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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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Information Overload: What It Is, Its Consequences and How to Avoid It
Information Overload in a Digital World Information overload is something not just employers are facing, but it’s becoming a problem in people’s everyday lives as well. When you’re dealing with too much information, it impacts your ability to make decisions and remain productive, but with a constant barrage of emails, communication, social media, and more, […]
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Your Guide to Working with a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
If you’re in the process of developing new employee training, it may be useful to look at the skills and knowledge of a subject-matter expert, or an SME. First things, first. What does a subject-matter expert do? Much as the name implies, an SME is an expert in a particular area, so regarding employee training, […]
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Exploring the Future of LMSs: Mobile Augmented Reality
Most people now more or less understand virtual reality. In short, virtual reality replaces the real world with a simulated world. By contrast, few people still fully understand and appreciate the concept of augmented reality, despite the fact that a growing number of applications (both commercial and educational) rely on augmented reality applications. At its […]
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eLearning TrendWatch: Badges
You know how important gamification has become in corporate training and eLearning, but are leveraging as many of its aspects as possible for better learning outcomes and success? One aspect that often gets overlooked is how you reward progress. Many learning professionals have realized how important it is to work a competitive element into the […]
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eLearning TrendWatch: HTML5
As a learning professional, you already know how important it is to stay on top of all the latest developments, and while many have probably already started working with HTML5, even more have yet to jump onto that bandwagon. In this article, I’ll cover what’s important to know about HTML5 and what to keep in […]
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When Should eLearning Happen?
If you want your eLearning efforts to really pay off with big impacts, employees need to be able to engage it when they’re at their most focused and productive. Obviously, that can’t always happen because we also want employees to devote their most productive times to the important work that needs to be done in […]
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Is Responsive Design Right for Your eLearning?
Oh, boy…another one of those eLearning buzzwords to contend with: responsive design. It’s a term that’s on many people’s minds, whether they’re course designers or eLearning professionals of any sort, but if you’re fairly new to the world of learning management systems (LMS), and you’re considering incorporating it into your business-based training and development, how […]
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Effectively Designing eLearning for a Global Audience
Our world is one that’s almost entirely impacted by globalization, particularly in terms of business and corporate organizations. Many companies have employees not just across the country, but across the globe, so how do you tackle the challenge of providing training and development that speaks to a diverse international audience? eLearning provides the perfect opportunity […]
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Building effective eLearning scenarios
Including a scenario in your eLearning content tends to be a very effective method, regardless of whether it is a performance or information-based course. The benefits of scenario-based learning include the following: Scenarios are great for evoking emotions in learning content. When emotions are evoked on the part of the learner, the result is better […]
