LEARNING is everything and everything is learning. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” Those words came from John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States of America; a lawyer and diarist who held the office from 1825 to 1829. You can recognize wisdom when the author’s words still ring true almost 200 years after they were first penned. Leadership. The concept of how to lead effectively has neve

Product Programmer, Dylan Hedges, has been working with us at Pathways Training and eLearning for almost three years now. During that time, Dylan has become an incredibly important part of our team. Dylan graduated from Bournemouth University in England with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology and Information Technology before beginning his career in the world of eLearning. Today, we chatted with Dylan about his favourite projects, adjusting to w

Vyond is a browser-based tool that lets you create professional whiteboard and 2D animations. One of the benefits of using Vyond is that it outputs animations as a video file, this means it can be viewed as a stand alone video or easily integrated into other eLearning courses. In Vyond one of the most important features you will use is the Action feature. An Action is a type of movement that you can apply to a character, once applied this will animate the character doing some

LEARNING is everything and everything is learning. Twice in my life, I’ve found the courage to press the reset button. I'm told the HARD process is called a “hard reset”, aptly named because it’s not easy to do. Makes sense. As the first glimmers of spring appear on the horizon, you begin thinking about that feeling of renewal you crave and sometimes you ask yourself those tough searching questions. Is it time for change? Maybe even radical, life-altering change? I began my w

By this point, people should probably know we love using Articule Storyline a lot here at Pathways, because it really streamlines our development process and helps us with creating highly interactive eLearning modules. That being said, because we use it in 90% of our eLearning projects, we are also more likely to find more bugs or inconsistencies than the casual users, which was the case of yesterday’s adventure while developing an eLearning course. To give you a bit of a bac

When you’re creating elearning with character art to represent your narrator, do you use real photographs or illustrations?

LEARNING is everything and everything is learning. Now, more than ever, we need to learn the true meaning of “Carpe Diem.” Seize the day. In Ontario, where Pathways is based, we are heading towards the long weekend that culminates Monday in the public holiday known as “Family Day”. As with many long weekends, they often lead us to think… I’m stressed, I need to unwind, I feel like I’m burning out. I need a break. We’re now almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and all the

When designing and developing eLearning, knowledge checks are a key thing you should include to ensure you courses are interactive and engaging. Knowledge checks are questions that are asked periodically throughout a course and tests the learner on course content. The benefit of this is that it adds interactivity to your course and helps learners to reinforce what they have just learned. Below are some of the types of knowledge checks you can use in your eLearning. 1. Multipl

Product Programming Manager, Julio Ordonez, has been an integral part of our Pathways Training and eLearning team for seven years now. Julio holds a Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Engineering from Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Bogota, Columbia. Today, we chatted with Julio about quarantine hobbies, adjusting to working from home, and the future of eLearning. Hi Julio! You’ve worked on loads of amazing projects during your seven years with Pathways. What’s been your fa

LEARNING is everything and everything is learning. Everyone has a book in them. A friend of mine in the publishing world once said that to me and it has always stuck in my mind. During this pandemic, through all the lockdowns, the work from home days and forced pauses in our often hectic lifestyles, it has clearly resonated with many others. Self-publishing, small book deals done to distribute on Amazon, projects that were gathering dust on a home office shelf, all suddenly b

When developing eLearning and digital training there are a number of checks you should do to make sure that your eLearning is consistent, robust and provides a good user experience for learners. Below are some things you should check when developing your next eLearning course. 1. Broken Links When developing eLearning testing that links work is one of the most important checks you should make. When adding hyperlinks to external resources or within your course a number of thin