Business sustainability using training solutions
Business sustainability using continuous training solutions helps companies to embrace a culture of “investing in people”. Companies invest in training their employees rather than hiring […]
Microlearning in corporate training
Μicrolearning is a way of teaching content. In microlearning, content is divided into small chunks that are requested by and taught to learners on an […]
Maritime e-learning, a learning and development tool
While the term “e-learning” has been thrown around quite a lot in recent years, many are still unaware of what it actually means and how […]
E-learning and career development
It’s important to understand the difference between learning and training. Of course they are inextricably linked, but they are unique aspects of any educational process. […]
Maritime custom safety training
The main benefit of online training when it comes to maritime safety and compliance is that employees can be reached everywhere, all over the world, […]
Coursera and Traditional Higher Education
In a New York Times story today about the dramatic expansion of online higher education venture Coursera, co-founder Daphne Koller is quoted as saying that […]
Using 3D animation in e-learning courses
3D animation is the digital three-dimensional display of images, the movement of which adds a vivid, realistic and at the same time entertaining tone to […]
Gamification in e-learning courses
What is Gamification? Gamification is the concept of applying game-design characteristics (such as rewards, score, challenges, tasks, missions, avatars, etc) to non-game applications and situations. […]
The flipped classroom model in corporate training
The “flipped classroom” model It is a new educational model that is increasingly being used in both students’ and adults’ education and can be adopted […]
What is Computer-Based Training?
In this section of our Online Learning Glossary, we’re going to be tackling one of the biggest, baddest grand-daddies of online learning jargon! Anyone looking […]
Mindfulness Training – Is this the way forward for successful business?
Mindfulness is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon, supported by more and more rigorous scientific research, and driven in part by a desire to find new […]
If Pre-Authoring Becomes Primary Authoring...is Authoring Dead?
Pre-authoring is the content creation process that occurs before authoring. The media content you create that will end up being used in your authoring tool to […]
