Articles

eLearning Design and Development

October 21, 2014

4 Tips To Use Color in eLearning

In this article, I'll share the basics of using colors to enhance the aesthetic appeal and effectiveness of your eLearning deliverable. I'll even discuss how each color can create a specific mood or effect, in order to make your eLearning course more meaningful and memorable for your target audience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Articles

October 20, 2014

Is Racism Learned Behavior?

Racism has been described as Learned Behavior! Countless number of experts and community organizers has expressed the notion that children aren’t born with racial prejudice as part of their character makeup. That the process of hating an individual on the basis of their racial, skin color, or ethnic origin can be attributed to a structure approach to psychological conditioning. So, what is the impact of pre-judgments as it relates to interpersonal learning experiences?

by Fred Irving Williams

eLearning Design and Development

October 19, 2014

7 Tips For eLearning Professionals To Enhance Knowledge Retention

This article features a number of tips and techniques that eLearning professionals can use to enhance knowledge retention for their eLearning audiences. After all, without knowledge retention, the overall eLearning experience won't offer any real value to the learners.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

October 18, 2014

Gamification In Learning Through An Avatar-based Serious Game Concept

In one of my earlier articles published in eLearning Industry portal on Aug 2014, I had shared a case study on the benefits of Gamification in learning (through a serious game concept). In this article, I am sharing another case study using the same content (on Account Management Fundamentals) but re-designed using an Avatar-based approach. I will also share the gains that accrued with this enhanced approach. 

by Asha Pandey

eLearning Design and Development

October 18, 2014

7 Tips To Create An Attention-Grabbing eLearning Course Introduction

If you've been looking for tips on how to get your audience hooked from the very beginning of your eLearning course, then you've come to the right place. In this article, I'll share 7 tips to create an attention-grabbing eLearning course introduction.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructional Design

October 17, 2014

Instructional Design Models and Theories: Problem-Based Learning

Problem-based Learning (PBL) was introduced by Howard Burrows, an American physician and medical educator, in the late ’60s within the framework of the medical program at McMaster University in Canada.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

October 17, 2014

3 Must Use EdTech Tools

I teach general education online biology courses to adult learners. To enhance student understanding of science and to appeal to students with different learning styles, I incorporate as much educational technology as possible in my classes.

by Francesca Catalano

Online Courses (MOOC)

October 17, 2014

Stop Slating MOOCs! Let Them Grow Up!

Slating MOOCs is in vogue. They are being criticised for not causing the revolution that was initially predicted. But they are still in infancy and need to be allowed to grow up.

by Carolyn McIntyre

Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning

October 16, 2014

Top 10 Branching Scenario Techniques

Learners not retaining information? e-Learning not prompting behavioral changes? As the old adage says, “Experience is the best teacher.” When teaching a new process or facilitating a change in behavior, there’s no better teacher than experience. But this is e-Learning we’re talking about. How can you help your learners truly experience a situation when they’re sitting at their desks? Enter the magic of branching scenarios.

by Stephanie Ivec

Learning Management Systems

October 16, 2014

Top 5 Reasons To Have A Customizable eLearning System

As the fusion of education and technology accelerates, educators have access to a growing range of eLearning platform systems. With so many systems to choose from, how do you know which one is right for you? And what are the “must-have” features?

by Ridvan Aliu

Corporate eLearning

October 15, 2014

Top 6 Tips To Effectively Analyze Your Company's Online Training Needs

In this article, I'll discuss how to effectively analyze your company's online training needs, so that you can create an online training and development strategy that allows your organization to reap the many rewards that online training has to offer.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

October 15, 2014

Single Source Authoring: Liberating Instructional Designers In The 21st Century

When you hear the term "employee training," what image immediately jumps to mind? A group of workers dozing off in a board room? An employee isolated at a computer workstation?

by Melanie Moffett