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Inductions are used to familiarise people with the new rules and procedures for their workplace. An important thing to remember about inductions is that the learners are often completely new to the material. So, if you overwhelm them with masses of information, they won’t learn any of it. Inductions should be engaging and avoid the […]

Is reading documents on a screen e-learning? Hell No!!!!! Seriously – you cannot expect someone to learn from sitting at a desk reading through a 30 page manual (or even a 3 page manual). So why on earth would it be any different to have them scrolling through a 30 page document on a screen.

If your business has a number of positions, you might find development pathways to be helpful. Development pathways are simply a “map” of how your team can move from one position to another. There are a few really simple steps to set up these pathways. For each position, determine what training and qualifications are required.

Changing information in an elearning course can be costly if you are dealing with a professional elearning developer. Good developers will require courses to be tested a number of times as part of their quality control process, even if only small changes are made. This can take more time than you realise. So, here are

The most important thing when developing an assessment for elearning is to make sure that it relates to the content, and that you are actually assessing the content, not something else. There are a number of different options for the types of questions you can ask. Most elearning programs allow multiple choice and multiple selection

One of the advantages of elearning is that assessments are easy to deliver and they mark themselves and report back to the LMS so it does not require any time for trainers. But do you need an assessment? If you need to prove that the learner understood the content, then the answer is yes. Also,

Paper based manuals are one of the oldest forms of training materials. On the job training has actually been around since the beginning of time when the first caveman showed the second caveman the direction to run away from the tiger. But as far as training materials go, paper based manuals have been around for

You wouldn’t buy a car without doing a test drive. Actually, these days you might because it’s almost impossible to get a car. But you would much rather have a test drive. So, if you are looking for an elearning developer, make sure that you ask to see a demo. Many will have these demos

A pre-test is an assessment that is given to the learners before a course is run. Often, if a learner passes the pre-test, they are not required to complete a section of the course (or the whole course). The idea is that they already know the content so it would be a waste of their

1. Use simple language. If there is a choice between two words, choose the simpler one. If your learner is confused by the language, they will not absorb the content. To test your content, have a learner review it first. 2. Avoid acronyms and buzzwords. Carefully read your content and check for acronyms and buzzwords