eLearning Rockstars Stage – The Hero’s Journey: Exploring Elements in Learning Games
DevLearn 2018 was another amazing year for the prestigious eLearning conference and expo. Hosted by the eLearning Guild, it always produces a wealth of amazing sessions and inspirational content. Not to brag too much, but we think we did a pretty good job of adding...
Fun Learning Games for Snowy Days
We are well into winter and chances are, by now you've had a snow day—or what would be a snow day if you weren't a hard-working adult with bills to pay, that is. Ah, the joys of being a kid! There's something about looking outside and seeing everything blanketed with...
3 eLearning Trends to Look for in 2019
I read a lot of “what’s coming in (insert year)” articles. I do feel like there are some trends that are featured every year. For example, gamification is ALWAYS included in a trend prediction round-up. Microlearning finds its way onto these sort of lists, as well....
Webinar: Writing (and Designing) Much More Better: Part 2
For this webinar, eLearning Brothers instructional designer Dr. Dave Christiansen joined us to share writing and design tips to make your courses more learner focused and more engaging overall. Dave covered the topics in the list below. For each topic, Dave presented...
Ms. Popularity 2018 – Check Out This Cutout Character
Previously, we shared the most downloaded male cutout character, Adrian. But why stop there when Claudia deserves equal recognition? Claudia is the friendly face your learners have been craving. It's easy to see why she was our more downloaded female cutout character...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – On the eLearning Horizon and Beyond
The eLearning industry is constantly changing. It can be difficult to keep an eye on what advancements are coming while also trying to manage current budgets and technology restraints. We were joined by Alessio Artuffo, Director of International Business Operations,...
Everyone is Buzzing About This New eLearning Design
Hey Storyline users, do we have a treat for you! We just added a brand new design to our collection of course starters in the eLearning Brothers Storyline Template Library. This buzzy new style is called Bumblebee and includes everything you need for a complete...
You Were Captivated by This Captivate Template Style in 2018
When you need to whip up some training, like, yesterday—according to your boss, anyway—where do you turn? To the eLearning Brothers Captivate Template Library, of course! It's chock full of layouts, interactions, quizzes, and more—all pre-built in Captivate for you....
Top 3 Storyline Template Styles of 2018
Attention, Articulate Storyline users! Have you checked out our Template Styles yet? These are the perfect course starters if you're suffering from designer's block—or just want to whip up a full course in no time! Each style includes 31 complementary layouts and...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Training That’s “Lit”: Engaging with Generation Z Learners
This past October, Misty Harding, eLearning Brothers & Brian Wilson, Sigma Chi joined us on the eLearning Rockstars Stage at DevLearn 2018. They introduced attendees to a totally "lit" training course that eLearning Brothers Custom developed for Sigma Chi Fraternity....
Mr. Popularity 2018: Our Most Downloaded Cutout Character of the Year
In 2018, Adrian's friendly face made him the most popular cutout character of the year! It's easy to see why Adrian was such a highly downloaded cutout character. He brings a definite warmth and sense of ease to any eLearning course you see him in. in the Cutout...
Three’s a Crowd…2018’s 3 Most Popular Webinars
Why, hello there! Are you ready to step into the recording studio? We have a pretty nice setup if you're interested. However, if you're feeling camera shy today, that's okay. We have a plethora of recorded webinars you can browse instead. In fact, today I'd like to...
Add Some Living Coral to Your eLearning With the 2019 Pantone Color of the Year
Every year in December, Pantone picks a "color of the year" for the coming year. Who is Pantone and why do they get to decide? Well, in 1963, Pantone helped the printing industry standardize colors with the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, a tool allowing for the faithful...
Top 3 Soft Skills Courses of 2018
2018 has come and (almost) gone and we're feeling reflective. It's always fun to look back on the past year and see what the eLearning Rockstar family loved the most. Customizable Courseware is one of our newer products, and we're happy to see that it's taking off....
Icons That Rocked 2018
Icons are a great way to add style to your eLearning content. Our Icon Library has over 70,000+ editable icons in countless styles and countless categories. You can download and import them into any authoring tool of your choosing. Benefits of the eLearning Brothers...
Warm Jackets, Warmer Hearts – Holiday Party Recap
It’s that time of year again. You can feel the excitement in the air. You know that things are just a little bit different now. ...And you are ready to beat your foosball opponents to within an inch of their collective lives. Metaphorically speaking, of course! Ah,...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Creating a Learning Strategy for Maximum Impact
Marty Rosenheck, eLearning Brothers took the stage twice at DevLearn 2018. Today we're recapping "Creating a Learning Strategy for Maximum Impact." I'm going to give a brief outline of his talk here, but if you want, you can skip ahead and just watch the video....
