Articles

eLearning Software

October 13, 2012

Tinkering With Tin Can

The newest version of eLearning protocol is upon us – are you ready to take the the plunge?

by Justin Ferriman

Game-Based Learning

October 12, 2012

Simulations for Fun and Profit

At this article you will find several Simulations Tools and Best Practices!

by David Mallette

eLearning Design and Development

October 10, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 5: Evaluating

eLearning 101 Part 5: Evaluating. Evaluation of your course is essential but often under used.

by Anita Horsley

eLearning Design and Development

October 5, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 4: Developmental Process

eLearning 101 Part 2: Planning eLearning, describes best practices on script writing In eLearning 101 Part 3: Developmental Roles, discusses the communication process. eLearning 101 Part 4: Development Process, provides a more detailed development process.

by Anita Horsley

General

October 4, 2012

The Androids Are Coming! The Androids Are Coming!

Just imagine the potential when the intelligence, creativity, empathy, and passion of teachers are combined with the power of e-learning technologies.

by Gene Levinson

Instructional Design

October 3, 2012

Instructional Design: A Military Perspective

Since Instructional Design owes much of its theory and practice to the military, it seems only reasonable to use military terms to describe it. Here is a military objective:

by David Mallette

Learning Management Systems

October 2, 2012

eFront LMS The Best Open Source Solution

For me it was not a surprise that Epignosis eFront LMS won the Best of Elearning! 2012 Award at the Best Open Source Solution category. It wasn't a surprise that left to Moodle and Totara LMS the Award of Excellence. eFront is by far the best Open Source Learning Management System and it seems that several professionals involved in the eLearning industry have the same opinion.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

October 1, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 3: Development Roles

eLearning 101 Part 3: Development Roles includes the roles and responsibilities that are included during the development process. Some roles are mandatory during any course development process, while other roles may be optional depending on the needs of the course.

by Anita Horsley

eLearning Challenges

September 24, 2012

E-learning In Italy Needs To Run

E-learning in Italy needs to run... Which phase is e-learning experiencing? Wait. In Italy or in the World? Well, not exactly the same thing. However, we can evaluate both cases. We could start from the rest of the world, and then see where we're in common and where we step into the Stone Age. Or worse.

by Gabriele Dovis

eLearning Design and Development

September 22, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 2: Planning

Planning your eLearning course is the most important step. The worst experience anyone can encounter in an eLearning environment is finding traditional written training materials simply moved to the computer screen. Talk about a high snooze-factor! And this is not only boring -- it's ineffective training and a waste of time for everyone involved.

by Anita Horsley

eLearning Software

September 18, 2012

Camtasia Studio For E-learning: Common Myths Exposed

One of the greatest struggles I see with Instructional Designers is trying to decide which rapid authoring tool to purchase and spend their limited time learning. Generally, it's a choice between Articulate, Captivate and Camtasia Studio with Camtasia running a distant third (unless software demos make up the bulk of the training).

by Michelle Schoen

Virtual Classroom

September 17, 2012

vAcademia A Virtual World For Education

vAcademia is a virtual world for education. Here you can learn, here you can teach. vAcademia has everything you need for effective classes and lectures: convenient classrooms, interactive whiteboards with presentation tools, text and audio communication, and web camera support.

by Nadya Lysova