39 Like this We’re glad to bring to your attention a guest post prepared by Sarah Bright from Digital Chalk. Gamification is growing in popularity and is a common tool used in many online classes. What is gamification? Well, it is the use of game theory and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage and motivate your users. There are many different benefits to using gamification within your e-Learning courses, as well as different ways of implementing it.Read more »

18 Shared By definition, instructional design is a method of creating teaching lessons in a way that makes learning more efficient, fun, and effective. In many ways, good instructional design takes just a bit of know-how in combination with the experience of knowing what works and what doesn't. With these design tips, you can fine-tune your e-Learning experience for your adult learners. Read more »

20 Shared Alexandria, Egypt, was known throughout the Ancient World for being the home of the Great Library, one of the Seven Wonders. Not only was it a repository of much of the world’s knowledge, the city itself was a nexus of culture and religion, bringing visitors from far and wide. Though the original library was destroyed, to this day Alexandria remains a uniquely influential center of knowledge and culture, both in Egypt and abroad. Read more »

11 Shared The financial cutbacks that affect most corporate areas have also changed the way businesses educate their employees. No longer is it feasible for most companies to bring in trainers and provide corporate luncheons and other perks. That is why many corporations are turning to e-Learning for education on new products and protocols as well as continuing education. Learn more about how e-Learning can boost your business. Read more »

6 Shared Distance learning has actually been going on for a very long time. It has always been used in remote areas as a teaching tool. First radio then audio and television have all been distance learning platforms. e-Learning Now we have computer based e-Learning platforms that can be accessed from anywhere you happen to be. All you need is a computer, the Internet, and the appropriate software package and the infrastructure is in place. Many learning platforms work well with software additions. They all offer up some amazing tools that can create an interactive learning experience for students and employees. It is unfortunate that many teachers, coaches, and human resource facilitators have rarely used the tools available to maximize the learning and training experience. Read more »

16 Shared Craig Weiss of E-Learning 24/7 is a household name in the e-Learning industry, and a familiar face at conferences and expos worldwide. His in-depth analyses are especially sought after, serving as a valuable guidepost for companies, organizations and institutions who are looking for the best value for their specific needs in all types of training and education. Read more »

22 Shared The portability and functionality of tablets and mobile devices are making them increasingly popular work tools. This move from desktop to go-anywhere technology requires the development of e-Learning solutions that are accessible and functional across all device platforms. Read more »

54 Shared In the last few years, there has been a massive shift from classroom training to computer-based training, or e-Learning. e-Learning offers many advantages to both the employees and the organization in which they are employed. First, e-Learning helps to create a global workforce, and contingent workers have increased dramatically too as a result. Moreover, e-Learning reduces travelling costs and is much more flexible than traditional courses. Online learning also facilitates just-in-time learning and makes constant updates and new tools much more feasible. Read more »

81 Shared The iSpring team has a long-cherished tradition of pushing the envelope in e-Learning technology, and it is now our pleasure to announce that we’re continuing in that tradition with the release of iSpring Version 7.1, now in the final stages of production. Don’t be fooled by that little "point one" in the version number, though — this release contains a couple of revolutionary new features, including PPT-to-Video/YouTube and integrated publishing to our brand-new content-sharing platform, iSpring Cloud. Read more »

16 Shared iSpring Announces New Articles in Knowledge Base iSpring’s developers are unparalleled in their industriousness in rolling out brand-new innovations, and our crack team of testers are no slouches either. That leaves our technical writers the daunting task of keeping up with all this productivity to produce clear, lucid descriptions and explanations of all the hot new features we’re bringing into play. Of course, the iSpring writing team is well up to the challenge. (Hey, if we don’t toot our own horn, who else will?) So, we’re proud to announce the publication of a few more Knowledge Base articles which we trust will be enlightening for our users, old and new. In this update, we’re announcing an "LMS Edition" — four articles describing Read more »

11 Shared iSpring’s Knowledge Base continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This time, we’ve got some eye-opening news for Mac users, and a comprehensive article running through your options for sharing PowerPoint over the internet. Let’s have a look: Read more »