Lectora Users Loved This Template Style Most in 2018
It's no sham...Lectora users loved the Shamrock Template Style the most. This lucky little template style brings the luck of the Irish to eLearning developers. In true eLearning rockstar fashion, it's easy to customize for your needs because you get all the source...
New Year’s Resolutions for Training Professionals
Are you for or anti-New Year's Resolutions? According to U.S. News, approximately 80% of resolutions fail by the second week of February. Yikes. Ironically enough, in the same article where I found that statistic, the author also suggested enrolling in an online...
Webinar: Accessibility and Usability… Where do they overlap in eLearning?
Accessible content and usable content are often viewed as separate, mutually exclusive outcomes that employ different design approaches, requirements, and principles. As such, organizations, corporations, and agencies that are required to comply with accessibility...
2018 Foosball Tournament: Meet the Players
UPDATE: Team Captivate won! Congrats, Damon and Dart! It's that time again. The office is filled with the whoosh of foosball rods spinning, the plink of balls dropping into goals, and cries of victory—and sometimes defeat—as our teams practice for the annual...
Take a Peek at the Top PowerPoint Template Style of 2018
We did a little number crunching, survey taking, consulting the powers that be, and we discovered what was the most popular PowerPoint Template Style of 2018! Have a seat, take a deep breath, and emotionally prepare yourself for this reveal. It wasn't Shamrock. It...
3 Ways to Cure Seasonal Affective Disorder
Hopefully, you are feeling the holiday spirit right now and getting excited for some vacation days and the chance to spend some quality time with all your friends and family over Christmas cookies and a hot chocolate (or a hot toddy!). But there's a chance...
Continue the Conversation: eLearning Open Mic – Mixing it Up With Blended Learning
Blended learning gives learners the best of both worlds—if you do it well. We hosted a panel of eLearning professionals for an insightful talk about all things blended learning. Thanks to our panelists—Chris Willis, Jean Marrapodi, and Toby Newman—and all the great...
Webinar: Analyze Your Learners With Rapid Game Development
This blog post is the answer to your prayers if you've been looking for: Quick and easy game development for your training program Better data and insights into what concepts your learners are struggling with A little dash of fun for your eLearning content In this...
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? Time to Edit This Template Style!
In the video below, we're going to take a look at the basic structure of our Timeline Dates Storyline template, and how to make simple edits like changing the text in the file. This Timeline Dates template is available in all of our new Template Styles. We have tons...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – What You Can Build Today in VR
John Blackmon, Trivantis CTO, joined us on the eLearning Rockstars Stage at DevLearn 2018 to talk about one of the hottest new things in learning: virtual reality (VR) training. Trivantis recently released a new tool, CenarioVR, which makes it easy for developers to...
Using Concise Words In eLearning Course Design: Reapplying Marketing “Copy” Tips
There is nothing worse than having to read a wordy advertising campaign. Marketers know that the best way to capture their audience and get points across is through concise and meaningful text. We should, for better eLearning course design, grasp this concept and...
Give the Gift of mLearning This Holiday
It’s the most wonderful busiest time of the year! From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve, it seems like everyone is all "go, go, go!" From trying to hit all the holiday parties to wrapping up year-end projects and budgets to planning for next year, there’s tons to do and...
Webinar: How to Build Awesomeness With Your Client & Team
Last week, we welcomed Alex Richards, eLearning Brothers Senior Project Manager, into the webinar studio for an inspiring look at how to build strong relationships with clients and team members. A close working relationship creates strong foundations for successful...
Word on the Street: Win Fully-Loaded eLearning iPads!
There's been a lot of hubbub in the eLearning Brothers office and around the internet as our holidays have been turned orange this year. You may have heard already, but we think you should know—the word on the street is true: We're giving away free, fully-loaded...
eLearning Brothers Spreads Holiday Cheer With eLearning iPads
100% of eLearning Professionals Surveyed Agreed a Free iPad Would Generate Holiday Cheer AMERICAN FORK, UTAH (PRWEB) - NOVEMBER 29, 2018 As part of the ongoing mission to revolutionize the eLearning industry and inspire awesomeness, eLearning Brothers is giving away...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Making 508 Accessible to Developers
Chris Willis, eLearning Brothers Senior Product Manager, Customizable Courseware, presented two eLearning Rockstars Learning Stage sessions at DevLearn. Today we're exploring her session on 508 and accessibility. Be sure to check out her session on blended learning...
