Saffron Interactive, one of Europe’s leading e-learning, mobile and blended learning companies, is proud to announce the release of its free e-learning quiz tool. The e-learning quiz tool allows users to create SCORM compliant assessments quickly and easily using a variety of question types and a series of different instructional models. Questions can be generated from a pool, be timed and include images as well as text. Each quiz can be deployed standalone or as part of a blended learning programme. The e-learning quiz tool can be downloaded for free from the Saffron Interactive website. MORE >>

e-Learning, and the discussions around it, tends to polarise people. Nobody really sits on the fence – broadly speaking, they are for it (normally, those with a keen sense of the cost of training) or they are against it (those who believe in traditional pedagogy). Those in favour of e-learning, therefore, often tend to come up with arguments along the lines of ‘it’s cheaper, and if we can demonstrate that learners have completed and passed the course, we’ve accomplished the same as much more expensive and time-consuming classroom based training may have done.’. However, you can encourage them. MORE >>

Plain English isn’t dull writing, and it’s not about banning new or long words. It’s all about using words that are easier to read and understand, and faster to write! Here are our top ten tips for writing an e-learning course in plain English. Think before you write. It’s crucial to plan the structure of an e-learning course. List the topics which need to be covered. Make a note of the points you want to cover on each screen. Focus on the learning objectives – and bear them in mind as you write! Keep your sentences short. Clear writing should have an average sentence length of 15 to 20 words. MORE >>

Once you’ve built an e-learning course you’ll want to get it onto your LMS so that people can access it. More than that, you’ll probably want to see how well your learners have done – how long did they spend, have they passed the quizzes and which questions did they get wrong? All this information and more can be sent back to the LMS using SCORM. Choose your SCORM version. ADL, the maker of SCORM, has released two main versions over the years: SCORM 1.2, then SCORM 2004. So make sure you check which version your LMS supports. Set up a SCORM JavaScript file. Choose the right values. MORE >>

I love Sheldon Cooper! I’m talking about the eccentric genius from the TV sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. He’s a know-it-all and knows it! So, why do I love him? Apart from the fact that he’s funny, it’s the hidden desire to be that know-it-all, to know almost everything there is of any practical worth. Alas, every day I am reminded of how far from this truth I am (and maybe that’s a good thing, but that’s another whole new philosophical debate for another time). Take, for example, the other day when my nephew wanted me to help him with a maths problem. MORE >>