eLearning Design and Development

Is it time to slap a fresh coat of graphics, eLearning tools, and online activities onto your eLearning course? Do you need to update your existing eLearning course to reach modern learners? In this article, I’ll highlight the top 10 tips you can give your existing eLearning course a makeover to meet the needs of today’s audiences.

Have you come across design issues in eLearning which have shocked and frightened you? In this article I look at five situations in eLearning design that should be avoided and offer some tips on how to correct each situation.

To make sure that training is impactful, eLearning content has to be designed to pique the interest of the learners. In this respect, understanding the learning habits of the group is essential.

Every single learning process should be adapted to the target group. To make it happen we used to perform analysis before we start to design it. Thinking about the eLearning process we can be, however, much more accurate in delivering training intervention. We can not only analyze the needs of the target group and design the process corresponding to the findings, but we can also personalize it to meet the needs of every single learner. Let’s take a look at the personalization of eLearning process and how to do it.

In this technology-savvy world, the learners use multiple devices to stay connected with the world, and simultaneously use their free time effectively by browsing information on their smartphones, iPads, etc. Now to live up to this multi-usage expectation, eLearning specialists have to design and deliver courses for multiple devices; courses that effectively work across different resolutions, screen sizes, and operating systems. But this is not an easy task!

Encourage your online learners to explore the subject matter and view problems with a fresh perspective. In this article, I'll highlight the 6 types of Socratic questions and I’ll offer 5 tips on how to use Socratic Questions in eLearning.

One of the most common roadblocks for aspiring educators is grasping the idea of what to teach and then getting started with creating their online course. Here’s a simple exercise how to clear that fog of doubts.

Does your eLearning falter due to simple design failures? In this article I will share 10 eLearning design traps and all the ways to avoid them. Don’t be ensnared!

Stuck for eLearning ideas on how to design your eLearning course? Let's revisit some old principles of Instructional Design and draw inspiration from my favorite eLearning examples.

Even the most logical and grounded learners are guided by their emotions. As humans, we feel before we think, and our hearts tell our heads whether the information is worth learning. In this article, I’ll explore the basic principles of the Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions and share 5 tips on how to use it in your next eLearning course.

In today’s world, time is at premium and Learning and Development professionals have to balance the quality of eLearning courses within shorter time spans to go-live and within budgets that are shrinking every year. All of these factors have led to increased use of rapid eLearning development as a necessity vis-a-vis traditional eLearning. In this article, I will outline what rapid eLearning is, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. I will then share cues on where it would be a good fit and some tips and best practices that will help you increase the success of these initiatives.

Using text and images in your online course will definitely aid your students' learning, however research says wrong combination of text and images in learning materials can cause cognitive load. In this article, I will explain the scientific reason behind it and offer some multimedia principles and useful tips for creating effective multimedia content for your online course.