eLearning Development Best Practices

July 10, 2014

How To Bake An eLearning Course

It occurred to me that instructional design of an elearning course has similarities to baking a cake. What parallels can you think of? What elearning skills are required to go from home baker to professional pastry chef?

by Lorraine Minister

July 8, 2014

7 Tips To Choose Images And Graphics For Your eLearning Course

In this article I will take a closer look at how to choose images and graphics for your eLearning course. I'll share some invaluable tips and advice that can help you to select the ideal visuals for your deliverable, so that you can develop eLearning content that is both informative and immersive.

by Christopher Pappas

July 6, 2014

Top 9 Online Corporate Training Mistakes You Should Avoid

Every online corporate training project comes with its own unique set of obstacles such as a tight deadline or the difficulty of organizing an abundance of training materials. These issues can make an online corporate training project challenging even for the most experienced instructional designers. No matter the challenges, there are a number of online corporate training mistakes that many projects have in common. So, before developing your next online corporate training course, have a look at this list of the top 9 online corporate training mistakes that you should avoid.

by Christopher Pappas

July 3, 2014

9 Tips To Give and Receive eLearning Feedback

In this post I will share 9 eLearning feedback tips that can help eLearning professionals to give and receive effective eLearning feedback to create an eLearning experience that is informative, engaging, and motivational for the learner.

by Christopher Pappas

July 2, 2014

7 Tips To Create an Effective Asynchronous eLearning Strategy

In this article I'll highlight the most important tips that you may want to keep in mind when creating an asynchronous Learning strategy for your eLearning course. These asynchronous learning tips will enable you to develop an eLearning course that motivates learners and makes your eLearning modules engaging, exciting, and effective.

by Christopher Pappas

June 26, 2014

Why And How To Develop Learning Goals For Your eLearning Course

This article will focus on the significance of learning goals and, most importantly, on how to effectively tie the learning goals into your eLearning course. I will also offer some insight into how you can develop and use the learning goals to provide meaningful, interactive, and informative experiences for the learners.

by Christopher Pappas

June 25, 2014

Top 11 eLearning Mistakes That eLearning Professionals Should Avoid

In this post you'll find a helpful list of the top 11 eLearning mistakes you'll want to avoid. These eLearning tips will allow you to circumvent the pitfalls of eLearning design and development, so that you can move forward on the path to eLearning success.

by Christopher Pappas

June 25, 2014

How To Effectively Convert Face-To-Face Instructor-Led Training Into Online Training

We have been using the power of stories in professional learning for several years now. I am going to share a case study that highlights how we effectively converted face-to-face Instructor-Led Training (ILT) to online training learning using storytorial as our learning strategy. What is really interesting is that the aimed business gain that was evading us during the ILT training was met after we made this story based online conversion.

by Asha Pandey

June 9, 2014

5 Tips To Make Learning Games Effective

The worth of games in learning has been explored in education and corporate training. In learning games motivation and engagement are not the main goal. Yes, they definitely help the learners get engaged but the ultimate goal is the mastery of knowledge and skills which are important in the workplace. The ultimate goal is the outcome of the gaming experience - the transfer of knowledge or skills gained onto the job. The article illustrates 5 Tips of ensuring that the goal is successfully achieved and that players LEARN.

by Heena Nanda

June 9, 2014

5 Tips for eLearning Voice Recording

Here are some helpful eLearning voice recording tips to plan for your next eLearning project. They might help you get a much better voice recording or at least avoid problems.

by Rebecca Haugh

June 6, 2014

eLearning Localization: Voiceover vs Subtitling!

It’s time to localize your eLearning course. You have on-text and audio. The text part seems pretty straight-forward, but what do you do with the audio? There are several considerations when localizing the audio component of your eLearning course. Do you choose voiceover recording or subtitling? Let’s start by explaining the difference between the two and then looking at the pros and cons of each one.

by Caitlin Nicholson

June 3, 2014

5 Reasons Why Learning Analytics Are Important For eLearning

In this post I will highlight some of the most significant arguments for why Learning analytics have the power to improve eLearning in education and training. In addition, I will go over the basics of learning analytics, to offer an in depth look at how it can effectively enhance learners’ overall eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas