Articles

Learning Management Systems

August 11, 2014

LMS Scalability: What You Need To Know!

Scalability is one of the most sought-after requirements when it comes to selecting a Learning Management System today. In this blog post we will look at this concept and why it’s important to have a system that can adapt to changes in the corporation and corporate training programs.

by Dario De Angelis

Educational Technology

August 10, 2014

6 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive in eLearning

In this article, I'll talk about the many ways that you can use Google Drive to boost your eLearning course, and I will offer you some advice in regards to how you can take full advantage of the features that Google Drive has to offer to eLearning professionals.

by Christopher Pappas

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

August 9, 2014

Scripting the Success of Collaborative Learning

Corporate learners today are enthusiastic learners – as they view lifelong learning as the way to professional success. But even in the face of such enthusiasm, organizational learning can prove to be tedious and boring. Through workplace collaborations, learning can both be enjoyable as well as impactful. That’s good news for Learners as well as Training Managers – a true win-win for all!

by Heena Nanda

eLearning Design and Development

August 8, 2014

Make Your eLearning Content Addictive

Make learners crave your eLearning content by using these four dopamine triggers to make your eLearning content addictive.

by Vicki Kunkel

eLearning Market

August 7, 2014

6 Top Tips To Build A Solid eLearning Portfolio

If you've been looking for a simple and straightforward guide to help you develop a winning eLearning portfolio, then you've come to the right place. In this article, I'll walk you through the process of creating an eLearning portfolio that effectively demonstrates your talents and skill sets to your potential employers and clients.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

August 7, 2014

4 Steps to Designing an Effective Online Training Program

There's got to be a secret right? We all know that a good online training program is vital to a company's long-term success. It's like a steak dinner. You have to start with quality cuts of meat, or your meal isn't going to end up as delectable as you'd hoped. Similarly, if you don’t start with a good training program, your employees won’t develop the skills and knowledge they need.

by Stephanie Ivec

Blended Learning

August 6, 2014

7 Tips To Create an Effective Blended eLearning Strategy

In this article I'll go over on how to create an eLearning strategy that successfully integrates both synchronous and asynchronous eLearning design strategies, so that you can offer your learners a diverse and effective eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

August 5, 2014

5 Questions To Get Started With Online Learning

Developing a powerful e-learning program for your school or district should begin with some questions. In this article, senior technology specialist, Mary Burns, of education Development Center, outlines 5 questions to get you started on the e-learning journey.

by Mary Burns

Instructional Design

August 5, 2014

How to Be a Successful Freelance Virtual Instructional Designer: Part 1

Whether you’re just entering the market as a virtual instructional design freelancer, or you’ve been doing it for a while and want to be busier, this post is for you! SweetRush’s instructional design team lead Catherine Davis offers a two-part series on how to succeed as a virtual instructional design freelancer, starting with eight tips to land freelance projects.

by Catherine Davis

eLearning Events

August 5, 2014

Best Practices in Learning and Development

Studies in the US have shown that organizations that adopt eLearning experience cost savings of around 21% and also save learners’ study time. At the same time there is increased effectiveness and productivity – they see a 32% increase in the time between training and that training being implemented on-the-job. Unfortunately however between 50% and 80% of all L&D activities are what’s referred to as “scrap learning” because the lessons from that learning are never actually applied on-the-job. That amounts to a substantial waste of Learning and Development budget! So how does an organization provide L&D but do it well?

by Roberta Gogos

eLearning Benefits

August 4, 2014

The Ongoing Benefits of eLearning

With changes in learning technology and a trend toward informal learning, eLearning continues to offer learners many benefits – standardization, self-paced and anytime, anywhere learning.

by Ruth Kustoff

Learning Management Systems

August 4, 2014

Reality check - Open Source LMS: a costly affair

A fair number of people who seek out an open source LMS have a major misconception that it is free. Over 60% people want to choose an open source LMS while looking for a solution to manage their learning cycle is because they have no license fee and is supported by a large; very large community. Yes it is an open source and it is free! But dig further and you will find out that free does not mean you have no costs. Dig a little further and you may actually find that you could spend more on your open source LMS than a proprietary LMS. Let us explain how…

by Anand Timothy