One of the great things about finishing college is the feeling of freedom. ‘At last! I never have to sit through another lecture again!’, you think. But then you start your career and realize that the learning is far from...
What Makes The Makers Different? The 4 Attributes of eLearning Professionals
Instructional designers are usually underestimated in terms of the value they bring to a course. Just like a teacher who leaves an everlasting impact on students, instructional designers teach and help learners grow in the same...
New employee orientation: How to successfully onboard a new hire to your company
Can you remember the day you started at a new school? Do you recall the feeling of anticipation, the nerves, the worries? Little did you know that it was just a practice run for your working life and the first day you walk...
Top 3 Collaboration Activities for your eLearning Course
Educational technology tools have enabled multiple channels of collaboration within the online learning environment. However, these tools are futile if the course facilitator or trainer doesn’t know how to use them or even...
Online Learning VS Traditional Formats: The Big 4 Benefits of eLearning
The debate to compare the differences and similarities between online and traditional learning environment is as old as 1999. After all, this was when institutes started to include the Internet as a medium for “distance...
5 tips for a successful enterprise management training program
If you have already delivered a successful Talent Development or training program for your lower level employees and want to create something similar for your managers, this post is for you. If, rather, you want to begin your...
6 Industries that can benefit from Virtual Reality Training
Virtual Reality headsets are a dream come true for global gamers, but eLearning professionals should also be excited about this futuristic tech. In this article, we’ll highlight 6 industries that can benefit from virtual...
How not to micromanage your learning and talent development team
If management means doing the right things, and leadership means doing things right, micromanaging means believing you are doing both, while you’re actually doing neither. For those not familiar with the term, micromanaging is...
Must-have skills for User Experience (UX) design in eLearning
The hype about User Experience (UX) design skills is not at all exaggerated. The good news is that anyone with eLearning development skills can train to improve their UX strategies. UX designers have a deeper understanding of...
Online training practices destined to increase employee productivity
Increased productivity has been a constant goal for modern economies ever since the early days of the Industrial Revolution. Up to the late 20th century, however, increasing employee productivity either involved technological...