eLearning Blog: Thought Leadership & Ideas

August 28, 2014

What Should You Look for When Commissioning an Instructional Designer?

By: Aaron Hill

As manager of the technical writing department, you’ve been tasked with producing your company’s first eLearning effort. Your team spends hours writing regulatory drivel such as “do not iron clothing while wearing it” or “don’t place beverages in CD player,” so they enthusiastically tackle the assignment with crisp scripts. Unfortunately, they fall short in producing […]

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August 27, 2014

Elements of Cost: What to Expect When Investing in eLearning

By: Andrew Fayad

Custom eLearning means tailoring solutions to fit your organization’s needs exactly. But it also means that knowing exactly what to budget for those needs can be tricky to predict. Because the final cost is so dependent on eLearning elements, interactivity and organizational materials, you’ll need to reconcile your costs with the investment in your company’s training […]

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August 26, 2014

How to Improve Learner Experience Through Custom eLearning Solutions

By: Jack Makhlouf

If the idea of training has your learners yawning, it might be time for a radical change in the way your organization addresses learning and development. More than just a way to use up budget money and kill a few afternoons, L&D gives you the opportunity to mold the right type of employee, identify leaders […]

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August 26, 2014

Standards Wars: SCORM vs. Tin Can API (xAPI)

By: Aaron Hill

Tin Can API (aka Experience API or xAPI), the new kid on the block in eLearning specifications and standards, is built on the concepts of the older Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). SCORM has been around for a decade, and Tin Can is still in its infancy with version 1.0 released April 2013.

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August 25, 2014

3 Secret Benefits of Custom eLearning Course Development

By: Andrew Fayad

You already know the facts: Custom eLearning is superior because it increases user engagement and offers the most control and creativity when it comes to content. But while those are definitely vital and worthy goals, there might be a few hidden benefits of custom eLearning that you’ve never considered. Besides the obvious increase in training and development efficacy, […]

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August 21, 2014

Honey, I Shrunk the eLearning to BYOD mLearning!

By: Aaron Hill

“Honey, I shrunk the eLearning!” Is that your strategy for designing eLearning for mobile devices—shrinking eLearning to mLearning? Before you design a mobile eLearning module, consider the following cultural influences: TED talks vs. 45-minute presentations Infographics condense reams of statistics and make them understandable to mere mortals Text messaging and Twitter as forms of conversation […]

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August 20, 2014

Case Study: 5 Reasons You Need an LMS

By: Jack Makhlouf

If you already have a heritage training system in place, you might not see the value in bringing a new Learning Management System on board. Hey, they mostly accomplish the same task, right? Well, chances are that even if you have a current training system in place, it can’t do what an LMS can for […]

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August 19, 2014

Cost or Investment? Measuring the Impact of Your LMS

By: Andrew Fayad

In a world of constant budget cuts and an ever-slimming bottom line, training isn’t always seen as a solid investment. Of course, unless you shadow your employees for a few months, it’s hard to tell exactly how the training affects their thoughts and behavior. To truly assess the ROI of an LMS, organizations need to decide […]

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August 18, 2014

The Right Stuff: 5 Features Your LMS Needs

By: Andrew Fayad

Approaching eLearning and training without a Learning Management System (LMS) in place could mean that you’re making your job harder than it has to be. While it’s possible to administer eLearning on your own, an LMS helps automate the process for custom accessibility and simple analytics. Of course, not all management systems are created equally. […]

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August 14, 2014

Clone Wars: Cultivating New Leaders Through Interactive eLearning

By: Andrew Fayad

Most managers know the feeling all too well: After another night of burning the midnight oil, looking around and wishing that there was simply more of yourself to go around. But perhaps the problem isn’t time, but leadership skills. By investing in leadership training for managers and upwardly-mobile employees, you can help create a stronger circle of […]

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