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Corporate eLearning

December 26, 2013

Whiteboard Animations Ιn e-Learning: It’s short and sweet!

Whiteboard animations are videos that ‘show’ the learner an idea or concept through a series of live drawings. Being short and crisp, they align very well to the needs of the modern corporate learner and are fast gaining popularity as an impactful tool for learning delivery in technology-aided learning.

by Heena Nanda

eLearning Authoring Tools

December 23, 2013

Moving to Mobile - What are the Gotchas? Part 4

A strategy is needed in order to successfully launch any mobile learning (mLearning). There are seven categories within a mLearning Strategy that, when addressed, will amalgamate your work into “gotcha” free mLearning. This blog will cover the last one – Outcomes. Additionally, I’ll point out where Raptivity can assist with your mLearning Strategy.

by Greg Gardner

eLearning Trends

December 22, 2013

Top Instructional Design Trends and Outlook for 2014

As an e-learning, m-learning, and ILT vendor-partner working directly with clients and as manager of a team of instructional designers, Catherine Davis actively works on innovative instructional design projects every day. Preparing for the new year ahead, Catherine recaps the instructional design trends and opportunities in 2013 that we’ll continue to see in 2014. While instructional technology, including m-learning and gamification, made headlines, storytelling chops and effective communication skills were just as important.

by Catherine Davis

Game-Based Learning

December 22, 2013

Gaze Into The Future Of eLearning With Karl Kapp - Part 2

Part 2: In an exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Karl Kapp shares his insights and foresights on the challenges of building an education system that aligns with the dynamically changing demands of this knowledge age. He also speaks about how gamification is going to influence this learning revolution, with advice for today’s instructional technologists and companies who aspire to incorporate gamification in learning.

by Ravi Pratap Singh

eLearning Design and Development

December 21, 2013

8 Tips For Engaging Students In e-Learning

You might have been asking, “how can I make my students be more active in online or class discussions?” or “how can I make them more interested in what they are learning and doing?” At this article you will find 8 tips to address your questions based on my experience in teaching and designing online/blended courses.

by Elham Arabi

Asynchronous Learning

December 20, 2013

How To Improve Online Discussion Posts

Minor changes may help your online course become more successful or easier to navigate. Upon completing an online course, take a little time to reflect on the class. An unscientific experiment allowed this author to better understand student engagement between video discussion posts and typed discussions.

by Douglass Bourne

Corporate eLearning

December 20, 2013

How To Implement A Successful Change Program

Change and transformation within organizations have to be introduced carefully, collaboratively and sensitively. If you manage people through proper change training courses, it equips your managers and leaders to acquire the essential skills to implement change within an organization. Here are some important things you should consider to effectively implement and manage a change program.

by Christopher Smith

eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2013

5 Rapid e-Learning Best Practices

When you feel the need for speed, there’s only one thing to turn to—your favorite rapid e-Learning tool, of course! Rapid e-Learning tools can be an absolute lifesaver when you’re crunched for time but still want to produce a quality presentation. Check out this overview of rapid e-Learning, plus a few best practices to keep in mind as you’re developing rapid e-Learning.

by Stephanie Ivec

eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2013

Hook And Loop: Using An Alternative Material To Help Make Learning Fun

Hook and loop can added much-needed pop and pizazz to children’s art projects, school projects, or even daily responsibilities. This inexpensive tool adds a 3D aspect, and can help make learning a fun activity for you and your child. We highlighted a few ways you can use this material to encourage education.

by Stephen Ira

Game-Based Learning

December 18, 2013

Gaze Into The Future Of eLearning With Karl Kapp - Part 1

In an exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Karl Kapp shares his insights and foresights on the challenges of building an education system that aligns with the dynamically changing demands of this knowledge age. He also speaks about how gamification is going to influence this learning revolution, with advice for today’s instructional technologists and companies who aspire to incorporate gamification in learning. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

Instructional Design

December 18, 2013

Instructional Design Models and Theories: Connectionism Theory

1910 – Thorndike introduces his Laws and Connectionism Theory, which are based on the Active Learning Principles. Check the Instructional Design Models and Theories: Connectionism Theory article and presentation to find more.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

December 17, 2013

Articulate: Tools for E-learning and M-learning Done Right

If you are looking to push creative and functional envelopes in your e-learning and m-learning courses, you need rapid development and custom development authoring tools that don’t disappoint. Here are three reasons we applaud Articulate—a company that’s doing things right for the e-learning and m-learning industry.

by Misha Milshtein