Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

Although "learning architecture" and "learning experience design" are ideas that have been growing over the past several years, events in 2020 are driving them forward at an accelerated pace. It is important not to think of "returning to normal" as meaning "returning to 2019". At the risk of reciting the obvious, this article looks at how things have changed, and what we in L&D organizations need to do to adapt and adjust.

As the pandemic and economic conditions continue to drive organizational practices, we have discovered that:

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If there's one cliché about eLearning, it's a slide full of bullet points followed by the instruction to "click next." It doesn't have to be that way, and you can provide context, invite analysis, and encourage engagement. In fact, if you want people to experience learning in an engaging way, you need to banish the bullets and require interactivity. In this interview, Trina Rimmer draws on years of eLearning design and development expertise to suggest ways to move your eLearning to the next level.

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We surveyed hundreds of eLearning professionals on what challenges they’re preoccupied with, and what’s keeping them from getting their head down at night.

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Here are ten eLearning design principles that you simply can’t ignore if you want to create an eLearning course with a high learnability quotient.

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You’re just starting instructional design. Are you ready to go? Before you do anything, have you answered these 10 questions?

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If you want your e-learning program in your company to succeed, you need to make sure you follow these tips.

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The following eight eLearning resources will ensure that you dot the i’s and cross the t’s and don’t miss the fine print while scrambling to make the deadline.

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Keep in mind that the beginning of your eLearning course is a promise to your learners. 4 indispensable tips for making beginnings that turn heads!

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If you are doing instructional design (ID) you may also be doing learning engineering according to the definition from the designers, engineers, researchers, and practitioners involved in the IEEE ICICLE industry consortium on learning engineering. They defined learning engineering as follows:

Learning engineering is a process and practice that:

applies the learning sciences
uses human-centered engineering design methodologies, and
applies data-informed decision-making
to support learners and their development.

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You can expect some changes to the world of eLearning in 2019 and beyond. As this year starts you should be thinking about how you will improve your offering... If you want to ensure your program keeps up with the trends!

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Create an engaging narrative for your elearning using these top 3 tips

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Color enhances learning. Color can reduce the cognitive effort required to understand content because it adds another dimension to sense-making.

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How can online training providers to stand out from competitors? Here’s a quick guide to help you get the edge, starting with some considerations about how you choose an authoring tool.

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