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January 19, 2014

3 e-Learning Management Styles You Should Be Familiar With

The eLearning management style that you use for your employees or students has a direct impact upon how much they will learn and, more importantly, the amount of information they will retain. Check the e-Learning Management Style Guide: Better eLearning for Employees and Students

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Articles

January 19, 2014

Gaze Into The Future Of eLearning With Pooja Jaisingh

In an exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Dr. Pooja Jaisingh shares her foresights on the future of e-learning and the interesting shifts happening in the learning paradigms. She discusses about how Adobe products are all set to align with the emerging trends and technologies related to e-learning. Dr. Pooja also talks about how Adobe products are a breed ahead when it comes to support for informal learning and interactive-video based courses. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

Game-Based Learning

January 17, 2014

Games Or Gamification?

As educators and trainers, what can we learn from the success of video games, and how can we use some of those lessons to make better learning experiences for our learners? With real project examples, Tim Buff looks at some of the key points of games and gamification in learning.

by Tim Buff

eLearning Design and Development

January 17, 2014

Learning Without A Teacher

Why a lot of online Learning material is letting down learners because it doesn't take into account how people learn.

by Chris Clayton

eLearning Design and Development

January 17, 2014

Why Average Typing Speed Is Important?

Touch typing is a "must have" skill in our digital world. After reading this article, you will know what is the average typing speed for men and women, why it's important to overcome these results, and how it may help to make your life easier.

by Adam Fort

Corporate eLearning

January 16, 2014

How to Reduce Costs in E-Learning and Corporate Training

Our clients want to accomplish as much as possible with their e-learning budgets: we all want more bangs for our bucks. Fact is, you can do more for less and reduce costs in e-learning and corporate training. Here are tips from an experienced solution architect, who frames projects and budgets for clients every day. Get the most from your e-learning project budget!

by Erin Krebs

Game-Based Learning

January 16, 2014

Gamification Meets Mobile Learning: 4 Best Practices

How do you give learners engaging, instant access to e-Learning content? You combine two of the most popular e-Learning trends and create a mobile game.

by Christie Wroten

Game-Based Learning

January 15, 2014

4 Mistakes That Ruin A Serious Game’s Learning Value

If serious games are not carefully mapped to the key elements needed for learning. Instructional designers new to game design must take the time to learn about common game elements and how they link to learning. The result? Serious games that avoid the common mistakes detailed in this article!

by Steven Boller

Educational Technology

January 14, 2014

The 5 Best Free Cartoon Making Tools For Teachers

Cartoons are likely a form of entertainment that your students are very familiar with. As a matter of fact, every student in your class probably enjoys cartoons in some form. What they are likely unfamiliar with, however, is using cartoons in the classroom. Utilizing cartoons and comic strips in your classroom is a way to meet students where they are at and allow your goals to combine with their interests. These 5 best free cartoon making tools for teachers will give you the resources you need to get your students’ attention.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

January 14, 2014

Commercial-Free Web-based Training for the Process Industry

KROHNE, a full-service provider for process measuring technology, offers a free online training tool focusing on various elements within the area of industrial process measurement. Published on the ILIAS learning platform, the KROHNE Academy online consists of electronic learning content with full audio.

by Steffen Brauers

Instructional Design

January 13, 2014

The 1st Global Portrait Of Instructional Designers' And Educational Technologists' Survey

Concordia University, EduConsillium, and eLearning Industry invite you to participate at The 1st Global Portrait Of Instructional Designers' And Educational Technologists' Survey.

by Claude Martel Ph.D.

Educational Technology

January 13, 2014

Online Flashcards for Active Recall and Spaced Repetition

People have been using flashcards as a revision aid for decades, but now they are being brought into the 21st century by online flashcard apps. Flashcards are an effective learning aid for a number of reasons, and online flashcards are able to build on these reasons to make learning even more successful. Online flashcards are created using theories of spaced repetition and active recall.

by Michael Bollinger