Articles

Educational Technology

June 13, 2013

Be a Smart School – Is There an App for That?

Would you like to take class attendance with just a click on your phone? Make you school smart with an open-source, award winning, student information system.

by Abdulla Hisham

eLearning Market

June 12, 2013

An E-Learning Success Story Within The Media And Publishing Market

The media and publishing market is highly competitive and Docebo successfully helped Trinity Mirror, one of the biggest UK editorial group, in implementing an effective E-Learning strategy to improve their existing Sales Academy.

by Jacopo Mauri

eLearning Design and Development

June 12, 2013

4 Things To Consider When Translating Your e-Learning Content

English-speaking learners may think your e-Learning course is highly effective—but for your training to be equally effective in another language or country, it needs to communicate content that is clear and culturally appropriate.

by Christie Wroten

eLearning Market

June 12, 2013

eLearning Tags - The 1st eLearning Social Bookmarking Site!

Would you be interested in a social bookmarking site related to the eLearning field? Would you like to submit a new eLearning story in eLearning tags? Read on to learn more.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Management Systems

June 10, 2013

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Comparison Checklist Of Features

Are you looking for a new Learning Management System? Would you be interested in a LMSs comparison checklist? At the following article you will find a list of 99 LMS features that you can use to compare LMS Vendors.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructional Design

June 9, 2013

A Centralized Knowledge Repository Model

Single Sourcing Design Strategy Series 3: A Centralized Knowledge Repository Model and the structure of the Reusable Information Object (RIO) and the Reusable Activity Object(RAO).

by Sean Lee, MA, CPT

Corporate eLearning

June 8, 2013

What Employers Really Think About Distance Learning

As the internet continues to change the way our society interacts with one another, it is natural that it has begun to change the way we educate ourselves as well. In the past fifteen years, distance learning has exploded as not only an extremely convenient means of obtaining a college degree, but in some cases even the necessary means of obtaining a degree. Few people have the luxury of devoting four years on campus as a full time student in our modern economy.

by Lisa Barnes

Learning Management Systems

June 8, 2013

LMS Accessibility Comparison: Blackboard vs Desire2Learn vs Moodle vs SAKAI

Would you be interested in a Learning Management Systems Accessibility comparison especially for higher education?

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

June 6, 2013

Would you been interested in a 3D Simulation and Serious Game Authoring Tool?

ITyStudio is the first content authoring software for educational multimedia content that lets its users design and create 3D simulations and Serious Games.

by Yann Teyssier

Game-Based Learning

June 5, 2013

5 Best Practices For Incorporating Games Into Training Courses

Engaging and motivating your learners can be achieved through successfully gamifiying your e-Learning course. But just adding any game into your course may not benefit your learning at all; in fact, it could steer away from the key messages you are trying to portray. There are many aspects to consider when incorporating a game into your online training to guarantee that your course will not only engage your learners but also motivate them to learn.

by Kristen Marshall

Online Courses (MOOC)

June 3, 2013

The New Yorker article dives into MOOC controversy

The democratization of information would stand to benefit the world. However, does the variety of ideas in the university environment might be an unfortunate casualty of the MOOC revolution?

by Andrew Winner

Instructional Design

June 3, 2013

3 Chunking Strategies That Every Instructional Designer Should Know

One of the main concepts that leads to successful e-Learning course design is Information Chunking. But what is chunking? Why is it embedded in the world of instructional design? And what kind of chunking strategies can an instructional designer use to enhance learning?

by Christopher Pappas