eLearning Design and Development

As eLearning designers, we should be looking to web design trends to borrow, to begin an eLearning design mashup. This month we’ll be looking into some of the trendiest and best design practices from the web which are or could be helping us create better, richer eLearning, starting today with scrolling.

Calls to action may be popular in the world of marketing, but they can also transform eLearning courses into exciting and effective eLearning experiences. In this article, I will share some tips to help you use call to actions in your next eLearning deliverable.

Nowadays, more and more eLearning professionals in their effort to keep up-to-date with latest trends in instructional design for eLearning, try to employ a non-linear instructional design approach for their eLearning courses. In this article, I’ll give you some tips, from an instructional designer’s point of view, on how to design effective non-linear eLearning courses, as well as I will discuss when is appropriate for eLearning Professionals to employ non-linear eLearning course structures.

There are few things as frustrating as spending countless hours developing an eLearning course and investing an abundance of resources, only to find that learner retention rates are falling short of expectations. In this article, I’ll share 6 tips you can use to direct learners’ attention in eLearning, so you can improve learner retention in eLearning and avoid drop-outs in order to ensure the success of your eLearning deliverable.

Many aspects of motivation that apply in the workplace can also be incorporated in the classroom. In this article I will discuss three ways to engage your students in an online learning environment with specific examples for those teaching in the sciences.

No matter what your learning objectives might be or what your audience needs to take away from the eLearning course, creating eLearning experiences that are memorable is the number one priority. Otherwise, your learners simply won’t get any real value from the time and effort they’ve invested into the eLearning course. In this article, I’ll share some invaluable tips that can help you create eLearning experiences that stick.

In this article, I’ll share some tips on how you can create eLearning deliverables that turn even the most passive learners into engaged, excited, and motivated ones who achieve profound change thanks to your eLearning course. Read the following tips to engage passive learners in eLearning converting your eLearning course into a memorable experience.

The more meaningful find the learners an eLearning experience, the better becomes their knowledge retention. In this article, I' ll share 6 effective tips to create meaningful eLearning experiences that will make your audience to fully engage in your eLearning courses and get the best out of it.

Well begun is half done; and as regards the eLearning experience, motivation is not only a very good start, but also a particularly critical key in the effectiveness of your eLearning course. In this article I will share 5 tips to enhance motivation in eLearning, so that you will be able to inspire your learners to eagerly experience your eLearning deliverable.

A great untapped resource for eLearning development is the use of professional voice actors to narrate projects. This article explores the benefits of using such talent, and suggests ways to find voice actors to fit your project.

When designing your eLearning course, effective navigation is essential. In this article I will highlight the 6 most effective eLearning course navigation styles, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each one, in order for you to decide which best suits your learners' needs.

Persuasive learning can be a powerful tool. It can draw in distracted learners and create an emotional connection with your audience. However, there’s a fine line between eLearning courses that persuade learners to interact with the subject matter and become active participants and those that coerce them into completing the module. In this article, I’ll share some tips to help you use the art of persuasion when designing your next eLearning course.