Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 16, 2013

Last month, a reader named Jackie asked me a number of thoughtful questions about transitioning from teaching K-12 public school to instructional design. Are there jobs I should lean toward to which are more open than others? I think with corporate cultures, the size of the company matters quit e a bit.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In many ways, increasing membership signups is much the same as selling courses for any other e-learning program. Membership packages tend to have a different value proposition than one-off programs, so you’ll need to know how to differentiate yourself to make the strongest case. And if you’re writing a blog (ha!)

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Welcome to the A-Z of Digital Learning, your comprehensive glossary of learning and eLearning terminology. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

Early this month we ran two webinars on “Designing eLearning for Pads (tablet)” A big thank you to all of you who were able to join us! Do let us know what you think. Finally, here’s everything you wanted to know about eLearning on iPads… and asked! mLearning and Tablet Learning.

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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Here we give you 19 expert instructional design tips so that you can benefit and create a great Thinkific course. Thinkific’s mission is to revolutionize the way people learn. Currently, Thinkific supports online learning for over 50,000-course creators in 190 countries and in 20+ languages. What Is Thinkific? At least at first.

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Connect Thinking

JULY 21, 2012

Question from a client: We’re an organisation of about 1000 people and we don’t have any e-learning. This question led me to think about a much larger question – the state of e-learning in Australian organisations in 2012. One excellent example is Ryan Tracey and his blog E-Learning Provocateur.

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Connect Thinking

JULY 21, 2012

Question from a client: We’re an organisation of about 1000 people and we don’t have any e-learning. This question led me to think about a much larger question – the state of e-learning in Australian organisations in 2012. One excellent example is Ryan Tracey and his blog E-Learning Provocateur.

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Integrated Learnings

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I remember the first time I heard the term SCORM. I was a software developer working on a quizzing product that needed to export data to a variety of e-learning systems. It was suggested we should support SCORM. It turns out I had to know most of that stuff for my job. Learning Content. Learning Content.

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Jane Hart

APRIL 20, 2012

My previous blog post that revealed that around 70% of respondents in my recent survey found training (including e-learning) “unimportant” or only “somewhat important” has generated quite a bit of interest. Adopting a BYOL strategy will however require a different approach to learning and development.

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Integrated Learnings

MARCH 13, 2011

The first time I heard the term SCORM was about 10 years ago. About 5 years ago the company I was working for had a product called Wimba Create and the term SCORM started swirling around in my head again. SCORM is a standard to help promote interoperability of content between learning management systems. by Jonathan Shoaf.

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LearnDash

JUNE 1, 2022

Many content creators build on their passions: through blogging, course creation, and designing merchandise to go with their brand. With a little bit of know-how, some statistics to back up your pitch, and some outreach, you will be well on your way to earning more and creating relationships that will continue to pay off.

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Challenge to Learn

APRIL 13, 2014

If learning doesn’t support the goals of the organization, what is its value from a business perspective? In the first two posts I wrote about the importance learning integrating with the business and day-to-day business processes, which is the best way to live up to this principle. need to know, add that information.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 28, 2019

Continuous training acts as a catalyst in flourishing your business goals in this competition-led market as you train employees to learn skills and evolve. Self-paced online learning is one of the major development shifts in people’s lives lately. But how can the practice of self-directed learning be optimized in the workplace?

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Origin Learning

JANUARY 12, 2018

This is the definition of the term from their website – Heuristic evaluation is a usability engineering method for finding the usability problems in a user interface design so that they can be attended to as part of an iterative design process. Aesthetic and minimalist design. Let the Learner Know.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Following my recent posting, Social learning is not a new training trend , I’ve had a few comments from readers that suggest they were not able to see the difference between the two workplace learning approaches I described – in particular the difference in the “mindset” involved.

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LearnDash

MARCH 5, 2018

Online learning is harder than it looks. We all know that online education is a significantly different learning medium than the traditional classroom. Without regular face time in the classroom with instructors and peers, many online learners begin feel isolated and alienated from the learning experience.

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learnWorlds

MARCH 30, 2022

With the guidance of the top experts in customer education and LearnWorlds as your go-to learning management system, you can create amazing learning experiences for your customers just as easily. Services: Curriculum/instructional design. Services: Curriculum/instructional design. Download the directory! Documentation.

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Kapp Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Recently, on one of my blog postings Design e-Learning Like a Game Developer: Provide Incentives for Good Work , I received a response related to the fact that “gamification” is the easy-way-out and that we need to be careful about extrinsic motivation, that I was not correct in my posting about the use of extrinsic motivation.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 24, 2012

It’s no surprise that the use of video in corporate training continues to gain in popularity among corporate Learning and Development departments. Marie-Claire Ross wrote a blog post conveniently called “How to make the Best Training Video”. Instructional design principles are still paramount. .

