DigitalChalk eLearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Do you often spend countless hours creating your courses, only to go back and make edits later? With these time saving tips you can create your course quickly and easily! Always keep your focus on the course content and don’t go overboard with design. Tips and Tricks Build Your Course Save Time' Have a game plan.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

APRIL 18, 2016

We’ve gone over how to copy a course, or course elements in a previous post, but did you know that you can also copy an offering ? The steps to copy an offering are very similar to copying a course, or element, it’s just all done under the ‘Offerings’ section. Select ‘Offerings’ from the left side menu.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 8, 2013

Many instructors likely have more than one course online, and can often spend months building it before it goes live – only to start the next. So, what do you do when you need to go back and update an old course ? Your courses should always sound current, not like they are stuck in the past. Speak in the present.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The post Creating Successful Online Courses with Emerging Technologies appeared first on. She is the creator and president of Synergy Learning Institute a small technical and Vocational college. Do you have what it takes to become a DigitalChalk guest author? Contact us at marketing@digitalchalk.com to find out more!

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DigitalChalk eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Did you know that DigitalChalk gives you the option to choose how the elements will be delivered to your students for each course? You can choose any option you need to cover any needs, or wants, you have when it comes to how a student can go through your course content. We do, and it’s called ‘Delivery Template’!

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DigitalChalk eLearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Sometimes it can be difficult to build an effective interactive online course for your students. Each template has unique interactions based on the various learning phases to help you quickly build an eye-catching course. eLearning Tools Build Your Course Content Design Raptivity' Do you use PowerPoint again and again?

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DigitalChalk eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Course commenting is a great feature for online educators to use to easily interact with their students in a direct way within DigitalChalk. To make course commenting available to your students you will want to enable it when creating the offering (you can also go in at any time and turn commenting off/on).

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

If you have manually added users to your organization you may have noticed that there is a course administrator role option for you to select and wondered what access it gives to users if assigned. What do course administrators have access to? Create course elements. What is course authoring? Monitor student progress.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Previewing your course should always be an easy task no matter what LMS you have. This is an important step in the course creation process to help you better understand it will be like. DigitalChalk helps you with this by giving you the ability to preview your course. How do I preview a whole course?

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JULY 25, 2013

Today, many companies and instructors are branding their online courses to match their company’s colors and themes. It is important that students can identify your course and presentation to be your own. Remember, your content is still the most important aspect of your online course. Download our new eBook today ! .

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JUNE 20, 2016

Did you know that you can edit offerings from the manage courses view? Editing from this view lets you see the full list of offerings that you have created for the course and lets you easily make changes to a specific offering or make changes to all of them at once. Go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab. Call us at 877-959-3468 opt.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JANUARY 5, 2015

It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of courses or just a few, arranging your courses in a specific order helps organize and simplify the registration process for students. You can determine how the courses are arranged both on the dashboard tab and the catalog tab. The post Quick Tip: Arrange Your Courses appeared first on.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 10, 2015

Wondering why you aren’t seeing any of your elements when previewing your course, or even after you’ve created a course offering ? To activate the elements you will want to: Go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab. Click on the title of the course and you will have two different ways to activate the element(s).

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 22, 2013

*We have partnered up with Capterra to share a few tips for marketing your online courses. When it comes to being a successful online instructor, sometimes the hardest thing can be learning how to market your courses. Marketing is the action of promoting and selling products or services – or in this case, your online courses.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MARCH 6, 2014

Are your learners performing poorly on their course evaluations? Content chunking is one of the best techniques for designing and delivering successful online courses. When creating your online course, remember to prioritize your content. Simplify your course material to only include relevant and necessary content.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JULY 6, 2015

With every course you have the option to set up the course completion settings a few ways. You can choose from: No, students may begin this course, but not complete at this time. Yes, students may complete this course. Yes, students may complete this course…. 2 and support@digitalchalk.com.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

APRIL 15, 2013

These key statistics available are the number of unique visitors, the source they found your website through, the keywords (if any) they searched to find your website, the number of times each of your webpages is viewed, and the number of times someone signs up for your newsletter or one of your courses. Phone Call Tracking.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MARCH 21, 2016

You know how to edit individual course offerings, but did you know that you have the ability to edit multiple offerings at once? All you have to do is: Go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab. The post Back to Basics: Mass Edit Course Offerings appeared first on. This is ideal if you need to make a change to the general setup settings.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

