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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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Understandable eLearning Uses Plain Language
Creating eLearning that uses plain English—simple, everyday words and unambiguous sentences—and clear, logical design removes barriers for many learners, including those who have some disabilities as well as those who learned English as adults or have low literacy skills.
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Buzzword Decoder: User-Centered Design and Universal Design
Designing eLearning with the user in mind creates a better overall learner experience. You can accomplish this through user testing or by taking a universal approach to creating broadly usable eLearning.
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Accessibility from the Ground Up: Remove Barriers to eLearning Content
Accessible eLearning must be operable to all learners, and that includes people whose disabilities make using a mouse impossible. In addition, learners should be able to control timers and any animated content; they should be able to skip content, too.
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eThink Education Announces Moodle’s Newest Version Will Provide Clients with Improved Capabilities, User Tour Feature
eThink Education announces that the new features and fixes of Moodle 3.2—including notable improvements to theme and navigation, updated API and LTI, and the addition of a customizable User Tour feature—will be available to eThink clients shortly after the November 28 release.
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RISC Returns as DevLearn Exhibitor with New Product Developments
RISC is highlighting three milestones at DevLearn 2016: its development of a new product, Learn4ia; a major update to its learning management system, Virtual Training Assistant (VTA); and celebration of the company’s 25th year in business.
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Mobile Microlearning: A Natural Venue for Spaced Learning
Using mobile-friendly microlearning to implement a spaced repetition or spaced learning program can add up to increased engagement that boosts learner performance.
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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.