Elearning Design
ELearning design builds upon instructional design, adding the context of the tools and technologies used to build and consume elearning experiences.
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How Leading Learning Designers Are Partnering with AI
The biggest opportunity for using AI in learning design isn’t handing your work over to it. It’s discovering how to work with it. When used strategically, AI can act like a trusted design partner: helping you generate meaningful scenarios, identify course gaps, and diagnose root causes, while leaving the critical thinking, empathy, and business context […]
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What Makes a Video Truly ‘Engaging’?
By treating your audience as active participants rather than passive observers, you ensure your video does not just fill a screen but fills a need.
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Secrets of Gamification Revealed
Join us as we retell the misadventures of building “Ethical Pursuit,” an ethics compliance course inspired by Trivial Pursuit. This session shares the decision-making process behind choosing gamification, along with the challenges we faced while designing and building the experience. We’ll start with the big picture of what makes gamification effective before peeling back the […]
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Escape From the Moon: Creating an eLearning Escape Room
eLearning escape rooms can create engaging and interactive training experiences, but they can also present challenges during design and development. In this session, we’ll share a case study of building an escape room where participants escape from an office on the moon with help from a robot named Lumi while learning to use a generative […]
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How Immersion Transforms Learning From Knowing to Doing
In many learning experiences, learners acquire knowledge but rarely get the chance to use it in ways that feel real. The session explores immersion as the missing link between knowing and doing and shows how ethnographic research can help instructional designers close that gap. By grounding learning in the lived experiences, decisions, and challenges of […]
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Meet the Learning Guild’s 2026 Thirty Under 30 (Part One)
The future of learning isn’t waiting its turn. It’s already making an impact. Each year, the Learning Guild’s Thirty Under 30 recognizes rising professionals who are redefining what workplace learning can be. This year’s cohort represents an impressive range of industries, perspectives, and expertise, but they share a common thread: a commitment to helping people learn, grow, and succeed. Plus, this year these emerging leaders […]
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DevLearn Conference and Expo Launches Expanded Tracks, Hands-On Learning, and New Ways to Connect
The program for DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 has been announced, introducing a range of new learning experiences designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s learning professionals. Returning to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from November 4 – 6, 2026, this event brings together learning professionals from around the world for an engaging and forward-looking program focused on innovation, skills and real-world application. This year’s edition […]
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What’s Next for Learning? The Trends DevLearn Attendees See Emerging
The future of learning took shape in a big way throughout 2025, and DevLearn attendees were already spotting the trends transforming the industry while with us in Las Vegas. From the rapid rise of AI and AI-native platforms to growing conversations around accessibility, localization, immersive learning, and creative media design, these emerging priorities are reshaping how organizations create […]
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Beyond Points & Badges: The Psychology of Practice-First Design
Successful gamification is not about making learning “fun”; it is about transforming information into transferable skills.
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DevLearn 2026 Program Is Live: Explore What’s New
The DevLearn 2026 program is officially live—bringing with it an expanded, forward-thinking lineup designed to help learning professionals reimagine their learning strategies and drive real impact across their organizations. As North America’s largest learning technologies event, DevLearn continues to bring 200+ sessions, three powerful keynotes, and unmatched opportunities for hands-on learning and connection. But this year, the program features several exciting updates that reflect where the […]