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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Choosing an Authoring Tool: A Checklist
Download this checklist and get a thorough guide on how to choose an authoring tool and know what questions you should ask of tool vendors.
By Joe Ganci • -
Countdown to DevLearn: A Practical Guide to LMS APIs: Designing a Learning Experience
This the first of three exclusive DevLearn sessions you won’t find on theDevLearn program this fall. This will give you a taste of what you’ll see at DevLearn! The learning experience begins and ends at the platform. Many LMS providers offer access to APIs, but many people don’t know what APIs are or what to […]
By Rob Porter • -
AR/MR/VR: You Could … But Should You?
Augmented reality. Mixed reality. Virtual reality. We can come up with countless reasons—ranging from case studies to research and Gartner hype cycles—that these are much more than mere fads. Holding equal, if not greater importance, would be the need to first ask ourselves if a given learning initiative can, and should, be supplemented by AR/MR/VR. […]
By Kevin Lange • -
A Future Look at Visual Design Trends
The influence that visual design has on our emotions may be stronger than you think. Strategic design techniques grab our attention to buy this, watch that, click here, subscribe there, etc. Recognizing and adopting these visual design techniques into our eLearning and instructional designs can have a similar positive impact on our learners and the […]
By Tracy Parish • -
24 Things Learning Professionals Should Know About Visual Design
This checklist presents key design principles categorized into three components—graphic space, visuals, and typography—to ensure your design decisions enhance rather than detract from learning.
By Connie Malamed • -
In Real Life: Happy Anniversary, PowerPoint!?!?
PowerPoint is just a tool. It’s as good or bad as we make it. Unfortunately, lots of people make it really bad.
By JD Dillon • -
Voice Computing Could Bring ‘One-Shot’ Answers to eLearning
Voice computing is changing how people search—and what they find.
By Pamela Hogle • -
In Search of a Conversational Bot: Voice Computing Evolves
Voice computing technology is constantly improving as developers tackle the problem of teaching computers to converse.
By Pamela Hogle • -
Race to the Finish: Quickly Send xAPI Data from a Robot Car
Inexpensive kit enables team to send xAPI data while testing a robot car on a makeshift course.
By Peter Guenther • -
3 Visual Design Tactics That Improve UX and Boost Usability
White space and accessibility features improve eLearning usability; discover three ways that visual design that can improve the user experience.
By Dawn Mahoney •