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...
11/19/2019 12 minutes
12 minutes Designing Accessible eLearning: ADA, Section 508, and WCAG
Wheelchair ramps might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word “accessibility”. Since the...
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...
11/15/2017 9 minutes
9 minutes Lesson 6. Attention Please! Creating Interactive and Immersive Content
Michael Sheyahshe, an artist, author, developer, and technologist at alterNative Media, presents a whole series of 10 lessons on making...