How We Read Online— A Guide for eLearning Professionals
Brain research opens up new opportunities eLearning designers should make the most of. One such opportunity lies in how people read online. By tracking eye movements and ...
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Why a Learning Culture Helps You Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line
Have you ever wondered why Nokia lost the game to Apple? On the face of it, Nokia seemed to have it all—a slew of phones (from basic phones that just let you make calls ...
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The Complete Guide to Choosing A Color Palette For Your eLearning Course
Like the King of Pop once sang “it doesn’t matter if its black or white…as long as you use good, complementary choices from the color wheel.” Ok, maybe those weren’t the ...
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The Differences Between Classroom Training and eLearning
Elearning has gone from a niche type of teaching for techy subjects to being a preferred, growing and almost necessary way to teach EVERYTHING. Technology is expanding ...
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Top Questions To Ask When Creating a Great User Experience In Your eLearning Courses
Tom sits down to do his sales training online. He has been asked to complete three lessons each week adding up to 30 minutes of online training. Tom is dreading it, but ...
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10 Statistics on Corporate Training and What They Mean for Your Company’s Future
Benjamin Franklin once said “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest”, and we think Mr. Franklin got it spot on. Training isn't something that's 'nice' to have ...
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Best Practices to Convert Instructor-Led Training to eLearning
Today, the question is no longer if eLearning benefits your business; the real question is whether you can afford not to join the trend. Year after year, eLearning has ...
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7 Brainy Ways to Boost Knowledge Retention in eLearning
We remember the scenes and dialogs from some movies long after we have seen them. Some songs continue to haunt us even though we have not listened to them for ages. We ...
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Why Reading on Mobile is Different (And What Course Designers Can Do About It)
If you are a trainer, an HR manager, or an online course designer, you know it is now time to design and develop courses for mobile users. With high-end smartphones that ...
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6 Essential Graphic Design Principles to Guide Your eLearning Course Design
While a great eLearning design can act as a tonic and engage the learner at an optimum level, a bad eLearning design can lull the learners to sleep. That's right, how ...
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Designing for Motivation: Three Theories eLearning Designers Can Use
Motivation. The word is bandied about too much these days. An entire body of literature has sprung up around it. There are coaches who teach people how to cultivate ...
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5 Rules for Creating Relevant and Fluff-free Courses
We, instructional designers, know the feeling. We take copious notes when we interview the SME, and when we return to our desks, we are at a loss wondering what ...
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