eLearning Trends

January 30, 2016

Artificial Intelligence Mentors Individualize Learning

Babies are ready to learn. They learn organically when physically and mentally ready to learn. Children do it naturally. Being the dependent creatures that we are, we depend on mentors to help us learn. With artificial intelligence perhaps artificial intelligence mentors will help us learn!

by Emiliano De Laurentiis

January 28, 2016

Is Something Missing From E-Learning?

In this 6th geek article the writer asserts that in spite of the fact that the viability of most educational institutions today is predicated on being able to adapt quickly to advancements in e-learning technology, something axiomatically human appears to be being pushed aside.

by Chris Alexander

January 27, 2016

Fundamentals Of Learning Technologies: Part 2

This article is a primer for those of you new to eLearning and learning technologies. Maybe it is just me, but some of the terminology thrown around in articles, books, and blogs force me to hunt down definitions in Wikipedia. And we all know that Wikipedia can’t be wrong. Part 1 of this two-part article explained what’s involved with planning, development, and delivery of training using modern technology. In preparation of part 2, I asked readers to take in a short online survey. Part 2 summarizes the basic components of eLearning material creation and publication for online use.

by Ken Whitaker

January 26, 2016

Top 6 eLearning Trends For 2016

Want to know what lies ahead for the world of eLearning in 2016? In this article, I'll forecast the 6 top trends for the coming year, so that you can keep up to date with the latest and greatest in eLearning. So, get ready to welcome the New Year by integrating some of these modern tools, technologies, and ideologies into your eLearning strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

January 16, 2016

5 Training Resolutions For 2016

We start the year with the best of intentions, but resolutions are difficult to keep when life gets in the way. But 2016 can be different with specific, achievable resolutions and mechanisms to track your progress. Here are 5 training resolutions that our team at Versal came up with to make 2016 the best training year ever.

by Carlos Cuadra

January 12, 2016

The 4 Hottest eLearning Trends For 2016

With 2016 upon us, we now have a firm footing into the 21st century. Although we’re not quite at the Johnny Five stage yet (the robot demonstrated the ability to scan and instantly assimilate information in the 1986 movie, Short Circuit), technology is starting to revolutionize the learning landscape. In this article I will share the 4 hottest eLearning trends for 2016.

by Ruby Spencer, CTDP

December 27, 2015

Artificial Intelligence In Sparky Prose

This impassioned fourth geek article, which is actually rather nerdy, meanders (a)musingly around a (human) writer’s actual paragraph attempts at writing something sagacious on artificial Intelligence (AI), and an alien (non-human-created) AI, who is drawn in by the writer’s maelstrom of contradictory thoughts. The alien AI finds the human writer entertaining and even murmurs something to itself as it flits away.

by Chris Alexander

December 21, 2015

Stop With “The Future Of Learning” Already

I see articles every week that have “the future of learning” in them. It may be gamification, micro-learning, social learning, device agnostic content, learning paths, etc. I believe that none of these are the future of learning, because within an organizational context, there are really three different goals we are trying to achieve - often simultaneously.

by Bill Bruck, Ph.D.

November 23, 2015

2015 Training Trends That Can Be Applied To eLearning

As eLearning becomes more popular in today’s work environment, organizations are looking how to best optimize training with current trends. Within this past year, current corporate training trends have related to employee productivity, retention as well as better career growth. When training brings these results, organizations not only get a better ROI, but employees grow to become leaders within their industry.

by Jayme Jenkins

November 18, 2015

What Do Private Tutors Think About Online Tuition?

Online tuition is a growth industry worldwide, but there's been little research into this area. This article reveals what private tutors in the UK think about online tuition, and how they are using online technology to tutor their students.

by Henry Fagg

October 31, 2015

What Happens In (DevLearn) Vegas Gets Blogged About

I have been to a few DevLearn before, but this year’s event was huge – everything right from the keynotes, the sessions, the pre-conference workshops, demo-fest, the expo et al.

by Anand Timothy

October 30, 2015

Fundamentals Of Learning Technologies: Part 1

This article is a primer for those of you new to eLearning and learning technologies. Maybe it is just me, but some of the terminology thrown around in articles, books, and blogs force me to hunt down definitions in Wikipedia. And we all know that Wikipedia can’t be wrong. Part 1 of this two-part article explains what’s involved with planning, development, and delivery of training using modern technology. In preparation of part 2 I’m going to ask you to take in a short online survey.

by Ken Whitaker