With a growing trend for everything “on-demand,” eLearners expect faster and shorter learning experiences too. One way for Instructional Designers to fulfill that need is through microlearning. But what exactly is microlearning, and how should you go about successfully designing micro-courses? Learn How To Create Successful Microlearning We explore these questions in detail below and provide eLearning course designers 8 simple principles for creating successful microlearning. Common Microlearning Misconceptions Myth 1 Microlearning is the latest trend in eLearning. Wrong! Microlearning isn’t a new idea. While the eLearning company Grovo received an official patent on the word “Microlearning®” in 2017, the history of the concept of microlearning dates back even further. In fact, before Grovo received its patent, a competitor, Franklin Covey Co., held that same patent since 2006, until it expired in 2017. Myth 2 Many Instructional Designers new to the field of … [Read more...] about The How-To Guide For Creating Successful Microlearning
7 Signs You Might Need To Outsource Your ELearning Writing Content
eLearning is the fastest growing method that learners consume training content today. As a result, more and more organizations are committing significant resources to write eLearning courses for internal and external learners. When You Should Outsource Your eLearning Writing Content Unfortunately, despite the increased resources, internal eLearning content writing initiatives still don’t come up to par, and course sponsors and administrators look to outsource some of that work. What are the signs that your eLearning writing content could use a bit of outsourcing assistance? 7 Signs To Look For Sometimes, it’s not the number of resources that matter. Despite adequate staffing and budgeting, your eLearning content projects might still not be living up to learner expectations. You need to monitor for signs that there’s trouble brewing and get help as soon as possible. Here are 7 signs that indicate you might need outsourced help with your eLearning content writing: 1. Overworked And … [Read more...] about 7 Signs You Might Need To Outsource Your ELearning Writing Content
4 Ways to Leverage Instructional Design Trends: How to make eLearning more appealing to the masses
Savvy adult learners are always mindful of what they learn and how they learn it. Old-school and outdated learning approaches just won’t cut it anymore! For instance, if you try teaching with overhead projector slides today, or structure your learning as “click next” modules, chances are you’ll lose 100% of your audience – very quickly! As L&D professionals, therefore, understanding and embracing instructional design trends matter. Why trends matter The Merriam-Webster online dictionary describes “trend” as “…a prevailing tendency or inclination”. Psychologists will tell you that these two character traits, tendencies, and inclinations, also motivate many individuals to commit to certain courses of action. And if, as trainers, you wish to influence learning outcomes, then you need to embrace trending instructional design practices. Trends, by definition, continually evolve and change. But embracing the latest – i.e. currently prevailing - ID trends isn’t just about doing things … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Leverage Instructional Design Trends: How to make eLearning more appealing to the masses
Here is How to Quickly and Easily Leverage MLearning to Make the Most of Blended Training!
With a large percentage of global workforces in lockdown mode, “normal course” business is a thing of the past. And that includes employee learning and corporate training programs. Even once lockdown restrictions eventually end, it’s likely that this new reality of working (and learning!) from home will continue into the foreseeable future. So, how can corporate L&D teams make remote learning more relevant, without compromising training objectives? The answer: Incorporate more mobile learning (mLearning) into corporate blended training programs. Understanding blended training Over the years, in-class, instructor-delivered training has given way to different learning models, including fully self-directed online learning. Where in-person instruction played a leading role in prior training models, 100% self-directed learning today does not rely on any trainer interaction. However, over time, a middle-of-the-road training model, called blended training, has evolved. This model is a … [Read more...] about Here is How to Quickly and Easily Leverage MLearning to Make the Most of Blended Training!
Instructional Design for ELearning Program: Your guide to creating successful instructional design for eLearning courses!
Do you want to create super engaging, interactive, results-oriented eLearning courses that people love and WANT To Finish? In the Instructional Design for ELearning program, I teach you everything you need to know to become a successful instructional designer. This is not just a TRAINING program, but also an IMPLEMENTATION program. You will get: More than 10 hours of training Workbooks, handouts, case studies, and transcripts to accompany each lesson Templates that you can immediately apply to your own course designs Exercises and quizzes to test your understanding of each lesson There is a discussion board, where you can ask questions, share feedback, and communicate with me and other students in the program. As a bonus, you’ll get two complete tutorials for Articulate 360 and Adobe Captivate and a step-by-step lesson about developing effective eLearning portfolios. The first course covers the basic elements of course design including blended learning, … [Read more...] about Instructional Design for ELearning Program: Your guide to creating successful instructional design for eLearning courses!
Agile ELearning Course Development: It’s more than just rapid development
As an eLearning course developer, are you sending loads of email but feel you’re still not communicating with your team? Do you find each iteration of your course design sets you back, instead of nearer to meeting completion deadlines? Is your softboard filled with colorful sticky-notes, but you don’t know who’s doing what on the team? Is your final course always out of sync with what course sponsors requested? If using traditional course development methodologies isn’t working for you anymore, it might be time to consider Agile. Challenges of Traditional Methodologies Traditional course development methodologies, like Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE), seek to produce eLearning content through iterative phases. Specialized teams (of Analysts, Designers, Developers, Testers, etc.) lead each “phase” of the process, with the client then having their say on the finally developed product. And there lies the challenge! An analytical flaw may not … [Read more...] about Agile ELearning Course Development: It’s more than just rapid development