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Why Starting With an Activity Beats Starting With Content
Flipping the usual course structure sounds counterintuitive. But when you start with an activity instead of content, learners arrive at the instruction…
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3 Ways to Define Interactive E-Learning
I hear “make it more interactive” constantly. But no one ever defines what that means. Once you understand the three main ways…
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4 Ways to Move Past Click and Read E-Learning
A common pattern in e-learning is to list what people need to know and then quiz them on it. That approach measures…
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Your Course Can’t Ask “Did That Make Sense?”
Real communication goes back and forth. Most e-learning doesn’t. Here’s how to build feedback and assessment into the course itself instead of…
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How Alien Abductions Make You a Better E-Learning Designer
Real-world content can actually work against your course. Here’s why flipping the scenario, even into something as odd as an alien abduction,…
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How to Make an Online Course Less Boring
Stuck building another content-heavy compliance course? These 7 ideas show you how to add context, drama, and decision-making without a full redesign.
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How to Build Practice and Prove-It Activities Into Your E-Learning
If your course has performance expectations, learners need more than content. They need to practice and prove they can apply it. You…
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The Real Reason People Complain About E-Learning
I asked a group of people to describe their training experiences. The same words kept appearing: boring, irrelevant, and a waste of…
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How to Build Scenario-Based Training
Most e-learning falls flat because it presents information and hopes something sticks. Scenario-based learning works because it gives learners a reason to…
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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…