Online learning and training have become an essential part of every online business. Creating and selling online courses can be quite profitable, with many professionals achieving 6- and 7-figure incomes. The whole elearning market is expected to exceed $406 Billion by 2024 , and that includes both individuals and corporations spending more and more into online learning. How can I choose the right course topic? Learning Goal. MORE

There are an abundance of models; ADDIE, MPI, SAM , Bloom’s Taxonomy to name a few. Each one aims to make the acquisition of knowledge and skills more efficient, effective, and appealing. Operating in the real world, you try to maximize your training budget to meet objectives. What are your learning needs to meet this goal? Who requires this training? If it is training content, was it effective? The SAM Instructional Design Model. MORE

Our Senior Instructional Designer, Rhys Williams, gives us an insight into how someone becomes an instructional designer, and explains what the varied role entails… There’s a scene in the television sitcom Friends where Rachel and Monica are desperately trying to remember what Chandler – one of their best pals – does for a living. It’s the final question in a high-stakes trivia game and if the girls can’t remember, they lose their apartment. MORE

The Lectora 2017 Users Conference promises to be an exciting and engaging event. Here are the slides from my keynote (but no peaking until it’s over). As indicated in the keynote, all of the topics were not covered but, they are all covered here. What we missed on the mission is provide in the information below (and in the slides above). Here is the complete list of the information related to creating learner engagement. MORE

I love this definition of MOOCs by Ignatia Inge deWaard in her e-book, MOOC Yourself: “A MOOC is a non-defined pedagogical format to organize learning /teaching/training on a specific topic in an informal, online, and collaborative way.” This captures the key essence of a MOOC highlighting the key differentiators between a MOOC and an online course. Hence, it is essential to identify the key aspects of what makes a MOOC a MOOC. MORE

Best of eLearning Learning. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. The Org Structure of Enterprise 2.0 - trainingwreck , April 18, 2010 I’m lucky to be a member of the 2.0 Key Social Learning Roles - Daretoshare , April 4, 2010 Premise : Learning communities or networks thrive because its members possess certain skills and capabilities. While it may have been the title that (shocked) interested. MORE

Best of eLearning Learning. Once again, I found myself falling behind in getting through all the great eLearning content that gets brought together by eLearning Learning. And I was happy to see that my Twitter for Learning post got the top spot for the second half of the month. Adoption - trainingwreck , March 25, 2010 There is a dilemma that exists in the 90-9-1 phenomenon. The links are swf (Flash) files. MORE

Have you ever considered how strange it is we deliver on-demand training to adult learners in basically the same way as elementary students? Materials are prepared and delivered before an audience who sits back and absorbs the lesson. How should the adult learning experience factor into the equation? The Theory of Andragogy. The study of adult learning goes back a long time. Learning should pull from life and job experience. MORE

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Monday, January 07, 2008 The Value of Instructional Designers Ive been having on ongoing conversation with other instructional designers as to whether or not we need to have the technical skill sets to actually build the courses we design. I primarily focus on the content, the writing, and the schmoozing with the client. (My MORE

The COVID-19 pandemic has left universities and colleges scrambling to bring all courses online — with little preparation or time for instructors to make the transition. And with the immediate and long-term future of higher education delivery uncertain at best, it’s a safe bet that most if not all courses will require at least some online components. Are you stuck trying to build online courses for the first time? No time to read the whole guide? MORE

The one constant in the universe is change. Or so the great philosophers say. Given the possibility that this is true, it makes sense for all of us to be better prepared to acknowledge the inevitable nature of change, prepare for it, and learn to benefit from it when possible. As for you, you’ve got two choices–watch a recording of the video discussion immediately below, or scroll down further to read a transcript. Mobile Training Apps. MORE