Articles

eLearning Design and Development

September 29, 2015

Stuck For eLearning Ideas? Learn How To Think Differently About Your eLearning

Stuck for eLearning ideas on how to design your eLearning course? Let's revisit some old principles of Instructional Design and draw inspiration from my favorite eLearning examples.

by Li Whybrow

Experiential Learning

September 28, 2015

5 Tips To Use The Plutchik’s Wheel Of Emotions In eLearning

Even the most logical and grounded learners are guided by their emotions. As humans, we feel before we think, and our hearts tell our heads whether the information is worth learning. In this article, I’ll explore the basic principles of the Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions and share 5 tips on how to use it in your next eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

September 28, 2015

6 Facts About Rapid eLearning Development That Will Impress Your Boss

In today’s world, time is at premium and Learning and Development professionals have to balance the quality of eLearning courses within shorter time spans to go-live and within budgets that are shrinking every year. All of these factors have led to increased use of rapid eLearning development as a necessity vis-a-vis traditional eLearning. In this article, I will outline what rapid eLearning is, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. I will then share cues on where it would be a good fit and some tips and best practices that will help you increase the success of these initiatives.

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Project Management

September 27, 2015

9 Key Players You Need On Your eLearning Dream Team

Behind every successful eLearning project is a winning eLearning team. In this article, I'll highlight the 9 key players that you need to have in your eLearning dream team, so that you can produce extraordinary eLearning experiences.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

September 27, 2015

LMS Security: The Case Of TalentLMS

In a connected world, security has come to the forefront of spec lists and concerns for individuals and businesses alike, when they purchase software. LMS security wise, TalentLMS natively and truly covers you. Find out how.

by John Laskaris

Corporate eLearning

September 26, 2015

6 Marketing Techniques To Apply To Training: How eLearning Professionals Get What They Want?

In this article I would like to share with you some simple marketing techniques that can be applied to the training field to get your learner do what you want them to do.

by Rambo Levin

eLearning Design and Development

September 26, 2015

5 Multimedia Principles For Your Online Course

Using text and images in your online course will definitely aid your students' learning, however research says wrong combination of text and images in learning materials can cause cognitive load. In this article, I will explain the scientific reason behind it and offer some multimedia principles and useful tips for creating effective multimedia content for your online course.

by Didem Yesil

Corporate eLearning

September 25, 2015

Ubiquitous Learning: What Every Education Organization Needs To Know

While a variety of platforms have been developed and tested in the eLearning space -blended learning, flipped classrooms, gamified learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), and more- the perspective of ubiquitous learning has rarely been applied in a concrete way to real online/computer-based educational efforts. This article presents a broad view of ubiquitous learning in the Professional Education context and some quick ways for education organizations to begin building ubiquitous learning efforts.

by Ashish Rangnekar

eLearning Articles

September 25, 2015

Expanding eLearning Participation: Case Study From A SaaS platform

What are the three Instructional Design rules and metrics that provide success? What works when students have complete control and only engage where they want to? This article shares a few findings from a recent case study of a SaaS platform for graduate education, discussing both what works for eLearning participation and how you measure it.

by E. Alana James, Ed.D.

Mobile Learning

September 25, 2015

iPad Pro For mLearning: Is The iPad Pro What eLearning Industry Needs?

On September 9, 2015, Apple announced the long-awaited iPad Pro [1]. To some, the announcement was a huge letdown. More of the same. To others, this laptop-sized tablet could be a stroke of genius. Regardless of your bias towards Apple’s continual product evolution, is using iPad Pro for mLearning a great idea? Does this new tablet make the perfect eLearning device?

by Ken Whitaker

Corporate eLearning

September 24, 2015

10 Key Components Of A Successful Learning Transformation Strategy

In this video I suggest 10 attributes of an effective corporate learning transformation strategy; attributes that are common to world class learning organizations and which we as learning professionals need to keep in sharp focus.

by Howard Stafford

Corporate eLearning

September 24, 2015

20 Questions To Ask Before Paying For An Online Course

Sometimes it makes sense to outsource the development of an online course. But before you throw your money out the door, you should answer these 20 questions.

by Ryan Tracey