Articles

Instructional Design

February 27, 2014

Demystifying Competency Models - Just A.S.K.

Competency models apply to those developing eLearning too. Everyone involved in adult education should know what they are and how they’re best used. This article makes competency models easy to remember (just A.S.K.) and provides the top 20 failures programs exhibit when the fail to live up to their potential usefulness.

by Tracey M. Flynn

Microlearning

February 26, 2014

What Content Curation, Chunking Information and Micro-learning have in common?

In this article I’ll present a framework that could help educators to make a shift from designing long, information based online courses to micro-learning, which is a result of content curation techniques and chunking information design strategy.

by Tadej Stanic

Mobile Learning

February 26, 2014

E-Learning: “Shorter Is Better” Mantra - Not Always What You Think!

Often when redesigning a training program, the goal is to accelerate a course, i.e., convert one week of classroom training to one day of e-learning. How would you feel about doing the opposite and making a course longer?

by John O Brien

Corporate eLearning

February 25, 2014 | Sponsored

7 Ways to Improve Your Compliance Culture without Breaking the Bank

Millions of dollars are spent on compliance training every year. Though necessary and crucial to organizational success, many organizations are struggling to keep up with new trends due to budget constraints. Here are some great tips for improving your compliance training programs without breaking the bank.

by Steve Lowenthal

eLearning Articles

February 25, 2014

Online Learning - What do we actually mean?

With their Online Language Learning Challenge The Guardian wants to find out if it’s possible to learn languages purely through the use of online tools by discussing the topic with readers and experts. Most people have doubts that learning online would get you as far as being able to speak a new language fluently. But there seem to be very different understandings of what online learning actually means.

by Ansgar Frankenberg

eLearning Trends

February 25, 2014

5 eLearning Trends Leading to the End of the Learning Management System

With so much information easily accessible from multiple sources in the cloud, learners will take more and more control of their own learning, changing the role of learning professionals, departments and software. I believe this will lead to an end of the corporate Learning Management System (LMS) within 5 years.

by Kasper Spiro

Game-Based Learning

February 24, 2014

eBook Release: How Gamification Reshapes Learning

The Learning Professionals' Gamification eBook. Would you be interested in the Most Effective Uses of Gamification in Learning? In the How Gamification Reshapes Learning ebook you will find useful Gamification Tips provided by 23 Gamification professionals.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

February 24, 2014

How to Increase Training Engagement with Corporate Sustainability

Corporate sustainability and social responsibility (CSR) is making waves in Fortune 500 companies, so why haven’t HR and Learning & Development teams caught on? Don’t miss opportunities to infuse CSR messaging into training to increase engagement and impact. 

by Andrei Hedstrom

eLearning Articles

February 23, 2014

Gaze Into The Future Of Learning With Connie Malamed

In this exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Connie Malamed shares her insights on what constitutes great instructional design. She stresses on the importance of sharing one’s knowledge with the community, and offers valuable advice to budding learning designers who aspire to consider consulting as a career option. Equally valuable is her advice for learning designers to design their own apps. Connie’s foresights on the future of learning design are truly thought-provoking. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

eLearning Benefits

February 23, 2014

Can e-Learning Be Useful For Sports?

There is a clear paradigm shift in education through the growth of eLearning. More schools and industries are pushing learning through the online medium. Is Sports the next player to follow? Check the following article to find out the Top 4 Reasons Why e-Learning is Important for Sports.

by Marko Jelavic

eLearning Design and Development

February 22, 2014

Online English Language Learning with Rachel’s English

Online English language learning can be daunting when hunting for the right resource. Learning English online however is made easy with YouTube’s favorite ESL trainer, Rachel’s English. Rachel is also starting her brand new course on the WizIQ Virtual Classroom platform.

by Navleen Kaur

Learner Engagement

February 22, 2014

The 8 Best-Kept Secrets To Succeed At Distance Learning (2018 Update)

You want your online learners to get the most benefit from your eLearning course and achieve their learning goals. But how do you maintain the motivation and keep them fully engaged so that they can reap the rewards? This article features the 8 best-kept secrets to help your online learners succeed at distance learning.

by Christopher Pappas