If you haven’t heard, “Instructional design is dead.” At least, that’s what some industry leaders have been saying over the last few years. Obviously, the pace and place of workplace learning has transformed, but does that mean the role of instructional design has become obsolete? What does it take to thrive as a designer in […]

If you’re an internal learning team, training provider or professional body, these five learning design courses have been created specifically for you. These courses are part of Elucidat’s Masterclass HQ training product which is delivered online as a set of bite-sized inspirational modules.

Patients, families, and health care professionals sometimes face difficult decisions about medical treatments. But where do you stand? OpenLearn’s interactive quiz gives you six medical cases and for each one asks whether you would side with the NHS or with the individual.

Do quizzes really do anything for anyone? Research says “Yes!” Quizzes can be used to test what people have learned but also what people want to learn. Completing the quiz created for the Open University I realize all my knowledge is about one Brontë sister.

Reading the recent Towards Maturity report on the state of learning in organizations, it’s clear that we all need to do more to connect the dots between learning and work.

We get that many customers need their learning content in multiple languages. But we also get that content changes and needs updating over time. Multi-version nightmare? Not with Elucidat.

Simon Greany will be speaking at eLN Connect: Learning in a Digital World on November 10. He will be talking about how to use data to create meaningful learning experiences. In Simon’s talk you will learn: How cloud-based authoring tools open up various opportunities to exploit data to create richer and more authentic learning experiences. […]

Some training managers may not collect data because they don’t want to know the real results. If it’s not going your way, you may not want to know, right? But without knowing the truth, L&D managers risk dropping out of sync with modern learning behaviors and “losing” customers. To stay relevant, useful, and prove business […]

New technology trends and tools inevitably invite disruption, and disruption is often equated with disorder. But the sense of disorder carries promise as the “old ways” of doing things, while reliable, become increasingly stagnant and insufficient, and evolving technologies and modalities unfold new possibilities. It‘s no different in elearning, where the landscape of learning and […]

How ready are you to respond quickly to performance needs, business problems, or changing business directions? When it comes to digital learning, the trick is to move fast and not just save production costs. To be relevant and to stay that way, elearning has to be needs-driven. That means moving at the speed of business […]

Translating elearning courses comes with plenty of advantages—but can come at a high cost. In this article, Lisa Pudsey of Savv-e Learning (Elucidat’s Australian partner) explores how translating your training can expand your audience and improve communication, while not blowing out your budget. Ask yourself if a reasonable amount of people will need to access the course in […]

To up the amount of elearning you produce, enable your team to be more responsive to needs, and trim project timescales, you’ll need to manage workflows smartly and streamline communications—especially if you’re working remotely. Collaborative tools can be an effective way to keep everyone on track. The key is to opt for a few essential […]

When you’re developing an elearning course, you may run into a few hiccups throughout the process. One of the most common issues involves subject matter experts (SMEs) — more specifically, a lack of action or slow response from your SME, usually at the most critical stages of elearning development. If you’ve run into this issue in […]

Is your standard elearning process working smart enough to support modern learning? In this article, we share three common process pitfalls and explain why they may be holding you back from creating smart elearning. In our new guide on how to use smarter processes, we pose two questions. Does the common elearning development process best meet your […]

If you haven’t already heard, Google aims to make HTML5 the primary experience in Chrome and will take steps to further block Flash content. Why is Google doing this, and what does it mean for Flash elearning content? Read our brief report to learn more. Flash back – a brief history Adobe Flash, developed in […]

What impact does digital technology have on business performance? A lot. A recent report from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) found that “the most digital companies see outsized growth in productivity and profit.” In this article we’ll explore how this might impact learning. The report looked at three key areas—digital assets, digital usage, and digital […]

Are you frustrated with complex authoring tools that are slow and inefficient? Do you want a fast and simple authoring tool that ALL of your team can use? Elucidat’s authoring tool can simplify your authoring process so you can create engaging, mobile-ready elearning, fast! Don’t believe us? Check out these nine live demo course examples […]

Customers are demanding product and skills training. If you aren’t offering training you’re missing out on a big opportunity to help your customers. In this article, Steve Penfold shares five reasons why you should invest in customer training. You’ve got a fantastic product or service and you have a PDF user guide on your website […]

If your organization relies on your delivering elearning content to a paying audience, the authoring tool that you use can dramatically impact both the learner experience and your bottom line. Here are 10 questions that you should ask before choosing an authoring tool for your business. 1. Is it easy to use? The tool you […]

The modern learner is no longer chained to her office desk. She is on-the-go, working remotely, and using her own device to carry out day-to-day work. In this article, I’ll show you why and how Johnson & Johnson Vision Care is using mobile learning to meet their audience’s needs and wants. Significant growth in smartphone […]