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Providing students in your online courses with a variety of methods to interact with your lessons can greatly impact their retention, completion rates and general satisfaction with the course. Among the “classic” ways to add variety of interactivity, along side quizzes, polls, videos and discussions, is the flashcard. These are... Read More →

One of the hardest parts of teaching online is getting students to discover and join your courses. Even if you are on a platform with a few million users like Udemy, you still have to do a lot of marketing for your online courses. In fact, you can’t rely on anyone else to do it for you. So where do you start? If you already have a blog... Read More →

As with a regular website or blog, you have a number of options for how to get your elearning site up and running on the web. These fall into three basic categories: 1) Self- or “barebones” Hosting, 2) Managed Hosting and 3) Software-as-a-Service or “SaaS”. Broadly speaking Self-Hosting and Managed-Hosting are similar... Read More →

One of the most common questions we get here is “Can I use WordPress to deliver my online courses?” We’re certainly fans of WordPress — this site is powered by it, like so many other blogs. And if you spend so much time regularly using a tool, it’s natural to ask if it can be used in other ways. On the surface,... Read More →

It’s getting easier to produce really polished looking elearning videos for your online courses. The folks at Siminars posted this helpful guide on how to use your smartphone to create a great instructional video without blowing your budget. These tips and tricks are helpful. Beyond using your smartphone to capture video of you... Read More →

One of the most startling results from Massive Open Online Courses (or “MOOCs”) is that the student course completion rates can be shockingly low. Even with the more popular courses offered by Coursera, Udacity and Edx, up to 97% of students fail to complete the online course, as cited in this New York Times article. The elearning... Read More →

There are a variety of formats to consider when releasing your knowledge to the market and actually publishing your information product. A series of articles, videos, books, and even the new and popular eBook are all viable options to consider when you want to publish anything. However, it is highly encouraged to consider some options as... Read More →

If you have ever participated in or put together an online course, then you know that there are two common visual methods for distributing content. These are videos and slideshows. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages. Whether you are teaching or learning, it is important to be aware of these in order to have a positive eLearning... Read More →

Skillshare is an eLearning platform designed for teaching practical skills to students. It lets you layout a syllabus, create video lessons, and specify project steps. Students receive peer reviews on their finished projects. If you already teach an adult education class, then Skillshare can be a natural progression for you. Online Vs. Local... Read More →