As I've mentioned earlier, elearning development has got extremely commoditized and should really not be very different from software development. Its really important then, that we give people as much importance in elearning development as we do in software development. Whether you run an elearning consultancy or are a training manager or a team member on an elearning development team, its important to think of how to empower people on your team. This is a floor layout I observed first hand, four months back at an elearning firm. How did you like this post? MORE >>

realized that I had perhaps generated some sort of interest in iterative elearning development, but I hadn't written enough about what goes into an iteration. In keeping with the Agile Manifesto, our preference is for individuals and interactions. Agile elearning development uses both these strategies. During a fixed length iteration, we build elearning for various actions which incrementally add up to the customer's desired elearning solution. At times, this translates itself into elearning development as well. What's an iteration again? MORE >>

The first couple of responses to this month's LCBQ Addressing I Want it Now #LCBQ have come in and Kasper Spiro's caught my eye: On demand: agile e-Learning development #LCBQ. Like Kasper, I'm very familiar with Agile in software development. was not as familiar with it in terms of eLearning development. So, I wanted to pull together some reading and resources around Agile eLearning , Agile ADDIE , etc. Making Change Agile, Lego and Training: The common factors. eLearning Technology. It's the updating part that doesn't happen. MORE >>

Before I launch into my thoughts, here's what Sara Ford (Program Manager of CodePlex) has to say about Agile: 1. What does Agile have to do with Informal Learning and Instructional Design? Agile means the willingness to be in a perpetual state of Beta, accepting that there is no closure, can be no closure with information, requirements, needs, business opportunities changing at lightning speed. Sara Ford uses a wonderful, visual analogy for Agile that is a brilliant fit for scoping of training needs in today’s business organizations. It's all about the mindset. MORE >>

It made me think of the way I've seen a lot of elearning in past years and in recent days. Designers seem to be really keen to do everything they possibly can, inside flash-based-elearning. We can't control all of this within one elearning module! In short, people learn over time and its unrealistic to believe that people will learn in one go, by going through your two hour, flash-based elearning module. Traditionally, the elearning fraternity has suffered from this mindset too - only in a different way. The movie, for me was an absolute disaster. Answers. MORE >>