#eLearningToronto

Jun 20, 2018
2 min

Designing Learning For Mobile Devices

When designing mobile learning the amount of space you have to display learning content and add interactivity is limited. When designing eLearning for mobile devices this can be challenging and it is important to ensure that your content is both mobile friendly and still delivers the key content your learners need. Here are some techniques that can help you design and develop mobile learning effectively. 1. Progressive Disclosure When designing pages for your eLearning there

Jun 6, 2018
2 min

Mobile Learning Design

When it comes to eLearning learner expectations are higher than they use to be, not only do learners expect to take training on their PC but also on the go using their smartphones, tablets and laptops. As a result of this when designing eLearning and digital training it is important you cater for these needs. For example when a learner takes eLearning on a smartphone it is a very different experience to when they take it on a computer, some of these differences include how th

May 31, 2018
2 min

eLearning UX design

UX or user experience is the experience a user has when using a system, for websites it is how users interact with the web pages e.g are they able to find the information they need, are they able to easily navigate around and were they able to do what they set out to accomplish. In regards to eLearning this is not too different, when a learner takes a course the UX design will determine how the learner progresses through a course, how they will receive new information and if

May 23, 2018
1 min

UI trends to improve your eLearning

The user interface of your eLearning is vital to grabbing learners attention and keeping them engaged and interacting with your training. As eLearning is primarily is focused on the front-end (i.e what users will see and interact with) it is important that your eLearning’s user interfaces are up to date, visually appearing and interactive. That being said here are three UI trends you can implement to improve the look and feel of your eLearning: 1. Landing pages On a website a

May 17, 2018
2 min

Brand guidelines in eLearning

An organization implements eLearning for their audience which may be internal (employees and contractors) and/or external audience (customers and business associates). To make a long-lasting impression on these groups, it is important that the look and feel of all digital and print material is consistent, including eLearning modules. Up to what extent can you really embed the corporate style guide of colors, fonts and aesthetic design in eLearning? Since eLearning became a co

May 16, 2018
2 min

Responsive Learning

The concept of responsive learning is that eLearning and web-based training should operate and act similarly regardless of which device it is being accessed on. Having content that can adapt and look good on a range of devices is becoming more important as learners are increase accessing training on the go. Below are four things to consider when developing responsive eLearning: 1. Multi-Platform Learners expect to take eLearning on a number of devices including laptops, table

Feb 14, 2018
2 min

Client Appreciation Event - Fun Basketball Night with Pathways Training and eLearning

Here at Pathways Training and eLearning, we are constantly having fun with our many different projects and trying to come up with creative solutions to our clients’ eLearning and training needs; but once in a while, we like to take this fun outside our office boundaries, and this time we took it to the Air Canada Centre. Last Thursday, we invited some of our prestigious clients to join us for a night of food, drinks and Basketball, in our VIP box at the Air Canada Centre. Of

Jan 23, 2018
3 min

Adult Learning Principles and Strategies - 7 Instructional Design Tips to Keep Adults Learners Engag

Keeping adult learners engaged during an eLearning course, can at times be difficult at times. Here are 5 principles that you should consider, in order to make any eLearning course engaging for an adult learner.Please note that although these points are addressed to eLearning development, many of the tips apply to classroom sessions as well. Have the learners PRACTICE key learning points There should always be plenty of practice exercises in your eLearning course to ensure th

Jan 10, 2018
2 min

How to track values from an eLearning course outside of an LMS

The new year came with a wave of very low temperatures here in Canada, but also brought a wave of very interesting and challenging requests from our clients. One of them, specifically, requested a modification to an eLearning course, that consisted in tracking some values out of it, but without hosting it in a LMS, meaning that they wanted to distribute the course as a web page (kind of). So, without an LMS, how do you track values, for example, when a learner answers a speci

Oct 11, 2017
2 min

Optimizing your disk space after editing a training video

Here at Pathways, we offer an impressive array of products and services, from traditional eLearning modules, to classroom training sessions. Among those products and services we offer the production of training videos, and the process goes from scripting, planning, location scouting, to production and post-production, and as the stages of the training video projects have an incredible amount of work associated with them, so does the aftermath of the project itself. A few days

