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On our journey to create you a truly ‘intelligent’ authoring platform we’ve had to speak to a lot of e-learning teams to find out exactly how they work, and what they need to help them create more engaging e-learning, more efficiently. Some of these teams are what we would describe as truly “High Performance’. They […]

There are many ways that e-learning programs can help your business. E-learning has been around for many years, but thanks to evolutions in the sector and the ways in which e-learning apps have recently started to come to the fore, it is still seen as a relatively modern and new phenomenon. This has many benefits, […]

During our quest to create you a truly ‘intelligent’ authoring platform, we have conducted a lot of research. The more we understand about the trends in e-learning the better software we can create, and the more information we can pass onto you to help you improve your e-learning strategy. Win-win. One question we’d like to […]

In the second part of our interview with Simon Greany of Make Sense Design (Part 1 here!), he talks about how e-learning prototyping allows his high performance e-learning team to actually create a script within Elucidat and how it is a much fairer process for stakeholders. Read the transcription here: Has it been quick for […]

This week we’re talking about ‘High Performance’ e-learning teams – the teams that seem to effortlessly deliver high quality projects – at a much higher rate than other teams. But what do these teams have in common? How do they do it? Our research finds some interesting results. What’s the anatomy of a high performance […]

This week we’ve added ‘Branching’ to Elucidat, allowing you to create ‘Non-linear’ projects. With ‘Branching’, you can allow your learner to choose their own adventure. ‘Branching’ allows your user to explore projects and receive immediate and content rich feedback. Maintain engagement with unpredictable assessments that are tailored to your learner’s ability. To start using ‘Branching’: […]

This week we’ve added a new ‘Score Weighting’ option to Elucidat allowing you to weight the importance of each Questionnaire Page. With ‘Score Weighting’ answering more difficult questions can be rewarded. To start using ‘Score Weighting’: ‘Score Weighting’ can be accessed by entering ‘Page Settings’ and opening the ‘Scoring and Completion’ tab. Score weighting scenario […]

So.. We have a theory; Instructional designers secretly hate mobile learning. Why? Because it requires a new way of working that challenges old, tried and tested methods of creating learning that work in other environments – but not on mobile. What can we do about it? What techniques can instructional designers use to turn mobile […]

When building projects, you want your images to carry the quality of your communication. Here are a few quick tips on how to prepare images to get the best visual results in Elucidat. What is the message you are trying to convey? Before choosing images, consider the message, the mood and the brief before you […]

Image download speed is very important indeed. Doubly so when your visitor is out and about, or using their own mobile or tablet to access your course. It is therefore a really good idea to spend some time optimising your images to make them fast to download. An image should help you to tell your […]

This week we’ve added a new option to Elucidat that allows you to create ‘Question Pools’. With ‘Question Pools’ you can add an almost infinite amount of Questionnaire pages which will be displayed at random. Using ‘Question Pools’ counters copying and keeps your learners on their toes! To start using ‘Question Pools’: Build a question […]

So, how DO you create a ‘High Performance’ e-learning team? Simon Greany, Director of award winning and ‘uber creative’ e-learning agency, Make Sense Design, answers this question and many more, on the topic of High Performance e-learning teams. Just click ‘play’ below to find out more. Read the transcription here: Hi, I’m Simon Greany from […]

A good workflow for creating Multi-Lingual courses can save you a lot of time and money. Multi-lingual courses can be created easily in Elucidat using Templates. Elucidat improves on the traditional process of using XML import files, allowing you to create multiple projects from one master template. Our intuitive design will: Accelerate your workflow (negating […]

This week we’ve added an ‘Audio player’ feature that allows you to add sound effects and music to your projects. The ‘Audio player’ feature’s simple interface allows you to drag and drop audio files straight into Elucidat and requires no prior experience with audio processing. The ‘Audio player’ provides wider accessibility and broadens your learner […]

The interface is simplified to essentials, allowing Subject Matter Experts and Graphic Designers alike, to create stunning presentations but with fewer distractions. The theme includes built in graphics and set values so you can focus on communicating your message rather than fiddling with dials. The Easy-to-use responsive theme works instantly on phones and tablets, no […]

This week we’ve added an impressive new function to Elucidat which allows users to collaborate through comments. The comments feature removes any guesswork. It allows your team to work in harmony even when working remotely. Using the comments feature is quicker than using email, and saves you the confusion of switching applications. …some bold statements, […]

This week we’ve launched our new Developer Area, to take the lid off Elucidat, and allow users an unprecedented amount of control for an e-learning tool. In the Developer Area you can build from afresh or modify existing themes to create innovative new interactions. Alter your interface, create new page types and build bespoke themes […]

This week we’ve revamped how Tracking works within Elucidat, to allow advanced students to progress rapidly. You can now specify the percentage of pages an e-learner must view to complete a module using the ‘Consider course completed after % of pages’ slider. The ‘Consider course completed after % of pages’ slider can be found in […]

We know that not all of you in the Elucidat community are able to make it to Learning Solutions 2014 in Orlando this year. So we thought we’d bring it to you! We’ve curated some of the best moments posted on social media for you – so grab a coffee and join in the excitement! […]

This week we’ve added an important new feature to the Elucidat e-learning tool which allows users to strengthen the visual impact of their work at a couple of clicks… the Image Library. With the Image Library thousands of images are instantly available from the cloud allowing to create online learning resources at speed. To use […]