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5 Unique Ways to Supercharge Your ELearning Courses

by Marina 1 Comment

How to supercharge eLearning courses

Learners today have so many competing priorities, that it makes the task of instructional designers even more challenging. Not only do course designers need to ensure they have top-quality content to share with their learners, but they must do everything possible to make sure that content is appropriately received and “consumed”. Here are five unique ways that you can adopt to supercharge your eLearning courses. Breakaway from text Although we all learn differently, pictorial mnemonic-based training is a far more effective way to foster learning than traditional text-based approaches. That’s because our brains are hard-wired for (biased towards!) learning through pictures and images. One of the points that illustrates this was made by 40-year veteran author, educator, and corporate trainer Sharon L. Brown in her powerful book Using Brain Science to Make Training Stick. Brown makes the point that “Images trump words!”. By using pictures and images in your eLearning … [Read more...] about 5 Unique Ways to Supercharge Your ELearning Courses

Filed Under: Gamification and Interactivity Tagged With: eLearning gamification, eLearning graphics, ELearning interactivity, infographics, interactive eLearning courses, video in eLearning

How to Tell If You Need to Start Looking for a New ELearning Authoring Tool

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Many eLearning content developers have grown into their current state through evolution. You initially started by using stand-alone tools, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or other slide presentation tools to create your training courses. Then, you may have acquired other “add-on” tools and apps to enhance your authoring capabilities. At some point, the law of diminishing returns takes over: The more tools you add on, the less productive your team gets! Sadly though, sometimes it’s hard to notice that your existing eLearning authoring tools aren’t working for you.   Signs that tell you that new tools are overdue You and your team have been using your existing eLearning authoring tools for several years now.  Your team might feel very comfortable with the features and functionality they provide. And, because many of your authors and developers have become “experts” in using those tools, there might be a general feeling that there’s no need to change. And there lies the … [Read more...] about How to Tell If You Need to Start Looking for a New ELearning Authoring Tool

Filed Under: Instructional Design and ELearning Tagged With: Adobe Captivate, CourseArc, eLearning, eLearning Authoring Tools, interactive eLearning courses, Learning Management System, LMS

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