The eLearning industry was no stranger to change in 2014. We saw the emergence of new technology developments, evolving training paradigms, and an increase in eLearning service providers. What developments will have the most impact in 2015? In this article, we provide our top 3 eLearning predictions for 2015.
Topics: Training
Google announced today that "mobile friendly" labels will now be added to mobile search results (read the official announcement here). In addition, industry experts believe that mobile readiness will soon be factored into the ranking algorithm for search results (article here).
At Skilljar, we've prioritized a mobile responsive learning experience from Day 1. I'm happy to say that all training portals powered by Skilljar are passing Google's Mobile test!
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Unfortunately, many training organizations use learning management systems (LMS) and authoring tools that are years behind in terms of mobile support. For example, Flash content is not commonly supported on mobile, and Google specifically calls this out as a negative factor. If organic search (SEO) drives traffic to your training courses, now is a great time to look for a mobile-friendly LMS and improve your learning experience.
Last week, I attended the DevLearn 2014 conference sponsored by the eLearning Guild in sunny Las Vegas. Held at the Bellagio, there were close to 3,000 attendees, with a mix of instructional designers, content developers, and training managers from all over the country. Overall, it was one of the best organized and most interesting conferences I've ever attended.
Topics: Webinars & Events
You've implemented an online training program, well done! Now that you've designed the curriculum, produced the content, chosen a learning management system, and authored your courses, that's it, right? Not quite. When investing in a customer or partner education program, it's important to define success metrics for measuring the return on your training investment.
In this blog post, we discuss the 4 most common metrics for measuring training ROI.
Topics: Training
If you’re an eLearning professional, you’ve probably come across the term LMS. So, what is an LMS? LMS, an acronym which stands for "learning management system," is an increasingly broad term for a wide range of eLearning software.
The generic definition of an LMS is a software solution for delivering and tracking training activities, usually with an emphasis on eLearning. As we'll see, LMS features vary so widely that it's become a catch-all term. If you're searching for a quasi or actual LMS, it's important to look at specific requirements in order to find the best fit. In this post, we deconstruct the elements of an LMS, to help you identify the specific features you need from an online training platform.
Topics: LMS
The eLearning industry is full of acronyms - in fact, the word eLearning itself is shorthand for electronic learning! Interested in learning the common industry jargon? Here is our handy guide to the top five eLearning acronyms.
A Learning Management System is a software system that is used by training organizations to deliver and track learning activities, with an emphasis on eLearning.
There are two common tyes of LMS systems: installed and SaaS. The installed type requires hosting on an organization's own server. The SaaS (software-as-a-service) type is hosted in the cloud.
The features that an LMS includes will also differ greatly. Depending on the platform, or a company's specific training needs, an LMS might include features like:
You may be noticing the theme that LMS systems vary greatly. They are evolving rapidly, too. We'll be doing a full blog post on this subject to dive into these details.
Topics: Training
As Michal Lev-Ram discussed in a recent Fortune article, the emergence of the subscription economy, defined by the rise in subscription-based services, has sparked a need for customer success management. Companies are dedicating resources now more than ever to proactively ensure that customers continue to recognize the value of a service after initially signing up.
We're excited to announce that instructors using the Skilljar course platform are now accepting payments in Bitcoin.
It's a very exciting day at Skilljar. Now instructors can create new courses and lessons, upload and edit their content, and preview the final result. We're super thrilled to give more online course management tools to instructors and will be continuing to add more in the coming weeks.
In last week’s part 3 of How to Create Great Video Content, we looked at screencasting. Today we discuss the talking head style in detail. This technique shows the face and shoulders of the presenter as they speak into the camera.