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Custom eLearning

November 1, 2013

6 Keys To A Profitable Bespoke eLearning Business

Unicorn Training celebrates its 25th anniversary in the business of technology-based learning this year. Drawing on personal observations and experience from the past quarter century, Unicorn CEO, Peter Phillips asks why are there so few global players in the business of eLearning development and what are the keys to survival and growth in the highly competitive eLearning industry.

by Peter Phillips

Instructional Design

November 1, 2013

5 Ways To Reduce Cognitive Load In eLearning

The information processing capacity of learners is limited, so it's important that designers take this into account when creating eLearning courses. This article briefly discusses cognitive load theory and provides 5 ways to help reduce cognitive load  that will help learners process information more effectively. 

by Matthew Guyan

eLearning Software

November 1, 2013

Opigno: New Open Source eLearning Platform Based On Drupal

Connect-i introduces a new open source e-learning platform based on Drupal, called Opigno. Opigno addresses both professionals and individuals wishing to have a quality and optimized LMS.

by Mohamed Souidi

eLearning Software

October 31, 2013

Need To Make More Content, Faster? Try Quick Learning Modules

When done correctly, Quick Learning Modules are a great way to get content out fast and to boost retention. This article will explain tips and tricks to help you decide if QLMs are right for your organization and, if so, how to start using them today.

by Natalie Middleton

Corporate eLearning

October 31, 2013

Corporate MOOCs are coming are you ready?

MOOCs—massive open online courses—have shaken up the higher education world in the past few years. Now it’s time to see how they will impact corporate training.

by Stephanie Ivec

Educational Technology

October 31, 2013

The 5 Best Free Map Creation Tools For Teachers

Utilizing maps in the classroom is a practice that can increase your students’ cognitive development by enabling them to visualize difficult concepts. However, bringing maps into the classroom isn’t always an exciting experience for students. Grab your students’ attention and let them create their own maps with these 5 best free map creation tools for teachers.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning For Kids

October 30, 2013

3 Reasons To Encourage Student-Generated Content

Criticisms from adults about the quality of student-generated content are unfair, because up until now, all theories and assumptions are mostly drawn from youth engagement in entertainment and gaming contexts, and not from educational contexts. Generalizing that a set of raw behaviors in one context would automatically define another is hardly grounds to impede the momentum of user-generated content.

by Paul Moss

eLearning Benefits

October 29, 2013

How To Develop Your Skills From eLearning

Here are some specific steps and tips to guide and help employees, students and consumers develop the particular skills they learn through eLearning. Learning and developing knowledge both theoretical and working and skills is a process. Both first timers and veterans can use this set of pointers.

by James Harlan

Corporate eLearning

October 29, 2013

7 Instances To Build Your Training Rather Than Buy It

There are, no doubt, times when you should buy (purchase off the shelf) rather than build (custom develop) your company’s training. However, the times when you should build rather than buy are more often than you might think. Typically, your offerings will be a blend of the two. You should consider building your company’s training rather than buy it when…

by Robert Bilotti

eLearning Benefits

October 29, 2013

4 Reasons Why eLearning Should Never Be Compulsory And 4 Great Alternatives

When you have an important change to communicate with eLearning, your first instinct may be to make that eLearning compulsory. Fight that instinct! Giving in to it can damage the effectiveness of your learning solution and turn your learners against you. This article outlines the key reasons to avoid compulsory eLearning, and some alternatives that will still help you get your message across.

by Mary Hetherington

Learner Engagement

October 29, 2013

The Impact Of Tiredness And Fatigue On Learning

Do you think about the impact of tiredness and fatigue on learning? What effect could these have on your training design? Well, unless you can regulate your learners' sleep patterns, tiredness may seem a little beyond your control. For fatigued learners the challenge is to pique their interest, so that a subject becomes fascinating. However, there are a couple of useful thoughts.

by Tim Buff

Corporate eLearning

October 28, 2013

The 5 Ws In The E-Learning Adoption For Enterprises

Success of Large organizations depends on their ability to keep information flowing across their departments so that it can reach the appropriate people at the right time. People have the ability to learn at every moment. The firm’s ability to assess, improve, motivate, and maintain their employee’s knowledge, actively affects the ability of the organization to succeed.

by Jacopo Mauri