eLearning Design and Development

June 30, 2016

5 Best Practices For Producing eLearning For Global Audiences

This article shares the key elements of designing and producing eLearning for global audiences, regardless of industry, geography, or job role.

by Rob Strulowitz

June 28, 2016

Creating eLearning For Varying Learner Profiles: 5 Learners We All Know!

Educators and Learning enthusiasts understand that the business of coming to know our students as learners is simply too important to leave to chance and the danger of not undertaking this inquiry is to risk diminishing the ROI of eLearning. Here are 5 learner profiles we all know and how to use them to create more effective learning experiences.

by Heena Nanda

June 24, 2016 | Sponsored

6 Techniques To Enhance Learner Motivation In eLearning

Motivation has very specific importance in instruction and accomplishes essential goals that are necessary for lasting performance change. In this article, learn 6 of the most achievable and effective techniques to enhance learner motivation in eLearning.

by Ethan Edwards

June 24, 2016

13 Critical Points To Consider In eLearning Course Design

Design a great eLearning course is not an easy task. However, pressure of time, budget constraints, or low Instructional Design skills shouldn't be an excuse to produce sub-standard learning material. Let me share with you a bunch of inspirations which could help you succeed in your eLearning course design.

by Marek Hyla

June 23, 2016

Top 8 eLearning Activities Online Learners Love

As Benjamin Franklin so aptly put it: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." eLearning offers individuals the rare opportunity to interact with the subject matter. This is probably why it's become so popular in recent decades. In this article, I'll highlight 8 eLearning activities that online learners love to see in eLearning courses, so that you can integrate them into your eLearning course design.

by Christopher Pappas

June 23, 2016

Lessons Learned From Building An Open Online Course

In this article, we will discuss how we went about designing an open online course based on the idea of flexible, student-centered learning, and we will provide recommendations for how you might do the same.

by Chris Gaudreau

June 22, 2016

6 Trends For Creating Iconic eLearning

Rapid eLearning design is back in fashion. Once the poor relation of mass produced eLearning, organizations are increasingly turning to leading edge responsive authoring tools to create stylish content, fast and effectively. This article highlights 6 trends to help you develop iconic eLearning.

by Wesley Atkinson

June 22, 2016

4 Ways To Personalize Instruction In Pre-Designed Online Courses

This article explores strategies for using the tools available in most Learning Managements Systems to personalize instruction by increasing instructor presence in the online classroom.

by Adam Shaw

June 20, 2016

Explore And Compare eLearning Interaction Building Tools

Explore the eLearning Interaction Building Tools Comparison sheet that enables Instructional Designers, content creators, and Subject Matter Experts to present their content interactively. This sheet lists various features that an interaction building tool should have and the support of various tools for those features.

by Poonam Jaypuriya

June 17, 2016

7 Tips To Choose The Right Music For eLearning

Music is a highly influential medium. It has the power to persuade us, to make us feel and think differently. The question is: how do you harness that power in your eLearning course design? In this article, I’ll share 7 tips for choosing the right music for your eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

June 13, 2016

6 Tips To Use Animations In eLearning

Animations may bring out our inner child, but they also have the power to improve knowledge retention, engage online learners, and simplify complex concepts. In this article, I'll talk about why you should use animation in your eLearning experiences and share 6 tips for using them in eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

June 12, 2016

The eLearning Color Guide: Evoking The RIGHT Emotion

Without color, the world would be bland and boring shades of gray. Color has the power to calm us, to put us on high alert, and to get us in touch with nature. It also allows us to convey certain emotions in our eLearning course design. In this eLearning color guide, I'll explore the psychological significance of each color, so that you can evoke the right emotion in your online learners.

by Christopher Pappas