Top Instructional Design Trends for 2017
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In this blog, we will explore Top Instructional Design Trends for 2017. 2016 was an amazing year for Instructional Designers with respect to the innovations, adaptability and change we have witnessed in different aspects of eLearning course design. This is a result of continuous process of evaluation of existing approaches, standards and styles.
Soon Elearning Will Be A Thing of the Past!
Recent studies on eLearning courses being developed and own eLearning vendor management experiences suggest that the dynamics causing this setback is the surge of new breed of eLearning service providers and freelancers. Generally, the more number of suppliers bring more competitive efficiency, but this positive development has a chick; the incompetency.
My recent interactions with industry experts from different parts of the world has made me write about the increasing negative perception on eLearning effectiveness.
Majority of the elearning suppliers lag behind in proper implementations of Section 508, mLearning, micro learning, SCORM etc. and handling issues related to elearning course deployment on LMS.
Why Microlearning can be the Best Strategy for Sales Training?
“Microlearning is an effective sales training strategy that involves bite-sized learning nuggets focused on a specific product features or a sales task providing just-in-time learning.” Ever wondered how to train sales team with engaging training content so that they can translate the knowledge immediately on the field! But do they have time to take training given their sales targets and tight schedules? Probably, NO. Even if they take, the learning is not reinforced post sales training and this is a big drawback.
Sales teams must be regularly trained to build effective training skills. And Microlearning is so apt for sales reps who are constantly on the move as it fits beautifully in the sales training landscape.
Instructional Design Tips to Create eLearning to Train Corporate Millennial Workforce
Modern Instructional Design can address the millennial learning needs and help you create an effective eLearning. In this blog, we will discuss the modern digital learning needs along with the corresponding instructional design tips to create learner-centered corporate eLearning.
Incorporating Infographics in eLearning
Infographics are one of the best visual tools to hook learner’s attention and convey message effectively. It presents well chunked content with relevant graphics to help learners understand the content in less time and retain for a longer duration. Declutter the screen with irrelevant images, graphics and heavy on-screen text. And your 50% job is done. Yes, it’s just that. Whether it is custom eLearning, rapid eLearning, mobile learning or even microlearning; Relevancy is the key. And incorporating infographics in eLearning can take your eLearning courses to the next level. In this blog, we will highlight the relevancy of infographics in eLearning.
Multi-Device Elearning: Responsive eLearning Design or Adaptive – What’s the Best Choice?
Responsive eLearning has become quite essential to create multi-device eLearning or mobile learning. It enables learners to access the eLearning courses from their preferred devices. As eLearning designers, we need to develop eLearning content such that it works swiftly and smoothly on every device. In this blog, we will discuss Responsive eLearning design Versus Adaptive eLearning Design and Suitable eLearning authoring tools to create such eLearning content.
A Case Study on Microlearning as Performance Support to Reinforce Existing Training
Microlearning, the modern instructional design strategy, is one of the top elearning trends in 2017. It provides just-in-time performance support to reinforce existing instructor-led training or online training or corporate learning. In this blog, we will discuss microlearning case study that highlights Microlearning app as Performance Support to Reinforce Existing Training. Microlearning is not just bite-sized eLearning content that is chunked to deliver short bursts of information. Micro-eLearning is the most cost-effective way to develop and deliver online training.
Is Elucidat Analytics a Replacement to Traditional LMS?
Elucidat is a cloud-based eLearning Authoring Tool which provides responsive eLearning courses faster and easier. Elucidat makes eLearning development smooth and easy through its pre-built functionalities that are readily available for us to use. Elucidat Analytics is one of such functionalities that has been recently introduced. The best part of the analytics feature is, we can easily track whether the learner has passed or failed in an assessment. This helps us in designing better assessments for the learners.
Does Outsourcing eLearning/Online Training development Make Sense?
Creating interactive eLearning content with instructional design values need expert skills and competencies. The in-house eLearning development team may not be competent enough to deliver eLearning projects as expected or the in-house team may not have expertise in all the areas required in the complete cycle of eLearning development. So outsourcing eLearning projects can cut down your chase and save significant time and money. However, selecting a capable eLearning vendor is a challenge in itself.
