Gone are the days when reference tools were books; these days reference tools and textbooks are all becoming easily available as downloads. Instructional aids for learning and development professionals are no different. Instructional Design apps are here and trending on the app market. My Learning Space gives you the lowdown.
One of the first rules in designing elearning is to identify who your target learner is; knowing this will determine your approach and method. What delivery method will you use? How will it support your goals to deliver engaging, interactive content?
Everyone loves a good story and using storytelling techniques in your E-learning is a great way to connect your learners to the content and stir an emotional reaction to what they are learning.
If your organisation is an advocate of 70-20-10 then informal learning is not a new practice to you. For those new to this principle, informal learning can be a great tool to promote a culture of learning in your own organisation.
Gartner says that by ‘2015 , more than 50% of organizations [sic] that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes’. The message then is clear; gamification needs to become part of elearning design if organisations want to train employees and achieve high levels of engagement.
One of the challenges L&D professionals face is creating keeping learners motivated to learn. Creating an elearning experience the learner will engage with is at the heart of this challenge. We know that adults learn best when motivated to learn and this is driven by their need to understand why they should learn something. So how can we keep them motivated?
Moodle is a learning management system (LMS), a software application designed using sound educational principles, to help people create effective web-based learning experiences.
A robust learning management system (LMS) should help learning professionals manage a wide range of learning functions: it will be a depository for course catalogues, schedules, certifications. It can also manage curricula, courses, tests, and surveys delivered via e-learning and online classroom environments.
Mobile learning allows your organisation to delivery training just in time and on the go. Mobile learning has many advantages; it enables learners to benefit from e-learning away from the office.
Social learning is an important part of how we learn and share our experiences. The distinction between social media and social learning is an important one to make. We look at how you can integrate social learning into your organisation’s learning culture.
