eLearning Design and Development

December 19, 2013

5 Rapid e-Learning Best Practices

When you feel the need for speed, there’s only one thing to turn to—your favorite rapid e-Learning tool, of course! Rapid e-Learning tools can be an absolute lifesaver when you’re crunched for time but still want to produce a quality presentation. Check out this overview of rapid e-Learning, plus a few best practices to keep in mind as you’re developing rapid e-Learning.

by Stephanie Ivec

December 19, 2013

Hook And Loop: Using An Alternative Material To Help Make Learning Fun

Hook and loop can added much-needed pop and pizazz to children’s art projects, school projects, or even daily responsibilities. This inexpensive tool adds a 3D aspect, and can help make learning a fun activity for you and your child. We highlighted a few ways you can use this material to encourage education.

by Stephen Ira

December 17, 2013

Your Brainstorming Pocket Guide

For all of you who aren't familiar with brainstorming, let's say it's that time when your mind is allowed to wander in close or far away circles, around a certain topic, picking up words, ideas, details, feelings, even sentences that are topic-related. You can do this individually or in a group. No limiting, no censoring information, no wrong answers. Once you have jotted them down, you can start putting the pieces in the right order, therefore, creating a solid framework. Hilarious as it might seem, I used a little brainstorming to write this post about brainstorming.

by Nadina Lupu

December 16, 2013

3 Options for eLearning Content Development

Why organizations make wrong decisions when it comes to eLearning content development. Take a look at the 3 options for eLearning content: Off-the-Shelf, Create it yourself, or Commission it from a specialist eLearning provider.

by Tim Buff

December 13, 2013

Outsourcing eLearning: How To Check And Evaluate eLearning Companies (2018 Update)

There are times when developing eLearning in-house simply isn’t cost effective. Or you may need to tap into the expertise of an experienced eLearning outsourcing vendor who understands the subject matter inside-out. In this article, I share 6 tips to check and evaluate eLearning companies for your next eLearning outsourcing project.

by Christopher Pappas

December 12, 2013

12 eLearning Buzzwords You Need To Know

Maybe you’re new to the eLearning industry, and all of this online training development language is unfamiliar to you—or maybe you’ve been in the industry for years, and you’re always discovering new trends and techniques to make your e-Learning development even better. Either way, if you’ve thought “Hmm, that’s a new term!” recently, then this post is for you!

by Christie Wroten

December 4, 2013

CURE-ation: A Treatment For The Unhelpful Teacher

This article discusses novice and expert users and how they are underserved in your training activities. Using curation offers opportunities to reach out to these students and engage them in ways your classroom and online content isn’t.

by Steven Loomis

December 2, 2013

Join the Family and Get 20% OFF the eLearning Template Library

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by Brother Shawn

November 28, 2013

Awesome eLearning Course Guide

Your guide to designing and implementing awesome eLearning courses. At this article, you will find the top 10 tips for creating awesome eLearning courses that are effective, engaging, and immersive.

by Christopher Pappas

November 24, 2013

How To Write Aims and Objectives for eLearning Courses

Aims and objectives can sometimes be incredibly confusing but every eLearning course needs to have them. Here's an explanation of what they are, why they're needed and a simple way to write aims and objectives for eLearning courses.

by Rebecca Ogrady-Marshall

November 20, 2013

Site Navigation In Online Education

Like any other website, online courses need to be easy to navigate. Most online courses fall into two styles. Each have their own benefits. Which style do you prefer?

by Douglass Bourne

November 17, 2013

Over 1000 Free eLearning Resources

Yes it is true! At the following article you will find over 1000 free eLearning resources for both new eLearning professionals and the experienced ones! From 72 free elearning storyboard templates, and 51 free elearning ebooks to 259 free educational technology tools.

by Christopher Pappas