Reporting to the Managing Director, the Digital Director/Instructional Designer leads a team of interactive media designers and developers who execute a wide range of interactive, mixed media design projects for a variety of clients and diverse applications.

Would you like to minimize the time to create an online course? Would you like a mobile-friendly design? Several professionals at the eLearning Industry ask me "Why to use TalentLMS"? Here are my thoughts!

Assessments are critical elements of instruction; they determine accomplishment of lesson objectives. However, you can design assessments to be more than an evaluation of what has been learned. You can design them to be a part of the learning process itself. Authentic assessments require learners to apply their new knowledge and skills to real-world challenges, which promote retention and enhance problem-solving skills. An introduction to the practice of authentic assessment. How can you design assessments that promote the learning process?

Are you interested for a list of free screen capturing tools? Would you like to create for free video tutorials? Upload, create, and share screen captures with your learners? At the following list you will find 17 Free Screen Capturing tools. If you know that tool that is not included in the list please leave a comment!

eLearning professionals can use one or more Google tools from the following list to achieve better learning outcomes. Better learning outcomes comes from collaborative learning and highly interactive eLearning courses that are carefully planned. Always remember that a learning tool or simply a software is the median. We as eLearning professionals give value to any tool based on the way that we use it. The limit is your creativity!

At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 1 you will 100 more! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 2 you will find... 100 more! Total 200!! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part 3 you will find... 165 more! Total 365!!! List of eLearning Twitter Hashtags

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Instructional Systems Designers (Mid and Sr. Level) 6 openings. Hourly/Yearly: Hourly rate is based on Experience. From $38/Hr for mid level up to $48/Hr for Senior Level. Street Address: 2501 Investigation Parkway, Quantico, VA. National Recruiting Center's Client, a large government integrator, has at least 6 Openings for Instructional Designers in Quantico, VA. National Recruiting Center has multiple openings for Instructional Systems Designers. Candidates need to have Top Secret Clearance.

Social media allows friends, family, and co-workers to easily stay connected. Those same tools can be used to establish a community of practice (CoP) where participants connect to nurture and learn from one another. "Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up." - Oliver Wendell Holmes CoPs are organized either formally or through happenstance. They may focus on promoting a business, or on training and professional development, or even on a hobby or topic. Membership in a CoP requires a passion for the community's domain, a willingness to contribute to its knowledge base, and application of new skills. Both novices and experts have insights to contribute.

It wasn't a surprise that Google decided to launched an open source authoring tool after the explosion of available Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Google knows better than all how to make a tone of money by providing its services for free. They question is will be successful at the billion dollar plus eLearning Industry?

SchooX is an Academy for self-learners which aims to revolutionize and democratize education. An Academy where Learners can build a strong portfolio of qualifications and Experts, Corporations and Organizations teach online and monetize their knowledge. Getting a good education becomes more and more difficult and at the same time expensive. I have seen a lot of people with a bachelor degree but often without the necessary job skills having a hard time finding their path to a professional career. I am not going to tell you about the important revolution that it takes place in the education industry because of the Internet. Neither that Online Education is changing the way people get educated. I would like to talk about one of the most fascinating platforms that support Social Learning for Self-Learners! A platform which was build around these thoughts, and with the mission to: help people learn, empower their qualifications, and improve their lives in the most possible pleasant way. At this post I will introduce you to... SchooX

A lot have been written about the TOP companies in the eLearning Industry. In my opinion, the ultimate characteristic of a Top eLearning company is the number of eLearning professionals that keep track of these companies. I create the following list with The TOP eLearning Companies based on LinkedIn Followers. A simple explanation of why these companies are extremely popular across the eLearning professionals at LinkedIn is because... the professionals involved in the eLearning Industry want to know potential business and job opportunities, and new developments of these Top eLearning Companies

For many organizations, the authoring tools, are one of the most significant software for developing eLearning courses. Recently I read a post from trainingindustry.com "2012 Top Authoring Tools Companies" and I made my research concerning The Top Authoring Tools Companies based on Social Media. I ranked the Top Authoring Tools Companies of trainingindustry.com based on the people that follows them on their social networks.

Does eLearning kill creativity? Brind on the eLearning revolution! What do you believe about open-source learning? What eLearning developers can learn for kids? Would you teach at the 100,000 student classroom? What have you learn from online education?

A friend of mine has a kid with special needs. So he asked "how can I help my children learn?" "What the eLearning Industry is doing for children with special needs?" These were taught questions and as you can understand I begun the research. While I begun my research I saw the TCEA. What is the TCEA. The TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) is dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning through the use of computers and technology. Nice mission statement I can say. The awesome thing about TCEA was the iPad Apps and Resources for Teachers, where I found an amazing list with iPad Apps for children with special needs. At the List of Free iPad Apps for children with Special Needs: Part 1 you will find 40 Free iPad Apps for students with Special Needs.

The Instructional Designer will use an ADDIE modeled instructional design (ISD) process to create formal training solutions; Including blended curriculum, Virtual Instructor-Led (V-ILT) and web-based courses that are measurable and aligned with Company strategy. This position will have responsibility for: Developing solutions that are innovative, concise, and learner-centered. Managing multiple projects with competing priorities and quick deadlines. Engaging in consultative conversations with individuals at various levels in the Organization. Course maintenance and edits to existing training solutions and associated materials. This is a virtual opportunity. The two key requirements on which we are focusing: eLearning/Web based design from start to finish…. technical designer of online courses for adult education SCORM compliance knowledge

A lot of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter were listed by leaving a comment of by using the #ffelearnpro hashtag! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part I you will find 100 eLearning Professionals that use Twitter. At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part II you will find... 100 more! Total 200!!! Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter? You have the following two options: Please leave a comment with a link to your Twitter profile. From example https://twitter.com/cpappas Use the MAGIC #hastag #ffelearnpro and @elearnindustry ... and then You Will Be Included at The Ultimate List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter I highly recommend you to read The List of eLearning Twitter Hashtags - Hot Topic!

Qualified Instructional Designer position at Training Synergy Ltd Training Synergy Ltd hsa UK defense project starting in two weeks and is looking for a Qualified Instructional Designer based in Dorset, South of England UK. We will need an experienced, qualified instructional designer, fluent in DSAT methodology - please let me know if you fit the bill or know someone who may - thanks. Please send CV and details to niall.shanahan@trainingsynergy.com Apply to: naill.shanahan@trainingsynergy.com

Are you an eLearning Professional that is looking to follow eLearning Professionals at Twitter? You aren't alone! At the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter: Part I you will find 100 eLearning Professionals that use Twitter At my personal profile at Twitter @cpappas I follow 11K+ and I have 12K+ of followers. I am always looking to follow professionals involved in the eLearning Industry. This is why I created the following list of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter. Would you like to be included at the List of eLearning Professionals that use Twitter?

In a world where technology rules the day, the question should not be whether or not it is necessary, but if it is effective. In a world where technology rules the day, the question should not be whether or not it is necessary, but if it is effective. I am, and always have been, a harbinger of utilizing technology for learning initiatives. However, I am also wary of how quickly new technology is deemed the "best thing ever", particularly when it comes to training programs.