eLearning developers, educators and HR departments have been trying for years to attract attention for their learners and come up with innovative ways to engage them. One idea after another is implemented in the hopes that each course finishes with excellent results. But why so many fail? In this post, we want to share with you what most eLearning developers miss when creating an eLearning course.

When you're developing eLearning content for your company's training needs, you want your material to be engaging and interesting, but above all effective. You will need management buy-in for the training course's approval, so your eLearning content will have to be something that your manager feels comfortable describing to his manager.

A common refrain heard by eLearning program developers is that using eLearning software is boring. Often, learners find using many eLearning programs to be dull and passive activity, making them unlikely to retain the information the programs offer. As developers clearly want to create successful eLearning programs, they incorporate features intended to make the program more interactive and less dull. Colorful graphics, animations and video, quizzes, drag-and-drop content, and other features are used prominently to make the learner feel more engaged with the content. So why don't they work?

How do you bring the spark back into a boring eLearning course and inject some personality into them? Well, it's all about approaching your course with a little creativity and extra work. Don't worry! In this post you'll learn how to avoid the Boring eLearning Syndrome.

Here at SHIFT eLearning, we like to ensure we keep updated with the latest trends and news of the eLearning industry throughout the year, since we depend on cutting-edge information to evolve our expertise and services. We've highlighted eleven eLearning-related blogs that we're frequently thankful for (and believe you might feel the same way).

The idea of creating this checklist is for you to focus on creating eLearning courses that resonates with your audience. Creating content that's meaningful and that has a lasting impact is what every eLearning professionals wants. Because it’s the only kind of eLearning courses that keeps people there from start to finish. It’s the only kind that elevates your learning program from ordinary to extraordinary.

How do you design a course that is learner-friendly, engaging, and at the same time supports your training goals? Understanding how the mindworks during learning is basic. More than anything, building eLearning courses requires the ability to be effective.