With eLearning tips, I’m often impressed by how much each of us knows something without actually knowing that we know it. One of the books that opened my...
Careful and deliberate e-learning design can foster learner engagement while still staying within your budget. What can designers learn from the 'Jeopardy' segments playing in NYC taxi cabs?
To create learning experiences is it enough to have a passion for learning? What would inform our design? Can we merely rely on what we have observed from past learning experiences?
Proficient project managers in eLearning or any other industry naturally want to be productive. In a sense, they want to accomplish more in terms of the work they do for others. They want better learning materials, more efficient ways of handling client projects—all without wasting unnecessary energy and resources.
In the same way that user experience design requires much more than deciding what content should go on a website, true learning experience design requires much more than curriculum.
There's no shortage of theories as to why a scenario works so well as an educational device. But for me, it boils down to context. An authentic and relevant context facilitates two important processes...
When you want to create a really bad learning experience, this is the way to do it: Don't think about your learners Dump a body of information in a course as if it was a PowerPoint Add a few images...
Knowing what motivates people, what satisfies humans in terms of design and how it impacts the learning process, allows the crafting of an effective eLearning design. There are three distinct motivation theories that have been developed by scientists and psychologists that try to explain ways to motivate learners. All three seek to explain motivation and how it impacts the learning process. Look at the key ideas behind each theory and use them to improve the effectiveness of your courses.
Connie Malamed was one of the first in the learning industry to design and develop an app for learning designers. We set out on a journey to explore and learn more about other apps that are available for learning designers. Read on...