The section contains articles we have written related to eLearning and creative media production as well as other topics we think deserve attention.
Adding Fun, Friendly Competition to Training Jeopardy, MythBusters, trivia games, Words with Friends, Duolingo, Comedy Defensive Driving courses, and eLearning gamification… What do they have in common? They all bring fun to learning, which engages the audience and makes…
An In-Depth QA with a Client After a Year of Use SharpSpring is a complete sales and marketing automation platform that is very powerful, user friendly, and affordable for any organization. We recently became a reseller of the SharpSpring platform,…
Do Your Online Learning Courses Annoy Your Audience? When an organization invests resources to roll out training, it’s a huge disappointment when the audience feedback consists of eye rolls, complaints, and the indifferent “meh.” Throughout our 20 years in…
When and How to Use a Bite-Sized Training Strategy Do you ever feel like the rope in tug-of-war, being pulled by things vying for your attention? Chances are you do, and so does your training audience. Being asked to…
Do Your Homework to Find Your Ideal Training Partner Why would a company publish a listing of its competitors? For starters, we simply could not find an online directory of custom eLearning companies in Texas. Clients deserve to make…
Why Are There So Many Dissatisfied LMS Customers? After 20 years of talking with all types of clients, we realize many have one thing in common: Few are completely happy with their off-the-shelf LMS software… at least not for…
Engaging eLearning Narration Starts with Compelling Copywriting We have a saying at Left Brain Media: “People like two types of writing: good writing and their own writing.” All of us, including professional writers, have blind spots when it comes…
Mistakes Clients Make that Drive Up eLearning Development Costs Earlier, we shared a checklist to follow when writing an eLearning RFP to ensure realistic quotes. But once your project is underway, you need to be aware of traps that…
A Detailed Look at Media Development As we continue our two-part series detailing the steps of the eLearning development process, we shift our focus to media development. Proceed with Caution But first, a word of caution… Remember in part…
Details of the eLearning Development Process Many efforts get key steps of the eLearning development process wrong, yet having the right approach is vital to the success of your project. There is a lot of talk today about competing…
How do you correctly scope an eLearning project? In the last twenty years, we have estimated and bid a lot of eLearning projects. Correctly scoping a project is key to a project’s success. This checklist is what we use…
There are many ways to approach eLearning development. In this article we introduce the common phases of traditional eLearning development. As we look at each phase, we will also provide some general scoping recommendations as you consider the eLearning…
Let’s step back for a bit and think of eLearning as a whole. How is the world doing with eLearning? Is it making progress the way it should?
Understanding LMS Capabilities A Learning Management System (LMS) is software that automates the administrative tasks of training. Such tasks include registering users, tracking courses in a catalog, recording data, charting a user’s progress toward certification, and providing reports to…
When we started Left Brain Media almost 20 years ago, it was not a given that corporations would use on-demand, web-based, eLearning courses extensively. Almost all are today because the effectiveness has been proven. In addition, the cost savings…
Symbolic links to directories are handy tools to have on your Linux server. One thing you can do with them is share a folder of resources with many different sites on your server. Unfortunately, they are a little tricky…
I am impressed at how much Steve Jobs was involved in UI design. It makes sense that Apple initially had some big application development problems after he passed away. I was glad to see when they regained their footing.
This is still one of our favorites from The Oatmeal. Read, in cartoon form, the progression of a website project from hell.
This article by By Ryan McAfee on Pond 5 has a ton of content and is a great resource for beginners. But the best videos are the very first one, and the last one. 13 Creative Editing Techniques Every…
No matter how qualified and competent employees are, there will always be a need for training. Efficient, Cost-Effective Training Whenever a company introduces a new product or service, implements a new business process or software application, modifies its structure…
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