by Joe Ganci
Questionmark Perception is a popular assessment tool in the e-Learning community. Its three parts offer functionality for e-Learning designers and developers, and convenience for subject matter experts (SMEs) who assist with course development work. This article gives an overview of the Perception tool and a case study of user experience at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
by Anne Derryberry
Training industry shake-outs in 2010 continue. After 41 years, Training will cease publication in March.
by Jeremy Vest
Google’s entry into social networking, Buzz, created quite a bit of buzz last week after its launch. While the service is not necessarily in its final form yet, and certainly not everyone who has tried it likes it, it certainly is not too early to start looking at Buzz as a potential learning environment.
by Jeremy Vest
The fundamental way to grow any business, including e-Learning, is to have customers who are crazy about you. It takes time to build the kind of brand and reputation that generates this level of loyalty for your online courses, but the effort is worth it, and it pays off better than “hard selling” or “soft selling.” Here are six simple steps that will take you there.
by Anne Derryberry
Skillsoft PLC, one of the largest e-Learning companies in the world, announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by SSI, a private firm formed for this purpose. Shareholders Foundation has raised concerns about the agreement.
by Jeff Batt
Collaborative authoring features in Rapid Intake Unison make it possible for several developers to work on a course at the same time. These features include automatic saving of changes, a version history that supports rolling back to earlier versions, the ability to lock changes, and developer chat. Tips about these and more are in this article!
by Patti Shank
When does rapid e-Learning work best? What types of rapid authoring tools are there? Which rapid authoring tools do Guild members favor? Here are the answers from The eLearning Guild Research Getting Started in e-Learning Report on Rapid e-Learning, published February 10, 2010.
by Stephen Haskin
Titles (letters and words on the screen) make a big difference in video, and they need to be done correctly. They shouldn’t attract attention to themselves, either by being too flashy or by being badly done. Here’s a quick tip on making use of movement in your titles, and it applies to almost any video editing program.
by Anne Derryberry
Changes continue in the virtual world technology market with yesterday’s acquisition of Forterra Systems by SAIC. More details here on a story we broke last month.
by Bill Brandon
After months of speculation and much hype and punditry, Apple launched the iPad today at a Special Event. Is it a device that will change civilization as we know it? Is it doomed to failure? Here is our fearless assessment!
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