Effective eLearning content: how to choose the most suitable SCORM template for your target
After having described all the phases of instructional design, starting from the indispensable analysis of the reference target and definition of the learning objectives, in this article we will give some suggestions on how to create effective eLearning contents, and in particular on how to choose the most suitable SCORM template to train your audience. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TEMPLATES AND CATALOG CONTENT We have talked about how important it is for companies to use customized eLearning…
From Bloom’s Taxonomy to competency-based training with LMS platforms
According to the Instructional Systems Design model ADDIE, the Analysis and definition of objectives phase is essential: after having described Bloom’s Taxonomy, in this article we will talk about competency-based training and how using LMS platforms allows to evaluate the effectiveness of training. BLOOM’S TAXONOMY FROM ANALYSIS TO EVALUATION The original Bloom’s Taxonomy and its revision by Anderson and Krathwohl were an useful framework to set learning objectives for a training…
Andragogy and self-paced learning: why teachers need SCORM content
We have already talked about Andragogy, namely training and education specific for adults: in this article we will talk about the importance of self-paced learning for this type of target and will try to explain why teachers should invest in SCORM eLearning content. ANDRAGOGY AND SELF-PACED LEARNING The principles of Andragogy described by Malcolm Knowles can help us understand why, among all the different types of learning, self-paced learning – especially using SCORM content…
Digital therapeutics and remote care: LMS platforms for digital health
In the previous articles we have talked about LMS platforms and their more or less traditional uses to set up Corporate Academies or online gyms: in this article we will talk about the key-role these infrastructures play in relation to digital therapeutics and remote care, the new digital health services. DIGITAL HEALTH: BENEFITS AND ISSUES The healthcare sector, as many others, has been involved in the last years in the development of technology, in particular in relation to the…
How to set up your online gym with an LMS platform
We have already talked about how LMSs are the key-tool to set up a Corporate Academy, namely the platform to manage blended training within companies: in this article we will talk about how to use an LMS in an unexpected way, as the main infrastructure to set up your online gym. LMS PLATFORM: AN “OPEN” STRUCTURE If LMSs are the base of digital training, it is important to underline that this training does not need to be related to a specific instructional topic or area of use. The…
Smart training for smart working companies: advantages of eLearning
With the spread of smart working, it becomes essential for companies to transform training to adapt it to the new ways of working and make it employee-friendly: in this article we will find which digitalfeatures makes eLearning a trump card for Human Resources and managers. TRAINING IN THE TIME OF SMART WORKING Smart working has moved workers from company headquarters to personal houses, coffee shops, coworking spaces and more or less temporary working stations. When we talk about…
Why you need SCORM, the alter ego of webinars in blended training
We have talked about blended training, namely that kind of training that makes use of both face-to-face and virtual: in this article we will talk about how to use SCORM packages, asynchronous self-paced learning contents, trackable and safe to use together with webinars. SCORM vs VIDEO: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES When we talk about SCORM, we refer to those instructional contents to study in self-paced mode, autonomously and remotely, using one’s own devices (PC or smartphone), online…
Evaluation in eLearning: the subtle art of giving feedback
One of the hardest parts of a teacher job is without any doubt evaluation, and in particular the seventh of Gagné’s events: giving feedback. In this article we will see which types of feedback can be given and for what purpose, with a few suggestions to use it in the best way in eLearning. FEEDBACK: A DEFINITION Despite the word “feedback” being largely used in everyday life, it seems better to specify what it means in the training world and, in particular, in relation to evaluation.…
Microlearning: SCORM compliant eLearning content
In a previous article we have talked about SCORM and its usefulness in eLearning to characterize and manage training objects: in this article we will see how to design and organize content using microlearning, building training projects compliant with this standard. FROM SCORM TO MICROLEARNING At the foundation of SCORM standard there are Sharable Content Objects (SCO), namely all the single sections of content that interact with the LMS platform and are shown to learners as training…
ELearning infographics: key-topics of digital training
When talking about eLearning, it can be useful to have an overview of the key-concepts: for this reason, we have created a set of simple infographics that address the trending topic related to digital training. Webinar, LMS, Instructional Design, gamification, Andragogy, professionals and providers are some of the topics we have addressed Quiddis blog, to build a storage of basic knowledge about eLearning in terms of infrastructures and training organization: now they turn into infographics,…