Articles

February 22, 2014

The 8 Best-Kept Secrets To Succeed At Distance Learning (2018 Update)

You want your online learners to get the most benefit from your eLearning course and achieve their learning goals. But how do you maintain the motivation and keep them fully engaged so that they can reap the rewards? This article features the 8 best-kept secrets to help your online learners succeed at distance learning.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Technologies

February 21, 2014

Create a Custom Dashboard to Access Course Syllabi using Canvas API

Do you need to provide access to all course syllabi for accreditation? Do you want to empower department heads, and market courses to potential or current students? The USU Syllabus Tracker is here to save the day with filtered results and visual analytics by harnessing the power of the Canvas API.

by Travis Thurston

eLearning Benefits

February 21, 2014

The Benefits of Online, Interactive e-Training: a CPD freebie!

Want to create an online, media rich e-learning tool but wondering where to start? Here are some top tips from our experience in designing memorable and enjoyable digital training experiences.

by Phil Pauley

Steal These 5 Social Media Tricks to Engage Your Learners

Social And Emotional Learning (SEL)

February 20, 2014

Steal These 5 Social Media Tricks to Engage Your Learners

Social media is now the top Internet activity, according to Business Insider. Americans alone spend 114 billion minutes a month on Facebook, plus even more time on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and more. So, why is social media so engaging?

by Christie Wroten

14 Tips To Create And Present A Highly Effective Webinar

Virtual Training

February 20, 2014 | Sponsored

14 Tips To Create And Present A Highly Effective Webinar

Webinars are a powerful medium of learning delivery across varied learner groups - small or large. Easy to access as well as convenient, webinars are an effective mode of learning for professionals who can fit in the short bursts of learning into their schedules. At the following article you will find 8 Tips To Create a Highly Effective Virtual Presentation and 6 Tips To Present an Impactful Webinar.

by Heena Nanda

Mobile Learning

February 20, 2014

What BYOD Means for e-Learning

The number of devices that corporate elearning must support is growing at an unprecedented rate. Is your elearning ready to meet the demands of BYOD policies?

by Ryan Moore

Blended Learning

February 19, 2014

Why Blended Learning Is Better

Blended learning is a buzz word that’s been thrown around quite a bit lately and brings together the best of both classroom learning and elearning. In fact it seems to be the ideal solution all-around as it appeals to all learning styles, circumstances, needs and demands. It combines the support of classroom learning with the flexibility of elearning.

by Roberta Gogos

Early results - 2014 Compliance Learning Αnd Communication Survey Results

Training Needs Analysis

February 19, 2014

Early results - 2014 Compliance Learning Αnd Communication Survey Results

Get an early glimpse of trends and insights we’re seeing in Kineo and eLearning Industry’s 2014 Compliance Training & Communication survey.

by Steve Lowenthal

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eLearning Design and Development

February 18, 2014

Exposing 5 Popular e-Learning Myths

People’s opinions on the effectiveness of e-learning vary based on their own experiences. Determining what is true and what is myth can be challenging. Based on the 20 years of experience Interactive Services has in designing and developing custom learning solutions for compliance, sales, manufacturing and technology, our company has addressed a number of popular myths about e-learning.

by John O Brien

eLearning Articles

February 18, 2014

Why Digital Learning Is Here To Stay

Digital learning is coming whether people like it or not. The new standards call for it. Twenty-first century readiness requires it. Future jobs rely on it. There is no doubt that educational technology has the power to motivate kids, so why not harness that passion in the K-12 classroom? There are many reasons why digital learning has arrived and is here to stay.

by Jamie Snitker

The 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers

eLearning Design and Development

February 17, 2014

The 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers

The Internet is one of the greatest tools on the planet for enhancing student learning. It is a smorgasbord of information waiting to be devoured by hungry minds. However, it can also be a dangerous place where students find themselves alone and uneducated about how to handle tricky situations. Use these 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers to educate yourself and your students about how to be better and safer users of the World Wide Web.