Steve Penfold

Steve Penfold

Elucidat CEO & Co-founder

Steve comes from a family of teachers and has a history of running successful software companies. It is of no surprise that he ended up co-founding and investing in Elucidat!

His passion is driving value for Elucidat’s customers and solving the (very real) challenges experienced by corporate Learning and Development teams.

Prior to Elucidat, he co-founded a web-based software company named PROJECTminder, which helped architects save time and money when managing a high volume of projects – it was well received and ultimately led to an acquisition by the IRIS Group.

His specialty lies in helping digital businesses operate more efficiently, drive sales & increase profits.

Elearning inspiration: Tania Vercoelen, Marshall E-Learning, Responsive elearning built with Elucidat

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspirational elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Tania Vercoelen: How to create amazing elearning courses Why we like it: Nice tongue-in-cheek overview of the elearning process. Earn coffees at each stage and see your stash of coffee grow as you progress through the […]

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Elearning inspiration: BLP’s Knowledge Guru; OPITO; Utility Warehouse

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Bottom-Line Performance: Knowledge Guru is an award-winning game-based learning platform that uses learning science Why we like it: Good example of game engine that can be branded and adapted easily. Utilizes workplace scenarios into all the […]

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Why mobile learning is important (4 reasons)

A whopping 91% of the US population now owns a smartphone. How does this impact your elearning? Are you accommodating the modern, mobile-first learner? In this article, Steve Penfold shares four reasons why you need to consider mobile learning. Any technology that has high penetration into a segment of the population should be looked at closely to see […]

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Elucidat wins a Gold Brandon Hall Group Excellence Award

Brandon Hall awards are like Olympic medals for the learning and development industry. Following on from Elucidat’s Silver medal last year, we were delighted to hear Elucidat won Gold in this year’s awards. The next day, our team felt rather excited, so we created a Spotify playlist with our favorite golden songs! The details… Our […]

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3 inspiring elearning examples from Tesco, Barclays and Channel 4

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Tesco: Dynamic board game teaches people the knowledge and skills for handling fire safety issues Why we like it: Demonstrates a range of gaming features such as bonus cards, beat the clock and points board. Easy […]

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Elearning inspiration: Cursim, Konworks, Tesco, Connect Group

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email.   Cursim: One page scrolling   This is a great example of a course that uses one page scrolling to deliver learning. Visit elearning: Cursim’s one page scrolling Konworks: 2D & 3D animation studio   Visit elearning: […]

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Elucidat wins elearning award for best use of mobile learning

Our collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care (JJVC) and perceptive, the Eye Education App won an award in the Best use of mobile learning category at the 2015 UK National E-Learning Awards. This is a great achievement by all involved. At Elucidat, we strive to push the boundaries with elearning, always looking for innovative […]

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Why scenario-based learning is important (5 reasons)

Ever since our cave-dwelling ancestors first passed on information on how to avoid saber tooth tigers, stories have been considered the most effective way to exchange knowledge. Interactive scenarios are corporate elearning’s 21st-century stories, allowing learners to participate in the narrative and influence the story’s outcome. But what makes scenarios so effective in learning? Here […]

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Elearning inspiration: Queensland Government, The Environment Agency, 6 branching scenario examples

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Queensland Government: Clinical Skills Development Service Features we like: Good use of a range of graphic styles including photographic and illustrative. The illustrative graphic style enhances the visuals of the course and provides flexibility for demonstrating specialist topics. […]

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Elearning inspiration: Ergonomic best practices, Global Food Waste, 7 responsive elearning examples

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email.   CommLab India: A short course that demonstrates basic ergonomic best practices Why we like it: Good example of a short, clear module of elearning that gets to the point. Demonstrates good beginning and ending – […]

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7 outstanding examples of responsive elearning design

As our industry embraces new technology, elearning programs need to be built with responsiveness in mind. Take a look at these seven examples of awesome responsive elearning design. Virgin Media: Empowering colleagues to share knowledge through the company This elearning captures years of knowledge from 15,000 colleagues.  Virgin media uses Snagit to record simple informative […]

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Elearning inspiration: Scootpad, Smart Sparrow and more

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Scootpad: Adaptive online learning platform for PreK-8 and primary schools Smart Sparrow: Save a Life is virtual ED room where you’ll learn to test and operate a defibrillator with a Virtual Patient Animation in elearning: 3 […]

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Why storyboards for elearning are important (4 reasons)

Should you use storyboards when you create online learning materials? Steve Penfold believes good storyboarding can increase the efficiency of your elearning design and development process. Read on to discover four reasons why you should consider integrating storyboards into your corporate elearning creation process. It’s said that when Mozart wrote down musical parts for the […]

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Elearning inspiration: Qmusic, University of South Wales, 4 learning portals

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. Showcase your elearning: Have you created a great piece of elearning that you’re really proud of? Showcase your elearning here to win awards and get published on Elearning Superstars. Qmusic: Titanic Music Event University of South […]

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Patrick Dunn tackles six elearning topics in six videos

Patrick Dunn shares some of his ideas in a series of six videos for the Elucidat blog. 1. The anatomy of a high-performance elearning team Key points: Overlapping skills: A graphic designers should be able to edit a text. Collaborative working: Stakeholders can make real-time comments and edits. Flexible development process: Cut down content documentation. This […]

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We interviewed Christopher Pappas, Craig Weiss and Steve Rayson. Here are their thoughts on elearning, technology, and the future of our industry.

We interviewed three leading elearning professionals. Here are their thoughts on elearning, technology, and the future of our industry. Christopher Pappas Christopher Pappas is the owner of the world’s largest elearning network, ElearningIndustry.com. He’s a very busy man, overlooking eight elearning sites and taking on the role of community manager of the Instructional Design and E-Learning Professionals’ Group. Christopher […]

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Elearning inspiration: Pepsico, Learning Evolution, David Anderson

Elearning Superstars is a curated list of inspiring elearning examples, published every Tuesday. Subscribe to get weekly updates via email. This week we have some great elearning by Pepsico and Learning Evolution, and David Anderson. We also compiled a list of our four favorite scenario-based elearning examples. Showcase your elearning: Have you created a great piece of elearning […]

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Elearning Events in 2016: Six events you cannot afford to miss

Here’s a list of the best elearning events and conferences that you should consider attending in 2016. Schedule these into your calendar now so you don’t miss out. 1. Learning Technologies (February 3-4) Learning Technologies is Europe’s leading showcase of technology used to support learning at work. Co-located with Learning & Skills, the showcase will feature 150 free […]

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