Learning design and content authoring tips and tricks

Start to use the full power of your eLearning authoring tool with actions, display conditions, and variables. This article, the second in a two-part series exploring how creative interactions can make your courses more engaging, looks at locking menus and creating dynamic paths through your content.

Course analytics data can reveal a wealth of information about the effectiveness of the assessments and quizzes you build. Read this article to find out how you can build your courses to maximize the usefulness of this data, and the specific items this data can help you improve.

Take control of how your learners progress through your courses with the actions and display conditions in your eLearning authoring tool. This article, the first of two exploring how creative interactions can make your courses more engaging, looks at how to lock screens, with practical examples demonstrated in Gomo.

Storyboarding has the potential to greatly improve your eLearning output. In this article, we explore seven ways you can ensure that you reap the full benefits, with reference to our easy-to-use and completely free downloadable storyboard template.

Adding storyboarding into your eLearning authoring process can save time and money in the long term, while setting you up to create content that hits the mark every single time.

Choosing the right type of imagery for your eLearning courses is key to creating an engaging and visually appealing learning experience. Read on to find out how consistency, page hierarchy, and good-old-fashioned simplicity can help, in this extract from our guide ‘How To Create Visually Stunning eLearning: Design Tips That Work Every Time.'

Creating assessments and quizzes is a testing topic (sorry!). We’ve assembled 13 tips for question types, question banks, and question framing in this blog post. Use them to make your eLearning assessments and quizzes more effectively check knowledge—and change learner behaviors.

Unsure of what direction to go with your course theming? Find out how to make every course in your library look appealing and consistent with brand guidelines: Read this extract from our guide ‘How to Create Visually Stunning eLearning: Design Tips That Work Every Time’ and learn how your brand, and your learning platform’s style templates can come to the rescue.

Sick of seeing flat, dull courses that leave learners feeling uninspired? Want to make your content stick in the minds of your learners? Then it’s time to leverage interactivity in your eLearning. The tools available may be simple, but try these five pointers and watch engagement rise.