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...
The 7 most important LMS features to support Synchronous Learning
E-learning, and if you follow this blog you probably already know that, has many advantages over traditional classroom based learning. Those advantages range from reduced operation costs and the ability to address huge audiences...
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...
eFront goes BETA
The quick version of this post: Visit to try the newest eFront. eFront, our industry leading e-learning solution has always been a great professional tool, catering to the needs and requirements of medium size enterprises and...
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...
LMS tools to help you assess your students’ progress
Tests, quizzes, homework, lab exercises, exams. Not exactly pleasant memories from your school years (heck, some people even have nightmares with them, years after they left school), those are some of the typical tools teachers...
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...
6 tips for creating great e-learning content
Whether you are creating e-learning content for an educational institution, an organization, internet users or an enterprise, you’re still essentially being an educator. The emphasis in e-learning should always be placed in...
The death of the functionality matrices
Functionality matrices. If you work in enterprise and evaluate software for purchasing you can’t miss them. I’m talking about those ubiquitous spreadsheet like grids that list products on one dimension and features on the...