If you are someone who speaks or aspires to speak at professional and industry conferences or similar events, then it is almost certain you will need to record a virtual presentation at some point. To do that you could, of course, just fire up Zoom …
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Looking to create and sell your very first online course? If so, then you should be prepared for a little trial and error; crafting and structuring an online course takes a great deal of planning and preparation—and your efforts aren’t going to be perfect the …
Teaching adult learners has many potential advantages over teaching younger students. For one, your learners have much more life experience, and this experience can be leveraged as part of the knowledge that is shared among the participants in your class. Also, leaving aside situations where …
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I’ve written before that the core of the business model for successful edupreneurs is empowerment, which basically comes down to asking – and answering – questions like “How will I make life better for my learners?” and “How will I empower them to do what …
The e-learning industry has experienced huge growth in recent years, but online courses still struggle to retain learners through to course completion. Studies show the average completion rate for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is only around 15 percent. Even a successful course will struggle …
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I was running around the stage spouting gibberish while another student translated what I said into normal English. I am sure I looked and sounded like a compete idiot, no two ways about it. Somewhere in the back of my mind was the uncomfortable realization …
Adult learning theory and adult learning principles: If you aim to sell online courses or other types of education to adult lifelong learners, you need to give yourself a crash course in these topics. Today. One of the downsides of any rapidly growing market is …
An article in the Wall Street Journal a while back highlighted how corporate training programs are often a waste of time and money. With “little practical follow-up or meaningful assessments,” the article argued, “some 90% of new skills are lost within a year.” You can debate the validity …
