When it comes to training, it’s likely that your two biggest concerns are 1) Budget and 2) Efficiency. You want the best option that addresses your needs and teaches the material effectively, but you also want the option that fits your budget and time frame. eLearning often meets both of those qualifiers and is extremely…
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4 Common Roadblocks of Corporate Traiining
The most recent data shows that in 2013, organizations spent $1,208 per employee on corporate training. But the question is, “Was that money well spent?” Many training departments are struggling with topics like information retention, engagement, and employee interest when it comes to their investment in training. In this post, we’ll look at some of…
What the Movie “Inside Out” Can Teach Us About Emotions and eLearning
Pixar recently released its newest animated film, Inside Out, which focuses on the emotions of an 11-year-old girl. These emotions take form as colorful characters with famous celebrity voices: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Anger (Lewis Black), and Fear (Bill Hader.) Throughout the film, these core emotions fight over who gets…
10 Questions You Must Answer About Your eLearning Audience
Designing an eLearning course without knowing your target audience is like inviting everyone you know to come over for Thanksgiving dinner. You might not have enough food; you might cook dishes that your guests can’t eat; and you might not have silverware to accommodate everyone. In the same way, designing an eLearning course without knowing…
Instructional Design’s Secret to Engaging Material: Tell Me, Show Me, & Let Me
When faced with a new set of material, an Instructional Designer has to ask the question, “How can I make this material interactive and engaging?” Why ask this question? Because research shows that interactive learning—that is, the learning focused around telling, showing, and letting the user get hands-on—is one of the most effective ways to…
Using Hi-Res Graphics and Photos in Graphic Design for eLearning
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.) With that said… We’ve talked before about graphic design as a whole for eLearning development, but today, we’re going to…
Benefits of eLearning: A Prepared Team
The newly released movie San Andreas is action-packed with earthly disasters on a major scale. And while it would be nice to have a Dwayne Johnson on hand to come and save the day (and bring in over $50M at the same time), in a normal organization, that’s just not always the case. Enter eLearning….
mLearning: Designing for Your Audience
The audience for a mLearning course has different needs and obstacles than that of a traditional eLearning course. In today’s post, we’ll look at a few key concepts you need to keep in mind to design a course that works for one enrolled in a mLearning training. Bite sized mLearning As students and other participants…
What does an eLearning course cost?
Like with anything else, most people aren’t sure what to expect when they go out searching for quotes in regard to eLearning development. They might have a roundabout number in mind, but even then, they have no idea what factors influence that price. In today’s post, we’re going to look at the three main areas…
The Art of Simple Design & Negative Space in eLearning
Simplicity is key when designing an eLearning course. Why? Because with too many design elements, your learners become overwhelmed and the information retention rate drops. Your course needs to be clean, simple, and easy to digest with just enough interesting elements to hold your learners’ attention. So how do you design an eLearning course with…