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....
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...
eLearning Rockstars Stage – Using Games to Make Your Training More Effective
Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology and Director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies at Bloomsburg University and Stephen Baer, Managing Partner of The Game Agency, joined forces to present an engaging, interactive session at this year’s...
Reading Rainbow: eLearning Books & Articles to Peruse
At DevLearn this year, I was reminded of how many great eLearning books are out there, just waiting to be cracked open. So many volumes of knowledge are waiting to be absorbed, highlighted, bookmarked, and read over and over. I think with the wealth of online...
Webinar: Better Safe Than Sorry – Customizable Safety Training That Saves You Time and Money
In this week's webinar, Account Executive Raul Lazo showed off our newest addition to our Customizable Courseware library: Safety Training courses. He took attendees through some of the benefits of using Customizable Courseware, as well as different features included....
508 Resources Guide
At this year’s DevLearn, our very own Chris Willis presented an eLearning Rockstars Learning Stage session called Making 508 Accessible to Developers. Accessibility and 508-compliance are hot topics in the eLearning world and Chris is both knowledgeable and...
It’s a Match! Matching Drag & Drop Tutorial
Drag and drop interactions are an eLearning staple. I love that there are so many different ways to use a drag and drop—matching, sorting, labeling items, etc. Plus, as a learner, there is something so satisfying about dragging an answer into the correct spot! In this...
Live From DevLearn – Rockstar Shenanigans
We are at DevLearn right now and it is crazy. The energy and passion here never fail to amaze us. As usual, we went big. We have two booths AND a learning stage chock full of inspiring, informative sessions covering a wide spectrum of eLearning topics. Plus, we're...
eLearning Brothers Showcases New Products With Two Booths at DevLearn
New Products, Customizable Courseware and TREK Learning Experience Manager Provide Time-Saving Benefits for Learning and Development Departments AMERICAN FORK, UTAH (PRWEB) OCTOBER 23, 2018 eLearning Brothers announced today that they will be exhibiting new products...
Don’t Scroll Past This Scrolling Text Template Tutorial
When I first saw we had a template named "Scrolling Text," I thought "Oh sweet, like the Star Wars intro text!" Turns out, the template is not quite like the Star Wars intro text, but it is probably more useful for an eLearning course than scrolling yellow text over...
eLBX Presents – Dr. Michael Allen
Founder and CEO of Allen Interactions, Dr. Michael Allen is a pioneer of the eLearning industry. He is an expert in learning research, instructional design, and more. He's authored 8 top-selling books and won numerous awards. We were so happy to have him join us at...
Continue the Conversation: Being Flexible With ADDIE & Agile Development Open Mic
They say there’s a time and a place for most things, and we’re inclined to think the same about ADDIE and Agile in Learning and Development. Today we had an eLearning Open Mic to talk about how eLearning professionals today are utilizing ADDIE (Analyze, Design,...
The Safety Course You Need This Fall
Fall is here and with it comes cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes, and...back pain?! It's true. Fall, the favorite season of many an Instagram influencer and candy-loving child, is fraught with back-breaking activities like raking leaves, picking pumpkins, and...
Can’t Miss DevLearn 2018 Sessions
Huge announcement, everyone. Are you sitting down? DEVLEARN IS NEXT WEEK! We're so excited. We did something kind of crazy and went ahead and reserved a second booth on the expo floor. For ourselves, yes. I'll explain, don't worry. But first, I wanted to share some...
UV50 Fastest-Growing Companies—Oh, Hey, That’s Us!
If there's one thing we hope you've learned about us by now, it's that we have big dreams for what eLearning can be—inspiring, immersive, visually explosive, trackable... To achieve all our big dreams, we've been getting bigger and selling more too. So much bigger we...
Webinar: The Periodic Table of Instructional Design: Elements to Amp Up Your eLearning (Part 1)
The Periodic Table of Elements gives scientific scholars a way to contextualize and organize the many elements they work with. Inspired by that, we created a Periodic Table of Instructional Design. Two of our instructional designers, Jenn and Misty, presented the...
eLBX Presents – Sean Bott
Sean Bott is a comedy mentalist. If you're not quite sure what the means, don't worry, I didn't know either. When he got on stage at eLBX 2018, I wasn't sure what to expect. What followed was a hilarious presentation that challenged preconceived notions and wowed the...
