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    Why Reading on Mobile is Different (And What Course Designers Can Do About It)

    If you are a trainer, an HR manager, or an online course designer, you know it is now time to design and develop courses for mobile users. With high-end smartphones that stream at 4K speeds, increased battery life, and bigger screen...

    • 14 min read
    • Wed, Feb 19, 2020 @ 11:30 AM

    Designing for Motivation: Three Theories...

    Motivation. The word is bandied about too much these days. An...

    • 17 min read
    • Mon, Jan 13, 2020 @ 04:00 PM

    5 Rules for Creating Relevant and Fluff-free...

    We, instructional designers, know the feeling. We take copious notes...

    • 8 min read
    • Mon, Dec 23, 2019 @ 09:48 AM

    Conquering Content Curation: Best Practices...

    With the impressive array of content available from online...

    • 12 min read
    • Tue, Nov 12, 2019 @ 03:03 PM

    The Art of Simplification in eLearning Design

    eLearning courses are designed to provide students with helpful...

    • 11 min read
    • Fri, May 31, 2019 @ 04:42 PM

    Making the Most of Visuals in eLearning: 9 Tips and...

    According to a report by HubSpot, posts and tweets containing...

    • 17 min read
    • Wed, Apr 17, 2019 @ 09:05 AM

    Understand These 10 Principles of Good...

    A good-looking eLearning course is not a guarantee of its...

    • 17 min read
    • Wed, Dec 12, 2018 @ 11:30 AM

    Design Tools to Build Visual Hierarchy in eLearning

    How do you read an article in the newspaper? You start with the...

    • 15 min read
    • Tue, Jul 03, 2018 @ 04:45 PM