Where, Oh Where, Should Content On A Screen Go?
Have you ever given up on a web site because you couldn’t find what you needed? Lots of things are said to be about location, location, location. The arrangement of content on a screen is [...]
The Power of Song and Rhyme in eLearning
We get songs stuck in our heads all the time. They’re powerful things, as advertisers know well. But have you ever considered using them as part of an eLearning program? Just about anything can be [...]
eLearning Glossary: Definitions for the Most Commonly Used Terms
If you’re new to eLearning or online training, it can seem like you’re wading through alphabet soup with all the various acronyms and terminology used in this industry. SCORM, LMS, AMS, LCMS, API, JITT, what [...]
eLearning Memories of a Millennial Instructional Designer
What do you picture when you hear the word “eLearning”? Chances are everyone thinks of something slightly different, based on their personal experiences. I’d like to share my first impressions of it, from back before [...]
Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap
Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap was originally published in the IACET blog as a guest post by Digitec President Jack McGrath. The skills-gap issue is growing more critical in the U.S., especially within [...]
What Can Keep And Hold A Millennial In Your Organization? Learning and Development
Baby Boomers instilled the tradition of keeping one's head down, staying with "the Company" for 20+ years, and collecting a gold watch at the end of their career. But Millennials anticipate collecting many watches much, [...]
Quality Assurance: Fine-Tuning Your eLearning to Be Its Best
Chapter 1: The Basics Quality assurance, or QA as it is better known, is a vastly important yet surprisingly under-appreciated aspect of eLearning. Most course creators and teams do a fine job of working out [...]
How to Write Good Assessment Questions
“Can someone explain this question to me? I don’t know what it’s asking.” “How am I supposed to know the answer to this? It wasn’t in the lesson.” When it comes to writing good assessment [...]
Fighting Forgetfulness
Think of your brain as a refrigerator. You put information in it to preserve and use later. When you need that information again you remember it, “taking it out of the fridge” so to speak. [...]
Launching Your eLearning Initiative Successfully
Launching your eLearning at your organization can feel like rocket science, one wrong move and BOOM! Don’t let your initiative go up in flames, plot a course for success among the association stars with these [...]