What’s the Deal With Customizable Courseware at DevLearn?
We are gearing up for DevLearn and we're so excited! Seriously the packing is getting intense. We have boxes everywhere and our Amazon orders are out of control. The proof is in this picture below. We had to censor the office occupant because he was embarrassed by how...
Continue the Conversation: Camtasia 9 vs Camtasia 18 Open Mic
We had a great conversation today for our first eLearning Open Mic! Tons of eLearning professionals gathered to chat, praise, and yes, occasionally vent, about Camtasia. At eLearning Brothers, we've been longtime users of Camtasia, but we were curious to see what...
Ask the Quizmaster – How to Edit a Quiz Template
Adding a quiz into your next eLearning project is a great way to check on knowledge retention or help your learners practice what they just learned. Our quiz templates make it quick and easy to add a quiz into your course. Today, we're going to take a brief look at...
Webinar: Jazz Up Your Next PowerPoint With These New Styles
Our Director of Product and Design Nic Brown joined us yesterday to show off our newest and most exciting PowerPoint Styles! I know, "exciting" isn't always the word that comes to mind when you think of PowerPoint, but with our template and graphics libraries, you...
eLBX Presents – eLearning Brothers Improv
Here on the blog, we're sharing videos of presentations from the first-ever eLBX, this past June. Today we have a real treat for you: eLearning improv! Curtis Morley introduced this next session by describing it as "something you have never seen before" and "the true...
5 Things You Must Know for eLearning Brothers Success
Today we’re going to be looking at five things to know for the most success with your eLearning Brothers account. The Favorites tab Downloads tab Team and Member Libraries A quick tip for searching through libraries Utilizing our eLearning Brothers Knowledge Base ...
You’ve Got Mail! How to Edit Our Email Scenario Template
Looking for a better way to deliver information in an eLearning course that isn't just a boring text block? Want it to be a little bit interactive? Check out the email scenario templates in our newest Template Styles. Everything is built for you, just change the text...
Webinar: How to Make On-the-Job Learning Practical With TREK
More and more organizations are realizing the need for a comprehensive training approach that includes traditional eLearning courses in addition to on-the-job learning experience and coaching by managers. This has often been a challenge to implement. Marty Rosenheck,...
eLearning Open Mic: Camtasia 9 vs Camtasia 18
Introducing eLearning Open Mic, a platform for discussion in a variety of eLearning topics! What’s unique about eLearning Open Mic? We’re opening the floor to YOU. We’ll pick six willing people to join on our discussion panel. Don’t make it onto the panel? That’s just...
eLBX Presents – Catherine Nelson
It's Throwback Thursday and we're throwing it back to this past June when we hosted eLBX, an eLearning Brothers User Conference Extravaganza. Today we are sharing Catherine Nelson's presentation. Catherine is Vice President of Leadership Development for FranklinCovey....
Word on the Street: DevLearn is Coming
It’s true, DevLearn is right around the corner! Are you ready? This annual conference hosted by the eLearning Guild is an eLearning party that we look forward to each year. We'll be on the expo floor, hosting a learning stage, and some of our rockstars are giving...
Webinars to Watch This Fall
Between conferences and webinars, our fall calendar is packed. But that's how we like it because it means more opportunities to connect with eLearning Rockstars in-person and online. In case we don't see you at DevLearn 2018 this October, we'd love to see you at one...
The DevLearn eLearning Rockstars Stage: Now Starring…
Ah, DevLearn. This glorious multi-day event in Las Vegas, Nevada is considered by many to be THE eLearning conference to attend. We take it pretty seriously. We are especially serious about delivering the best booth experience for everyone who stops by our booth—ie,...
Webinar: Get Rockstar Reporting with xAPI Templates from eLearning Brothers!
