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eLearning Project Management

June 30, 2014

E-Learning Secrets: Managing Subject Matter Expert Time, Part Two

How can you manage and maximize your Subject Matter Expert (SME)’s time like an e-learning pro? In Part Two of this series, we’ll focus on a typical breakdown of SME hours for a one-hour e-learning course.

by Catherine Davis

Instructional Design

June 30, 2014

How To Choose The Right Instructional Design Master’s Program

In this article I'll share some top tips that can help you to select the ideal instructional design masters program. Additionally, I will highlight a number of universities that offer Instructional Design master's degrees.

by Christopher Pappas

Corporate eLearning

June 28, 2014

8 Steps To Create and Develop an Effective Mobile Training Strategy

While face-to-face instructor-lead training used to be the “norm”, today mobile training has become an increasingly popular method of skill set and knowledge development. Training and development managers are beginning to see the endless potential of mobile training. That is because mobile training not only offers learners the ability to learn on-the-go, but also allows them to gain immediate access to information whenever and wherever they really need it.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

June 27, 2014

4 eLearning Skills to Master This Summer

Summer is upon us and most of us are enjoying the warm weather, the summer activities and most importantly, the freedom from the strict schedule that school provides. There is no reason to waste these free summer months, though. Here are 4 eLearning skills that you can work on mastering over the summer.

by Adam Fort

Game-Based Learning

June 27, 2014

How Gamification Is Used In eLearning

In the field of elearning gamification becomes increasingly useful and it aids learning and information retention. The question then is how to implement gamification effectively and to fulfill your desired objectives.

by Kate Pasterfield

eLearning Design and Development

June 26, 2014

Why And How To Develop Learning Goals For Your eLearning Course

This article will focus on the significance of learning goals and, most importantly, on how to effectively tie the learning goals into your eLearning course. I will also offer some insight into how you can develop and use the learning goals to provide meaningful, interactive, and informative experiences for the learners.

by Christopher Pappas

Game-Based Learning

June 26, 2014

Get Off the Gamification Struggle Bus

Why are you using learning games? Because they’re fun? Or because they’re effective? It might seem like everyone is into gamification these days; former Vice President Al Gore has even said that “gamification is the new normal.”

by Stephanie Ivec

eLearning Design and Development

June 25, 2014

Top 11 eLearning Mistakes That eLearning Professionals Should Avoid

In this post you'll find a helpful list of the top 11 eLearning mistakes you'll want to avoid. These eLearning tips will allow you to circumvent the pitfalls of eLearning design and development, so that you can move forward on the path to eLearning success.

by Christopher Pappas

Instructor-Led Training

June 25, 2014

How To Effectively Convert Face-To-Face Instructor-Led Training Into Online Training

We have been using the power of stories in professional learning for several years now. I am going to share a case study that highlights how we effectively converted face-to-face Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to online training learning using storytorial as our learning strategy. What is really interesting is that the aimed business gain that was evading us during the ILT training was met after we made this story based online conversion.

by Asha Pandey

Corporate eLearning

June 24, 2014

Muddling Through Moodle

For a company considering an LMS solution, spending $100,000 annually can cause sticker shock. In return, the organization receives an untried delivery channel to host, track, and report on the training content delivered to employees, distribution channels, and customers. Alternatively, many Software as a Service (SAS) LMS solutions have a cost-per-registered user model that seems affordable when you have a limited number of users, but can ramp up to be a very pricey annual expense if you have a large user base.

by Dan Keckan

Game-Based Learning

June 24, 2014

How a Gamification Developer Games Its Employees

As a company offering gamification and games-based learning services, we believe it’s essential that we “walk the talk” and offer new and exciting ways to engage our employees. So, how do you gamify a gamificator? SweetRush’s director of technology, Misha Milshtein, takes you on an in-depth tour of Cocoa Trivia, a gamification experience for employee engagement.

by Misha Milshtein

Game-Based Learning

June 24, 2014

How To Leverage Your Employees’ Fascination with the FIFA 2014 World Cup

The 2014 FIFA world cup is making everyone at GamEffective half dazed. Did you see what the Dutch team was up to? Did you stay up half the night to see the third game of the day?

by Gal Rimon