eLearning Design and Development

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March 2, 2014

Top 10 Competencies of a Gamified Learning Designer

Gamified learning is one of the major revolutions happening around us that demands a shift in the mere thinking of ‘learning’. It requires us to unlearn and relearn some of the traditional notions related to learning styles and preferences, and the dimensions and the elements of learning design. In this article, we will take a quick look at the top 10 essential competencies required for a learning designer to design effective gamified learning interventions.
by Ravi Pratap Singh
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February 27, 2014

What Students Love about e-Learning Courses

Since a continually increasing number of students are turning to online education, there are numerous courses available on the internet. Designing a basic online course may be difficult and is no different than working on an eLearning course. If you wish to design an effective e-learning program, that’ll make the transition from classroom to e-learning as pleasant as possible for the students, then that is a different story. It requires a good deal of time, planning, and hard work.
by Candice Smith
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February 18, 2014

Exposing 5 Popular e-Learning Myths

People’s opinions on the effectiveness of e-learning vary based on their own experiences. Determining what is true and what is myth can be challenging. Based on the 20 years of experience Interactive Services has in designing and developing custom learning solutions for compliance, sales, manufacturing and technology, our company has addressed a number of popular myths about e-learning.
by John O Brien
The 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers
February 17, 2014

The 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers

The Internet is one of the greatest tools on the planet for enhancing student learning. It is a smorgasbord of information waiting to be devoured by hungry minds. However, it can also be a dangerous place where students find themselves alone and uneducated about how to handle tricky situations. Use these 5 Best Internet Safety Resources for Teachers to educate yourself and your students about how to be better and safer users of the World Wide Web.
by Christopher Pappas
February 16, 2014

Top 4 Tips for Designing Information-Based Courses

We design more information-based courses today than we would care to admit. Agreed, these courses can instead be called web pages, cheat sheets, information dumps, knowledge  stores, etc. They don’t necessarily have to fall under the ambit of ‘courses’. But whatever we call them, the fact remains that these are designed by learning designers, and we would do well to keep a few good practices in mind before we set upon designing them. 
by Ravi Pratap Singh
February 11, 2014

4 Ways Teachers Can Encourage Online Interaction

Considering the constant development of education, the online medium has become an indispensable asset for all teachers. Knowing to leverage the communication with students in the digital area can improve the learning environment and ease knowledge assimilation.
by Laura Iancu
7 Common Instructional Design Pitfalls in E-learning Storyboards
February 7, 2014

7 Common Instructional Design Pitfalls in E-learning Storyboards

Storyboard writing is a core skill that all e-learning instructional designers must master. Yet there are common pitfalls that pop up frequently - both for newbies and seasoned instructional designers. Get these valuable tips for improving your e-learning storyboards: your team, your client, and - especially - your reviewer will thank you!
by Catherine Davis
February 6, 2014

The Anatomy of Great e-Learning Quiz Questions

Quiz questions are a vital part of e-Learning content and a great way to assess knowledge acquisition. In order to best serve your learners and track results, you need to come up with great quiz questions that challenge your learners and reinforce your learning objectives.
by Stephanie Ivec
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