May - 2019

May 30, 2019
3 min

Adobe Captivate vs. Articulate Storyline

Adobe Captivate is an application used for the development of various eLearning content. It is an alternative to the application we usually use for our development, Articulate Storyline. Although the two applications do share some similarities, and are used for the same purpose, there are some important differences between the two. I find that Captivate seems to run much slower than Storyline. Storyline seems to run smoothly, even when working on large projects. In Captivate,

May 24, 2019
2 min

3 Ways to Draw Arrows in Adobe Illustrator

Arrows can be a useful tool for adding flow to your infographics, or to add some nice visuals to an eLearning module. In the case of eLearning modules, if using storyline, you may not be satisfied with the default arrow styles offered or you may not want to use an image from the internet. Instead, you can use Adobe Illustrator to create your own arrows. Here are 3 different ways that you can create arrows using Adobe Illustrator. Drawing Arrows Using the Pen Tool and Stroke W

May 22, 2019
2 min

Unique buttons and states for your elearning

Every great elearning module needs buttons and other interactive objects, so make yours stand out!

May 21, 2019
1 min

5 Reasons to Switch to eLearning

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May 16, 2019
3 min

Picking the Right Training Module

Pathways offers a wide arrange of different training products that could be beneficial to your company in many ways. With the number of products that we offer, it may seem overwhelming and hard to choose which product may be the best fit for your needs. This blog will help narrow down which product may be the best for you and your training needs. eLearning and mLearning eLearning and mLearning modules are one of our most popular products that we produce at Pathways. Our eLear

May 16, 2019
1 min

Giving good feedback in elearning activities

Good feedback is critical for reinforcing the content in the elearning and encouraging learners who answered the question incorrectly

May 15, 2019
2 min

Celebrating eLearning and Training Successes! A Special Thank You to Sweet Flour!

One of our instructional designers lost his mother a few weeks ago and I wanted to find a way to say “we’re thinking of you” without sending flowers (I am never sure if it’s okay to send flowers or not to a guy, so I avoid the entire situation entirely). We have been using an unbelievable company called Sweet Flour to create thank you and appreciation gifts for our clients (like any good project manager knows, good project management methodology dictates you should always ce

May 14, 2019
2 min

Interactivity in eLearning

Adding interactivity to your eLearning is vital to creating a successful and engaging course for your learners. Interactivity can come in many forms and varies depending on the type of course you are creating. Without adding interactivity your course can easily become stale and can result in learners reading large amounts of text, watching lengthy videos or listening to long segments of audio. But what exactly does it mean to add interactivity? As mentioned previously interac

May 13, 2019
2 min

Common Design Mistakes in eLearning

Good elearning design is vital to ensuring your learners have a good learning experience and understand the topics you are trying to teach.

May 13, 2019
2 min

5 Reasons to Convert to eLearning for your Training Purposes

eLearning is an emerging market that has gained popularity in recent years. Many companies and educators are starting to use eLearning modules for training and education purposes, as opposed to in conventional in class learning environment. eLearning offers many advantages that a conventional classroom environment cannot offer, which may explain why so many companies are switching to this form of teaching for their training or educating purposes. Some of the advantages that e

May 9, 2019
1 min

Importing PowerPoint Projects in Articulate Storyline 360

Many times, an outline for an eLearning module may be given to an eLearning development company as a PowerPoint file, or a pitch may be given to the company as a PowerPoint file which may act as a satisfactory outline for a Storyline project. Converting a PowerPoint file to a storyline file may seem like it’s a lot of work or may seem like its not even be possible without copying and pasting every slides content and reformatting text and images. Although this may seem the cas

May 9, 2019
2 min

Interning for Pathways Training and eLearning

I have recently started an internship for Pathways Training and eLearning, a company specializing in eLearning and interactive learning modules, including Virtual Reality, Training and 360 Videos, Learning Management Systems, Gamification and Simulation, Infographics and Job Aids, and Change Management. I was hired for the position of Product Programmer, which was very exciting as I was given an opportunity to gain experience working on creating applications outside of an aca

May 7, 2019
2 min

Knowledge checks in eLearning

When designing and developing eLearning courses testing your learners periodically on your learning content can provide a number of benefits. Using knowledge checks can be one really effective way to do this, a knowledge check usually consists of 1-3 questions that are place at the end of a chapter/section of your eLearning course and are related to the learning content the learners has just consumed. Using knowledge checks can be very beneficial as it helps with knowledge re

May 6, 2019
2 min

Alternative ways of removing backgrounds from graphics for elearning

Photoshop has multiple ways of doing tasks, so here are two alternate methods for removing backgrounds from images for elearning

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