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How to Create Performance-Based Training
Two kinds of courses, two different goals A compliance course tells employees…
tipsqueak
Helpful ideas. Squeaky value.
tipsqueak
Helpful ideas. Squeaky value.
How to Create Screencasts You Can Be Proud Of
I've watched a lot of screencasts that weren't worth watching. The audio was rough. The mouse bounced around. The presenter kept stopping and restarting. None of those problems are hard to fix. They're just setup problems.
Stop Building E-Learning Nobody Needs
Learners don't want a long course. They want the point, fast. Here's how to cut the bloat, ditch the distracting links, and build only what the situation actually calls for.
How to Create Interactive E-Learning
The most common e-learning courses follow a simple pattern: present information, click next. That's not learning. Three design shifts move courses away from click-and-forget content toward experiences where learners actually have to think.
Why Locking Course Navigation Doesn’t Prove Anything
Locked course navigation is one of the most common requests in e-learning. But measuring screen time isn't the same as measuring learning. There's a better approach: shift from measuring exposure to measuring understanding.
Working With Subject Matter Experts Without the Headaches
Subject matter experts have what your course needs and not much time to give it. How you manage the relationship before, during, and after each meeting determines whether your project flows or stalls. Here are seven habits that make it easier.
How to Get Your Learners to Remember More
Learners don't remember everything you put in a course. They remember what their brains had room to process. Here's a quick look at cognitive load and three ways to design around it.
How to Motivate Adult Learners
Kids jump right in and figure things out. Adults hold back, afraid to get it wrong. Here's how to design e-learning that gets adult learners past that hesitation and actually engaged.
Three Ways to Guarantee Your E-Learning Fails
Learners can spot a bad course fast: no relevance, no point, no polish. Here are three habits that guarantee yours misses the mark, and what to do instead.
How to Find the Right Visual Style for Your E-Learning Course
Most e-learning developers aren't trained graphic designers. But you probably already sense which colors belong in a safety course versus a call center course. That intuition is your visual voice, and it's one of the most practical design tools you have.
What to Do After You Finish an E-Learning Course
Most of us finish a course, hand it off, and move on. But what happens after launch matters more than most developers realize. Here are four things worth doing before you start the next project.
The Missing Piece in Most E-Learning Courses
Making content interactive isn't the same as teaching people to make good decisions. Here's why so many e-learning courses stop short of the real work, and what it actually takes to build decision-making practice into your training.
How to Move Past Locked Courses
The instinct to lock every screen in a course is understandable. If learners can skip freely, how do you know they learned anything? The answer is in the assessment, not the navigation.
Free Characters for Your Courses and Presentations
Explore hundreds of free characters and thousands of poses—perfect for online courses, presentations, and more. There’s something for everyone, and it’s all free to download and use.
A Simple Way to Fix Your Course’s Visual Design
You don't need a design degree to build good-looking courses. You need four principles and the discipline to apply them.
