Best Practices

Using Media to Pace Your Class: Tools and Tips for Incorporating Video (8/31/10)

By Geoff Klock

Connecting with e-Learners Through Podcasting (7/20/10)

By Heather Zink

Using Virtual Role-Play to Solve Training Problems (6/8/10)

By Tonya Goth Simmons

Herding Chats: Reflections on a Synchronous Online Interaction (5/18/10)

By LeAne H. Rutherford

How to Provide Fair and Effective Feedback in Asynchronous Courses: 3 Best Practices for Online Teachers (4/8/10)

By Elizabeth A. Gruenbaum

eLearning Tools for English Composition:
30 New Media Tools and Web Sites for Writing Teachers (3/30/10)

By Keri Bjorklund

Teaching the Librarians of the Future Without Online Instruction (3/23/10)

By Anthony Cocciolo

How to Outline an E-Learning Product: The Basic Mechanics of Structuring a Project (3/4/10)

By Tim Warner

Design Learner Success Into Your Curriculum (3/2/10)

By Jeff May

Tips for Effective Webinars (1/21/10)

By Maria H. Andersen

Sound Your Best in Virtual Training (12/23/09)

By Susan Berkley

10 Ways to Ensure Distance Learning Success (12/17/09)

By Cindy Wolfe, University of Phoenix

Project-Based Learning for the Business Environment:
A Cheat Sheet for Development, A Sample Lesson (12/10/09)

By Joe Deegan

Sensible Tools of Engagement:
Three Channels for Online Education, and Why You Should Use Them (12/3/09)

By Debra Beck, University of Wyoming

Discussion Management Tips For Online Educators (9/25/09)

By Jo Macek

Tips and Tools for Fostering a Creative e-Learning Class (9/10/09)

By Susan Doctoroff Landay

10 Things I've Learned About Teaching Online (9/8/09)

By Michelle Everson, University of Minnesota

15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online (7/7/09)

By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE

That Was a Bad Webinar, Wonder Why? (7/7/09)

By Matt Bovell

Evolution of a Video-Learning Object Format (3/02/09)

By Peter J. Fadde, Southern Illinois University

Increase Student Viewership with Striking Titles (3/02/09)

By Scott Buros, Rexi Media LLM

How Will Online Courses Weather the Economic Downturn? (2/19/09)

Laurie Rowell, eLearn Magazine

Reviewing Last Year's E-Learning Predictions (1/23/09)

Stephen Downes, National Research Council Canada

Predictions For 2009 (1/09/09)

Lisa Neal Gualtieri, Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine

Virtual Teams: Making the Online Classroom a Learning Organization (8/22/08)

Edward Volchok, Ph.D, Queensborough Community College/CUNY and Stevens Institute of Technology

Learnscape Architecture (8/20/08)

Jay Cross, Internet Time Group

Tips for Delivering a Successful Online Experience (4/30/08)

By Richard Watson, Technical Trainer and Instructional Designer

How to Motivate Your Students (4/18/08)

By Errol Craig Sull

Usability Testing of E-Learning: Easy, Effective, Affordable (4/02/08)

By Carol M. Barnum, Southern Polytechnic State University

Producing Video Learning Objects for E-learning (4/01/08)

By Peter J. Fadde, Ph.D, Southern Illinois University

Measuring Success: Raid on Deerfield Revisited (3/06/08)

By Lynne Spichiger, Project Manager, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA

Learning through Blogging: Graduate Student Experiences (2/29/08)

By Robert Davison, City University of Hong Kong

What Do You Mean When You Say "Usability"? (2/08/08)

By Carol M. Barnum, Southern Polytechnic State University

Using Game Shows as an Instructional Tool (9/21/07)

By Dan Yaman, CEO, and Missy Covington, Communications, LearningWare, Inc.

