When we were preparing the logistics to develop the Virtual Reality eLearning module for ACCES Employment, this question came up when we were explaining how the output of this project would look like, and it is a fair question, how would people complete the training if they don’t have VR goggles, such as Google Cardboard? What options do they have? Well, I believe this question goes beyond the necessity of having the proper hardware for the VR module, and even touches the top

When your learners take your eLearning course you want to make sure that you provide the best User Experience possible. In addition to having an intuitive and well thought out User Interface you need to make sure your learners are engaged and interested in your course. Below are some important things to consider when developing your next eLearning course. 1. Providing Feedback When your learners take your eLearning course, one of the most important things you should do

When creating eLearning choosing the right colours is important to ensuring you have a clean User Interface and a visually pleasing experience for your learners. Below are some things you should consider when deciding on which colours to use in your eLearning course. 1. Branding When choosing which colours to use in your eLearning course one of the most important things is to think about is your organisations brand and how you can make your course align with this brand. If yo

Icons are useful, simplified images that are great when need a quick, punchy graphic that can be easily and quickly read.

When developing eLearning an important thing to consider is the file size of your course. The file size of your course is determined by a number of things such as the number of slides and the type of media you use (e.g. videos, audio, images etc.). Below are some things to consider when it comes to the file size of your eLearning. 1. Remote Learning Now that large numbers of students and workers are learning from home one thing to consider is the ability of your learners to l

Whiteboard animations are short videos that make a great addition to your elearning.

When designing and developing eLearning there are some important things you should keep in mind to ensure your course provides a good user experience for learners. Below are some things to consider when developing your next eLearning course. 1. Course Flow When developing your eLearning course one of the things you should keep in mind is that the course stays on topic and builds on knowledge from previous sections. When you think about your audience try to think about their c

Job aids are kind of a cheat sheet to support your employees in dealing with the most common pieces of information or processes they’re likely to encounter in an average work day. They can also be used to help your employees prepare for these tasks, or with any follow-up procedures relating to those tasks. You don’t want to overload your job aid with minutiae, because they’re meant to be easily read, quick reference guides. This is where infographics come in. Infographics are

When developing eLearning your developers will use something called an authoring tool to create your course, however you still need to upload your course to a Learning Management System so you’re your learners can access the course online. Below are some of the benefits of using an LMS to host your course. 1. Provides Access The main purpose of a Learning Management System is to host your eLearning courses so that your learners can access them over a network connection. Once

The pandemic has created widespread adoption of eLearning at unprecedented levels. In fact some reports show that eLearning rates have increased by as much as 15-fold since the pandemic began. The adoption of eLearning is a great first step to continuing to extend learning beyond the classroom, but technology has come a long way, and virtual reality is the next step in the future of training. Virtual reality is a new learning tool which is particularly useful in situations w

eLearning can be a great way to help organisations teach their learners and help reduce the barriers to education that some learners face. Below are some of the benefits that eLearning can provide. 1. Availability One of the biggest benefits of eLearning is that it can provide training that is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When developing eLearning you develop it using something called an authoring tool, this tool can then be used to publish the course in a format

Every now and again I am reminded about how fallible I am... Most days, I suppose like everyone else, I go about my business; largely concerning myself with the 'day-to-day' issues of my life. Occasionally, feeling sorry for myself for challenges that are best described as inconsequential. However, every now and again, I run up against a challenge that is more significant, more difficult to just 'get over' and in those times, I hope I've learned enough in my almost 50 years o

Over the years we’ve created a lot of elearning for a lot training. Most often, a company needs to teach their employees about their company, their policies, or their processes. Elearning is a powerful tool to help your learners acquire knowledge or skills to do their job effectively. But elearning can be used for other things. For instance, we have developed several elearning courses to help an organization transition through some major changes. Here are a few kinds of elear

When designing and developing eLearning there are some things you can do to improve the user experience and effectiveness of your digital training. As learners are learning from home now more than ever it is important to make sure your eLearning provides a stress free and positive experience. Below are some of the things you can do to achieve this: 1. Complex Navigation When developing your eLearning course, it is important that you make the navigation as easy to use as possi

Interactivity is one of the most important things when it comes to designing and developing eLearning and digital training. Having a learner interact with your course can help increase engagement and reinforce what you are trying to teach. One way you can add interactivity is by adding knowledge check questions to your course. Below are some types of knowledges checks you could use in your eLearning course. 1. True or False Questions A True or False question is one type of qu