eLearning Best Practices

The online world has made life a lot simpler and more convenient. Certainly, the virtual world can make one emotionally hollow, but surviving without it is simply impossible.

While externally motivating factors like grades and points are quantifiable and concrete, intrinsic motivation is more difficult to get a handle on. So how do we facilitate intrinsic motivation, particularly in relation to eLearning, in a fashion that doesn’t take away from extrinsic motivation?

Habits are an action that requires minimal motivation or effort to complete. The idea is over time; a habit will slowly build on top of itself and result in something significant.

We’ve all come across those dull voiceovers reading exactly what you see on screen (but much slower). Not exactly a riveting piece of learning! However, there are some great examples of audio in eLearning—it just needs to be used in the right way to deliver an engaging learning experience.

Pursuing a career while balancing other responsibilities such as a job, or a family poses quite difficult. The flexibility that online courses offer is a tremendous help in instances like these. While online courses may not suit everyone's individual needs, it certainly works for many.

If you buy a great LMS and load it with great content, your learners will take courses. Maybe. Maybe not. There are 9 actions a training and development leader can do to boost eLearning courseware usage.

What are the health risks associated with participating in an eLearning course, and how can teachers reduce those risks? Below are 3 common issues, as well as course design principles instructors should adopt to improve student academic outcomes.

In today’s interconnected world, learners can access content from across the globe—which means more and more digital learning providers are making localization a priority. Here are 4 things you must do if you want to reach a global audience and maximize their engagement with your eLearning.

The process goes beyond the simple translation of the words on the screen. Preparing eLearning modules with translation in mind can save you time and money.

This article—a continuation of last month's article on evaluating online teacher professional development programs—examines 3 evaluation frameworks you can use to evaluate the effectiveness of your online teacher professional development program.

As an online instructor or course developer, we understand how much work goes into creating an online course. Don’t let all of your hard work go to waste. In this article, I’ll discuss some best practices to keep your online course relevant and updated after the initial development process.

Online teaching is an important tool for teachers and students, but in order for it to be used correctly teachers must go through rigorous training.