Articles

eLearning Market

January 7, 2015

Boost Your eLearning Course Sales: 5 Tips To Choose An eCommerce Platform

Choosing an eCommerce platform that meets your needs and has the potential to boost your eLearning course sales is no easy task, thanks to the sheer abundance of solutions that are available today. The good news is that this article can help you to make the decision less stressful and time consuming by highlighting the most important considerations that you'll want to keep in mind.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Articles

January 7, 2015

Learning Style Diagnostics: The Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale

The Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale (GRSLSS) was developed to measure learning preferences of adults, undergraduate and above; it measures cognitive and affective behaviours of students instead of perceptual.

by Mark Rollins

eLearning Design and Development

January 6, 2015

6 Tips For Closed Captioning eLearning Courses

Adding closed captioning to your eLearning course may be a good investment of both time and resources, but it also enables you to bring all of the benefits your eLearning courses offer to the deaf and/or hard of hearing learners. In this post I'll share some tips on how to add closed captioning to your eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

January 6, 2015

Checking Under the Hood: Choosing a Learning Management System

Choosing a Learning Management System is a complicated process since there are many different aspects to consider, not to mention that the LMS is usually the most expensive component of the online learning ecosystem. In this article, I have gathered a number of questions and categorized them properly, in order to help you make the process of choosing a Learning Management System straightforward, well structured, and less stressful.

by Mary Burns

eLearning Design and Development

January 5, 2015

6 Tips To Design eLearning Courses With Long Shelf Life

Looking for ways to extend your eLearning Course's shelf life? In this article, I'll share some top tips to design eLearning courses with long shelf life, while still offering to your future audience the skill development and invaluable knowledge they need.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

January 5, 2015

4 Innovative Companies That Gamified eLearning

In an era when over a million students drop out of high school every year and workplaces suffer from contagious, chronic disengagement, getting people to invest in their own learning is of paramount importance.

by Aleksandr Peterson

eLearning Design and Development

January 4, 2015

6 Tips To Integrate Drag and Drop Interactions Into Your eLearning Course

Interactivity is key to any successful eLearning experience, and to integrate drag and drop interactions into your eLearning course can make it engaging, immersive, and exciting for your learners. In this article, I'll share tips on how to successfully integrate drag and drop interactions into your eLearning course, as well as how to give effective feedback for your drag and drop learning activities.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

January 3, 2015

Top 5 eLearning Translation Mistakes You Should Avoid

Translating your eLearning course for global eLearning audiences offers a wide range of advantages. However, you can only reap these rewards if you manage to successfully localize your eLearning course for your international learners. In this post I'll share some of the most common eLearning translation mistakes that you'll want to avoid.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Project Management

January 2, 2015

6 Steps For Holding A Successful eLearning Project Kickoff Meeting

If you're looking for a comprehensive guide for how to get your eLearning project off to an amazing start, then you've come to the right place. In this article, I'll offer some helpful advice that you can use to make your next eLearning project kickoff meeting a success, regardless of your project budget, audience, or subject matter.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructional Design

December 31, 2014

The Forgetting Curve in eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

You may have devoted countless hours to content development and eLearning course design, but all will be for naught if your learners will not be able to commit what they've learned to long term memory. In this article, you will find everything you need to know about the forgetting curve in eLearning, so that your learners will always come away with the knowledge and skill sets they need to achieve their goals.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

December 31, 2014

How The Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Got It’s Name

Find out how the Chief Learning Officer came to be. This blog reveals the story behind the planet's first Chief Learning Officer and how he became CLO.

by Curtis J. Morley

eLearning Design and Development

December 30, 2014

6 Tips To Turn Your Presentation Into An Interactive eLearning Course

In this article, I'll offer insight on how you can turn your presentations into an interactive eLearning course, even if you have no prior experience with eLearning course design and development.

by Christopher Pappas