When research from this field is leveraged in an eLearning context, we can create courses that take into consideration the way adult minds process and interpret new information.
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Adult Learning Theory in eLearning
Malcolm Knowles released his book The Modern Practice of Adult Education in 1970—but the lessons we can learn from there are still as relevant as ever. In this post, we’ll look at how we can leverage adult learning theory to create eLearning courses that are designed specifically for the mind of an adult trainee. Andragogy…
How to Leverage Gestalt Theory in eLearning
It’s important to remember that great eLearning is a product of much more than graphics and content from SMEs or clients—it requires knowledge of how the adult mind learns and interprets information. Psychology plays a major role in learning theory, and more specifically, Gestalt Theory is one pertinent topic that relates to eLearning. Let’s look…
5 Common eLearning Misconceptions
There are many popular myths about eLearning—and those myths keep businesses and organizations from leveraging eLearning as a powerful training tool. Today, we’re going to look at some of the common eLearning misconceptions and identify myth vs. fact. Myth: eLearning is only for the tech-savvy Some teams put off the transition to eLearning because they…
eLearning Graphic Design and Ongoing Education
This post is part of an eight-part series on graphic design for eLearning. You can look for this series every other Thursday here on our blog (and sharpen your skills with each and every post.) We’ve talked before about graphic design as a whole for eLearning development, but today, we’re going to focus in on…
Going Green with eLearning
If energy-saving efforts are part of your organization’s objectives, then you should consider going green with eLearning. It’s common sense to look at reducing your carbon footprint by means of energy-saving equipment, but an area that often gets overlooked as a tie-in is that of training. Going green with eLearning not only helps your business…
4 Reasons Your Employees Need On Demand eLearning
It’s true that traditional training in a classroom setting is still a frequently used form of training—and it has it’s own set of advantages. In fact, we help create blended learning and facilitated training courses for clients who incorporate in-person sessions with eLearning. But when employees miss out on the opportunity to re-visit their training,…
Developing Your eLearning Graphic Design Style
This post is part of an eight-part series on graphic design for eLearning. You can look for this series every other Thursday here on our blog (and sharpen your skills with each and every post.) We’ve talked before about graphic design as a whole for eLearning development, but today, we’re going to focus in on…
Using eLearning to Train Millennials
If you’ve been tasked with training Millennials within your organization, there are a few things you need to know that will make your life easier. Because this generation is generally tech-savvy, eLearning is a great fit. It uses devices they are comfortable with, allows them to self-pace, and provides opportunities for interaction—all things they value…
What Ant-Man and eLearning Have in Common
Bet you never realized that a Marvel superhero like Ant-Man has some common ground with eLearning, did you? It’s true! No, it’s not a multi-million dollar movie deal (although we’d be happy to head up that production.) The similarities between Ant-Man and eLearning relate more to each other in the super power department. Let’s take…