Steve Penfold

Sometimes a job aid or reference guide is all you need. Facebook has developed a series of visual guides that cover the tools that protect your account, control who sees what, and keeps your account secure. The content has a simple web-based interface that can be viewed on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Do quizzes really do anything for anyone? Research says “Yes!” Quizzes can be used to test what people have learned but also what people want to learn. Completing the quiz created for the Open University I realize all my knowledge is about one Brontë sister.

Here’s a list of our favorite 15 elearning examples from our friends at Elearning Superstars. Draw inspiration from these examples for your next elearning project.

One of the best ways to support your learners – before, during or after training – is with an effective job aid. 5 Steps to Risk Assessment helps employers assess their workplace health and safety risks with a minimum of fuss by presenting five key steps, as advised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The average Brit drinks just under 900 cups of tea a year, that’s enough to fill two whole bathtubs! I wonder if that includes the cups of tea we make but forget to drink – come on, I can’t be the only one! Elucidat uses this every day act to showcase their vertical scrolling navigation and timeline interaction.

This mini-game example uses timers and a light-hearted approach to engage the audience – focusing on the importance of a genuine smile for customer-facing employees. Click here to visit Can You Spot The Fake Smile? See it in action Why we like it Uses a timer to motivate learners to complete the quiz. Color codes the correct/incorrect […]

We love food but hate waste. How waste aware are you? This course uses Elucidat’s Layout Designer and polling features to promote engagement in ‘waste awareness’. The Waste Challenge demonstrates how public polling can be used in learning to compare our own perspectives with others. Click here to visit The Waste Challenge Screenshots Click here to […]

Some training managers may not collect data because they don’t want to know the real results. If it’s not going your way, you may not want to know, right? But without knowing the truth, L&D managers risk dropping out of sync with modern learning behaviors and “losing” customers. To stay relevant, useful, and prove business […]

This responsive elearning example from the Open University is interactive, immersive and thought-provoking. It uses a case study approach and gives learners the power to make decisions – comparing their verdict with the public vote. Through three very different cases we get to step into the world of crime to find out more about forensic evidence, workplace accidents and […]

As L&D teams and training providers come under increasing pressure to prove their relevance and value, evaluation has returned as a hot topic. The problem is, it’s not easy, or we’d all be doing it already, right? Fret not. Much of it is right under your nose, and you can tell a story about it […]

The success stories below show how five companies used Elucidat as a collaborative authoring tool to empower in-house teams to speed up their processes, produce more elearning content, save costs, and meet learners’ needs. 1. Tesco Tesco’s L&D department, part of the UK’s largest retailer, wanted to increase digital learning across the organization. To accomplish that, […]

How ready are you to respond quickly to performance needs, business problems, or changing business directions? When it comes to digital learning, the trick is to move fast and not just save production costs. To be relevant and to stay that way, elearning has to be needs-driven. That means moving at the speed of business […]

To up the amount of elearning you produce, enable your team to be more responsive to needs, and trim project timescales, you’ll need to manage workflows smartly and streamline communications—especially if you’re working remotely. Collaborative tools can be an effective way to keep everyone on track. The key is to opt for a few essential […]

When you’re developing an elearning course, you may run into a few hiccups throughout the process. One of the most common issues involves subject matter experts (SMEs) — more specifically, a lack of action or slow response from your SME, usually at the most critical stages of elearning development. If you’ve run into this issue in […]

Elearning authoring should be quick and agile. You shouldn’t have subject matter experts (SMEs) or outside stakeholders slowing down your projects. By using the right tools and implementing the right processes, you can speed up authoring so you can produce more elearning without spending more money. Here are three ways to speed up your elearning authoring. 1. […]

We often get so caught up in the ‘what’ of training – microlearning, gamification, classroom vs online, SCORM vs TinCan… that we often lose sight of why we create training in the first place. This article will explain why learning analytics are important and show you how to use learning data to quickly demonstrate the value of your course.

What is the top Learning and Development (L&D) priority for your firm over the next twelve months? That was the question posed by research firm Brandon Hall Group in a recent survey. L&D teams in several sectors responded, and the most popular responses included exploring new and different learning modalities, improving metrics, working on the […]

The world of employee training has evolved significantly over the past decade, largely because modern learners are unlike those in generations past. Today, learners have jam-packed schedules, short attention spans and are constantly distracted by mobile devices. Training was once a “time out” from the rest of the day, requiring blocks of time devoted to […]

Microlearning is one of the elearning industry’s hot topics at the moment, and rightly so because it is very effective. And the good news for learning professionals? You don’t need a different set of skills or to invest in new technologies to start designing microlearning. Why should we design microlearning? Have you ever watched a […]

If you haven’t already heard, Google aims to make HTML5 the primary experience in Chrome and will take steps to further block Flash content. Why is Google doing this, and what does it mean for Flash elearning content? Read our brief report to learn more. Flash back – a brief history Adobe Flash, developed in […]