There’s a great deal of talk these days about how eLearning is moving off the desktop computer and onto a variety of mobile devices. The release of the iPhone in 2007, followed by the iPad three years later and a whole...
Rethinking Compliance Training in eLearning: Part 2
In the first part of this post, we looked at some of the problems associated with a lot of compliance training. It can be tedious, uninspiring and not particularly effective – it may satisfy a requirement to perform the...
The What and the How of a Job Aid
When deciding between an eLearning course and a job aid, industries need to know that job aids direct performance as the need-to-know arises. On the other hand, eLearning courses build performance capacity prior to the...
Rethinking Compliance Training in eLearning: Part 1
Nobody working in the world of eLearning can get far without getting involved in some form of compliance training. On the one hand, it’s the bread and butter for many eLearning designers (according to Charles Jennings, 80%...
How to Create Online Work Groups
Online work groups seems like a technical term, but it really is a collaboration teaching strategy in the eLearning environment. It gets tricky if certain dimensions are not handled with care. In this article, we illuminate those...
How to Incentivise in-House eLearning & Succeed At It
Here is a not-so-surprising dilemma for you to ponder on: What would you choose: A lavish freebie-filled day off at an event held at a glamorous venue accompanied by an overnight stay in a swanky hotel? Or, taking time away from...
Interview with Carmen Simon – Part 2
In the first part of the interview with Carmen Simon of Rexi Media, we discussed her recent research on ways of making business presentations more memorable. In this second part, we turn to the implications of her findings for...
Interview with Carmen Simon – Part 1
Dr Carmen Simon, joint founder of Rexi Media is a cognitive scientist who applies the latest neuroscientific research findings to corporate presentation skills. A frequent keynote speaker at conferences in North America, Europe...
5 Tips on Using Videos for eLearning
eLearning programs are seldom developed without videos. If you have ever experienced one without videos, you may have noticed how lifeless it is. Videos add the “human” element to eLearning. The voice and the human footage...
eLearning for the Maritime industry with eFront
The eLearning market has gotten increasingly larger with time, as businesses recognize its cost, time and efficiency benefits. But while eLearning is estimated to bring in around $110 billion global revenues by 2015, market...