11 Shared Users of iSpring Learn are already familiar with the concept of Groups for organizing content and assigning permissions. Now, the iSpring team is proud to announce that this concept has been revamped and optimized for an even more flexible and intuitive experience. Now, instead of pigeonholing your account users into groups, you can assign roles to them which more broadly define their activities in the LMS. Read more »

31 Shared When you’re designing an online course, there are many things that can go right and wrong. Sure, you could potentially spend hours, weeks, or months perfecting it - only to have a poor turnout of students or bad reviews. We’d be lying if we told you it was easy to build your first course. However, once you build your first online course - it gets much easier. To get started, we’ve rounded up 5 instructional design tips to make you look like a pro. Read more »

27 Shared Are you pumped up for the Learning Solutions conference in sunny Orlando? We certainly are. It’ll be awesome to see old friends and new faces stopping by our booth to chat. For us, the hot topic around the watercooler these days is the upcoming release of iSpring Suite 7.1, a revolution in content conversion, hosting, and sharing. If you plan to be in the neighborhood, we’ll be excited to see you at booth #307 so we can tell you more about these hot new features: Read more »

21 Shared E-Learning provides a wealth of benefits for adult students in the corporate environment. With Internet-capable devices routinely available both in the workplace and at home, adult learners can choose the setting that works best for them. But with the flexibility of mobile learning comes myriad distractions — chores, family members, pets, social media and more. For better e-Learning, companies should make sure adult learners understand the benefits of minimizing distractions to get the most out of educational materials. Providing mobile learners with some guidelines can help them achieve optimal results in their mobile learning efforts. Read more »

24 Shared We value the opportunity that social media provides us to stay connected and informed. When it comes to being productive, however, social media has a bad connotation. We love to use it to procrastinate. Read more »

22 Shared An educated workforce benefits employers in multiple ways. Research shows that educated workers are more productive and are less likely to be injured on the job. Clearly, employers have a strong stake in providing continuing education for their workers. Read more »

52 Shared Those very new to working with PowerPoint as an authoring tool find it easy to fall into the "load content" trap. It’s tempting - and PowerPoint makes it so very easy - to want to start copying and pasting content from source material into slides. Or to just take existing classroom PowerPoint decks, adding some clip art or other decorative elements, and uploading it as "training". I advise new learners to put their hands in the air and step away from the computer. What if you were told you had to take an online course on "leadership" or "customer service" or "forklift safety", "sales strategies", or "ethics in patient care"? Would you want to see a bunch of slides with nothing but bulleted text and some marginally-relevant photos? Of course not. Read more »

5 Shared We've heard the cries of most of the world stuck in snow storms and we are here to help! We are releasing a new product - iSpring Summer*! The public beta for iSpring Summer is out today, April 1st. Read more »

12 Shared This year, Learning Solutions Conference and Expo 2015 was even bigger and better than ever before, with 100+ concurrent sessions and a trifecta of keynotes, featured panels, and learning stages. The Expo was a pleasure for us as always, and we were excited to bring some of our latest innovations to share with attendees. With 64 vendors and 1600+ attendees, there was plenty of action for everybody! We were pleased to see the way that many long-time iSpring users and newcomers alike reacted to the news of iSpring 7.1 and iSpring Cloud, the brand-new hosted presentation sharing platform. Read more »

43 Shared With e-Learning taking the corporate education world by storm, you are no doubt pondering whether you too ought to jump on the bandwagon. Or perhaps your organization already has, but you’re wondering about the lackluster results you’ve been getting. Either way, you know you can benefit from upping the levels of engagement learners experience when faced with your courses. Read more »

8 Shared We’ve got great news for large teams: now you can get everybody up and running with iSpring’s premium authoring tools in one simple command! So, what’s possible with this method? Fast installation of iSpring on a number of computers Fast software update/upgrade on a number of computers Read more »

13 Shared e-Learning courses serve a powerful purpose in the business world: bringing information to learners in out-of-classroom environments. This type of corporate learning saves on the costs associated with traditional learning, allows employees to go at their own pace and enables companies to tailor content to each person so that it meets their individual needs and learning styles more completely. Read more »

37 Shared A month ago, the long-awaited iSpring Suite 7.1 and iSpring Cloud were unleashed on the e-Learning world… and that world will never be the same again. Read more »