As the world has rapidly shifted to learning and working from home the need for online eLearning and digital training is more important than ever. When developing eLearning there is a different set of challenges that come with learners taking training online, below are some of things you can do to help your eLearning overcomes these challenges and provide a good user experience for learners. 1. Be intuitive One of the most important things when it comes to developing online t

As a result of COVID-19 the way that we think about learning, teaching and the classroom has dramatically changed. With traditional classrooms currently being very difficult or impossible to organise, online learning could be an effective and cost efficient alternative way to teach your learners. mLearning or Mobile Learning involves designing and developing digital training take is taken on a mobile device and is one way you could get training to your learners. Below are som

Video content is an important component of elearning, just look at all the things you can learn off of YouTube! Next to having a real instructor teaching you in real time, video is the next best thing. Having a video can show your learner things that a series of words or pictures can’t communicate, and add motion to an otherwise static slide in your elearning. When adding a video to your elearning in Storyline, you may not want to have the video image fill the whole frame. It

I have had situations in which I can’t easily get the image I need for my eLearning module, for example, if I am working off of a PDF file that the client provided, and it has an image that is relevant to the flow of the eLearning module, and the client isn’t able to provide the stand alone image file maybe because they don’t have it, I need to find a work around to extract that image and put it in the eLearning module. For the most part, Adobe Acrobat will allow me to export

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it has dramatically shifted how we work and teach our learners in a very short space of time. Suddenly the need to shift training from the classroom to online has happened and now more than ever you should consider how eLearning could be used in your learning and development strategy. Below are some barriers that can be removed by using eLearning in 2020. 1. Removes physical barriers One of the biggest challenges that can prevent people fr

One of the first things I usually do when I’m about to start programming eLearning courses, is to compile the voice over script and send it to the audio talent for recording. Why do I do this? Because it usually takes the voice talent 2 to 3 days to record the entire script and send it back to me, that way I can still start developing, creating templates, and adding the first few interactions to the eLearning module while I get the professional audio. You might wonder why do

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the way we work, learn and do things, as a result of the global pandemic we have had to adapt and change how we do things in our day to day lives. One of these areas impacted is education, with in person classrooms being difficult to organise, online training and eLearning can be one way to deliver training to your learners in a safe and effective way. Below are some of the benefits that you can get by using eLearning as alternative to tradi

Pathways has always been known for our great work with custom built elearning for every one of our clients, customized to their branding, style, and needs. But with many companies feeling squeezed by the COVID-19 crisis, many potential new clients won’t be able to afford our custom services. In light of these developments, we have decided to start producing ready made, off-the-shelf courses that are easier on your time and resource budgets! We will still be producing our prem