5 Digital Games to Liven Up Your Holidays
As we near the end of the year you may be finding yourself spending more time with close friends and family in your off-hours. Regardless of how this makes you feel, we are excited to share some games that you can play with them that will surely lighten the mood. Now,...
Continue the Conversation: eLearning Open Mic: Generational Learning
7 panelists joined us for one of our most controversial eLearning Open Mic topics yet—teaching to different generations. We hear so often that “Baby Boomers like this” and “Millennials are killing this” and are told that each generation has different learning styles...
Click, Click, Click to Reveal This Tab Tutorial
As a user, I think click to reveal interactions are very satisfying. One click and "Bam! Info pops up!" But I'm not sure I would want to be the one who has to develop them... That's why I love the eLearning Brothers Template Library. Every interaction or layout that...
Extra! Extra! More Q&A On the Periodic Table of Instructional Design
Our recent webinar series, Parts 1 and 2 of the Periodic Table of Instructional Design: Elements to Amp Up Your eLearning, was incredibly popular. Each webinar generated tons of discussion between our instructional designer Jenn Fairbanks and the attendees. In fact,...
A Rockstar Holiday Gift Guide for eLearning Professionals
Some of the biggest shopping days of the year are approaching. Are you ready??? We've put together an eLearning and training focused gift guide to help you check some holiday shopping off your list. If you're racking your brain trying to figure out what to buy your...
Blend Outside of the Box – Part 2
In Blend Outside of the Box Part 1, I suggested blending recorded webinars or virtual classroom sessions along with printable worksheets into your learning mix. Let’s take a look at some other outside of the box ideas you can mix and match to create blended...
Webinar: Professional Development Your Way
In this webinar, Account Executive Ryan Lee showed attendees how they can use Customizable Courseware to create the ultimate professional development training program for their organizations. "Wait a minute," you might be thinking. "Professional development? I...
Ta Da! Select and Zoom Images in Captivate with JavaScript
I recently saw a post in the Adobe eLearning forums where a user was seeking help selecting specific images with JavaScript. User keelym35886708 posted this question: “Accessing Image by ID containing a specific word via an external JS file?” What they want to do...
Webinar: The Periodic Table of Instructional Design: Elements to Amp Up Your eLearning Part 2
The long-awaited Part 2 of the Periodic Table of Instructional Design webinar series is here! Two of our instructional designers, Jenn and Misty, presented the Periodic Table of Instructional Design at eLBX 2018 and it was an incredibly popular session. Because the...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Flip Learning Like a Rockstar
eLearning Brothers Senior Product Manager Chris Willis took the stage to share a creative and flexible Flipped Classroom learning approach. In Flip Learning Like a Rockstar, Chris covered: Flipped Classroom methodologies & design strategies Easy, low cost tips to...
Writing EVEN Much More Better
Some of you may have attended my webinar this summer about how to improve our writing as instructional designers. I’d like to follow up on a few of the items I covered in that training session in this blog. The main point I’d like to emphasize is that as IDs, we...
Webinar: Genius Content Strategies for LMS Reporting
What did the online course say to the LMS? Some people may think that’s the first line of a joke, but for those of us who make, manage, and measure training content, we know how serious it really is. In this webinar recording, our friend Sam Rogers of Snap Synapse...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Half the Work for Twice the Results
Andrew Scivally, eLearning Brothers co-founder and president, took the DevLearn eLearning Rockstars Learning Stage for the last stage presentation of the expo. He shared a little bit about the history of eLearning Brothers. At our core, we’re always asking ourselves...
5 Steps to Avoid Family Fights this Holiday Season
This year Cousin Tabitha will be back from University, and it will be the first year without Grandma Edna (God rest her soul). This means Thanksgiving dinner will have 80% less "when I was your age" stories, but 40% more overly enthusiastic social justice preaching....
Don’t Burn the Turkey! And More Fire Safety Tips Everyone Could Use
With holidays contributing heavily to the yearly injuries and fatalities in the United States, it’s even more important to be prepared with solid safety training. As the number of flammable materials found inside homes increases across the country, we felt it was...
Preview Our Newest Captivate Template Style
Our template designers never stop working—except to play foosball, that is. Because of their hard work, we're constantly adding new templates to our Adobe Captivate Template Library. You know what that means, right? You can develop awesome eLearning courses in...
Boom! We Rocked DevLearn DemoFest!
We've talked a ton about how awesome DevLearn was this year, but there's one thing we haven't gotten a chance to really share. At DemoFest, we were so honored to stand alongside our longtime client Janiece Ziegler of Ally Financial and receive the award for Best Sales...