We’ve all heard the dreaded phrase, “But this is how we’ve always done things!” which is typically presented as a valid objection to implementing something new. It’s the #1 enemy of change. And with eLearning courses, we’ve found that this phrase often comes up within systems and process training, which means implementing a new process…
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Deliver on eLearning Promises: Lessons from Jimmy Kimmel’s Halloween Experiment
For the past four years, Jimmy Kimmel has asked parents to trick their kids into thinking that they’ve eaten all of their hard-earned Halloween candy—and to film it. The reactions from kids are both heartbreaking and funny, with responses that range from irate scolding to disappointed tears. Most of the time, the kids are just…
Horrifying eLearning Mistakes
It’s Halloween time: The season of ghouls, ghosts, and horror movies. So while you munch away on the candy you’ve borrowed from the trick or treating bowl, now is the perfect time to also think about some of the horrifying eLearning mistakes that scream out from within a course. Brace yourself: It’s going to get…
2015 eLearning Trends: Increased Interactivity
In 2015, trainees have relatively short attention spans—so the page-turner format of eLearning often struggles to hold their interest (and frankly has never been a solid approach). To combat this, many instructional designers are relying on increased interactivity through a variety of features within eLearning courses. Now, this isn’t to say that complex interactive elements…
2015 eLearning Trends: Advanced eLearning Analytics
One of the great benefits of an eLearning course is the in-depth analytics you can study, which are generated by the learner’s experience within the course. Using these pieces of data, you can look at metrics on how long it takes for a learner to complete a course, content or subjects that are frequently revisited,…
2015 eLearning Trends: Advances for Video in eLearning
Video in eLearning has long been a key element in eLearning and mLearning courses, but in 2015, it’s nearly crucial. Without it, learners miss out on a highly impactful form of teaching and learning. And the use of video in eLearning isn’t going away or slowing down. In fact, some research shows that by 2016,…
2015 eLearning Trends: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
Look around. Whether you’re at work, out to dinner, or in a meeting, you’ll notice that people are focused on a variety of devices. Maybe it’s a tablet. Maybe it’s their smartphones. Maybe they’re tapping away on a laptop. In 2015, this trend impacts the eLearning market in that it means designers have to take…
Lessons from Yogi Berra on eLearning
With the recent passing of the legendary Yogi Berra on September 22, 2015, it only made sense to stop and take a moment to think back on some of his famous quotes. At age 90 when he passed, Berra lived a full life. And during that life, he surely left his mark. While Berra was…
Studies in Adult Learners and Technology
In this post, we’ll look at the roadblocks, the benefits, and a few best practices for adult learners and technology.
Motivators in Adult Learning
Training adults requires a unique approach that is different from how we were taught in our primary education. In order to create a compelling training course for adult learners, one needs to consider the set of motivators that drives an adult to retain (and later apply) lessons learned from a course—be it in a traditional…