Steve Penfold

Stuck for new ideas? Draw inspiration from these elearning examples from Ulka Academy, University of QLD and Tim Slade. Ukla Academy: Save the Island A neat little module demonstrating gamification in language learning.   Why we like it: Gamification – levels that only unlock as you progress. Personalized by using the learner’s name interactive language practice […]

Is your gamification in elearning strategy underperforming? If you’re not seeing the desired results from your corporate elearning, gamification could be the solution you need. Before you go ahead and gamify your learning, however, you need to ask yourself how gamification will help you design great learning experiences. Gamification in business can be effective, but […]

Learning Evolution is a successful Elucidat partner based in the United States. Here are six training courses they have built with Elucidat’s authoring platform. Titleist’s Vokey Design SM6 Education Course This is a great example of using Elucidat to create product training for new product launches. This course provides amazing ROI for the company by leveraging expensive marketing […]

Elucidat partners are exhibiting at Learning Technologies 2016 (3-4 February, Olympia, London UK). If you want to learn more about Elucidat, I recommend you visit their stands. Interested in booking a meeting with a partner? Use the form to schedule a time to chat.

Gamification is a hot topic right now, but how do you use it to create effective online training? If you’re simply taking a game and apply it to online training, you’re doing gamification wrong! For example, think of gamified training that’s based around a word search or a board game. These forms of gamification can […]

Are you looking for new ways to improve and streamline your elearning processes? In this article, we look at some best practices for approaching each of the five phases in the elearning production process: Analysis, design, specification, production, and evaluation. Let’s break down the five phases in the elearning production process: analysis, design, specification, production, […]

Stuck for new ideas? Draw inspiration from these elearning examples from Nuggethead, Microassist, Smart Sparrow and Tim Slade. Nuggethead: PwP is a campaign to educate people who are living with HIV Why we like it: A great example of the use of a comic/graphic novel approach. Good example of storytelling in elearning. High end illustration […]

In today’s competitive online training landscape, it’s essential that you listen to learners and consistently find ways to test online training and improve learning experiences. Let’s look at three areas in which you can focus your efforts: Quality assurance testing, acceptance testing, and engagement analytics. Learn how to use quality assurance testing, acceptance testing, and engagement […]

It’s that time when we should draw breath and think about what will be significant in elearning in the coming year. In this article, Steve Penfold pulls out his crystal ball and predicts some trends to watch in 2016. Rarely will a technology, product, or technique emerge from nowhere and become a game-changer overnight. These […]

Online training providers are changing the traditional ways we consume training. In this article, I’ll look at five market leaders and break down what I like about each of them. 1. Lynda.com Why we like Lynda.com: Granular course design: each course consists of around 40 videos, grouped into ‘chapters’ with bite-sized segments of around 8 minutes. And […]

The modern learner is no longer chained to her office desk. She is on-the-go, working remotely, and using her own device to carry out day-to-day work. In this article, I’ll show you why and how Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is using mobile learning to meet their audience’s needs and wants. Significant growth in smartphone […]

Are you looking for new ways to create online training faster? Concerned that your processes and systems are holding back efficiency? In this article, we’ll take a look at how some simple changes to your processes and systems can help you create online training faster. Here are three simple ways to save time and create online […]

Getting an elearning project off the ground in the New Year? Need some guidance about how to approach the final phase of the process? In this article we’ll look at key steps in evaluating your project. To kick off the New Year, we are examining good practice in setting up an elearning production process. So […]

Let’s look at four inspiring examples of elearning. Don’t miss the chance of learning a thing or two from these organizations.   Curtin University: The Virtual Home Visit Why we like it: Good example of a VR program for learning and development available as a fully interactive demo. VR mask ready e.g. Oculus. Works on any smartphone, tablet […]

Stop asking poor multiple choice questions. In this article, Steve Penfold explains how to write better multiple choice questions that can make your assessments more meaningful. Your course is written, the activities are working beautifully and all of the graphics have been polished. Just the 10-question assessment left to do…. This is an all too […]

Today, we’re focusing on the production phase, the fourth step in the five-step elearning production process. Production is the point at which your planning and design come together. Here are some key steps you can follow to make sure the production runs smoothly. Related: Read more about the analysis phase, design phase or specification phase. 1. […]

Here’s a list of 20 inspirational elearning examples from Elearning Superstars. Virgin Atlantic: Animated flight safety film Why we like it: Story telling approach Fresh and stylish use of well-known movie genres to get the message across Attention grabbing (and holding) Strong script and storyboard Stylish sophisticated design and animation Memorable, simple and fun! Visit […]

Do you need to streamline and scale your elearning production? The specification phase is an important step that helps you focus on creating learning experiences that are tailored to your specific learner. In this article we’ll look at how consistency, functionality and team identification can help you in the specification phase. The specification phase defines what […]

Are you looking for new ways to improve and streamline the design phase of your elearning development process? In this article we’ll look at how benchmarking, prototyping and testing can help the design phase. During the design phase you want to be testing your ideas before you build them. The goal is to prove that […]

If you are stuck delivering desktop-only elearning, you are ignoring the needs and wants of modern learners. Here are three examples of companies using Elucidat to build interactive responsive elearning that learners actually want to consume. 1. Open University: To Lie Or Not To Lie? A project for the Open University, To Lie Or Not To Lie allows learners to […]