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Effective Instructional Design Makes All the Difference: Free eLearning Book The success of any eLearning project rests primarily on effective instructional design, not just on a mix of technologies. Only eLearning that addresses the needs of learners and stakeholders and does it in ways that facilitate learning transfer, knowledge retention, and skills development has any significant value. http://elearningindustry.com/effective-instructional-design-makes-all-the-difference-free-elearning-book

Interactive training videos are a form of media that eLearning can borrow from marketing. Interactive videos gained popularity in sales and marketing when Flash was a popular multimedia software platform to create digital media solutions. 

In this blog, we will explore how interactive videos can make your training more engaging.

What Is Interactive Training Video?
An Interactive training video is a multimedia recording that can support user interactions. Users can interact with the content, navigate the storyline, reveal their choices, etc. 

Interactive Training Video Vs. Linear Video
Linear video is the traditional form and most of us are familiar with it. The user can select play, pause, rewind, and fast forward the content in this type of video. On the other hand, an interactive training video allows the user to click, drag, scroll, swipe, and hover over the content revealing more details with each interaction. 

Functionalities Of Interactive Videos 
The most commonly used functionalities in interactive videos are:

Branching: It allows user control and personalizes the learning by allowing different paths and skipping irrelevant content. 
Click and reveal: It refers to clickable content which reveals more details as the learner progresses.
Hotspots: These are clickable areas within a video, which reveal a separate web page or content within the video. 
360-degree view: It allows the learners to get a 360-degree view of the object on the screen.
Forms: You can insert forms within the video, which allow the collection of user data.
Quizzes: Quizzes can be built into the video to deliver assessments and personalized results to the learner.  
These interactivities make viewing the videos an engaging experience. However, a great interactive video must be designed with the end-user in mind, and interactivity should be used only to enhance the user experience

How to Assure the Quality of e-Learning There is so much e-Learning now being developed by so many different methods and presented in so many different ways. It seems that in some cases there is less and less time to produce the learning and in others there is a determination to be first with the latest development or to prove that e-Learning really can be cheaper than face to face. Of course in many cases e-Learning has become the way to present 'compliance' training. Perhaps it isn't any wonder that e-Learning has gained a certain reputation for drop-out rates and boredom factors. What skills and knowledge will enable people to assure the quality of e-Learning? http://elearningindustry.com/how-to-assure-the-quality-of-e-learning

The newest version of eLearning protocol is upon us - are you ready to take the the plunge? For those of you who don't know yet, the eLearning protocol SCORM is going through a massive make-over, specifically from SCORM v1.2/2004 to what is currently being labeled as Tin-Can API. The overhaul is so significant that it will likely reshape the way we record, track, and administer eLearning for years to come. Admittedly, this change will take some time to gain momentum, but with early adopters such as Articulate (and the less vocal Adobe Captivate) jumping on board, all the pieces are in place for this new standard to flourish. So what's so different about Tin-Can compared to the previous standards?

Learning from Harvard: MOOC story, pt4 This latest installment of my quest to find online best practice from inside Harvard's CS50x MOOC took a slightly different direction than previous weeks. Now that I'm in the groove of the course, I have been able to reflect less on working with the content and more on working with my peers in the class. And I've realized that I'm not a very strong asset to them. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/concepts/item/450-learning-from-harvard-mooc-story-pt4

Trends in Learning Technologies to Watch in 2013 Social/Informal Learning, Mobile Learning, Video - these three items have been "hot" for several years now, both in education and the corporate sector. Many are excited about them but the adoption of them has been slower than predicted. Barriers include cost, technology issues still not resolved, confusion about the differences between formal and informal learning, design factors, cultural factors, concerns about security, etc. http://elearningindustry.com/subjects/general/item/423-trends-learning-technologies-2013

LearnDash Bringing Tin-Can API to WordPress By now you have undoubtedly heard about Tin-Can API, the new protocol set to replace SCORM. There are many benefits for Tin-Can, the biggest being its ability to record learning outside the restrictions of a browser window. This "light weight" factor of Tin-Can makes it very versatile, so it was only a matter of time until we started seeing it incorporated in many different ways. http://elearningindustry.com/learndash-bringing-tin-can-api-to-wordpress

The use of music and animation in eLearning Do you think that introductory music and animation clips help, motivate and engage the participants of an e-learning course? Do genre, volume level and duration affect their concentration? Do music and animation clips constitute an attention grabber or an annoyance factor? Apparently, views are conflicting and experiences differ. http://elearningindustry.com/the-use-of-music-and-animation-in-an-elearning-course

Instructional Design position for Alere Health - work from home. Interested in taking on a new career opportunity before the end of the year? Want to be a part of an innovative healthcare company that truly makes a difference?

Instructional System Design/Developer II position at Troy, MI Raytheon Technical Services is looking for an Instructional System Design/Developer at Troy, Michigan. The Instructional System Design/Developer II position is responsible for the development of web based and/or instructor-led courseware. The courseware may be designed for many different industries and is delivered via Web, or classroom/virtual classrooms. This position is responsible for insuring that the training materials are technically accurate, communicates effectively, and holds audience attention.

This position reports to a Lead Instructional Designer as a member of a cross-functional team and is responsible for the design and development of training materials and courseware. The courseware may be produced for many different industries and will be delivered in an increasing variety of delivery media including Web, Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) , Virtual Classroom Training (VCT), or Instructor Led hands on. Limited travel to support development and validation of course materials may be required. This individual is responsible for designing and developing training materials that:

Successful eLearning Project Infographic What does it take to create a successful E-Learning project Infographic So, what does it take to create a successful E-Learning project? What are the different types/levels of E-learning and how long does it typically take to create each one? Who is involved in developing successful E-Learning? These are some of the questions Designing Digitally, Inc. is asked on a regular basis by potential clients. Since the team at Designing Digitally, Inc. loves colorful pictures we thought it would be a good idea to provide you a fun infographic to answer those questions! http://elearninginfographics.com/successful-elearning-project-infographic

This article will assist learning leaders in understanding the many benefits of investing in an LCMS. First, we will explore the component functionality of a robust LCMS in today's marketplace. Then, more importantly, we will provide a clear overview of how the different technical features help.

A decade ago, when eLearning as we know it today was an emerging practice, developers installed authoring tools on a local computer. Their organizations controlled all installation, storage, and security. It was, truly, a different world!

A good article on assessment. It covers decisions that should be made from a designer/instructional focus as well as different types of assessments.

A virtual learning environment is a medium of learning where learners go through courses, study materials and learning aids through an online medium. It can be browser-based or a virtual training session through Zoom. Virtual learning offers activities, interactions, and resources within a course structure and provides different levels of assessment. Given this context, learners can access learning materials through peer-to-peer collaboration networks such as forums. As social learning is a continuous process of learning from other people within and outside the organization, it can be integrated into virtual learning through various means.