To make corporate learning low-cost and more accessible, you can always create a well-polished online course. To warrant a higher course success, make its topic as specific as possible. Plan the course structure, schedule and methods around your target group. Make sure the course is presented in a creative and engaging way.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JANUARY 26, 2015

Logging in for the first time after getting your account setup can be an exciting process – We want to keep the excitement rolling by showing you how easy it is to start the course creation process. Starting the Course Creation Process: To begin, you want to make sure to have selected the “Manage Courses” tab.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JULY 27, 2015

DigitalChalk understands that it can be a necessity for some organizations to have prerequisites in place that people need to meet in order to take the course. If you want the users to automatically be registered for a course, or courses, you can use the Registration feature to create a rule with certain prerequisites that need to be met.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 27, 2015

Many people need online courses for various reasons, whether it is to further their education or to gain corporate training certifications. Many times internal and corporate training courses do not need to be marketed outside of the company – as the courses only pertain to select employees. The list is just about endless.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 3, 2015

This feature allows you to select which courses users can and can’t see in the catalog, and so this is great for limiting what the user can register for. Setting up prerequisites for your courses puts you in control of who can take what courses seamlessly, and DigitalChalk lets you do that quickly and easily.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JUNE 25, 2015

That means you have online courses that are hosted within the LMS platform and then sold to customers. Your customers may take your online course to get certified in a particular subject or just as a hobby. Regardless, you, as the instructor and business, need to sell those courses online in order to be successful. Your Website.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

JULY 16, 2015

When courses are created in the LMS system directly, that does not mean they are now in SCORM compliance. In order to create a SCORM package, one must use a software program to create the course and publish it as SCORM in order to upload it into the system. The post Why You Should Use SCORM in Your Online Courses appeared first on.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MAY 7, 2015

Nearly 40% of respondents say would like to learn more about marketing your online courses and over 25% said they are not currently marketing their course at all. However, of those that are marketing their online courses, nearly 60% of respondents are using email as their primary form of marketing. The results were surprising.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

AUGUST 24, 2015

There is an easy way to add images to your course bulletin. The post How to Add Images to Your Course Bulletin appeared first on. With our bulletins feature you can easily relay important information to your students on the Dashboard or login page. An added benefit of the bulletin is the ability to add images to it as well.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Have you ever wondered how to add a thumbnail to a course offering? First, go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab and select ‘Offerings’ from the left side menu. The post Quick Tip: Adding a Thumbnail to a Course Offering appeared first on. It’s an easy process – just a few clicks and you’re done!

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DigitalChalk eLearning

APRIL 2, 2015

Gamification means using the principles of game design in another context; for example, a training program or an e-Learning course. An e-Learning course that has been gamified will include elements such as challenges, rewards, and repeated attempts. How can a video help gamify my e-Learning course? To give a hint.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MAY 21, 2015

Merely freezing an animated background while a question is asked (and then resuming it when answered correctly), or adding an exciting transition to move on to the next part of the course, can be a stimulating experience for a user. Of course, animations aren’t the only way to gamify your course. What is Educational Animation?

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DigitalChalk eLearning

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Promote Your Courses with DigitalChalk appeared first on. The post New Feature!

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DigitalChalk eLearning

APRIL 15, 2013

The biggest advantage to paid ads is that they display immediately, as well as offer an insight into which keywords your potential customers are using to search for your courses. The first part to setting up any ad campaign is keyword research, to discover which phrases people use when searching for your courses.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

APRIL 15, 2013

Selling courses online is a great way of having an online presence. Marketing Internet Marketing Search Engine Optimization Sell Courses Online' The better experience and the more useful information you can provide, the more likely a visitor to your website will become a customer.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

DigitalChalk: A Brief Overview DigitalChalk is an advanced online learning management system offering a versatile platform for creating and delivering online courses. […] The post Understanding DigitalChalk’s New Video Element: Revolutionizing Video-based eLearning appeared first on DigitalChalk Continuing Education Solutions.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Although many people can create online courses, creating an effective course can be much more difficult. An effective online course requires time, effort, and high quality content. We have compiled a short list of tips to help you create an effective eLearning course, no matter what industry you are in. Communicate goals.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

5 Tools to Help You Build Your eLearning Course. In addition to a great online training software, there are many well-known tools that can easily work together to create an interactive eLearning course. Most instructors manage to build an online course in there free time, usually between a full-time job and/or live teaching.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

MAY 16, 2013

You may have a great online platform for your course, but need help creating some interactive, relevant course material. We have put together 7 tips to help you create an “out of the box” course. Take your time building your course content and putting it online. What are you designing your course for?

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