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eLearning Design and Development

March 26, 2014

Listen Up - Coursera, iVersity, and Udemy!!!

I recently took a couple of courses from Coursera and iVersity. The former is an established American name in the world of MOOCs while the latter is European and showing tremendous growth. I also took a course from Udemy, which is a major player in delivering reasonably good quality free and paid courses. In this post, I’ve…well…identified a few basic issues related to learner engagement.

by Rupen Sharma

eLearning Project Management

March 25, 2014

The Role of an Instructional Designer as Project Manager

Managing e-Learning Projects is extremely important for successful e-Learning course design. This article is the second in a series about e-Learning Project Management. Check it out and learn about the role of an instructional designer as project manager.

by Marina Arshavskiy

General

March 25, 2014

Why Teachers are Against E-mails in the Classroom

E-mail is one of the most important tools for communication, both at the classroom level and in the workplace. While it is useful, there are a number of disadvantages, and there is a good number of teachers that are against emails at the classroom level. Here are 7 reasons why.

by Adam Fort

eLearning Market

March 25, 2014

8 Easy Ways You Can Turn eLearning Business Into Success (2018 Update)

eLearning is more popular and lucrative than ever. But that also means more competition. In this article, I share 8 easy ways to turn your eLearning business into a success, even if you’re a startup with limited resources.

by Christopher Pappas

Virtual Classroom

March 25, 2014

How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your Blog

I haven't used paper textbooks in my school for a few years now, as I've decided to go digital. Using my blog as a digital teaching and learning environment has drastically reduced the amount of paper consumption. You are more than welcome to check the following article that includes 8 Paperless Classroom examples.

by Tiziana Saponaro

Instructional Design

March 24, 2014

Instructional Design Models and Theories: Information Processing Theory

1950s - The Information Processing Theory emerges. Check the Instructional Design Models and Theories: Information Processing Theory article and presentation to find more.

by Christopher Pappas

Microlearning

March 24, 2014

Are You Already Microlecturing?

When it comes to online learning, we are often faced with libraries with untransparent lists of resources, among which there are also narrated slide presentations that could be long from 40 minutes to several hours. These long online presentations are not aligned with our attention span and are not suitable for using on mobile devices also. So what is the solution for this problem? In this article I’ll present microlectures as a possible solution and also the procedure of how to create them.

by Jana Jan

Mobile Learning

March 23, 2014

Top 5 Performance Support Apps for Learning Designers

Connie Malamed was one of the first in the learning industry to design and develop an app for learning designers. Naturally, during our interview with her, we were eager to probe and find out more about her inspiration and the thought process that went into the making of her app. This is also one of the many things that we were left wondering about after our interview. We set out on a journey to explore and learn more about other apps that are available for learning designers. Read on...

by Ravi Pratap Singh

Virtual Classroom

March 22, 2014

9 Techniques For Online Educators To Gamify Their Digital Classrooms

Involve and motivate your students into the process of online learning with the help of gamification. Check what gamification is, and what gamification techniques you can use as online educator to make your digital classroom more interesting for your online students. Check the following 9 techniques that will help you gamify your digital classroom.

by Lesley J. Vos

Game-Based Learning

March 21, 2014

Can Serious Games Spice Up Product Knowledge Training?

Product knowledge training has traditionally been difficult because of the large amounts of information learners must simply remember. Using serious games for learning and sound instructional design principles can vastly improve the amount of information adult learners can commit to long-term memory.

by Steven Boller

eLearning Design and Development

March 21, 2014

Open Education: Why It's Fair Game For Everyone

Open education doesn't discriminate. It doesn't matter whether you're a genius or someone with minimal education background. It poses a lot of possibilities to anyone who wants to learn without having to worry about grades and rewards.

by Dorothy Hunter

eLearning Trends

March 20, 2014

Why You Should be Embracing Big Data in e-Learning

The magnitude of Big Data scares a lot of people. Also, it excites a lot of people, from entrepreneurs to marketers to educators. Don’t let Big Data overwhelm you. Now is the time to embrace Big Data in e-Learning.

by Stephanie Ivec