this article I will give you some advice regarding best storyboard creation practices, and also explain in what situations you will be best served to not use them. I will begin by reminding you that a storyboard is something like a schematic of your course that displays its main ideas and sometimes even its design in a clear and demonstrative manner.

by Michael Treser

Project-Based Learning

July 26, 2015

Project-Based Learning In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

If you’re looking for a way to make your eLearning courses more interactive, immersive, and empowering for your learners, then read this article on how eLearning professionals could enrich their eLearning courses using a project-based learning approach. You’ll learn about the characteristics of project-based learning activities, as well as 4 tips that can help you effectively use the project-based learning approach in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

July 26, 2015

Innovative Training Solutions For Banking And Financial Services

While Banking and Finance industries have been early adopters of eLearning, only in recent times is mLearning being considered. In this article, I will outline how mLearning can be one of the most meaningful training solutions for Banking and Financial Services. Additionally, I will share my insight on “learning as a continuum” and how eLearning or mLearning-based formal training can be effectively supplemented through Performance Support Tools (PSTs).

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Design and Development

July 25, 2015

7 Tips For Successful eLearning Localization

Here are 7 key tips to design your course for better eLearning localization. Remember; something that makes sense to one part of the world may or may not make sense to another!

by Anand Timothy

Mobile Learning

July 25, 2015

Using BYOD In Schools: Advantages And Disadvantages

Do you remember how classrooms used to be during your school days? The blackboard, the whiteboard, chalks being used by teachers to impart the lesson; you being given paper copies or writing down notes with your pen. However, copies, chalks, and blackboards are fast becoming more and more irrelevant every day that passes by, thanks to the advance in technology. More and more schools and other educational institutions are using technology at a brisk pace; and to make technology an integral part of the classroom, they are implementing the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.

by Sandip Kar

Corporate eLearning

July 24, 2015

Why Online Collaboration Is The Solution To Your Learning And Development Team's Efficiency Problem

Are you an eLearning manager working with a talented but large or distributed team? Looking for ways to increase the efficiency of your team? Read on to learn why online collaboration might be the answer.

by Li Whybrow

Microlearning

July 24, 2015

5 Steps To Address Micro Learning Moments: The New Learning Journey - Part 1

There has been a lot of buzz in the learning industry about micro learning and about shorter learning experiences having a better impact with learners. Several companies are implementing learning production and distribution models based on targeted content nuggets or pills that let learners control their learning time and ensure that learning occurs at the time of need.

by Alfredo Leone

eLearning Authoring Tools

July 23, 2015

The Experience API (xAPI): What You Need To Know

What if there were a simple way to store and retrieve learning records and learner experience profiles – no matter what platform you’re using? Now, there is; you may have heard of it at conferences, around your office, or in eLearning news. It’s called the Experience API (xAPI).

by Christie Wroten

Corporate eLearning

July 23, 2015

Employee Online Training: Back To School For Corporate America

Back to school! Back to school! Bells are ringing. Birds are chirping. But inside the office, it’s just another Monday. People are indifferent. Now’s the time to relive the back-to-school nostalgia with annual employee online training. Below is some A+ advice for gearing up.

by Max Yoder

eLearning Design and Development

July 22, 2015

Factual Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

The famous author, Mark Twain, once said “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please”. As eLearning professionals, it is our duty to give our learners the facts, and to ensure that they comprehend these facts, so that they have the power to apply the information in whatever way they wish. In this article, I’ll explore the types of factual questions and how you can use them to gauge learner progress, improve knowledge retention, and build cognitive thinking skills in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

July 22, 2015

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On Training Millennials

Employers today are full of anxiety over the growing population of Millennials in the workforce. Millennials make up almost half of the total workforce, with numbers still rising. At the same time, the generation of Baby Boomers is rapidly retiring. Business Insider reports that millions of these Baby Boomers have retired just in the last six years and 10,000 of them turn 65 every single day. With the Millennials coming in and the Baby Boomers going out, the climate of the workplace is shifting. While companies of all kinds want to appeal to Millennials and hire Millennials, they aren’t quite sure how to adapt to their differences. Read why training Millennials is a challenge worth taking.

by Laura Payne

Corporate eLearning

July 22, 2015

Albert's Successful Training Story

Albert drove home from the board meeting feeling very pleased with himself. He had been praised by his chairman for the work he had put in since joining the firm two years ago, and had been given a complete endorsement for the five-year training plan that he had presented to the board that afternoon in Mumbai, India. As he drove home, he reflected on those two tumultuous years. Prior to joining his current company, he had worked for five years as production manager in a small company that manufactured plastic coat hangers in his native Gujarat, and had made a name for himself there. When he arrived here, the company was barely profitable, with high absenteeism, shoddy work practices, and little or no quality control. He immediately saw there were two problems; low morale and lack of training. Here is how his successful training method helped increase productivity.

by Heera Edwin