Articles

Instructor-Led Training

September 15, 2015

eLearning Solutions For Successfully Extending Learning Networks: An Impactful and Effective Case

While it is easy to create eLearning opportunities within the organization, reaching out to external partners is often a daunting challenge. While most organizations try to arrange eLearning solutions and instructor-led training sessions for their external partners on a regular basis, this approach often falters on many levels. Creating Learning Management System based solutions to deliver extended learning can be beneficial for learners as well as the organization as a whole.

by Heena Nanda

Educational Technology

September 15, 2015

Hacking The Learning Curve With Apple Watch

School’s out. With the abundance of online learning providers, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), online universities, and so on, it’s clear that learning is no longer confined to the classroom. Despite our incessant demands for convenience, however, learning still takes time. For this, we have our old friend the learning curve to thank.

by Thomas Oliver Holl

Corporate eLearning

September 15, 2015

8 Tips To Convert Flash To HTML5 That Will Help Your Business

Particularly over the last 4+ years, most organizations have evaluated mobile learning solutions integrating tablets and smartphones into their learning delivery. Mobile learning solutions are based on HTML5 technology. While it is fairly straightforward to create new courses using HTML5 that are mobile ready, there are several aspects that you need to watch out for when converting Flash to HMTL5.

by Asha Pandey

Educational Technology

September 14, 2015

8 Important Reasons Why YouTube Should Be Part Of Your eLearning Course

YouTube is not only the kingdom of digital entertainment but it can also be a great environment for learning. In this article, I'll share 8 important reasons why you should use YouTube in eLearning and I'll explain how making it part of your eLearning course can truly benefit your eLearning audience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

September 14, 2015

10 Big Mistakes In eLearning Design And Development To Avoid

73.6 percent of technology-delivered training at the Fortune 500 firms comes through online methods (workforce.com). Out of the $200 billion Corporate Training industry, $56.2 billion is represented by eLearning (Global Industry Analysts). Online courses emerged in the 80’s and since then eLearning has been radically changing the training industry. While the eLearning industry is experiencing rapid evolution and organizations have seen massive cost and time saving through it, there are still issues like learner boredom, lack of interactions, lack of relevance, and inadequate real-world problem solving. How can you make sure that you don’t face these challenges during the design and development process of your eLearning courses? Read on to find out which mistakes in eLearning design and development you should avoid.

by Anand Timothy

eLearning Market

September 13, 2015

7 Reasons You Need An Instructional Design Portfolio

The quality of your Instructional Design Portfolio reflects the quality of your work and demonstrates it to anyone looking to hire or commission you. You don’t have a portfolio? Read this article to learn 7 reasons why this is a huge mistake that you need to correct as soon as possible.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Articles

September 13, 2015

How To Use Your eLearning Superpowers

You get better results with teaching online when you use your eLearning superpowers. All online teachers have them. What are yours?

by Dr. Liz Hardy

eLearning Design and Development

September 12, 2015

Images In eLearning: 6 Best Practices To Choose Images For Your eLearning Course

We all acknowledge the power that lies in images. The question how can you be sure that you choose the right images for your eLearning course? In this article, I'll share 6 best practices to choose images in eLearning so that you can make sure the pictures you select in your next image search are ideal for your eLearning deliverable.

by Christopher Pappas

Educational Technology

September 12, 2015

Using eLearning Technologies To Improve Educational Quality Of Language Teaching

Use of computers and new technologies have become a crucial part of learning as well as teaching. E-learning today has been a key factor in various industries and teaching is one among them; especially teaching language. E-learning has redefined some strategies and concepts of teaching that have enabled the teaching community to perform better. The following article will talk about how e-learning courses have redefined the language teaching practices.

by Akansha Arora

eLearning Market

September 11, 2015

10 Habits That Separate Top-Notch eLearning Professionals From The Rest

Have you ever met a top-notch eLearning professional? Have you ever wondered what makes them exceptional? In this article, I’ll share 10 habits that separate truly great eLearning professionals from the mediocre ones in order for you to understand what it takes to stand out from the crowd in the eLearning industry.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructional Design

September 11, 2015

Getting To Know ADDIE: Part 4 - Implementation

The fourth stage of the ADDIE model is Implementation. The beginning of implementation marks the first time the target audience interacts with your course in earnest, the moment of truth, in which the knowledge contained in the course’s materials is absorbed by the learners.

by Michael Treser

Corporate eLearning

September 11, 2015

Do We Have Different Learning Needs?

In today’s learning world there seems to be a huge spectrum between the associated characteristics of the various generations of learners; however, ultimately, whether we are Millennials or Baby Boomers, are we that dissimilar? Do we all have different learning needs?

by Marie Faulkner