eLearning Development Tools

June 3, 2017

My Favorite Things: 5 Useful Formative Assessment Tools

The internet is full of all sorts of helpful formative assessment tools for blended learning. Like many readers, I'm often overwhelmed. So here are 5 of my favorite (for the moment) formative assessment tools for blended learning. I hope you find them useful.

by Mary Burns

April 5, 2017

XML In eLearning: What eLearning Pros Need To Know

XML is an acronym that seems to keep popping up, especially if you run in programming circles. But what exactly is it? And how can it help you improve your eLearning course development process? In this article, I'll share some basics you need to know about the use of XML in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

November 4, 2016

6 Tech Tools That No Design Professional Can Live Without

Designing is not an easy profession, but there are some tools that can make life easy for designers by solving the basic problems they face at work. The article puts forward 6 of the latest tech tools that every designer must have in order to succeed in his/her career.

by Sharon Thomson

May 30, 2016

What Type Of eLearning Content Should You Create?

Learners crave quick lessons that inform and educate. However, not all content achieves these objectives. So, how to decide which type of eLearning content you need to create?

by Steve Penfold

August 7, 2014

4 Steps to Designing an Effective Online Training Program

There's got to be a secret right? We all know that a good online training program is vital to a company's long-term success. It's like a steak dinner. You have to start with quality cuts of meat, or your meal isn't going to end up as delectable as you'd hoped. Similarly, if you don’t start with a good training program, your employees won’t develop the skills and knowledge they need.

by Stephanie Ivec

July 23, 2014 | Sponsored

Super 7 Tips To Create Responsive Courses with Adobe Captivate 8

With tons of devices in varied screen sizes being used by the trainees and employees, there is a dire need to make the content available on different devices. Thankfully Adobe Captivate 8 allows you to create responsive eLearning courses that can fit perfectly in different device sizes in both horizontal and vertical orientations.

by Dr. Pooja Jaisingh

April 30, 2014

Tracking Microlearning with Tin Can API

Learning analytics is one of the holy grails of today’s eLearning industry. It is a part of the Internet mainstream called big-data and Tin Can API or xAPI, as a relativity new technical standard, is introducing this mainstream to online learning. With this article I’ll share some thoughts on how microlearning and Tin Can API might be the key factors of the future learning.

by Tadej Stanic

December 19, 2013

5 Rapid e-Learning Best Practices

When you feel the need for speed, there’s only one thing to turn to—your favorite rapid e-Learning tool, of course! Rapid e-Learning tools can be an absolute lifesaver when you’re crunched for time but still want to produce a quality presentation. Check out this overview of rapid e-Learning, plus a few best practices to keep in mind as you’re developing rapid e-Learning.

by Stephanie Ivec

October 30, 2012

List Οf Educational Video Site Collections

Learning becomes more effective when learners are mutually active with the learning materials. The use of educational videos has become extremely popular throughout the learning process, employed in both traditional and online education.

by Christopher Pappas

October 5, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 4: Developmental Process

eLearning 101 Part 2: Planning eLearning, describes best practices on script writing In eLearning 101 Part 3: Developmental Roles, discusses the communication process. eLearning 101 Part 4: Development Process, provides a more detailed development process.

by Anita Horsley

October 1, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 3: Development Roles

eLearning 101 Part 3: Development Roles includes the roles and responsibilities that are included during the development process. Some roles are mandatory during any course development process, while other roles may be optional depending on the needs of the course.

by Anita Horsley

September 22, 2012

eLearning 101 Part 2: Planning

Planning your eLearning course is the most important step. The worst experience anyone can encounter in an eLearning environment is finding traditional written training materials simply moved to the computer screen. Talk about a high snooze-factor! And this is not only boring -- it's ineffective training and a waste of time for everyone involved.

by Anita Horsley