eLearning Development Best Practices

May 30, 2017

How Personalized eLearning Engages Learners - Featuring A Case Study

Learners today have specific needs. Contrary to the “one size fits all” approach, personalized eLearning engages learners as it provides to them a far more immersive and meaningful learning experience. This article highlights the key aspects of personalized learning along with a case study that highlights its impact.

by Asha Pandey

May 20, 2017

How To Create Next Generation eLearning

Way back in October 1999, during a seminar on Computer Based Training (CBT) in Los Angeles, a new phrase was introduced to the audience for the very first time – eLearning. Back then, while Internet access to the masses was restricted, training course developers (mostly programmers and IT professionals) still managed to produce eLearning courseware accessible through intranet, CD-Rom, and – to a lesser extent, via a handful of websites. Today, with instant communication available to the masses and cloud-based learning on the rise, the next generation of eLearning is poised for takeoff. In this article, we’ll talk about what it will take to create next generation eLearning.

by Marina Arshavskiy

May 14, 2017

3 Steps For Converting Flash eLearning Content To HTML5

If you are reading this, you are thinking about expanding access of your eLearning courses to mobile and tab users within your organization. This makes sense as more people are using their own devices for learning. But most tabs and mobile devices do not support flash. Hence migration to HTML5.

by Shady Suroor

May 12, 2017

6 Tips For Designing Accessible eLearning

This blog post will introduce you to the three main types of impairments: vision loss, hearing loss and cognitive impairments, and describe some of the barriers learners with these disabilities face. It will also provide you with six tips for designing eLearning that is accessible.

by Sarah Flesher

May 11, 2017

8 Best Practices For Creating A SCORM-Compliant Online Training Course

Is your online training content compatible with your eLearning authoring tools and LMS? Can you reuse assets to create meaningful online training experiences? In this article, I'll share 8 best practices for creating SCORM-compliant online training courses.

by Christopher Pappas

May 5, 2017

7 Tips For Great Responsive eLearning Design

How to go about creating learning materials for mobile devices? This article will look at creating responsive eLearning courses which can be viewed on desktop and/or mobile devices seamlessly by learners and some of the key issues you need to think about.

by Chris Davies

April 21, 2017

4 Steps To Ensure You Create Stories Of Relevance

You are the story of relevance. Skills we have now may be obsolete within five years. Many jobs in demand today didn’t even exist ten years ago. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other applications of new tech is changing the world as we know it. Some are talking about a new industrial revolution coming. How does the story end?

by Zsolt Olah

April 20, 2017

4 Tips To Create Engaging Online Courses

What does it take to create a course that keeps people coming back? How can we overcome the high attrition rates associated with online courses? Let's take a look at some best practices that will help you create engaging online courses.

by Terry Hadaway

April 17, 2017

Creating The Perfect eLearning Course Intro Screen: What To Do And What To Avoid

As the old saying goes, "you only get one shot at a great first impression." The same rule applies to eLearning experiences. In this article, I'll highlight the do's and don'ts if you want to create the perfect eLearning course intro screen.

by Christopher Pappas

April 8, 2017

4 Tips To Combine Text And Graphics For Better eLearning

In this piece, we’ll take a look at ways that we can integrate words and graphics to help our learners stay on track.

by Ann Nemesh

April 7, 2017

3 Things To Look Out For When Creating A Responsive eLearning Course

Creating a responsive eLearning course is a very challenging exercise. While embarking on this journey, here are some key pointers for you to be mindful of during the development phase and a list of tools that can aid and facilitate the process.

by Supriya Kaur

April 6, 2017

7 Killer Mistakes To Avoid In Your Course Overview

The majority of advising eLearning tutors get are tips from fellow online educators which so far has been resourceful. However, the end users are indeed the intended audience of any online course. This article voices out online courses from the perspective of students.

by Tim Monson