How Long Should an E-learning Course Be? (8/22/07)

By Chris Bennett, Founder and CEO, Ah-Ha! Media

Dialogue-Intensive Learning (7/11/07)

By Richard Dool, D.Mgt, Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University

How to Develop a Great FAQ Page for an Online Course (6/20/07)

By Rahel Anne Bailie, Intentional Design

Online Testing: Making It Count (5/31/07)

By Nikki Shepherd Eatchel, Prometric

Communities of Practice: Addressing Workforce Trends Through New Learning Models (04/27/07)

By Eric Sauve, CEO and Co-Founder, Tomoye Corporation

Mitigating Conflict in Online Student Teams (2/28/07)

By Richard Dool, D.Mgt., Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University

Seven Steps to Better E-learning (12/14/06)

By Clark N. Quinn, Director, Quinnovation

Online Course Design from a Communities-of-Practice Perspective (9/22/06)

By John D. Smith, Learning Alliances and CPsquare, and Beverly Trayner, Superior School of Enterprise Sciences, Setúbal, Portugal

Development Principles for Online Courses: A Baker's Dozen (11/25/05)

By Rory McGreal, Athabasca University

At-Risk Online Learners: Reducing Barriers to Success (8/11/05)

By JoAnn T. Funk, Associate Professor, Kaplan University

eLearning and Fun: A Report from the CHI 2005 Special Interest Group (7/5/05)

By Lisa Neal, Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine, and Lorraine Normore, Librarian, Center for Early Literacy Information

Learning to Work With IT (3/24/05)

By MaryAlice Colen, Vice President, E-learning, Interwise

Selecting an E-learning Solution, Part 4: Inviting the Vendor to Present (3/10/05)

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director of the Institute of Interactive Technologies, and an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Selecting an E-learning Solution, Part 3: Ten Rules for a Smooth, Efficient E-Learning RFP Process (3/12/05)

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director of the Institute of Interactive Technologies, and an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Selecting an E-learning Solution, Part 2: Avoiding Common RFP Mistakes (10/19/04)

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director of the Institute of Interactive Technologies, and an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Selecting an E-learning Solution, Part 1: Who Should be on Your E-Learning Selection Committee? (9/24/04

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director of the Institute of Interactive Technologies, and an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa.

Informational Cascades in Online Learning (8/25/04)

By Michael Feldstein, CEO, MindWires, Inc.

Leadership Principles for Designers: Leading SMEs, Part 2 (4/14/04)

By Jerry Murphy, Consultant, Commonwealth Media Partners

Leadership Principles for Designers: Leading SMEs, Part 1 (4/14/04)

By Jerry Murphy, Consultant, Commonwealth Media Partners

Writing a Winning E-Learning Proposal (3/11/04)

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director and Associate Professor of the Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

The E-Learning Market: It's About the Learner, Not the Instructor! (9/5/03)

By Massood Zarrabian, President and CEO, OutStart, Inc.

Five Technological Considerations When Choosing an E-Learning Solution (7/11/03)

By Karl M. Kapp, Assistant Director and Associate Professor of the Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

One Path to the Blog (6/16/03)

An Odyssey in Tracking and Sharing Technology with the Online Higher Education Community
By Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus/Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning, University of Illinois at Springfield

A Framework for Open, Flexible and Distributed E-Learning (2/21/03)

By Badrul H. Khan, Associate Professor, George Washington University

Designing for Learners, Designing for Users (2/3/03)

By Dave Smulders

The Demand-Driven Learning Model as a Standard for Web-Based Learning (12/27/02)

By Colla J. MacDonald, Emma J. Stodel, Laura G. Farres, Krista Breithaupt & Martha A. Gabriel

Dead Trainer Walking (10/3/02)

Making a Business Case for E-Learning
By Darin E. Hartley, Developer of New Business Ventures, ASTD

Developing Your e-Learning for Your Learners (9/16/02)

By Michael Feldstein, CEO, Feldstein and Associates

E-learning, Online Learning, Web-based Learning, or Distance Learning (7/2/02)

Unveiling the Ambiguity in Current Terminology
By Susanna Tsai and Paulo Machado, InkiTiki Corporation, Island of Kauai, Hawaii, InkiTiki.com

Designing and Delivering Live, Online Training (10/12/01)

By Jo-Ann Driscoll, Principal Education Architect Centra Education Services, Centra Software, Inc.

From Both Sides Now (5/17/01)

On Being An Online Learner and An Online Professor
By Laurie P. Dringus, Ph.D., Professor, Nova Southeastern University