eLearning Project Management

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

September 15, 2015

Working With Subject Matter Experts: The Ultimate Guide

Relationships are a key to success and, during your eLearning course development one of the most challenging relationships you will ever have will be with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). In this article, I'll share some information about how to work closely with Subject Matter Experts, build a respectful working relationship with them, and facilitate your eLearning design and development process.

by Christopher Pappas

September 8, 2015

5 Things All Successful eLearning Projects Have In Common

The subject matter, learning objectives, and learning activities may be different, but all successful eLearning projects have a few things in common. Read on to find out what these 5 common elements are!

by Christopher Pappas

September 2, 2015

20 Questions To Ask When Taking A Brief For An eLearning Project

As a learning professional, it’s absolutely vital when you’re taking a brief from an eLearning project sponsor that you ask the right questions and are persistent in making sure you get a clear and satisfactory answer. Here’s my list of essential questions.

by Clive Shepherd

August 31, 2015

Are Subject Matter Experts Slowing Down Your eLearning Production Process?

Are you having trouble developing your eLearning quickly? Have you found that the bottleneck involves your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)? Here are some ideas to help speed up projects by involving Subject Matter Experts throughout the entire eLearning development process.

by Li Whybrow

August 18, 2015

Words Matter: 3 Words To Avoid When Consulting With Subject Matter Experts

Select your words intentionally and carefully in most interactions, but perhaps most carefully when consulting with Subject Matter Experts, clients, and stakeholders.

by Shauna LeBlanc Vaughan

August 17, 2015

eLearning Translation Projects: Save Time And Money With These Ideas

If you’re a training manager in a global organization looking to make sure your educational materials reach all your employees, eLearning translation and localization may just be the answer. In this article, I'll show you how to save time and money in your eLearning translation projects.

by Li Whybrow

August 4, 2015

7 Tips To Involve Your Learning And Development Team And Enhance eLearning Quality  

Can too many cooks spoil the broth, or can they make the broth taste better? In this article I explore 7 tips you can enhance eLearning quality by involving more of your Learning and Development team.

by Li Whybrow

August 3, 2015

The Marshmallow Challenge: What We Can Learn From Kindergarten Students About Team Collaboration

If you’re a Learning and Development manager, how can you get your team working together effectively so that all your eLearning projects result in ta-da! moments of triumph? Effective teams know how to collaborate. In this article, we’ll look at a simple exercise called Marshmallow Challenge that can help your team work together and embrace collaboration.

by Li Whybrow