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Game-Based Learning

February 5, 2019 | Sponsored

How Personalized Gamification Can Increase Learner Engagement

Gamification for learning provides highly engaging and immersive learning experiences. In this article, I outline how you can enhance its impact further by using personalized gamification techniques.

by Asha Pandey

Corporate eLearning

February 5, 2019 | Sponsored

6 Ways A User-Friendly LMS Can Impact Compliance Training Completion Rates

User Experience (UX) has been one of the big buzzwords in eLearning, technology, and just about any industry that uses online platforms for the last several years. But how can it impact on your compliance training completion rates?

by Alice Rowan

Corporate eLearning

February 5, 2019 | Sponsored

6 Easy Steps To Integrate A Foundation Skills Catalogue In Corporate Training

Foundation skills encompass the core skill sets that people need in order to be successful in business today. They provide the foundations for general business literacy. In a modern, corporate environment, where we need to be flexible to thrive, these foundation skills catalogues provide the necessary tools.

by Paul McElvaney

Custom eLearning

February 5, 2019 | Sponsored

9 Tips To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Custom eLearning Content

If you are going to invest in custom eLearning solutions for your organization, be sure to take the time to measure the effectiveness of your course or program. Read on to learn our top 9 tips for evaluating your custom eLearning efforts.

by Shannon Hart

Training Needs Analysis

February 5, 2019 | Sponsored

7 Obstacles To Consider During Training Needs Analysis

Discover the 7 main obstacles you may need to overcome when conducting a training needs analysis.

by Kim Morrison

eLearning Challenges

February 4, 2019

Does Video Improve Engagement and Learning?

We need to be skeptical about wild claims about video improving engagement and learning, as much of the hype comes from an assumption.

by Patti Shank, PhD

Learning Management Systems

February 4, 2019 | Sponsored

6 Warning Signs You Need To Switch To A Self-Hosted LMS

Self-hosted LMSs are a thing of the past. Or, maybe they are the solution you need to reclaim your data and scale your training for business growth. Discover the top 6 signs that will help you figure out whether an on-premise LMS is the best fit for your enterprise.

by Nikos Andriotis

eLearning Design and Development

February 4, 2019 | Sponsored

The Best Training Mimics Recreational Technology

You can unlock insights into competitive learning design by exploring how learners are using recreational tech. Some of the best learner-experience research can be found outside of the industry, right at your fingertips.

by Marty Newey

eLearning Design and Development

February 4, 2019 | Sponsored

7 Characteristics Of A Good Question

Educators and eLearning professionals are frequently tasked with question creation as a part of quiz development for their modules. This article covers some essential characteristics of good questions and also shares aids that can help with question and quiz creation.

by Isha Sood

eLearning Design and Development

February 4, 2019 | Sponsored

Rapid eLearning: Reinventing Training For The 21st Century Learners

If organizations wish to see business results fast, they must invest in rapid eLearning solutions. Confining training to obsolete strategies, such as ILT alone or Flash-based courses, would mean that employees will lose out on productivity, which in turn will hurt the organization’s business.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

Learning Management Systems

February 3, 2019

Is It Time To Switch? 6 Signs That You Should Use LMS Selection Services To Find A Replacement LMS

Your LMS is a key part of how your company runs. It cultivates in-house talents and allows you to quickly spot areas for improvement in your online training strategy. How do you decide when it’s time for an upgrade? In this article, I highlight 6 tell-tale signs it’s time for a change.

by Christopher Pappas

Learning Psychology

February 3, 2019

Testing Learning Is As Time Critical As Delivering It

It is recognized that there are optimum times to learn and optimum pacing for that learning. The same is true for testing, but this is often ignored to the detriment of both the learning outcome and the credibility of the learning process.

by Adam Beard