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eLearning course development: How to balance between size, cost and time? Pt. 1
Creating anything is an exercise in balancing ideals with realities, or ambition with available resources. Of course software, especially internet enabled software, is a multiplier of our resources, in the sense that one man with...
Basic tools for e-learning students
In the previous posts in this mini-series we investigated the necessary tools, services and software you’ll need to setup your own e-learning solution, as well as the required software needed to create and manage your...
E-learning Deployment – Considerations and Tools
So you decided to deploy an e-learning solution for your enterprise or organization. Or maybe build an e-learning school of your own. As long-time e-learning experts we welcome you to this exciting endeavor. In this post...
The Benefits of Blended Learning
During one of my most recent visits to a retail cellular store to browse through the newest mobile technology, I wasn’t surprised too surprised to see a three-year-old rifling through his mother’s cell phone, then quickly...
How programmers compare to everybody else?
Working in software development, be it for the desktop, web, mobile or any combination of the three, one often feels like he is in a unique line of work made possible by the 20th century technology, without obvious parallels to...
mEnable your elearning – 6 things to consider when creating tablet compatible courses
One of the greatest advantages of e-learning compared to classroom based learning is its convenience. Students can participate in a course at the time and place that best works for them. Mobile learning expands on that...
8 tips on engaging learners in your course
As we all know from our experience at school, we can learn a lot even when we are not engaged. Students get something out of school even if they sit idle through classes. But as we also know from our experience, especially in...
The Value of Student-Directed Learning
With more people telecommuting these days, it only makes sense that teachers and scholars would do the same through student-directed learning. Perhaps you have seen recent advertising campaigns pointing at home-schooling...
Escaping boredom in your online courses
If you’re like most people, when you remember your school or university days, you’ll agree than the biggest obstacle in getting good grades was not some innate learning deficiency or a lack of skills in some...