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Online multimedia content in e-learning: Flash vs. HTML5

The traditional way of training is based on the didactic method of a teacher / professor / instructor pushing new information / knowledge onto learners / trainees' brains. While the core of this metho...

Top 3 gamification techniques for your business training

Business training doesn't really have the best reputation among employees. As I said in a previous post, Gamification: the spoonful of sugar for the training medicine, e-learning professionals had to ...

Micro learning: From small dots to the big picture

Do you have any idea of what this picture represents? Cotton balls, maybe? The two whitey things in the middle could be some sort of flowers, but the ones from the left are definitely popcorn. As for ...

Branching scenarios: Getting to e-learning’s El Dorado

For many instructional designers, creating engaging courses for employees and making them retain the new knowledge and apply it in real business situations — thus contributing to their company's succe...

5 Gamification mistakes to avoid

Gamification is no longer just a buzzword in the e-learning arena. The use of game thinking and gaming tools in non-game contexts of learning has proved its usability countless times, by improving the...

Scenario-based learning: How it works

You know the saying: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Imagine you are the said man and you find yourself at the teaching/learnin...

Why you should consider neuroscience when creating e-learning courses

The human brain is probably the most complex mechanism in existence and performs amazing tasks 24/7. Every tiny piece of information about you is stored within the one hundred billion network of nerve...

Gamification: the spoonful of sugar for the training medicine

Remember Mary Poppins and her supercalifragilisticexpialidocious way of teaching the Banks children to enjoy all things in life, whether it was a walk in the park, a chalk sketch on the pavement or th...

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