Learning Objectives

October 16, 2016

8 Tips To Write Learning Objectives For Corporate eLearning

Are your employees able to set their sights on the finish line? Or does your online training program make them wander aimlessly? In this article, I'll share 8 tips on how to write effective learning objectives for your corporate eLearning program.

by Christopher Pappas

October 11, 2016

eLearning Design: Course Objectives Or Business Objectives?

Many a time, as learning designers, we tend to get into action without asking some basic questions. A simple but critical question can make all the difference to the solution we design: “What are the business objectives?”

by Ravi Pratap Singh

October 3, 2016

Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs: Why I Still Love Bloom But Not His Verbs

There is a tendency to either place too much focus on Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs, or to discard the taxonomy altogether as not being useful. However, there is a middle path, one that can guide your decision on what kind of intervention is useful, based on your goals and where learners currently are.

by Ravi Pratap Singh

September 16, 2016

5 Steps For Implementing An Outcome-Based Learning Framework

More and more clients ask about the business outcome that will be achieved through the training program. This article, explores what it takes to implement a 70-20-10 model and outcome-based learning framework. Can it be achieved when you start designing a learning program, or are there other factors?

by Priyanka Saxena Malhotra

September 15, 2016

7 Tips To Create Targeted Online Training Objectives

Every journey needs a destination, just as every online training course needs objectives. Otherwise, corporate learners may wander aimlessly through the online training experience with no clear purpose. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips for creating targeted online training objectives for your next corporate eLearning course.

by Vinod Choudhary

September 12, 2016

Defining Learning Outcomes To Reinforce Scenario-Based Learning

Using scenario-based learning assists in making learning more interactive by situating learners in a realistic learning environment. Here is some instruction on how to use this type of learning to define learning outcomes and achieve desired business goals.

by Blake Beus

August 19, 2016

Learning Objectives Vs Learning Activities: What's The Difference?

Learning objectives and learning activities are two crucial pieces of ammunition in the eLearning provider's arsenal. They have a role in making lessons engaging and fruitful. Here, we explore the binary relationship of learning objectives vs learning activities by discussing the difference and understanding the importance of both.

by Anand Timothy

August 4, 2016

7 Ways To Present Course Objectives In An Engaging Way

In this article, I would cover multiple interesting ways of presenting course objectives that Instructional Designers or course developers need to consider when ideating online courses. Know some interesting ways of presenting course objectives that can engage learners right at the onset.

by Janhavi Padture

June 22, 2016

How To Write Soft Skills Learning Objectives

What are the best practices for writing soft skills learning objectives? In this article I will explain how to write sound objectives for sometimes slippery content.

by Clare Dygert

November 19, 2015

4 Ways To Allow Your eLearners To Bloom

While it is common practice to incorporate tasks from Bloom’s lower order objectives into eLearning, educators and learning professionals often have difficulty leveraging eLearning to involve the model’s higher order tasks. This article will illustrate 4 scalable ways to attain higher order cognitive objectives through eLearning.

by Nicholas Crowe

August 31, 2015

Writing Learning Objectives For eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

“Setting clear learning objectives” is a requirement you have probably read a thousand times when reading about how to design effective eLearning courses. However, “clear” may have different meaning for different people; what is absolutely clear to you may not be as clear as you think to your audience. In this article, I’ll show you specific ways to ensure that your learning objectives are crystal clear for everyone, and I'll also explain why this is so important for the success of your eLearning deliverable. Furthermore, I’ll share all the critical information you need to know about developing high quality learning objectives for eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

July 8, 2015

The Importance Of Learning Objects In Instructional Design For eLearning

Thinking of your eLearning course in terms of learning objects greatly facilitates both the instructional design and development process of the eLearning course, as it offers eLearning professionals the great benefit of classifying eLearning content according to the learning objectives to be covered. In this article, I’ll discuss everything you need to know about the use of learning objects in eLearning course design, whatever your instructional design approach may be, and I'll also give 4 top tips on how to design and integrate learning objects in your eLearning course design.

by Marisa Keramida (M.Ed.)