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Yukon Learning

JANUARY 16, 2025

Quality Assurance (QA) plays an essential role in every e-learning program, whether you’re operating solo or collaborating with a larger L&D team. We first addressed this question in 2016, and since then, weve often been asked to share an example of Yukon Learnings QA checklist. Well, in e-learning, they kind of do!

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Learnnovators

JULY 23, 2014

ABOUT CATHY MOORE (International e-Learning Thought Leader, Blogger): Cathy Moore is an internationally recognized speaker and writer dedicated to saving the world from boring instruction. She’s the creator of the action mapping model of training design used to improve performance by companies worldwide. THE INTERVIEW: 1.

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Jane Hart

DECEMBER 1, 2012

One of the big themes last month has been about change in the workplace learning profession, and in fact the direction that L&D might take in the future. 1 - Visualize real learning – Mark Britz, 5 November 2012. m learning, e learning, blended learning, etc) learning?

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Kapp Notes

MAY 18, 2012

As the The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Blog Book Tour has been underway, another interesting discussion has been occurring in the learning blogosphere. All current reviews of adequately designed and peer-reviewed research have found NO learning or motivational benefits from games.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 31, 2023

Developing effective high-potential leadership programs is essential for organizations looking to cultivate top talent and drive long-term success. Building a Solid High Potential Program: The Five Steps You Need to Know 1. This plan should be tailored to the individual’s strengths, weaknesses, and developmental needs.

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Learnnovators

JULY 23, 2014

ABOUT CATHY MOORE (International e-Learning Thought Leader, Blogger): Cathy Moore is an internationally recognized speaker and writer dedicated to saving the world from boring instruction. Her advice and designs have been used by organizations that include Microsoft, Pfizer, the US Army, Barclays, and the US Department of the Interior.

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Tim Slade

APRIL 12, 2019

In it, I explained how TimSlade.com had evolved numerous times over the last several years, and the latest design was simply the next evolution of my professional brand. The reality is that the updated version of TimSlade.com was just one of many steps I was taking towards my long term goal of making it my full-time job.

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Articulate Storyline is one of the most popular authoring tools used worldwide to create online learning. Many organizations use a learning management system (LMS) to host their courses. It’s a cloud-based e-learning authoring tool. It enables instructional designers to create custom interactive courses.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2017

I had a great experience at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions Conference last week. Tim Gunn: A Natty Approach to Learning and Education. ” Gunn talked about this in terms of advocating for the intellectual property rights for designers, but I think this applies to working with clients and SMEs as well.

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Paradiso

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In terms of its wide-spread advantages, here are the top-4 factors to keep in mind: Allows you to engage with new employees, irrespective of their geographic location. At this time, you can send the employee digital assets that they can browse through to get to know your company. contact-form-7].

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Paradiso

MARCH 20, 2019

The best way to increase your skills as a student or employee is by learning new approaches or skills through an LMS for online courses. This platform is specially designed to increase the learning experience that is carried out in a virtual way within the LMS platform. Why you should use an LMS for online courses?

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learnWorlds

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Why would anyone want to create an online course and most importantly, why should you? As recent data finds, the global e-learning market is going to reach $325 billion by 2025 , and this is evident through the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.5% This becomes possible in many ways. Level of Expertise.

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Gyrus

JANUARY 31, 2025

Essential LMS Features: Key features for effective global training include multilingual support, compliance management, scalability, customization, and mobile learning. Seamless Integration: LMS platforms should integrate smoothly with HRIS, CRMs, and other tools to enhance efficiency and data management.

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Spark Your Interest

MARCH 7, 2021

There are over 800 different LMS (Learning Management Systems) currently available. All from an instructional designers’ perspective. An LMS ( learning management system ) is software for the administration, tracking, reporting, and delivery of courses and training programs. communicating learning goals. What Is An LMS?

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Challenge to Learn

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Corporations are moving to ‘sustainable e-Learning development’ They are looking for new, more agile ways of creating e-Learning to meet the on-demand requirements from the business side. Sustainable e-Learning development. User-generated learning. Instructional design and quality?

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CommLab India

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Instructional Design (ID) plays a crucial role in designing an engaging and effective e-learning course. The instructional designer employs ID strategies to create good e-learning courses that facilitate optimum knowledge transfer. Set effective learning objectives. This will motivate learners.

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Capytech

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Here Are the Things They Look for in an E-Learning Course. There is a lot of content available that gives you tips and advice on how to engage learners who don’t like using technology to ensure your e-learning modules are successful. Corporate messages are not personal, so they don’t work well in e-learning modules.

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