1/14/2023 
14 minutes
14 minutes 
Online Course Design for eLearning – 6 Graphic Design Principles
Before we plunge into online course design, let’s imagine that we are at a zoo or a museum where there...
11/27/2022 11 minutes
11 minutes 
How Much Does It Cost to Develop an Online Course in 2025?
How much does it cost to develop an online course? Well, it all hinges on… That question seems to be...
6/27/2022 11 minutes
11 minutes 
How to Create Microlearning Courses: Breaking It Down
Are you an instructional designer or L&D representative making an initial foray into the world of microlearning? Then keep reading...
5/22/2022 12 minutes
12 minutes Black Belt In Negotiations: How to Improve Your Employees’ Skills with Dialogue Simulations
A dialogue simulation is an interactive exercise that actually imitates a real conversation with a person: a customer, a staff...
5/15/2022 9 minutes
9 minutes Lesson 2. SMEs, Stakeholders, Roles: Where You Fit Into All of It
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on “How...
3/28/2022 22 minutes
22 minutes Learning Goals and Objectives in Course Design – The Whats, Whys, and Hows
Have you ever sat through a training program or workshop and wondered, “What’s the point of this? Why am I...
3/21/2022 13 minutes
13 minutes Learning Experience Design: How To Make Courses Stick
Content is king. And this is definitely the case when speaking about creating eLearning courses. However, people who decide to...
3/20/2022 8 minutes
8 minutes 
How To Build Learning Objects that Add Value to Your Courses
Would you like to make online training more cost- and time-effective? One way is to create and deploy learning objects...
2/27/2022 11 minutes
11 minutes Branching Scenarios in eLearning – the Whats, Whys, and Hows
Are you looking for a way to train your employees that’s better than well-worn, linear click-and-read courses? This is where...
8/13/2021 10 minutes
10 minutes Create Iconic eLearning with eLearning Icons
You have most likely heard the adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Still, a lot of presentations are...
6/15/2021 6 minutes
6 minutes 
How to Write a Course That Will Hook Learners: Two Simple eLearning Writing Techniques
Let’s say you’ve created a training course and put it online. You run a report on your course a few...
3/23/2021 16 minutes
16 minutes eLearning Templates to Fast Track Course Building
Everyone likes to be productive. We use apps to organize our projects, create keyboard shortcuts, make to-do lists, and use...
4/9/2019 8 minutes
8 minutes 
How to Create a Mobile-Friendly Online Course: 10 Must-Follow Rules
E-courses made for desktops and mobile devices are two different products. Even if the desktop content adapts to the screen...
3/12/2018 6 minutes
6 minutes Lesson 10. Best in Show: Recap of the Previous Lessons and Final Thoughts
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on making...
2/26/2018 7 minutes
7 minutes Lesson 9. Share E-Learning Content: What Are Your Options?
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on making...
1/29/2018 8 minutes
8 minutes Lesson 8. Touch Ups: Ensure Efficacy, Viability, and Accessibility in Your Content
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on making...
12/22/2017 6 minutes
6 minutes Lesson 7. Practical Application: UI/UX Best Practices for e‑Learning
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on making...