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Instructional Design

March 29, 2014

How Multiple Intelligences Theory Can Be Implemented In eLearning

In this article, I will talk about the different ways in which Multiple Intelligences Theory can be implemented in eLearning to help the learner effectively acquire, retain, and utilize the information being provided within the eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Market

March 28, 2014

Instructional Designers' Survey: What We Think About our Industry, Jobs, and Future Goals.

Is there a glut of eLearning instructional designers? Are rates and salaries dropping? Are the projects getting less creative? Or, are there merely “pockets of discontent” in certain industries and among certain demographics, while IDs in other areas thrive?

by Vicki Kunkel

Corporate eLearning

March 27, 2014

4 Ways to Personalize Your Online Training

Online training has a bad—and incorrect—reputation for being impersonal, boring and lifeless. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Good online training can be personal and engaging. And it’s also full of life—in a recent survey, 72% of companies included said that e-Learning keeps them up-to-date with changes in their industry, which helps them remain competitive within their niche.

by Christie Wroten

Learning Management Systems

March 27, 2014

9 Questions to Help You Select the Best Learning Management System

Globally, companies and organizations spent between $1.8 and $1.9 billion on learning management systems in 2013, according to Bersin & Associates. With big dollars at stake, it’s important to find the best learning management system to meet your needs. These 9 questions will help you focus your search, selection, and implementation efforts.

by Kerri Simmons

eLearning Design and Development

March 27, 2014

Use Perfect Learning Objectives To Boost The Quality of your e-Learning

The best way to create terrible e-Learning is to dump content in an authoring tool (as if it was PowerPoint) add some questions and call it a course. Everybody knows (or should know) that learning development starts with defining clear learning objectives. This blog post precedes the course and tool to explain to you the basics on how to create good learning objectives. 

by Kasper Spiro

eLearning Infographics

March 26, 2014

Doing More than Infographics

Most infographics are just well-designed infodumps. This article provides strategies to ensure that your work doesn’t receive this label.

by Steven Loomis

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