Productivity

When using software templates to kick start your eLearning development, the two biggest problems are: How to get them the templates into your project and How to rebrand them to fit your needs. Luckily, the first problem is as simple as downloading the template and dragging it into your project, whether it is responsive or…

Discovery. Scope of work. Creative brief. Analysis. The planning stage. Estimate. Whatever you call it, those initial moments before a project truly begins are crucial. Knowing the full scope of the project ahead of you helps you estimate your time, and rate, accordingly. While it might seem pushy to be demanding a plethora of details…

Every day you hear the news. Another corporate pro has gone freelance. It’s easy to want to follow in their footsteps and succumb to the siren call of being your own boss, calling the shots, making your own schedule, etc. But even more than you want to revel in that freelancing freedom, you don’t want…

Ready to trade in your cubicle for the freedom of freelancing? Not so fast! First you need to figure out your budget. Let’s talk about what you’re going to bill—also known as your rate. Factors to consider when setting your rate: Your budget Your skill level Your available time Carol Tice of Make a Living…

We’re in the home stretch now. First, I brought you productivity secrets for general work, including email organization tips and the classic “work from home” tip. Next, I shared a slew of Lectora® development tips from our Trivantis® pros. And now? It’s time for the final stage of eLearning development—the review and revise stage. Create…

Do you have a spare minute to check out some tips for being more productive? I bet you do—if you read the first installment of Productivity Secrets from the Trivantis Pros. That post focused mainly on general work productivity, but I also promised you more secrets for being more productive in Lectora®. Here they are!…

Sharing—and receiving—criticism on a project at work is tough. “Threats to our standing in the eyes of others are remarkably potent biologically, almost as those to our very survival,” explains psychologist Daniel Goleman. In our brains, criticism is seen as a threat to our survival. If criticism isn’t presented well, our brains try to protect…

Do you ever feel like the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, shouting, “I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date!” as you struggle to meet deadlines? Sometimes it can be hard to focus when you’re working on multiple projects—or when you’re actually a rabbit in a tuxedo jacket. Our developers and designers here…

Creating a successful e-Learning course takes a whole team of people, and each of those people has a different role in the development process. 96% of executives cite lack of collaboration or ineffective communication as cause for workplace failures. That’s why making sure your team collaborates efficiently is so crucial to a successful e-Learning course.…

Your subject matter experts, or SMEs, play a huge role in building your e-Learning course. You need them to help build the information you’re presenting in a course to make sure it’s relevant and useful for your learners. But sometimes their high level of expertise in a topic can often make them lose perspective on…