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Elearning design can greatly impact the user experience and reward of eLearning. Elearning design however can be clunky and overwhelming. That is why our resources and articles provide the latest in instructional design, thinking and methodologies..
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How to Define Learner Personas and Goals When Creating a Training Plan
To create a successful learning and development strategy, you must put the learner first. While that seems like common sense, many HR departments and L&D developers fail to do so. Instead of prioritizing learner needs, they prioritize organization goals. Start with creating learner personas to help you focus your L&D initiatives. That’s understandable, at least […]
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Content Chunking: Tips to Accelerate Learner Success
When you think about learner success, what comes to mind first? Chances are good it’s something like completion rate, information retention, or the ability to apply lessons learned during training to an employee’s regular duties. All of those are correct. However, the challenge lies in achieving those optimum outcomes. Many L&D initiatives struggle when it […]
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Inbound eLearning: Pull Learners in Rather than Push Content Out – eLeaP
Inbound marketing is all the rage these days and is supposedly eclipsing more old-school forms of outbound marketing. This makes logical sense in the digital age of the 21st century where people are proactive in looking for information they need or that interests them. If your company provides useful content, you’ll naturally “pull” those people […]
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Make eLearning Scripts More Personable with Better Writing
Why make eLearning scripts more personable? As a writer, I can’t help but pay particular attention to the vital role writing plays in creating great eLearning content. It’s the single-most important aspect of instructional design that makes or breaks a program, course or module. Unfortunately, it is also often among the most-overlooked aspects of eLearning […]
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LMS and the Human Brain: What to Know About Learning Experiences
The human brain is undoubtedly the most complex organ we have in our bodies. Scientists are still learning about its 100 billion neurons or so as well as the tasks it performs every minute of every day. The brain is amazingly adaptable. It can restructure itself, create new pathways, and reorganize itself, which it does […]
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Five Ways Online Learning Has Grown Over the Past Five Years
Back in 2013, the eLeaP blog launched for the first time. At the time, we already appeared to be well into the online learning revolution. In retrospect, the industry was only beginning to take off and many of the things we now take for granted about online learning were still emerging. This post looks at […]
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Want to Convey a Message? Put It In an Infographic
Infographics are a really innovative, powerful and effective way to convey messages and concepts in eLearning – but as with so many components of multimedia learning, they only work if they’re done well. Including an infographic in your eLearning training is a good way to engage your employees because it serves as a means to […]
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Increase Creativity with These Science-Based Methods
Whether you’ve been in your current job for a few years or more than a decade, just about everyone reaches a point where they feel like they’re stuck. Sure, you keep going through the motions and fulfill the basic duties of your job description, but something’s missing. Maybe you long to have a bigger impact […]
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Hiring a Subject Matter Expert for Training and Development Content
What Is a Subject Matter Expert? In the world of training and development, subject matter experts (SMEs) can be an invaluable resource. When companies are focusing on instructional design, an SME can be a great asset to have because of their level of specialization and expertise. We’ll cover what to know about hiring an SME, […]
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What is a Flipped Classroom Model— And How Does It Relate to Corporate Training and Learning Management Systems?
There are always different training methods that can be used to provide the necessary L&D concepts and materials to employees. The big benefit of a learning management system is the fact that you can easily incorporate different strategies and best practices because an LMS is so scalable and flexible. If you come across a newer […]
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Incorporating User-Generated Content and a Learning Management System
User-generated content and learning management systems—can the two concepts be integrated? How does user-generated content work for employee training? The following is an overview of what user-generated content is, how it can be integrated with a learning management system, and its potential role in corporate and employee training. What Is User-Generated Content? User-generated content or […]
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Lessons Learned from Three Recent Ed Tech Trends
Remember when MOOCs were the wave of the future? What about setting up a classroom or campus on Second Life? Perhaps, you made a huge investment in gamification? The reality is that like all other aspects of education, trends come and go in online learning. That’s why knowing when to buy in and to what […]