Aug 31, 2017
2 min

Timing objects in Adobe Captivate

Lately, I have been working in Adobe Captivate to create / modify eLearning courses for different clients and even though I started my journey with this software, I stopped using due to the high demand of eLearning modules produced in Articulate Storyline. I won’t get into any comparisons right now, since I have done it in previous posts, and I want to focus my effort for this blog post on a very important (in my opinion) feature in Adobe Captivate: Timing. When you create a

Aug 17, 2017
3 min

Enrichment Through Training

This past week I met a former co-worker who was very curious as to why I am always so enthusiastic when discussing my organization, Pathways Training and eLearning, and what we do. This is not the first time I have been asked this question so I answered by replying with an old proverb… ” Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Simply stated, the point of this proverb is that training is a good thing that can lead

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

Tips for collaborative development of eLearning modules

It is always difficult to coordinate efforts on large teams of programmers, especially when it comes to version control when developing several eLearning modules in a project. Let’s suppose you have a team of five programmers and 3 of them are invested in one project, while the others are assigned to a different project or act as a backup, in case any issues arise for any of the main 3 programmers of the project. One option is to have a shared drive internally in the office w

Jun 29, 2017
4 min

It's the 21st Century, people: Let's get social.

In my humble opinion, I think social learning is one of those topics that seems to come and go in our industry. I remember this being more of a "thing" when people of all ages became more comfortable with the various social platforms that extended beyond just Facebook. Back then, I always thought it would be so cool to integrate social technologies in corporate training, and was often told things like "Michelle, cool doesn't cut it.", or "it's not a learning thing, Michelle,

Jun 28, 2017
4 min

Preparing for Learnfest 2017

As some of you may know, a couple of weeks ago, Pathways Training and eLearning presented the Virtual Reality eLearning module at the I4PL Learnfest in Toronto. While the outcome of our presentation was really good, I have to admit that it took a lot of work for us to have a successful presentation, from preparing graphical assets, to creating strategies to mitigate any technological issues. Here is a brief description of some of the things we prepared for our presentation at

Jun 28, 2017
2 min

Using eLearning Principles in Vancouver to Celebrate Canada – How Click and Reveals Can be Used Beyo

I was recently in Vancouver and met with our west coast team, and as my hotel was on the waterfront I decided to investigate Canada Place. This beautiful iconic building is devoted to all things Canada, and of course like the rest of our beautiful country, it is paying tribute to Canada’s 150 years. What surprised me as I walked through this building was the number of interactive displays available to learn about Canada’s history. TV monitors where you could click on variou

Jun 26, 2017
1 min

Managing People and Yourself--Introduction

This week I have been facilitating a program for one of our valued automotive clients, titled “Managing People and Yourself” More often than not, the class includes some lively debate as the Managers discuss best practices for managing their people, relative to particular scenarios that are brought up. One topic that always drives good conversation are discussions on can the Manager demonstrate impartiality and objectives that could have a negative impact on themselves. For

Jun 20, 2017
2 min

BYOD is here to stay.

The demanding increase of offering learning solutions that's engaging and current with today's technology is ever-rising. Though training in today's organization continues to lend itself to a blended range of informal and informal learning experiences, L&D professionals are becoming more responsive to where technology is leading our learning now more than ever. Few organizations no longer feel the need to "play it safe" when it comes to their training budget and instead, hav

Jun 19, 2017
2 min

Communication Skills Summary

Over the past several weeks I have written about communication best practices, including most of the concepts that we (Pathways) focus on when facilitating customer service or similar training. To wrap up this discussion, here is a summary of the key concepts we covered which for the most part, dealt with effective communication within your workplace. The goal of interpersonal communication is to establish connections and build relationships with colleagues so that we are we

Jun 16, 2017
3 min

Let's talk VR.

Organizations across Canada are stepping it up; efficiently improving employee performance by investing in modern technology that reflects the ongoing needs of today's learner. With Millennials now surpassing Generation X to become the largest generation in the workforce, top companies understand the importance and benefit of advancing their approach to learning in the workplace. Learning is beyond a keyboard and mouse, or pulling 50 salesmen out of their jobs and into a th

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