E-Learning
Everything about creating online training and courses, from the thinking behind good instruction to the tools and tricks used to build it.
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Why You Should Stop Locking Your Course Navigation
A manager once told me the people who designed his company’s e-learning were “e-learning fascists.” He wasn’t wrong. Locking navigation doesn’t solve…
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Why Your E-Learning Course Solves Only a Small Part of the Problem
Most e-learning is built as a one-shot event. The problem is that people learn constantly, not just when they’re in a course.…
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How to Start an E-Learning Project Right
Most e-learning problems start before anyone opens an authoring tool. The questions you ask at the beginning shape everything that follows. Here’s…
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How to Use Images in E-Learning Without Confusing Your Learners
Not all images help learners. Some get in the way. Research shows that decorative images can actually make learning harder. Here’s how…
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Use PowerPoint to Build Graphics for Rise E-Learning
After sharing a Rise interactive scenario demo, I got a lot of questions about how the graphics were built. The headers, flashcard…
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How I Built This Interactive Scenario in Rise
Older PowerPoint scenarios can be hard to manage and even harder to update. Rise offers a cleaner alternative that’s fully responsive and…
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What Instructional Designers Actually Do (And How to Explain It)
Someone emailed me a question I’ve been asked a lot: what is the role of the instructional designer, and how do you…
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One Person, Ten Roles: The Reality of Modern E-Learning
Great e-learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Even the most independent developer relies on a network of people to deliver a course…
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Five Ways to Get More Out of Your SME Relationships
Most course developers struggle to get what they need from subject matter experts. It’s not a content problem — it’s a relationship…
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Narration Has Changed — Here’s How to Choose the Right Option
AI voices have gotten so good that most course developers skip the debate entirely and just use them. But there are still…