UX & UI
User Interface (UI) addresses the look and feel of an elearning solution. User Experience (UX) focuses on how users interact with and navigate an eLearning solution.
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Rapt Media Partners with Kaltura to Drive More Powerful Video Experiences
Rapt Media, a leader in groundbreaking interactive video technology, is integrating with Kaltura, the leading video technology provider, to bring enterprise companies a new generation of video that drives deeper engagement through personalization and interaction.
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LearnUpon Announces Major New Enhancement to Award-Winning LMS
LearnUpon is releasing a new version of its fully responsive LMS. Reduced administrator time is the main benefit; it will now take learners and admins less time to complete everyday tasks. A new smart search feature allows users to leap forward and apply the action they need straight from search, on any page and on any device.
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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Without Glasses, You Couldn’t Read This Content
Designing for people with impaired vision requires giving learners control over text size, color, and contrast. It also means making navigational elements accessible and ensuring that eLearning is compatible with screen-reading technology.
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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Build Captions and Usable Design into All eLearning
Many eLearning developers assume that accessibility features, like captioning, can be added if someone requests an accommodation. But it’s not always possible to make existing content accessible; designing for barrier-free access avoids potential problems.
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Accessible eLearning Benefits All Learners
Many individuals who prefer large type, enhanced contrast, or captioning on videos do not regard themselves as disabled, yet they benefit tremendously from accessible eLearning content; addressing those issues can make using eLearning easier, more convenient, and less frustrating. And if eLearning is easier to use, learners are likely to be more engaged and willing to complete the training.
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Ten Ways to Create Useful Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks in eLearning content can make the content more valuable to learners, but to be useful, the links have to be clear and meaningful. These 10 tips will ensure that links add value to your eLearning.
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Keep Design Focus on User Experience
User-centered design engages learners in all stages of design, development, and testing of eLearning products. This approach can help eLearning developers and designers avoid costly mistakes, achieve better design, and produce usable, successful eLearning modules.
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eLogic Learning to Unveil Brand-new User Interface at LSCon 2016
eLogic Learning announces a brand-new user interface to its award-winning eSSential LMS. Attendees at Learning Solutions 2016 in Orlando, Florida will be the first to get a sneak peek at the new interface and added LMS features.
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Nuts and Bolts: It’s Not Just About “Compliance”: Accessibility in eLearning
Accessibility in eLearning may be something that’s just isn’t on your radar—yet. Your eLearning materials should be accessible to everyone, including those with challenges like low vision and blindness, hearing loss and deafness, learning disabilities, and mobility problems. Here is a quick rundown on things you should be addressing in your design standards, and some help getting started.
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Responsive eLearning Is a Must-have, Not Just Nice-to-have
Responsive website design is the current darling of the web world and for good reason. Essentially, it means that content will respond to the screen size it detects. Here’s what you need to know about responsive design for eLearning, and some ideas to get you started using it in your projects!