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Responsive learning is the future. Here are some strategies to help you prepare for it. This week we deep dive into the hot topic of responsive learning. With the rise of the mobile workplace, learners want to access your courses on their mobile phones and tablets. Prepare yourself for this learning revolution by reading six […]

Modern elearning teams are under pressure to develop more content, faster. To help you find ways to run your team more efficiently, we have scoured the web to curate a list of the best content on how to speed up elearning development. Read on to learn how leading companies are creating more and more elearning content, faster than ever […]

We curated a list of the best content on scenario-based learning from our industry’s top companies and influencers. Read on to learn how leading companies are using scenario-based learning. 1. Five principles to use when creating scenario-based learning   Are you an elearning designer trying to move on from click-and-read courses? Do you realize the value of […]

If you’re the head of training, head of eLearning or part of a team that coordinates learning and development in your organization, you are probably already looking at ways to speed up eLearning content development. In this post, I’ll look at why speed is important and some of the ways that you can help reduce […]

This week we are looking at some C.R.A.P elearning. Yes, you read right. If you haven’t seen or heard of C.R.A.P before, it is a set of principles used in visual web design. If you’re not familiar with the principles of C.R.A.P design, this article is for you. C.R.A.P Web Design For eLearning We previously […]

We curated a list of the best content on elearning gamification from our industry’s top companies and influencers. Read on to learn how leading companies are using gamification to increase learner engagement. 5 killer examples of gamified elearning Games are often more effective for learning than traditional training approaches. So in this article we show […]

As eLearning designers, we should be looking to web design trends to borrow, to begin an eLearning design mashup. Let’s look at one of the trendiest and best design practices from the web – scrolling – to help us create better, richer elearning.   Scrolling In eLearning Some time ago I was lured to this fabulous […]

So you’re ready to create drop-dead eLearning scenario with amazing branching. But you need some help getting started. You’ve arrived at the right place. In this post, we’ll be dishing out our 10 must-have eLearning scenario resources for creating a great eLearning branching scenario. Must-Have eLearning Scenario Resources Our theme this month has been eLearning […]

Scenario in eLearning incorporates real-life situations and is designed to put learners in roles of problem solver. This approach helps increase interactivity and give learners the opportunity to use information in a practical setting. In this post, we’ll take a look at some examples I think stand out, where good branching scenario eLearning demonstrates these […]

Need some help getting started designing branching elearning scenarios? Make sure you’ve covered all the bases by following our simple 5 point checklist for producing high quality branching elearning scenarios. Why branching eLearning scenarios? Branching elearning scenarios are a great way to let learners practise skills in realistic situations. By asking them to choose how […]

Are you an eLearning designer trying to move on from click-and-read courses? Do you realize the value of non-linear and scenario-based learning? Then this post will help you to structure your course so it’s more engaging and effective for your end user. Create Cutting Edge Scenario Based eLearning If you take a look at one […]

Games are often more effective for learning than traditional training approaches. So in this article we aim to show you five examples of great gamified eLearning and guide you how to set about designing your own great gamified course. Gamified eLearning: 5 Killer Examples In my last post we took a look at a checklist […]

This month we’ve changed how the ‘Your Projects’ and ‘Releases’ pages work. Let’s take a look at what we have changed: Projects Tags In the ‘Projects’ page you can now tag projects, this is very handy for organising your projects. So for example if I wanted to have all of my colleague Bill’s projects grouped […]

There are loads of great resources available to help you design really killer gamified elearning. Here we’ve curated just a handful. See what you think and feel free to contribute to the list in the comments section. Killer Gamified eLearning Resources Following on from my previous posts on gamifying eLearning, in this post I’ve curated […]

Gamification is the buzz word in eLearning at the moment, but of course, you don’t want to gamify eLearning for the sake of it. In this post, you’ll explore the principles underpinning good gaming design for eLearning, and set out an eight point checklist to help you create better, gamified learning. Gaming Design For Elearning […]

You can’t go to a learning conference these days without seeing a session or ten on gamification; it’s becoming more common to be asked to “add gamification” to a learning experience. But what is ‘gamification’ and how can it help you to design great elearning? The Good Gamified eLearning We’ve long known that playing games […]

This week we added a ‘Tooltip’ feature, with the tooltip feature you can add a prompt that appears when your learner hovers over a text area. Like this! Tooltips are helpful for providing your learners with additional information and prompts, they’re also very handy for providing your learner with additional references. To add a Tooltip […]

Utility Warehouse, part of Telecom Plus PLC is a multi-award winning provider to 550,000 homes and small businesses throughout the UK. They have a team of 46,000 distributors. Paul Goundry, Head of Learning had a grand vision: To put the experience of high performing distributors ‘in the pocket’ of new distributors with fully responsive elearning. […]

Wax LRS is a superb LRS that we would like to draw to your attention which can be used with our xAPI/Tincan mode (if you’re not sure what xAPI is click here). What advantages are there with using an LRS (or Learning Record Store)? Well using an LRS saves your learners from the hassle of […]

Before your learner gets started with a course that is using LRS mode they will see a ‘log-in’ screen where they must enter their name and their email address: By default this already looks pretty spiffy… but in a few cases we’ve found that editing the layout of this screen is necessary, for instance if […]