As large numbers of people are now working and learning from home, making your eLearning interactive and engaging is more important than ever. Having interactive eLearning is the difference between your learners being engaged in your learning material and becoming bored and giving up. Below are some ways you can add engagement to your eLearning. 1. Gaming Elements Having gaming elements in your eLearning can be a very effective way to increase engagement. Adding gaming elemen

As we continue to develop courses for Centennial College directly into their LMS, we have learned to use additional tools to those provided within Brightspace to make the courses more engaging and appealing. We have used platforms to create interactions such as H5P, Nearpod or Padlet. But one of the things that has come up quite often, especially in the computer science courses, is the use of code, in C#, to explain concepts and demonstrate their applicability in real life so

Creating elearning content for international students presents a new kind of accessibility challenge.

The concept of microlearning involves breaking down your eLearning content into small bite sized chunks. These chunks make your training easier to digest and helps the learner consume specific pieces of information without overwhelming them. Below are some of the benefits you can get by using microlearning in your next eLearning project. 1) It’s great for mobile One of the benefits of using microlearning is that it can work well with mobile learning. As most people carry some

As an instructional designer, or ID, building a positive relationship with your SME is essential to producing great elearning.

It has been several months since COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic begun. During this time the way we work and learn has dramatically shifted and the need for online eLearning and digital training is more important than ever. Developing eLearning and digital training is very different than a traditional classroom setting and as a result there are some things you should consider. Below are some things you should consider when developing online training and eLearning. 1. Fi

Currently, we are programming modules teaching math functions. Learning HTML coding for equations like has been a fun learning experience! However, it is not nearly as fun for learners when they are given exercises asking them to simplify and to type in the correct answer. Doing so is easy enough on paper, or even a Word document, but the usual fill-in-the-blank activity isn’t usually robust enough to allow these kinds of notations, nor should a student be reasonably expecte

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The other day I was driving home from the office and stopped at a red light. It was at that point that I noticed a cyclist pull up beside me. Nothing out of the ordinary, other than he was awkwardly attempting to retain his balance while he waited, presumably so he wouldn’t have to unclip his shoes from his pedals. I’d like to think I respect my fellow ‘road users’ – but I will say with absolute certainty (because I’ve recently been working on a ‘vehicle for hire’, eLearning

As large amounts of people are now working and learning from home being able to engage with your learners and add interactivity is more important than ever. As learners take more control of their learning than ever there are a number of things you can do to make the experience as enjoyable as possible. One way you can do this is to use Gamification principles, below are some of Gamification principles you can apply to your eLearning. 1. Badges Applying badges to your eLearnin

Brightspace is great for putting in a lot of text and image content for your elearning, with features to divide it into modules, include student discussions and participation, assignments and grading. But to make the main bulk of your content properly interactive, additional platforms such as H5P will help in creating the kind of elearning interactions you normally see in dedicated elearning tools such as Articulate Storyline and Captivate. However, H5P has a more than a few