Topics this issue: 1. Slow Adoption: The Fall of e-Learning Programs Slow adoption of e-learning technology is one of the major reasons why e-learning programs fail. Various factors cause this adoption lag. One common thread is clash of cultures. The…
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Rapid e-Learning Development
Topics this issue: 1. Rapid e-learning Development Those who have experienced the benefits of e-learning want more online programs developed. However, issues like the long time it needs to build courses, difficulties in interacting with Subject Matter Experts (SME) or…
How Taking Baby Steps Can Lead to Giant Success in e-Learning
Topics this issue: 1. Taking baby steps to achieve giant success in elearning The most difficult part of starting a project is making that crucial “first step.” Especially in elearning where the market is flooded with too many choices for…
How To Stay In Touch With Online Learners When Traveling
Topics this issue: 1. How to stay in touch with online learners even when traveling Doctors aren’t the only ones who need to be “on-call”. There are many instances when online learners need to have their questions answered by a…
Successfully Selling e-Learning Programs To Top Management
Topics this issue: 1. If the “Blind Swordsman” were to successfully sell e-learning programs to top management Gaining management approval for an e-learning program takes the skills of the Blind Swordsman-the Japanese movie hero who, though sightless, proves that he…
Controlitis: How to Avoid this Debilitating Trainer’s Disease
Topics this issue: 1. Loosen up control to muscle up e-learning effectiveness? Because instructors ultimately control the flow of e-learning information, many of them develop a debilitating disease: “Control-itis.”- “Control-itis” arises when the trainer comes to believe wrong-headedly that he…
In e-Learning, Is Content King?
Topics this issue: 1. In e-Learning, Is Content King? Just as some elementary school teachers considered Albert Einstein a mathematical dunce, others gave up early on the language skills of Winston S. Churchill – recognized today as a genius of…
The iPod and What We Can Adapt in e-Learning
Topics this issue: 1. The iPod and e-Learning: What can we adapt? Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs preaches that the iPod is revolutionalizing the way people listen to music and audio books (Newsweek, July 26, 2004). The iPod had become an…
How To Googlelize e-Learning Programs And Increase Its Repeat Value
Topics this issue: 1. Googlelize e-Learning Programs for Repeat Value We love Google for the way it helps us search tons of information to retrieve just the bytes we need, and for the way it helps us do this in…
Designing Effective Graphics For e-Learning Programs
Topics this issue: 1. Designing Effective Graphics For e-Learning Programs Many trainers and designers copy free canned graphics, and slap them into e-learning programs. It’s the easy way—but it rarely works. To make graphics function for you and help elearners…
Which is More Compelling to the Learners: Facts or Stories?
Topics this issue: 1. Which is more compelling to the learners: facts or stories? The second wave of e-learning programs is now starting to surface in businesses. Tired of the first-generation products where focus was on software, developers are now…
Chunking Content for e-Learning Delivery: Does it really work?
Topics this issue: 1. Valuable tips in chunking content for e-learning delivery Next time someone tells you to simply make “chunks” of your content to present them in e-learning format, ask this question: “What do you chunk and how do…
Second Wave of e-Learning – Basic and Simple Ways to Engage Learners in e-Learning
Topics this issue: 1. Second wave of e-learning – basic and simple ways to engage learners in e-learnings The second wave of e-learning programs is now starting to surface in businesses. Tired of the first-generation products where focus was on…