Articles

Corporate eLearning

April 12, 2015

6 Reasons To Create Product Knowledge Online Training Courses

Want to know why you should move your product knowledge training online? In this article, I will explore the main reasons why product knowledge online training can improve your organization’s bottom line and keep employees “up-to-date” about new products.

by Christopher Pappas

Asynchronous Learning

April 12, 2015

The ABCs Οf High Quality Online Discussions

Discussion boards, or threaded discussions, are probably one of the most commonly used tools in online learning. They provide the means for asynchronous discussion to occur over a period of time. It is critically important to encourage conditions and behaviors for successful learning in discussion forums.

by Dr. James W. Brown

Learning Management Systems

April 12, 2015

5 Key Spring Trends In Learning Management Systems (LMSs)

Learning management system market was worth an estimated $2.55 billion in 2013 and is expected to worth approximately $4 billion in 2015, and over $7 billion in 2018. More and more companies are using LMSs to make their training and employee management more effective. With 2015 already a quarter over and 2016 fast approaching, here are five spring trends to keep abreast of in e-learning.

by Ashok Sharma

Learning Management Systems

April 11, 2015

How To Choose The Best Learning Management System

Choosing a Learning Management System that offers you the features you want, fits into your project budget, and meshes with the skills of your development team can be a challenging task. In this article I'll share 5 invaluable tips on how to choose the best Learning Management System.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

April 11, 2015

4 Skills To Include In eLearning For Employable Students

As educators we often have a series of objectives to achieve: engage students, impart knowledge, develop their skills, and at the very end of the process, make them purpose-ready. To prioritize, manage, and balance each objective requires careful consideration, and we must not favor one over another. Technological developments in education both challenge and enable the way in which training is delivered. We are constantly innovating the learning environment in order to remain relevant and absorbing. However, in this process, are we endangering our final objective of creating graduates who are fit for purpose?

by James Degenhardt

Gamification

April 11, 2015

4 Secret Tips For Gamifying Call Center Onboarding

Remember your first few days on the job? Terrifying to say the least. Onboarding makes the transition into work simpler and ensures employees have the basic skills they need. This article gives readers 4 tips for new employee onboarding, using call center employee onboarding as an example.

by Gal Rimon

eLearning Design and Development

April 10, 2015

7 Benefits Of Mistake-Driven Learning

We all make mistakes; it is an inevitable part of being humans. However, it is what we do with the experience we collect from those mistakes that makes a world of difference. In this article I will share the many benefits that mistake-driven learning can offer your eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

April 10, 2015

Custom eLearning Content: Lessons Learned

The road to eLearning hell is paved with great intentions, good content… and lousy delivery. A large american telecom had to face the truth of this statement. A new tool and a pretty eLearning approach to teach the employees how to use it. Yet, not all eLearning has the effect hoped for, as it turns out. Some might call it failure, but certainly it is a lesson learned...

by Greg Wasylik

Scenario based learning

April 10, 2015

Branching Scenario eLearning: 5 Killer Examples

Scenario in eLearning incorporates real-life situations and is designed to put learners in roles of problem solver. This approach helps increase interactivity and give learners the opportunity to use information in a practical setting.

by Li Whybrow

eLearning Design and Development

April 9, 2015

The Top 6 Benefits of Design Thinking in eLearning

Design thinking in eLearning is all about innovation, creativity and a change of perspective. In this article, I'll highlight the most significant benefits of design thinking in eLearning, so that you can determine if it's the right approach for your next eLearning project.

by Christopher Pappas

eLearning Design and Development

April 9, 2015

Timesaving Design Tricks for eLearning Developers

You know those e-Learning developers who are out there, churning out amazing looking courses? I bet you’re sitting there wondering how they can quickly produce such great content. Well, I’m here to tell you that they have a secret. The secret is that they’re not starting from scratch. That’s right, those tricksters are using templates and other design resources to take their course from white space to a great place in no time at all!

by Stephanie Ivec

Corporate eLearning

April 9, 2015

Learning Motivation For Employee Engagement

From many points of view Employee Engagement is critical for business success and in a broader sense a digital transformation has to take place regardless of the market segment a corporation belongs to. This transformation must include new innovative solutions that motivate employees to produce, share, acquire and retain knowledge, in order to be successful. What a better content/theme then to infuse through a modern Learning Motivation Environment than Corporate Culture, the hottest issue for Employee Engagement.

by Elias Parlavantzas