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Blended Learning

August 6, 2014

7 Tips To Create an Effective Blended eLearning Strategy

In this article I'll go over on how to create an eLearning strategy that successfully integrates both synchronous and asynchronous eLearning design strategies, so that you can offer your learners a diverse and effective eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

August 5, 2014

5 Questions To Get Started With Online Learning

Developing a powerful e-learning program for your school or district should begin with some questions. In this article, senior technology specialist, Mary Burns, of education Development Center, outlines 5 questions to get you started on the e-learning journey.

by Mary Burns

Instructional Design

August 5, 2014

How to Be a Successful Freelance Virtual Instructional Designer: Part 1

Whether you’re just entering the market as a virtual instructional design freelancer, or you’ve been doing it for a while and want to be busier, this post is for you! SweetRush’s instructional design team lead Catherine Davis offers a two-part series on how to succeed as a virtual instructional design freelancer, starting with eight tips to land freelance projects.

by Catherine Davis

eLearning Events

August 5, 2014

Best Practices in Learning and Development

Studies in the US have shown that organizations that adopt eLearning experience cost savings of around 21% and also save learners’ study time. At the same time there is increased effectiveness and productivity – they see a 32% increase in the time between training and that training being implemented on-the-job. Unfortunately however between 50% and 80% of all L&D activities are what’s referred to as “scrap learning” because the lessons from that learning are never actually applied on-the-job. That amounts to a substantial waste of Learning and Development budget! So how does an organization provide L&D but do it well?

by Roberta Gogos

eLearning Benefits

August 4, 2014

The Ongoing Benefits of eLearning

With changes in learning technology and a trend toward informal learning, eLearning continues to offer learners many benefits – standardization, self-paced and anytime, anywhere learning.

by Ruth Kustoff

Learning Management Systems

August 4, 2014

Reality check - Open Source LMS: a costly affair

A fair number of people who seek out an open source LMS have a major misconception that it is free. Over 60% people want to choose an open source LMS while looking for a solution to manage their learning cycle is because they have no license fee and is supported by a large; very large community. Yes it is an open source and it is free! But dig further and you will find out that free does not mean you have no costs. Dig a little further and you may actually find that you could spend more on your open source LMS than a proprietary LMS. Let us explain how…

by Anand Timothy

Learning Management Systems

August 3, 2014

Traditional vs. Modern Learning Systems

As we consider upgrading our learning systems to meet the needs of our future rock stars, training administrators, business-line managers, and Human Resources departments, it is probably best to forget the definitions of the traditional systems and focus our sights on a modern learning system, regardless of its classification or name. For seasoned learning professionals, this can be a difficult thing to do.

by Monica Kraft

Custom eLearning

August 1, 2014

Top 6 Advantages Of Custom eLearning Course Development

In this article, I will present you 6 primary advantages of custom eLearning course development. So, before you make any decision on whether to invest in pre-built eLearning courses or custom eLearning courses, it would be wise to read this article.

by Christopher Pappas

Asynchronous Learning

August 1, 2014

Writing In The Digital Age: Resources and Tools of Trade

Technology has changed the face of education in innumerable ways. As learners, we can only be grateful at how much times has changed. We can learn from a teacher thousands of miles away, and we can submit our overdue paper efficiently through email. It has also changed the way students come up with their school papers.

by Dorothy Hunter

Corporate eLearning

July 31, 2014

A Culture of Empowerment: Beat the 70:20:10 Problem and Secure ROI

You’ll have heard about the 70:20:10 problem by now. It’s a theory about the way in which we learn: only 10% of our knowledge comes from formal training, while 20% comes from observing others and a whopping 70% occurs when we roll up our sleeves at work and get stuck in. Up until now, organizations have failed to secure ROI on their training spend as they have been focusing on formal training and haven’t been cultivating a culture of empowerment to tackle the remaining 90%…

by Juliette Denny

Corporate eLearning

July 30, 2014

How to Utilize Remote ELearning

Take your training beyond traditional environments and constraints - benefits of remote elearning practices.

by Kate Pasterfield

Game-Based Learning

July 30, 2014

30 Facts About Gamification in eLearning

How Can Gamification Improve eLearning? What is the Future of Gamification in eLearning Industry? Judging by the following 30 Facts about Gamification in eLearning, the future of Gamification in eLearning is brighter than ever.

by John Laskaris