eLearning Mistakes

May 4, 2017

3 Mistakes That Are Killing The Effectiveness Of Your eLearning Programs

Are you disatisfied with your eLearning results? It might be because you're relying too much on automation, not leveraging peer mentorship, and are giving your learners a little too much freedom.

by Victoria Hoffman

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

March 9, 2017

4 Learning Game Design Mistakes Instructional Designers Make

If employees play your instructional game, will they really learn anything? If you do not avoid these common learning game design mistakes, the answer just might be 'No'.

by Steve Boller

February 19, 2017

Common Mistakes In Foreign Language Localization

Let us have a look at the most common mistakes in foreign language localization and how to fix them.

by Jason Dexter

January 3, 2017

Top 5 Online Training Mistakes That May Negatively Impact Your ROI

Online training offers your employees the online resources and support they need to improve your company's bottom line. However, there some online training obstacles that have the opposite effect. This article, features the 5 top online training mistakes that may negatively impact your ROI.

by Christopher Pappas

January 1, 2017

Don’t Shut Down That Amygdala, Please: How To Not Scare Off Learners

There are several mental conditions in which learning thrives. In this article, we talk about one in which learning simply does NOT take place – when the learner perceives a threat to their intellect. We explore how we might unconsciously scare off learners, and ways by which we can avoid doing so.

by Srividya Kumar

December 21, 2016

7 LMS Mistakes To Avoid

A Learning Management System (LMS) is designed to solve internal problems around training your employees, customers or partners – not cause new ones! In this article I outline some common LMS mistakes we’ve noticed when using your Learning Management System, as well as easy ways to avoid them.

by Brendan Noud

November 24, 2016

5 Mistakes To Avoid While Creating Video-Based Learning Content

Video-based learning is not exactly a new way of learning that has been explored recently. It has been a popular for a long time – both in educational institutes as well as for corporate training. With the onset of mobile, video-based learning content can now be even more effective.

by Heena Nanda

November 21, 2016

6 Ways To Use Mistake-Driven Learning

We are fastidious about teaching learners all the right things. Do this, then do that, and then that. We don’t want to miss out on any point, lest they make a mistake. But what can mistakes teach us? Here is how to use mistake-driven learning by building mistakes purposefully into your courses and leverage them for teaching.

by Srividya Kumar

June 7, 2016

Sales Gamification: 5 Leaderboard Mistakes To Avoid

Using gamification for sales performance can be incredibly effective in driving sales results. However, the wrong use of sales gamification can backfire by setting goals that can't be met and by making leaderboards a threatening and alienating experience for employees.

by Gal Rimon

March 9, 2016

7 Online Training Complaints And How To Avoid Them

Unfortunately, a vast majority of employees dread online training. You may even catch the occasional eye roll, sigh, or look of utter terror when corporate learners find out that an online training session is on the horizon. The good news is that there are ways to remedy the most common 7 online training complaints, which you'll soon discover in this article.

by Christopher Pappas

February 20, 2016

7 Ways To Improve Your Next Online Training Course

Ineffective content, lack of multimedia, and humdrum visuals are some of the most common online training pitfalls. However, there are a number of lesser known mistakes that may be standing in the way of corporate eLearning success. In this article, I’ll share 7 overlooked improvements that you can make to your next online training course in order to increase knowledge retention and learner engagement.

by Christopher Pappas