eLearning Development Best Practices

June 28, 2015

8 Tips To Use The Next Button In eLearning

The next button in eLearning often gets a bad rap. It’s seen as a “boring” or “predictable” navigation icon that many eLearning professionals avoid like the plague. In this article, I’ll give you some tips that can help you make the most use of this underappreciated icon in your eLearning course design.

by Christopher Pappas

June 26, 2015

Multiple Choice Questions: Getting Them Right

Multiple choice questions are considered to be the question type with the widest possible range of applications, as they are well suited for testing almost any degree of understanding. This question type works equally well whether you need to test for knowledge retention, application of newly acquired knowledge, or the ability to analyze new contexts. Due to this (and a number of other factors), multiple choice questions are the leading question type both in the corporate and in the academic sector.

by Michael Treser

June 25, 2015

7 Killer Tips For Effective Video In eLearning

Video may have killed the radio star; however, when utilized correctly, it definitely lives in harmony with eLearning. At this article, you will find 7 of our best tips for making the most of video in eLearning.

by Bronya Benvin

June 24, 2015

How To Take The Pain Out Of Developing eLearning With A Cloud Based Authoring Tool

If you are an eLearning manager, you’ve likely experienced similar frustrations as I have in the process of building and deploying eLearning products. In this article I will tackle the challenges of desktop authoring tools and show you how a cloud based authoring tool can remove a lot of your eLearning development headaches.

by Li Whybrow

June 23, 2015

Top 9 Benefits Of Using eLearning Templates

Using eLearning templates greatly improves your productivity and enhances the overall quality of your eLearning courses. eLearning templates are quite useful, as they consist the quickest, the safest and perhaps, the most effective to develop high quality eLearning courses. In this article, I'll discuss the top 9 benefits of using eLearning templates that have made them so popular among eLearning professionals. In addition, I'll also highlight 5 tips to consider from a learning point of view, when choosing eLearning templates.

by Christopher Pappas

June 23, 2015

Personalized eLearning: A Customized Approach To Accelerated eLearning

Today's world is far different than the one our parents and grandparents grew up and lived in. The age of "standardization" and "One-size-fits-all" no longer applies. Today, especially where technology is so ubiquitous in every aspect of our lives, "personalization" has become very important - be it in manufacturing, services or retail business. Personalization is needed to make a product or service more endearing to the target audience, and this is especially true for eLearning. As a result, the concept of Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) is becoming more relevant in today's academic world.

by Marina Arshavskiy

June 18, 2015

10 Creative Online Presentation Ideas For eLearning Professionals

When addressing your audience, you don’t just want to transfer information; your goal is to rather create a captivating and engaging eLearning journey. In this article, I’ll share 10 creative ideas for creating online presentations, so that you can be certain that your online presentation is not only highly informative, but also inspiring and greatly memorable.

by Christopher Pappas

June 15, 2015

Effective eLearning Navigation: 5 Key Principles!

Well designed eLearning navigation is crucial for the success of your eLearning course. In this article, I’ll share 5 key principles to consider when designing navigation for your eLearning course, so that you can offer your audience the best possible eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

June 15, 2015

Flow In eLearning: How To Create A Flow In An eLearning Course?

To be honest - I will not answer to the question posed in the topic. The longer I think about it the stronger I see that I don't have “5 golden rules to create a flow in an eLearning course”. I hope, however, to provide you some food for thought - some directions which could help to find ways of creating flow in eLearning and building heavily engaging eLearning courses.

by Marek Hyla

June 13, 2015

Enhancing Working Memory: 6 Strategies for eLearning Professionals

Without any doubt, one of the most important brain functions with a significant impact in the learning process is working memory. In this article, I’ll explore how working memory functions and I’ll offer 6 strategies that eLearning professionals should follow in order to increase the effectiveness of their eLearning courses by enhancing working memory and, thus, facilitating the transition of knowledge from the short to the long-term memory.

by Christopher Pappas

June 11, 2015

Action Mapping In eLearning: 7 Benefits For eLearning Professionals

Action mapping in eLearning offers a wide range of benefits, very few eLearning professionals take advantage of, no matter how experienced they are. This is because it offers a different perspective to instructional design for eLearning; rather than just offering general knowledge employees should have in order to do their jobs properly, it is focused on meeting specific business goals. In this article, I'll highlight 7 benefits that an instructional design based on the action mapping approach can bring to your organization.

by Christopher Pappas

June 11, 2015

8 Tips To Keep In Mind Before Creating Elearning Courses For Adults

Elearning is a great way for adults to gain new knowledge and skills. Both of which can be used for personal and professional growth. But designers of elearning courses should carefully consider the contents, including the description, subjects, and graphics, and their impact of their programs on their prospective adult learners.

by Hemina Shah