eLearning Design and Development

For many e-learning developers, User Experience design can be the key to unlocking a great experience for their learners. Julie Dirksen, one of the pioneers in applying UX principles to e-learning, argues that all e-learning developers need a basic knowledge of UX design to create an engaging experience. She also supplies some excellent resources to get started on that journey.

What follows is a transcript of a short e-mail exchange with Dirksen; it has been lightly edited for content and length.

Want to learn how to take your eLearning course development to the next level and leave a lasting impression upon the mind's of your audience? This article features tips and tricks that can give you the ability to create eLearning courses that always achieve their learning objective, even if you're new to the world of eLearning.

Creating effective eLearning course descriptions may seem simple and straightforward, but it may often be one of the most challenging aspects of the eLearning course design. This is due to the fact that the eLearning course descriptions must be powerful and informative, but concise, so that learners get a feel for how your eLearning courses can benefit them in their personal or professional lives. In this article, I'll go over how to develop attention grabbing eLearning course descriptions for your eLearning courses.

Experiential learning is a process that allows learners to develop knowledge and skills from their own experience rather than from formal training courses. Experiential learning encompasses a variety of interactive and participative hands-on activities and is much more effective than traditional learning approaches. This article is the first in a series about Experiential Learning. Check it out and learn some of the critical elements of Experiential Learning and the reasons why Experiential Learning is important.

A linear eLearning course design is one of the most popular eLearning design approaches, as it offers both new and experienced eLearning professionals the ability to create cohesive, well organized, and effective eLearning experiences for virtually any subject matter. In this article I'll offer a step-by-step guide that will help you create linear eLearning courses for your audience.

Are you an eLearning Developer or a Designer in anyways? Have you ever wondered why you are not able to find some creative ideas to implement a solution during the peak hours of your work? Do you work on multiple projects in a day and ending up with less productivity or more errors? There are few surprising brain facts about how our brain works.

Design thinking is a term that has been used for years in a variety of business industries. In particular for eLearning professionals, is a way to develop eLearning deliverables that are always on target and offer real value to your audience. In this article, I'll highlight the basic ideas behind design thinking in eLearning and the stages involved.

Creating a prototype in eLearning may require a significant investment of both time and resources, but the benefits it offers are well worth it in the end. In this article, I'll offer some convincing arguments for why you should be using prototypes when creating your eLearning deliverables.

If you're looking for a way to improve your workflow and streamline the design and development process of your eLearning course, then you may want to think about action mapping. In this article, I'll share the basics of action mapping in eLearning, and I'll also walk you through how to integrate it into your eLearning course.

Adding subtitles in your eLearning course can offer learners the chance to more easily acquire and absorb the subject matter, which should be reason enough to consider doing so. However, it also provides another key advantage that should not be overlooked, which is the ability to reach more potential learners. In this article, I'll share some tips for effective subtitling in eLearning, so that you can reap all of the rewards it has to offer.

This article features marketing ideas and principles that you can apply in your eLearning course design to increase learner engagement and excitement. If you're looking for ways to transform even the most dry and dull subject matter into something truly motivational and interactive, then you've come to the right place.

As eLearning professionals, we are always looking for ways to integrate collaborative experiences into our eLearning courses, so that our learners have the opportunity to learn from the experience and wisdom of their peers. But what if there was a way to use our own experiences to offer learners a wealth of benefits? In this article, I'll share some tips for how to use your personal experiences in eLearning course design.