Our Senior Developer, Bill Milstid, walked webinar attendees through a brief explanation of xAPI and then showed how we have integrated xAPI statements into our new Style templates. What does this mean for your reporting? Only good things! xAPI allows you to get more...
eLBX Presents – Dr. Karl Kapp
Welcome back to our video series from eLBX 2018! Today we are sharing the video of Dr. Karl Kapp's presentation. Karl Kapp is an expert in eLearning, games, gamification. He's a professor and author and all-around great guy. His presentation at eLBX 2018 centered on...
Rise to New Heights With This Safety Training Course
In today’s construction industry, an estimated 2.3 million construction workers perform some type of work on scaffolds—that’s about 65% of the construction workforce! Training those workers on safe scaffolding use is incredibly important. Scaffold training is required...
How to Edit a Classic Conversation Scenario
A conversation scenario is an eLearning staple. Presenting a conversation between two characters—ideally ones that represent your learner demographic—allows you to explore two different perspectives and/or deliver some gentle coaching. All of our new Template Styles...
Power Up With New PowerPoint Styles
Attention, PowerPoint users. Last week, we released 2 new PowerPoint Template Styles! Each PowerPoint Style features 20 files. For our PowerPoint Styles, we focused on data-driven graphs and charts. Rock those monthly reporting presentations! Check out the infographic...
Webinar: User Experience Strategies for Successful eLearning
In this recent webinar, Dan Frazee, Lead Developer on the eLearning Brothers Custom Development team joined us to share his user experience strategies for successful eLearning. He used some really cool projects that the eLearning Brothers Custom team has made for...
eLBX Presents: Angel Green
If you caught our post last week with Dr. Scott Baird's eLBX presentation video, you know that we've decided to share all the presentations from eLBX 2018 here on the blog. While nothing can replace the energy and connections made by attending a conference in-person,...
A Conversation With eLearning Rockstar Rich Vass
Brianne Thomas, a learning experience designer for Capitol One and the woman behind Northlake Professional Group, recently interviewed our Studio Director, Rich Vass. Great conversation and laughs ensured. Thus, we wanted to share some of the highlights here. Rich...
Working With Our “Popular Choice Game” Template Style
Adding a game to your eLearning course is a great way to increase engagement and (sneakily) quiz your learners. That's why we include this Popular Choice game in each Template Styles family. However, all the game mechanics can make it a bit trickier to edit than your...
2 Keys to Getting Started With eLearning Brothers
This summer marked the creation of our new Customer Success division and our team has been working hard to figure out ways we can help you get the most out of your account. In addition to all of the awesome templates and assets we have available, we wanted to make...
Webinar: Spy on Our Video Expert While He Edits in Camtasia 18
Yesterday our Video Specialist, Andrew Townsend, held a webinar where he demonstrated his process for editing a video in the newest version of Camtasia. In his step-by-step presentation he covered: Using some of Camtasia 2018's newest features Syncing audio Animating...
eLBX Presents – Dr. Scott Baird
A few months ago, we hosted eLBX, the first eLearning Brothers user conference extravaganza. We were excited to see hundreds of eLearning Rockstars descend upon Salt Lake City for our conference, but we know that there are tons more eLearning Rockstars out there who...
We’re In the 2018 Utah 100 Fastest Growing Companies!
MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) recently published the Utah 100, its annual list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah for 2018. We are absolutely thrilled to share that we made the list! "Each year, we recognize the 100 fastest growing companies in Utah, and...
Editing a Sequencing Drag and Drop Template Style
You can't go wrong with a drag and drop interaction in your eLearning content! We make it easy for you by offering drag and drop templates in all our Template Style sets. In this video, we're going to take a look at the structure of our Starter Sequencing Drag and...
The Paint Has Dried: Take a Tour of Our Edifice of eLearning
Well, It’s been a couple of months since we eLearning Folk packed our bags and boxes and whats-its and moved on over to our new domain. In that time, we’ve come to love this space just as much as our last--if not, even more! So many bathrooms! By now, you probably...