Whenever we work with a new client to develop eLearning courses, one of our topics of discussion includes what level of freedom they want their learners to have navigating the course. Is the learner able to skip around and visit any part of the course in any order? Or should the navigation require them to…
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Balancing eLearning Customization with Reusability
One of the things we consistently find with training teams is their desire to reuse things they’ve already created. Depending on the diversity of the courses you develop, you may not be able to reuse the content per se, but you could still create structures to serve as “templates” that can be quickly reused in…
The Three Ps for Managing a Successful eLearning Project
Part One: Managing Performance Expectations Projects, regardless of the type, are usually deemed unsuccessful when things don’t go as planned and goals aren’t met. Contributing factors often include limited resources or role ambiguity among the team, as well we process and communication breakdowns. This post is the first in a series of three directed at…
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…
How We Developed an Effective Salesforce Training Course
With complex tools that have many features like Salesforce, there’s a large learning curve for new users. Not only to they have to figure out how to navigate the software, but they also have to use it correctly (so there are no errors that result in lost sales or damaged relationships.) So when a client…
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…
Siemens: Customer Excellence
Problem: The Siemens Customer Excellence Department wanted to create a new and improved eLearning course after receiving feedback from employees that the required training was not relevant to all employees and was too sales focused. We were also faced with three additional project challenges. First, the project sponsors required that all objectives previously delivered in…
RW-3: Culture Game
Problem: RW-3 had the challenge of presenting subtle, real-world issues like cross-cultural interactions to a diverse, international audience. Previous courses were linear and didn’t properly engage learners. They needed an approach that could simulate the social interactions people would experience with individuals from cultures across the globe. Solution: ThinkingKap Learning used Articulate Storyline to build…
10 Graphic Design Tips for eLearning
In order for your eLearning course to be effective, your material needs to be engaging, interesting, and interactive. However, that alone simply isn’t enough. Your course needs to be aesthetically appealing, too. Incorporating elements of graphic design into your eLearning courses will make the information more memorable—and make you look more professional. Today, we’ll go…
CompTIA: Channel Partner Certification
Problem: CompTIA previously delivered their certification training largely through in-person classroom style training. This was not only expensive, but had a limited reach in terms of attendance. Training was also too long as it required completion of 19 hours worth of material. Even though they needed to address these issues, they needed to maintain a…