Anticipating Risk in Online Learning
So, you’ve decided to embrace online learning at your association. You know what a source of non-dues revenue this can be, and you know how popular eLearning has become in the association space. Well, not [...]
The Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy (And when to use each one)
“Make your audience care.” It’s an often repeated tenet of instructional design and it sounds great in theory. If you can make your audience care about the material they will engage more deeply with the [...]
Don’t Treat Beginners and Experienced Learners the Same Way
Some time ago, I was cast as a chorus member in a musical. I could sing and read music, but I didn’t have any experience dancing. So, I was a beginner for one set of [...]
Top 4 Things You Can Learn from Buzzfeed (and #2 will blow your mind!)
In the modern world, clickbait marketing has taken the internet by storm and websites like Buzzfeed are leading the charge. You’ve probably seen their articles with catchy titles like, “20 Reasons the 90’s were Awesome,” [...]
Another Lens for Viewing Your eLearning
There is more than one way to look at an object. You can view it from the front or back, close up or far away, and so on. This is also true of eLearning. So, [...]
5 Ways to Bring Contextual Learning to Your Association
Then it exploded. By itself, this sentence doesn’t say much. What exploded and was it supposed to? Why did it blow up? Are we talking about a car in an action movie, a firework, or [...]
How to Prevent Member Education Burnout
After your organization decides to increase learning opportunities, there is usually a flurry of activity to roll out some eLearning. Classes are designed, written, and posted. Then the waiting begins. Build it and they will, [...]
Don’t Just Tell, Show: the Value of Examples
I found something interesting while cleaning off an old shelf recently. It was a children’s story called Officer Buckle and Gloria, by Peggy Rathmann. I planned on reading it one last time and then donating [...]
eLearning Trends for 2015: Here to Stay or Go Away?
Trends in eLearning come and go, but a good LMS is forever. Ok maybe not forever, but a provider can dream. Below is a list of eLearning trends we expect to see in 2015. Will [...]
The Difference Between an LMS and an LCMS
It can be difficult to understand eLearning terms when they’re used interchangeably. Which is which and how do you know when to use them? For example, you’ve likely seen Learning Management Systems (LMS) and Learning [...]