The 10 Best eLearning Conferences for L&D Leaders
As learning and development leaders, you know that a core part of staying on your game is practicing what you preach and taking the time to learn and develop in your role, and that includes attending the best elearning conferences around. And because they provide such excellent opportunities to learn, it’s no surprise that conferences, events, and […]
What Is eLearning?
Elearning is the delivery of training or education through digital methods. Both the content and delivery are digital, generally accessed via devices or platforms of the learner’s choosing. With today’s global and remote workforces, elearning is often the only training option available, as instructor-led training can be costly and inconvenient. The flexibility and accessibility of […]
What is Blended Learning?
Blended learning is a hybrid instructional methodology combining traditional “classroom” instruction, online learning, and structured independent study. The term is increasingly ascribed to the way elearning and traditional classroom methods are combined in corporate training. In essence, it’s a term that represents the fundamental shift in how instructors, learning designers, and learners now approach the […]
7 Tips For Creating Powerful Corporate Training Assessments
Learning design theories and best practices are widely discussed and evaluated amongst the L&D community. One area that seems a little neglected in the debates that rage on is how corporate training assessments fit into training design. It’s much more difficult to find data and statistics on effective assessments than other areas of learning design. […]
What Is a Subject Matter Expert?
A subject matter expert (SME) is a person who has special skills or knowledge on a particular topic. In the L&D space, an SME usually refers to an employee who possesses expertise that is crucial for the development of learning experiences from which other employees can benefit. SMEs abound within an organization. They may be […]
What Is ADDIE?
ADDIE is an instructional systems design framework that many instructional designers and training developers use to develop courses. The five phases of ADDIE—Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation—together represent a dynamic, flexible guideline for building effective training experiences and performance support tools. The tools to build, host, and deliver learning experiences may change, but ADDIE […]
What Is SCORM?
SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based eLearning products. The standard provides the communication method and data models that allow eLearning content and an LMS to be able to work together. It tells programmers how to write code so that what they build will be compatible with […]
What Is Crowdsourced Learning?
Crowdsourced learning is learning content requested, developed, and delivered by a group of individuals not normally tasked with creating learning content. Crowdsourced learning need not be sourced from a specific set of designated learning and development professionals or instructional designers. Instead, crowdsourced learning originates from anyone within a department or company who can provide meaningful, […]
What Is a Learning Objective?
A learning objective describes what learners should know or be able to do at the end of the course that they couldn’t do before. A learning objective should clearly define the expected outcome of a course in terms of demonstrable skills or knowledge that will be acquired by the learner as a result of the […]
What is Mobile Learning?
Mobile learning, or m-learning, is the delivery of learning content via any endpoint of the user’s choosing. Mobile learning is convenient, as it is available anytime, anywhere: courses can be accessed via smartphone, tablet, laptop, or any other device. That learning in the workplace is taking place on a mobile device should come as no […]