This week's class assignment has taken me to Internet places heretofore never explored by this soon to be well-versed blogger. I am a corporate training developer with some class-based design experience; however, my organization is transitioning much of its content to web-based delivery and I have been developing eLearning courses since early 2011. Three blogs that I have found contain interesting, meaningful, and relevant articles for my work are listed below.
Learning Solutions Magazine is the oldest and most trusted source for practical information on the strategies, tools, technologies, services, and best practices for the management, design, development, and implementation of enterprise-wide eLearning programs. It is a publication of The eLearning Guild since 2002 and offers feature articles, case studies, reviews, interviews, spotlights, columns, snippets, tips, and news that you can use with confidence while making critical decisions to ensure your organization’s success with eLearning. This magazine is published for anyone involved in the management, design, development, and implementation of eLearning in support of enterprise wide training efforts.
As a former corporate trainer, The article by Marc Rosenberg: “All I Want for Christmas Are Some Great Teachers” provided some essential characteristics of great teachers and helped me better understand how great teaching skills can translate to great eLearning design and development – it's all connected!
As a former corporate trainer, The article by Marc Rosenberg: “All I Want for Christmas Are Some Great Teachers” provided some essential characteristics of great teachers and helped me better understand how great teaching skills can translate to great eLearning design and development – it's all connected!
The Rapid eLearning Blog - http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
Introduced to this blog in early 2011, I have found the articles and design techniques easy to understand and apply and visually appealing. The Rapid E-Learning Blog shares practical tips and tricks to help you become a rapid eLearning pro. It is hosted by Tom Kuhlmann who has over 15 years of hands-on experience in the training industry and currently runs the community at Articulate. Very often this blog also contains free resources and templates as well as links to additional resources which are also very helpful to people at all levels of design expertise.
Upside Learning Blog - http://feeds.feedburner.com/upsidelearning-blog
Upside Learning is a training outsource company established in 2004 and has developed hundreds of learning solutions for companies worldwide. Their blog focuses on solutions that impact business performance. It includes articles on Custom eLearning Development, Mobile Learning Solutions, Blended Learning, Rapid eLearning Development, Localizations, and Learning Management Systems.
Much of the information from this blog is relevant to my current position as training developer within my organization. One article from this blog that recently caught my attention is: “A Refreshing Take on User Design” which provided a summary of ideas for ideal user experience from a psychologist’s point of view.
A quick scan of additional articles has also piqued my interest including: “Measuring and Evaluation Learning – the Top Skills for L& D Teams” which focuses on the top skills needed for Learning & Development professionals and connects to evaluation practices I am currently involved with; and “What eLearning Should Learn From Games” provided a foundational understanding of the importance of how games embedded in eLearning courses can help promote learning transfer.
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