eLearning Design and Development

March 11, 2018

How To Cut High Dropout Rates Of Online Courses

More students are signing up for online classes, but more are also dropping out. Why the high dropout rates of online courses? A major reason is that students are not prepared for the class' time, academic, and technology requirements. Here are practical ways teachers and institutions can reset student expectations.

by Ruth Chen

March 11, 2018

4 Benefits Of Swapping Face-To-Face Learning For eLearning

eLearning is becoming increasingly popular in corporate training, as it can offset the limitations of classroom training. While organizations can't do away with classroom training altogether, it pays to leverage the latest technology and offer training that caters to today's learners.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

March 8, 2018

How Lifelong Learning And A Growth Mindset Can Propel Your Career

Many people believe once they’ve earned all the degrees needed for their dream job, their learning days are over. This is a dangerous way to manage a career, because technologies and business models emerge and force change so rapidly.

by Dan Westmoreland

March 7, 2018

Evaluating Your Online Learning Program (Part 1)

Evaluation is often one of the weakest areas of any eLearning program. This article (the first of two parts) talks about ways to evaluate online programs. Here we examine evaluation—what it is, types of evaluations, measures, indicators, and instruments.

by Mary Burns

March 6, 2018

4 Essential Steps For Developing A Great eLearning Simulation

If you want to ensure that your learner successfully transfers theory to practice, an eLearning simulation could be the answer. To develop a relevant, engaging, and worthwhile online experience for your learners, follow these 4 steps.

by Steve Penfold

March 5, 2018

How Can You Restore Flash-Based eLearning Courses With HTML5 Quickly And Easily?

With Flash fast becoming obsolete, what can organizations do with the Flash courses in their learning portals? The best option is to convert existing Flash-based eLearning courses to HTML5. Read this article to know why HTML5 is an able successor to Flash.

by Ayesha Habeeb Omer, Ph.D

March 4, 2018

5 Ways Of Keeping Online Students Engaged And Teachers Involved

Students feel less engaged when eLearning, leading to higher drop-out rates. How can teachers connect with their online students?

by Ruth Chen

February 28, 2018

5 Alternatives To Boring eLearning Courses

We can’t have eLearning without content, but that doesn’t mean we have to subject our learners to a series of text-filled screens that equate to a lecture only without the possibility that the presenter will breathe some life into the content with their humor and engaging personality. With the proliferation of online content, games, and other media, there is no place for these mundane, snooze bombs; we need some real page turners instead!

by Steve Lowenthal

February 28, 2018

How To Beta Test An Online Course

This article discusses (in a very few words) how paramount it is to test your online course before launching in the end-user platform, the actual Learning Management System (LMS) itself.

by Jimena Austria

February 27, 2018

3 Things That Impact Learner Engagement And Session Time In Digital Learning

Keeping your audience engaged, so that they complete the content and demonstrate a positive change in behavior, is high on the list for learning designers. But what is the ideal session time? And what affects how long you keep your audience actually learning?

by Simon Greany

February 26, 2018

5 Reasons Why Gamification And Mobile Learning Are A Perfect Match

In this article, we discuss 5 reasons why gamification and mobile learning are a perfect match, providing a host of advantages for your learners and your business.

by Bronya Benvin

February 25, 2018

7 Learning And Development Lessons 2018 Oscars Taught Us

What learning design lessons can we gather from this year's Oscar nominations? Ιn this article, I find meaningful connections between a number of this year's best pictures and L&D.

by Michele B Medved