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Asynchronous Learning

December 20, 2013

How To Improve Online Discussion Posts

Minor changes may help your online course become more successful or easier to navigate. Upon completing an online course, take a little time to reflect on the class. An unscientific experiment allowed this author to better understand student engagement between video discussion posts and typed discussions.

by Douglass Bourne

Corporate eLearning

December 20, 2013

How To Implement A Successful Change Program

Change and transformation within organizations have to be introduced carefully, collaboratively and sensitively. If you manage people through proper change training courses, it equips your managers and leaders to acquire the essential skills to implement change within an organization. Here are some important things you should consider to effectively implement and manage a change program.

by Christopher Smith

eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2013

5 Rapid e-Learning Best Practices

When you feel the need for speed, there’s only one thing to turn to—your favorite rapid e-Learning tool, of course! Rapid e-Learning tools can be an absolute lifesaver when you’re crunched for time but still want to produce a quality presentation. Check out this overview of rapid e-Learning, plus a few best practices to keep in mind as you’re developing rapid e-Learning.

by Stephanie Ivec

eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2013

Hook And Loop: Using An Alternative Material To Help Make Learning Fun

Hook and loop can added much-needed pop and pizazz to children’s art projects, school projects, or even daily responsibilities. This inexpensive tool adds a 3D aspect, and can help make learning a fun activity for you and your child. We highlighted a few ways you can use this material to encourage education.

by Stephen Ira

Game-Based Learning

December 18, 2013

Gaze Into The Future Of eLearning With Karl Kapp - Part 1

In an exclusive interview with Learnnovators, Karl Kapp shares his insights and foresights on the challenges of building an education system that aligns with the dynamically changing demands of this knowledge age. He also speaks about how gamification is going to influence this learning revolution, with advice for today’s instructional technologists and companies who aspire to incorporate gamification in learning. Read on…

by Ravi Pratap Singh

Instructional Design

December 18, 2013

Instructional Design Models And Theories: Connectionism Theory

In 1910, Thorndike introduced a set of laws and principles that would be known as Connectionism Theory. Read this article to find out more.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Authoring Tools

December 17, 2013

Articulate: Tools for E-learning and M-learning Done Right

If you are looking to push creative and functional envelopes in your e-learning and m-learning courses, you need rapid development and custom development authoring tools that don’t disappoint. Here are three reasons we applaud Articulate—a company that’s doing things right for the e-learning and m-learning industry.

by Misha Milshtein

eLearning Design and Development

December 17, 2013

Your Brainstorming Pocket Guide

For all of you who aren't familiar with brainstorming, let's say it's that time when your mind is allowed to wander in close or far away circles, around a certain topic, picking up words, ideas, details, feelings, even sentences that are topic-related. You can do this individually or in a group. No limiting, no censoring information, no wrong answers. Once you have jotted them down, you can start putting the pieces in the right order, therefore, creating a solid framework. Hilarious as it might seem, I used a little brainstorming to write this post about brainstorming.

by Nadina Lupu

eLearning Design and Development

December 16, 2013

3 Options for eLearning Content Development

Why organizations make wrong decisions when it comes to eLearning content development. Take a look at the 3 options for eLearning content: Off-the-Shelf, Create it yourself, or Commission it from a specialist eLearning provider.

by Tim Buff

Educational Technology

December 16, 2013

The 5 Best Free Online Gradebook Tools for Teachers

As a teacher, we must all keep a gradebook. The problem is that flipping through pages and pages of grades can become tedious after a while. With a paper gradebook, it’s difficult to quickly and accurately locate certain assignments, students, due dates, and the list goes on. However, by digitizing your gradebook with the 5 Best Free Gradebook Tools for Teachers, you make your gradebook easier to record in and use quickly and effectively.

by Christopher Pappas

Blended Learning

December 15, 2013

How An LMS and BYOD Changed A School

This article describes a three-year implementation of a Learning Management System into a traditional private school on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It shows the capacity of the LMS to promote classroom change and the power of the blended learning approach when a BYOD program is introduced to increase access to learning resources.

by Richard Jones

Instructor-Led Training

December 13, 2013

5 Easy Tips To Use Mobile Learning in Classroom Training

Don’t fight the use of mobile devices—embrace mobile learning in your live classroom events and instructor-led training. These five easy tips for instructional designers and classroom facilitators will inspire you to have learners keep their phones out, not put them away! Find out how to increase engagement and participation in your classroom with mobile learning technology.

by Catherine Davis