When designing and developing eLearning you want to make sure that your digital training is as intuitive and interactive as possible to provide the best user experience for your learners. Below are some things you can do to make your eLearning more engaging for your learners. 1. Periodic Knowledge Checks One thing you can do to make your eLearning and digital training more engaging is to include Knowledge Checks at regular intervals throughout your course (e.g. at the end of

Over the past few years we have seen a huge rise in the number of people taking online learning and digital training. As more and more people become familiar with taking eLearning and digital training online you should carefully consider how you could use eLearning as part of your learning strategy. Below are some of the benefits you could get by including eLearning in your learning and development strategy. 1. Widely Accessible One benefit of using eLearning is that it is ve

When developing eLearning and digital training it is important that you thoroughly test your courses to ensure everything works as expected and learners have a positive user experience. Below are some important things you should check when testing your eLearning courses. 1. Text synchronisation When developing eLearning you most likely include some form of audio narration in your slides. When adding audio narration, you may synchronise on-screen elements such as text an

When creating eLearning and digital training text will be one of the main things you will use to create your courses, however, when using text there are some best practices to consider. Below are some best practices to think about when using text in your eLearning course. 1. Font Style Choosing the type of font to use in your eLearning course is something you should think about carefully as it is something that will be seen throughout your course. When choosing a font,

Once you have designed and developed your eLearning course you will need a way for your learners to access your training. One way you can do this is by using an LMS or Learning Management System. Below are some benefits of using a LMS to host your eLearning courses. 1. Provides online access After you have created a storyboard, designed, developed, and published your eLearning course you need to host it somewhere so that your learners are able to access it online. A Learning

When developing eLearning you will most likely use authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline, however, there are a number of things you can use in addition to traditional eLearning to make it more engaging and interactive for your learners. 1. VR VR or Virtual Reality is a type of technology that you could utilise as part of your learning strategy. VR allows learners to access and interact with a virtual environment by using a headset. To create a VR course, you need to ca

When designing and developing there are certain things you should be aware of to ensure your learners have a positive and engaging experience. Below are some of these things: 1. Confusing navigation and flow When developing your eLearning course, you should make sure that your navigation is clear, consistent and intuitive for your learners. When placing navigation on screen make sure the Next and Previous buttons are in the same place every time, and are of the same typ

Virtual Reality (VR) is a concept that is not new in the world of eLearning and is something that can provide you and your learners a wide variety of benefits in terms of interactivity, engagement and knowledge retention. Below are some of the benefits that you could be taking advantage of by including VR as part of your learning strategy. 1. Simulate real life tasks One of the biggest benefits of using VR to create your next eLearning course is that it provides a level of im

While filming for the new Pathways & ACCES Virtual Reality health and safety course, a lot of lessons, tips and tricks were learned that you could use when creating your own VR course. Below are some things we learned that you should keep in mind when developing your own VR course. 1. People in view To capture videos and images for a VR course you need to use a 360 degree camera, and unlike a regular camera a 360 camera captures everything around you in a 360 degree view. Thi

As mentioned in our previous blogs Pathways Training & eLearning have recently worked with ACCES Employment to develop a brand new Virtual Reality health and safety course for students in the trades. Part of creating a VR course is capturing 360 images and video footage, and when you go out to your filming location there are several important things you should consider such as: 1. Breaking the areas into zones If the area you are capturing 360 images and videos is large one t

Last week Pathways Training & eLearning worked with ACCES Employment to develop a brand new Virtual Reality course that teaches students about workplace health and safety hazards while on a work site. When developing a Virtual Reality course there are a number of things you should consider to ensure your VR filming goes as smoothly as possible: 1. Have a checklist When developing a VR course you will most likely be filming video and taking images in a variety of locations e.g

Knowledge checks questions are questions which are asked to a learners periodically throughout an eLearning course and tests the learners on what they have just learned. Using knowledge check questions can bring a number of benefits including increasing learner engagement and knowledge retention, however, there are a number of things you should consider when including knowledge check questions, below are some of these things. 1. Relevant to content When adding knowledge chec

Traditional eLearning typically involves using audio, text, images and videos to teach your learners about a speicifc subject, however there are a number of things you can do to expand your eLearning courses beyond traditional eLearning. Below are some things you could implement in your next eLeanring course. 1. Branching Scenarios Branching scenarios can be one way you can expand your eLearning course. A branching secnario involves presenting the learner with a secenario or

When developing your next eLearning course, you want to make sure its as interactive and engaging as possible for your learners. Below are some things you can do to increase engagement and interactivity in your courses. 1. Using Animations One quick and effective way to make your eLearning courses more engaging is to add animations to the on-screen elements of your slides. When using eLearning authoring tools such as Storyline you can easily apply animations by clicking on an

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

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

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

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

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