Train yourself to let go of everything that you fear to lose – Yoda. We have had a more than a year of HTML5 now. And this is happening right now…not in some galaxy far far away. Instant gratification. Instant learning. We expect and demand to access knowledge any time and anywhere. We want this on any device that we have on hand at this very moment. This has made responsive content design a critical factor in course creation. ...

While Gamification became a buzzword and an over-hyped usage across the e-Learning world, I silently wondered how much one could learn from games. Sure, there are games that invoke curiosity, there are some that evoke and provoke and make the grey-cells tickle. Experiential Learning aside, the various levels of games within the course really engages the learner at various levels. There are Memory Recall games, Cause and Result ju ...

Pick up the hints. Interaction with a prospective vendor can show and shed more light than reading up about them or viewing their work online. 1. What skills does the e-learning vendor offer? Are the skills that the vendor brings, something that is complementary to your team? Are they more proficient at it? There is comfort in knowing that a vendor can work on a particular skillset, but can also work with aligned skill sets? D ...

I have been asked a few times “How to make an e-Learning Course Successful”there are a lot variables, In my opinion what stands out the most is: Is the learner learning?Does the learner want to learn more? Here are 5 steps to help you improve  your next course. 1. Grab the learner’s attention This may seem like it is a difficult task to do via an e-learning course, we all know how to grab the learner’s attention in pers ...

The face of elearning is changing more rapidly and research by ASTD and other e-learning groups suggest that the latest trends in e-learning include: More user engagement in elearning than ever before than the boring one-sided approach Integrating user-based content like Wikis, Blogs, etc Integrating social media into the existing e-learning system, making it very user-centric and interactive Mlearning and the surge ...

If I started off by saying what can Big Data not be used for my page would be empty. We all use data, but we don’t all use Big Data.Instead, I want to talk about how Big Data can be used to improve our learning and the learning of others. Big Data is being used in so many verticals and industries. e-Learning is just one of many. Let us not discuss the matrix or the technical side of Big Data, the side of how it works and why. I ...

Infographics! That is a funny word, that we have not seen a lot of until a recent eruption of them. Infographics catch our attention because they look cool and have a strong visual grasp on our eyes, they shout out Look at me!!!!I like them because they remind me a of my childhood and playing games with my older brother like finding Waldo or I Spy, where you set out to explore a busy graphic and search for relevant objects. There ...

As Director – Sales at Ideaon and over 20 years’ experience, I can honestly say Ithought Ihad heard it all, until today, while making my morning calls I spoke with an instructor that said “Patti, why would I want to outsource my own job?” I was a bit overtaken byher question. Of courseI reassured her crossing the bridge from ILT to e-Learning would not outsource her job, but make her more of an asset and help her company ret ...

Pharmaceutical e-Learning – a 360 Degree help from IDEAON Regulatory and Compliance Training We understand the need for regulatory and compliance standards. Incremental learning and training employees so that they adhere to the standards prescribed is critical. Regulatory standards keep changing frequently and keeping your employees updated on them can be challenging in an ILT format. However, adopting eLearning can make it ea ...

I have been asked a half-dozen times about my thoughts on Social Learning within corporations. At work we do use social tools such as Skype, Yahoo Messenger and YouTube for learning purposes. When I ask about social learning in the work place, I normally get blank stares from potential clients, “Do you mean I should allow my employees play on Facebook at work?” This makes me wonder whether everyone is classifying social learn ...