eLearning Development Best Practices

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 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 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

February 23, 2018

Learning Interactivity: How To Use It To Create Learner Trust

With an ever-increasing number of ways to create learning content, we face the question of how to properly use learning interactivity rather than whether or not we can make content interactive. One of the questions that Instructional Designers, teachers, trainers, and editorial teams face daily is “How many interactives should I include?”.

by Shawn Burson

February 23, 2018

4 Tips For Effective Course Design And Delivery

This article serves as a brief summary of the best practices that training and development professionals can use to resolve these challenges in their effort to deliver impactful learning solutions.

by Peter Nanopoulos

February 23, 2018

7 Tips On How To Use Empathy In eLearning

We all remember a story where we root for the hero to succeed or the villain to fail. This empathy with characters drives us to continue turning the page to see who ultimately wins or fails. This article looks at how can we translate this into eLearning courses.

by Katy Lilley

February 23, 2018

Top 10 Features Of Adobe Captivate 2017 For Responsive eLearning Development

Adobe Captivate 2017 offers powerful capabilities to create fully responsive eLearning courses. In this article, I share my pick of its top 10 key features. I also show how the standard templates can be customized to create more engaging learning experiences.

by Asha Pandey

February 21, 2018

3 Tips For Great eLearning On A Shoestring Budget

A small budget for eLearning must not stand in the way of creating effective and memorable content. Strong training programs require a thorough understanding of the need for the content, choice of the right technology, and investment in future-ready solutions.

by Amit Gautam

February 20, 2018

4 Design Choices For Better Compliance eLearning Engagement

In every workplace, there will always be vital policies employees need to be aware of. Yet, it can be challenging to communicate potentially dry information to employees in an engaging way. These 4 design choices and examples will help you make compliance eLearning as interesting as possible.

by Steve Penfold

February 16, 2018

7 Tips On How To Use Textures In Graphic Design

The texture is responsible for the" extra" flavor in graphic design. You cannot ignore the role texture plays in creating lifelike designs using intriguing visual elements.

by Emily White

February 15, 2018

5 Questions You Should Ask When Choosing A Graphic For Your eLearning

Graphics and content should be treated as the same. Graphics should be relevant and add value to the experience of the learner. Read more to know how you should choose graphics for your eLearning courses.

by Irawati Pandit

February 12, 2018

Tired Of Waiting For The Future Of Learning? Click NOW, And Nobody Gets Hurt!

While everyone is excited about the future of learning, many of us in the field want to do something here and now. Instead of waiting for the Next button to show up, we need a Now button! This article offers 5 actionable insights to click here and now!

by Zsolt Olah