eLearning Project Management

February 28, 2016

7 Tips To Get The Subject Matter Expert Involved In Your Next Corporate Client Meeting

Subject Matter Experts are essential in the content development process. They help you create top notch online training content, identify the objectives, and ensure that every interactive element is relevant and relatable. However, their skills and extensive knowledge can be useful in a variety of other corporate eLearning situations. In this article, I will share 7 tips to involve a Subject Matter Expert in your corporate client meetings.

by Christopher Pappas

February 20, 2016

Difficult Question: How Much Time Will An eLearning Course Development Take?

What would you reply if someone asked you “How much time will an eLearning course development take”? Here is how to estimate your eLearning course development time.

by Anand Timothy

January 31, 2016

4 Obstacles Subject Matter Experts Face On A Regular Basis

Some eLearning professionals might say that working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) is no easy task. However, it's important to keep in mind that they are dealing with their own unique setbacks. In this article, I'll highlight 4 obstacles that your Subject Matter Expert may face on a regular basis.

by Christopher Pappas

January 22, 2016

8 Ways Busy eLearning Professionals Can Improve Their Time Management Skills

If time management is not your strong suit but you simply don’t have the time to master the skill, then this article was written with you in mind. In this article, I’ll share 8 organization tips that can help you stay on track and improve your time management skills in order to achieve your eLearning project goals, without having to devote countless hours to mastering this all-important trait.

by Christopher Pappas

January 19, 2016

5 Phases To Set Up A Successful eLearning Production Process

Are you looking for new ways to improve and streamline your eLearning processes? In this article, we look at some best practices for approaching each of the five phases in the eLearning production process: Analysis, design, specification, production, and evaluation.

by Li Whybrow

January 17, 2016

Top 6 Skills Of An Outstanding eLearning Project Manager

There is no other way to perceive the eLearning Design & Development process, but as a project, that is, as specific stages and actions to be planed and followed given strict budget constraints, delivery deadlines and limited available resources. In this article, I will examine eLearning from a Project Management’s perspective and I will identify the top 6 qualities an outstanding eLearning Project Manager should have in order to manage the eLearning team and be able to provide excellent eLearning deliverables to the client.

by Marisa Keramida (M.Ed.)

January 13, 2016

Top 10 Free Project Management Online Platforms For eLearning Professionals

What if there was a tool that offered you the chance to seamlessly collaborate with your eLearning team without requiring any upfront or monthly costs? In this article, I’ll highlight the best 10 free project management online platforms for eLearning that are online today.

by Christopher Pappas

January 10, 2016

7 Tips For Getting Off To A Great Start With Your Subject Matter Expert

As the famous blue jean business mogul, Levi Strauss, once said: "An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions". A Subject Matter Expert is a key member of your eLearning team, but only if you know how to get off to a great start and make the most of your collaboration. In this article, I'll share 7 tips that can put you on the path to a winning eLearning partnership with your Subject Matter Expert (SME).

by Christopher Pappas

December 10, 2015

Keeping It Zen: Dealing With Different Personalities In Your Learning And Development Project Teams

Similar to any project teams, Learning and Development project teams are made up of unique individuals, which can result in hot beds for all sorts of behavior and conflict. More often than not, teamwork can get disrupted by personalities. It’s important to identify trends in your team to help develop your strategy for managing from things to meetings milestones.

by Aristotle Domingo, CTDP, LSSGB

November 22, 2015

Agile Project Management In eLearning Development

In a previous article about my experiences at DevLearn 2015 I had mentioned a session on Agile Project Management in eLearning Projects by Megan Torrance and I had promised a blog post focusing on my takeaways from that session. So here it is.

by Anand Timothy

November 18, 2015

9 Tips On How To Make Time To Finally Create Your Online Course

Everyone's pressed for time. Add the horrors of procrastination and you have the typical “I wish I had time to do this” scenario. Actually, we have time - we just don't manage it very well. Here are some little-discussed ideas on how to find time to build your money-making online course.

by Juste Semetaite

September 27, 2015

9 Key Players You Need On Your eLearning Dream Team

Behind every successful eLearning project is a winning eLearning team. In this article, I'll highlight the 9 key players that you need to have in your eLearning dream team, so that you can produce extraordinary eLearning experiences.

by Christopher Pappas