Do You Need a Degree in eLearning or Instructional Design? CAREER & FREELANCINGELEARNING 101

Do You Need a Degree in eLearning or Instructional Design?

Have you ever wondered whether or not you need a degree in eLearning or instructional design to be an eLearning designer or instructional designer? Well,…

Tim SladeApril 1, 2021

Rather than using learning styles, the best approach is to let the content and the complexity of the task or skill being taught drive the method of instruction.

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How to Create an eLearning Development Timeline

The success of an eLearning project, or any training project, depends on multiple people coming together to work towards a common goal. While your project…

Tim SladeAugust 16, 2021

How to Collect Your eLearning Content ELEARNING 101INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

How to Collect Your eLearning Content

When you’re starting the design and development of an eLearning course, it’s usually a good idea to start by organizing your content and by drafting…

Tim SladeNovember 17, 2019

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How to Scope an eLearning Project

The success of an eLearning or instructional design project depends on many different variables. However, if I've learned anything over the years, it's that the…

Tim SladeAugust 5, 2021

3 Misconceptions About eLearning That Most People Get Wrong ELEARNING 101

3 Misconceptions About eLearning That Most People Get Wrong

Whenever I’m at a conference, at work, or online, I often find myself interacting with folks with many misconceptions about eLearning. Usually, these misconceptions “show”…

Tim SladeMay 13, 2018

3 Must-Know Strategies for Working with SMEs ELEARNING 101PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3 Must-Know Strategies for Working with SMEs

A good experience working with SMEs (subject-matter experts) can mean the difference between an effective versus an ineffective course; between a project that finishes on…

Tim SladeJuly 24, 2017

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What Are Your eLearning Pet Peeves? Here Are Mine!

I spend a lot of time here on my blog, in my online courses, in my book, on my YouTube channel, and at conferences talking…

Tim SladeMay 18, 2018

3 Tips for a Successful eLearning Project Kickoff Meeting ELEARNING 101PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3 Tips for a Successful eLearning Project Kickoff Meeting

When you’re new to eLearning, the start of any project can seem chaotic. It’s easy to become overwhelmed trying to collect the information you need…

Tim SladeNovember 26, 2016

CAREER & FREELANCINGELEARNING 101

How to Become an eLearning Designer

If there's one thing I know to be true, it's that the eLearning and instructional design industry is in demand! Not only are organizations looking…

Tim SladeFebruary 17, 2021

ELEARNING 101INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

The Truth About Learning Styles

If you've been working in the world of learning, instructional design, teaching, or eLearning for any amount of time, you've likely heard about the concept…

Tim SladeMarch 5, 2021

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Getting Started with The eLearning Design & Development Process

When I first fell into the world of eLearning and instructional design, I had no clue what I was doing. I remember my very first…

Tim SladeJune 12, 2022

Creating an eLearning course outline can help you organize your eLearning content, visualize how your content will be structured, and how the learner will flow from one topic to another.

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How to Manage an eLearning Project ELEARNING 101PROJECT MANAGEMENT

How to Manage an eLearning Project

If you're looking to become an eLearning or instructional designer, it requires you to be a guru of instructional design, a master of visual design,…

Tim SladeAugust 17, 2021

Let’s Stop Asking These 3 Questions About eLearning ELEARNING 101

Let’s Stop Asking These 3 Questions About eLearning

As I’ve been working within the eLearning industry over the last 10 years or so, I’ve realized there are some questions about eLearning we should…

Tim SladeNovember 3, 2019

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How to Organize Your eLearning Content

One of the most challenging aspects of the eLearning development process is when you have to sit down and write the first draft of your…

Tim SladeAugust 23, 2021

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How to Create an Instructional Design Document

When you're starting any new training project, whether it's a single eLearning course or a large-scale training program, it's easy to become overwhelmed trying to…

Tim SladeAugust 12, 2021

The truth is, people don’t hate eLearning; people hate bad eLearning.

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How to Use Click-to-Reveal Interactions in eLearning

In the world of eLearning, click-to-reveal interactions are often viewed as having little or no value. And while it's true that they don't actually challenge…

Tim SladeJuly 1, 2021

An eLearning project plan is a document designed to outline all the details necessary to implement the project.

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