eLearning Design and Development

July 15, 2016

508 Compliant eLearning: Tips And Tricks

Whether you regularly work on federally-funded eLearning projects, or whether you are focused on creating privately funded eLearning content, the challenge of making eLearning accessible is always front and center. In this article, we will look at some tips and tricks to make your courses 508 compliant.

by Marina Arshavskiy

July 10, 2016

4 Tips To Prevent Learner Procrastination In eLearning

Some online learners may abide by the old adage: “why put off to tomorrow what you can do today.” However, there are others who always seem to wait until the last second to complete the learning task. In this article, I’ll explore 5 types of procrastinators that every eLearning professional should know about, and I'll share 4 tips for preventing learners' procrastination in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

July 9, 2016

Visual Thinking In The Education Sector

I met Rafa Vivas, founder of Visualizamos, in a paper on visual thinking. I wanted an interview with him, focused on the education sector. He invited us to the headquarters of his company.

by Leticia Lafuente López

July 6, 2016

7 Tips To Curate Amazing eLearning Content

Even the most knowledgeable among us can’t have all the answers… but they don’t need to, if they know how to curate eLearning content. In this article, I’ll share 7 helpful tips for curating amazing eLearning content for your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

July 3, 2016

6 Things You Must Do AFTER Deploying eLearning

You’ve worked tirelessly to create a stellar online course for your learners, but there are a number of items that you still need to add to your to-do list. In this article I’ll share 6 things that you MUST do after deploying eLearning courses.

by Christopher Pappas

July 2, 2016

7 Best Practices To Produce eLearning Podcasts

Podcasts are entertaining, mobile-friendly, and easily digestible. When learners need a quick dose of information, they just slide on their headphones and press play. In this article, I’ll discuss the 7 best practices for creating eLearning podcasts that make the perfect addition to any eLearning strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

July 1, 2016

5 Skills That Online Teachers Are Constantly Developing

Online teachers are often too busy juggling a heavy workload to notice an important fact - we may be teachers, but we're students, too! Online teaching improves your existing skills and helps you develop new ones (whether you realize it or not). Here are 5 skills you’ll probably refine today.

by Dr. Liz Hardy

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 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