Articles

eLearning Market

November 21, 2015

Let’s Chat Chinese! Developing Training For Chinese Markets

Developing training for Chinese markets is unique, as Chinese has two primary spoken versions as well as two character sets in its written form. Depending on the specifics of your particular scope of work, you’ll need to determine which form of written and which form of spoken Chinese you really need.

by Susan Bowles - Dir. of Client Strategies

eLearning Authoring Tools

November 20, 2015

Office Mix: To Mix, Or Not To Mix, That Is The Question

In this third geek article, I take a quirky look at Microsoft’s up-and-coming rapid eLearning and knowledge sharing tool, Office Mix. I consider whether it could provide the cost-effective scalable solution for a medium-sized university wishing to raise aspects of the eLearning bar.

by Chris Alexander

Online Learning Platforms

November 20, 2015

SuperMemo: Learn Fast And Forget About Forgetting

To remember something you have to repeat information. There are no shortcuts. The problem with repetition, however, is that you never know when to bring certain piece of information again to your mind. So you end up either with repeating the bulk portion of information (e.g. the whole list of new words of another language without distinguishing which one you already remember and which one is still not memorized) or do nothing.

by Marek Hyla

Mobile Learning

November 20, 2015

5 “Apps” Educators Shouldn’t Use (And 5 They Should)

What if I told you there are some apps that no educator should ever use? Or, what if I told you there are some apps that if you don't install them you have no chance of ever being successful? Find out about the “apps” educators must delete and install today.

by Craig Blewett

Educational Technology

November 19, 2015

10 Must-Have Google Chrome Apps For eLearning Professionals

If you aren’t already using Google Chrome Apps in your online course, then you may be missing out on an invaluable design resource. In this article, I’ll highlight the top 10 Google Chrome Apps that every eLearning professional should know about.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

November 19, 2015

4 Ways To Allow Your eLearners To Bloom

While it is common practice to incorporate tasks from Bloom’s lower order objectives into eLearning, educators and learning professionals often have difficulty leveraging eLearning to involve the model’s higher order tasks. This article will illustrate 4 scalable ways to attain higher order cognitive objectives through eLearning.

by Nicholas Crowe

Learning Psychology

November 19, 2015

Why Attention Is Essential To Learning And The Formation Of Memory 

Successful training programs should all be designed to ultimately keep people’s attention; it’s the foundation for memory and information retention. This is why an understanding how the brain receives and saves information will help Learning and Development (L&D) departments to make informed choices for effective learning methods.

by Mark Rose

Instructional Design

November 18, 2015

How To Apply Gagné's 9 Events Of Instruction In eLearning

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a step-by-step guide that could help you provide a complete and comprehensive online experience for every member of your audience? In this article, I’ll show you how to apply the 9 Events of Instruction introduced by Gagné, in order to create effective and comprehensive eLearning experiences.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Project Management

November 18, 2015

9 Tips On How To Make Time To Finally Create Your Online Course

Everyone's pressed for time. Add the horrors of procrastination and you have the typical “I wish I had time to do this” scenario. Actually, we have time - we just don't manage it very well. Here are some little-discussed ideas on how to find time to build your money-making online course.

by Juste Semetaite

eLearning Trends

November 18, 2015

What Do Private Tutors Think About Online Tuition?

Online tuition is a growth industry worldwide, but there's been little research into this area. This article reveals what private tutors in the UK think about online tuition, and how they are using online technology to tutor their students.

by Henry Fagg

Mobile Learning

November 18, 2015

mLearning And Cloud Computing Are Making Browser Based eLearning Obsolete

Over the last 10 years, eLearning has evolved a lot with new technologies and standards. Right from SCORM standard in the year 2004 to the proliferation of new technologies, especially mobile technologies, eLearning has seen a tremendous transformation.

by Anand Timothy

Corporate eLearning

November 17, 2015

5 eLearning Costs That May Put At Risk Your eLearning Budget

Want to know how you can stay within your eLearning budget and get the most out of every resource? In this article, I’ll highlight the 5 most common eLearning costs that can put your eLearning budget in jeopardy, so that you can know how to tackle them when they show up on your expense sheet.

by Christopher Pappas