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8 Reasons to always offer certificates of completion for your online courses

Online courses are a solution for people who want to learn something new, dig deeper into a subject they already know, continue their professional development, or earn new qualifications for their car...

5 Tips for avoiding cognitive overload in your e-learning modules

Today’s adult learners are used to getting the information that they need very quickly. Even when it comes to formal learning, there’s a shift towards self-direction. Basically, people want to chose n...

5 Elements of conversion-focused e-learning design

When we think about what makes an online course successful, we should start with how users get into contact with the course in the first place. Regardless of why visitors land on your course website o...

5 Visual distractions to avoid when designing your online course

Online learning implies multiple challenges that both instructors and learners have to face. Learners need to develop and use their attention skills to engage with an online course, while instructors ...

Why you should apply Universal Design for Learning in online courses

Imagine that you want to run a marathon. You need comfortable shoes to support a proper running form, so you go into the store to find the perfect pair. However, the store only carries a men’s size 10...

6 Benefits of integrating user-generated content in your online course

We live in an informational era with everything we need to know and more at our fingertips. This is especially beneficial for learners in general. Since we all know that lifelong learning should play ...

What you need to know about usability testing for online courses

The success of any landing page, retail site, app, and even e-learning module is very much connected to the quality of the user experience — or UX. Today’s internet user is a very discerning customer,...

The why and how of animation in e-learning design

E-learning design requires creativity in terms of course structure, content, and delivery. As course creators, we need to think about successful outcomes such as high retention and completion rates. W...

4 VR experience principles every course creator should know

In the previous piece, I’ve talked about getting started with VR design for your online courses. There are other important aspects of designing VR courses that I did not address then – the experience ...

Getting started with VR design for your online courses

Great e-learning is partly about relevant and engaging content, partly about presentation. In the age of all things digital, content creators must keep up with the latest developments and user expecta...

14 Awesome video editing tools for e-learning designers

The online learning environment requires you to be more creative with how you choose to present your course and share your knowledge. When you design a course, you have to consider your learners and c...

Fighting digital fatigue with great online learning design

In the last year, we have experienced an abrupt immersion into the online environment for work and study. As beneficial as this might be for our safety, there has inevitably been at least one downside...

Make your e-learning content pop with these 5 visual perception tricks

Here’s my confession for today: I love to learn, but I don’t like textbooks. Before you label me as a typical Millennial, let me clarify: I don’t like textbooks that are hard to follow, have many conf...

Using automation to adjust the difficulty level for your course

Here’s my confession for today: I have a weird obsession with beginner vs. pro videos. Those videos show the differences between amateurs and pros in specific skills, usually with hilarious results. M...

5 Benefits of choosing the video format for your online course

Since the emergence of the motion picture, people have been attracted by the story that unfolds before their eyes. It captured their attention and remained as a permanent mark in their memory. This in...

How knowledge entrepreneurs design accessible e-learning content

In my previous post, I talked about online accessibility and the main features an LMS should have so that a knowledge entrepreneur could create online courses for all users. As I mentioned then, your ...

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