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How can you best use power point in training? The answer is sparingly. Power point is often used in a face to face classroom situation for training with a trainer, or instructor, at the front of the class. Always remember that power point should be used as a tool, not as a focus. Power point […]

There are a number of types of animation that can be used in elearning. Simple 2D animation is the most affordable and most used – think cartoons. By using characters throughout the elearning, the course becomes more of a story and easier for the learner to absorb the information. Stories have a flow that makes

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