Special Issue, 120-Page Article This article presents a series of strategies and tactics which help you answer these questions: How do I respond to rapid business needs for e-Learning? How do I decide which approach can dramatically increase the speed…
Choosing Authoring Tool That’s Right For You
Topics this issue: 1. Choosing Authoring Tool That’s Right For You What is the best authoring tool for e-learning? Despite efforts by many to develop or recommend one “best” authoring tool, the truth of the matter is, there is no…
Making e-Learning Teams Work
Topics this issue: 1. Making e-Learning Teams Work Today’s competitive marketplace demands more than one or two people to create e-learning programs. Representatives from the training, technology, marketing and finance departments – all with diverse work histories and interests –…
PDA-based e-Learning
Topics this issue: 1. PDA Learning: Some Design Concerns In today’s fast-paced world, we want to be able to maximize the seemingly little time we have and accomplish as many things as we can. We want to be in full…
Future Trends in e-Learning
Learning & Training: The Year Ahead: The changing learner and the quality of training According to the Municipal Research & Services Center in Seattle, “For the first time in history, there will be four generations in the work force. In…
Slow Adoption: The Fall of e-Learning Programs
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…
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…