eLearning Development Best Practices

February 14, 2015

Effective eLearning Course Development: 7 Tips For eLearning Professionals

Want to learn how to take your eLearning course development to the next level and leave a lasting impression upon the mind's of your audience? This article features tips and tricks that can give you the ability to create eLearning courses that always achieve their learning objective, even if you're new to the world of eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

February 10, 2015

Can Experiential Learning Be Applied To eLearning?

Experiential learning is a process that allows learners to develop knowledge and skills from their own experience rather than from formal training courses. Experiential learning encompasses a variety of interactive and participative hands-on activities and is much more effective than traditional learning approaches. This article is the first in a series about Experiential Learning. Check it out and learn some of the critical elements of Experiential Learning and the reasons why Experiential Learning is important.

by Marina Arshavskiy

February 9, 2015

7 Tips To Create Linear eLearning Courses

A linear eLearning course design is one of the most popular eLearning design approaches, as it offers both new and experienced eLearning professionals the ability to create cohesive, well organized, and effective eLearning experiences for virtually any subject matter. In this article I'll offer a step-by-step guide that will help you create linear eLearning courses for your audience.

by Christopher Pappas

February 8, 2015

How Brain Works? Surprising Brain Facts For eLearning Designers

Are you an eLearning Developer or a Designer in anyways? Have you ever wondered why you are not able to find some creative ideas to implement a solution during the peak hours of your work? Do you work on multiple projects in a day and ending up with less productivity or more errors? There are few surprising brain facts about how our brain works.

by Jiyo Mathew Johnson

February 6, 2015

The Basics Of Design Thinking In eLearning

Design thinking is a term that has been used for years in a variety of business industries. In particular for eLearning professionals, is a way to develop eLearning deliverables that are always on target and offer real value to your audience. In this article, I'll highlight the basic ideas behind design thinking in eLearning and the stages involved.

by Christopher Pappas

February 5, 2015

6 Reasons To Use Prototype in eLearning

Creating a prototype in eLearning may require a significant investment of both time and resources, but the benefits it offers are well worth it in the end. In this article, I'll offer some convincing arguments for why you should be using prototypes when creating your eLearning deliverables.

by Christopher Pappas

February 1, 2015

How To Integrate Action Mapping in eLearning Courses

If you're looking for a way to improve your workflow and streamline the design and development process of your eLearning course, then you may want to think about action mapping. In this article, I'll share the basics of action mapping in eLearning, and I'll also walk you through how to integrate it into your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

January 29, 2015

Top 7 Tips For Effective eLearning Course Subtitling

Adding subtitles in your eLearning course can offer learners the chance to more easily acquire and absorb the subject matter, which should be reason enough to consider doing so. However, it also provides another key advantage that should not be overlooked, which is the ability to reach more potential learners. In this article, I'll share some tips for effective subtitling in eLearning, so that you can reap all of the rewards it has to offer.

by Christopher Pappas

January 28, 2015

Effective Branching Scenarios In eLearning: 5 Tips For eLearning Professionals

Branching scenarios in eLearning can give your learners the opportunity to engage in the decision making process without being exposed to real world risks. In this article, I'll be sharing a variety of tips that can help you to successfully integrate eLearning branching scenarios into your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

January 27, 2015

5 Marketing Tips To Apply In eLearning

This article features marketing ideas and principles that you can apply in your eLearning course design to increase learner engagement and excitement. If you're looking for ways to transform even the most dry and dull subject matter into something truly motivational and interactive, then you've come to the right place.

by Christopher Pappas

January 22, 2015

Creating e-Learning On A Mac

Mac users, this post is for you! e-Learning developers share a lot of tips and products for designing e-Learning on PCs, but what happens when you want to create the same-quality e-Learning course without giving up your Mac?

by Christie Wroten

January 21, 2015

5 Tips To Use Mistake-Driven Learning In Your eLearning Courses

Mistakes should not be perceived as errors, but as opportunities to expand our educational horizons. But how can you give your audience the chance to learn from their mistakes, instead of treating them like obstacles in the learning process? In this article, I'll share tips that will help you design eLearning experiences that allow your learners to benefit from their own mistakes.

by Christopher Pappas