Elucidat elearning authoring software

Learning managers often ask us what skills they need in their elearning production teams, to make them a success. Whether you’re starting up or expanding your team, here’s a checklist of roles and skills to look out for. It will help you hire new people, contract-in or develop your current team’s capabilities. 4 key elearning […]

How do you get the most out of your elearning production team and create smart, user-focused elearning, efficiently? Here we share four tried and tested configurations, each with their different merits, to help you develop a winning elearning dream team. Think skills not job roles for your team Underpinning our winning elearning team configurations is […]

Have you ever delivered a learning program and found that, nothing seems to have changed as a result? In this guest blog, Jean Marrapodi explores this common issue and challenges instructional designers to start thinking of themselves more as performance consultants. Been there, done that! You open your email, to a message from the Director […]

How do you set-up and nurture an elearning team that can efficiently create smart online learning, at the right quality and volume? We’ve pulled together our years of experience working across hundreds of elearning teams of every size and configuration – across the globe. We’ve identified 8 things that most effective teams have in place and […]

Meet the modern learner. Busy, savvy and hungry to learn. But are they getting what they need? We’ve pulled together findings from numerous research papers and surveys to help you get to grips with what modern professionals need. Use these insights to make sure your learning solutions will cut through the noise and help people […]

Did you know, 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual. And, your brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than words. Visually-rich training materials keep the eyes busy and therefore, the brain more alert and active to absorb information. In this blog we share tips from our webinar on how to improve learning experiences […]

You’ve probably heard: Flash is dead! Well, it will be by 2020 anyway. In its wake, HTML5 authoring has become the industry standard for L&D teams looking to produce modern, interactive and multi-device elearning. With the range of HTML5 authoring tools available on the market, how do you decide which one is right for your […]

Recent research from Towards Maturity suggests that the myth of ‘If you build it, they will come’ is alive and well. Some L&D teams feel that strict deadlines are the only way to guarantee views, but at the same time, 27% of users are unable to find what they need when they do browse their […]

What makes some L&D departments more successful than others? L&D departments come in different shapes and sizes with varying budget amounts, making it hard to compare successful initiatives and figure out what would work best for your organization. In this article, guest writer, Mattison Johnson shares insight into the L&D practices that top companies are […]

Personalized and adaptive learning are two of the hottest trends in L&D and they’re here to stay. We take a look the difference between personalized and adaptive learning, their potential impact, and how can you make them part of your learning strategy – from simple to more advanced applications. Personalization and adaptive learning – what’s […]

As treatment for social media addiction becomes available on the High Street, considering the impact of digital noise on people’s lives is in focus now more than ever. First, in this article, we explore why we have a responsibility to consider ‘time well spent’ in learning and help you weigh up whether you’re doing more […]

How do you know if your elearning project is working? Measuring learning effectiveness and impact shouldn’t be cumbersome or a job in itself. It should be about doing just enough to prove the value of your learning programs, where it matters most. And, it doesn’t have to all wait until the ‘end’. Here are 20 […]

Hands up if you’ve ever clicked your way through a piece of elearning, sighing and muttering to yourself, ‘What’s the point of this?’ us too. To inspire your audience and deliver real-life impact, your elearning should be aligned with a business and/or personal goals (preferably both). It’s time to say goodbye to an audience on […]

Why stories are so important for learning, why we shouldn’t be scared of longer-form content, and why you don’t need to be J.K. Rowling to create some magic. In this #DesignersCut video, Kirstie Greany goes behind the scenes of our showcase example to offer up tips and storytelling techniques to help you turn a true […]

Are you measuring ROI of your elearning? Demonstrating value has always been an aspirational battle for L&D teams. It’s often talked about, but rarely done. But it doesn’t have to be hard, and finding the right measures for your organization will pay off (literally!). In this post, we share new ways to think about ROI […]

Since the birth of elearning, a pair of innovative software giants have carved out their place as industry favorites: Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate. But with the rise of modern cloud-based authoring software, many learning managers and designers are looking for a resolution to the contemporary learning pains that come from desktop-based authoring tools. In […]

Annual compliance training is a tricky balance. You need to prove organizational compliance and keep learners engaged, which is no small feat. After all, nobody wants to click through the same content they read last year! Go behind the scenes of our latest elearning demo to see a new way of addressing the challenge. In […]

What does it take to make brain-friendly learning? We interviewed Learning Psychologist, Stella Collins, to find out. Stella offers six key ways you can work with the brain to help make learning stick, all wrapped up in the useful (and brain friendly) acronym: LEARNS. Learning design: meet brain science Learning Psychologist Stella Collins knows a […]

Are you trying to save time at work? The huge rise in popularity of time management tools and productivity apps shows that many of us are trying to achieve more in less time. An efficient elearning development workflow centered around a collaborative authoring tool could save you hours. What is a collaborative authoring tool? Collaborative […]

Making your elearning more widely available makes a whole lot of sense. But, actually creating and managing content in multiple languages can seem as daunting as an Atlantic crossing! We delved into this topic in a recent webinar to look at why it’s worth the effort and the smart workflows that make creating multi-language elearning […]