Are you finding it difficult to get increase the amount of takers of your e-learning courses? Do you know that it takes a lot more than just good teaching text material for an e-learning course to be awesome? Read on to know how you can make your e-learning courses more interesting.

E-learning has suddenly taken the world by storm. It has helped students to get their required learning experience easily and from anywhere with just an internet connection. The global market for e-learning has also grown exponentially and as of now there are reported revenues of more than $50 billion worldwide. But, learning should always be fun and an interesting activity. So, easy learning techniques should not be the only criterion that e-learning should fulfil.

Learning should always be an interesting activity and unfortunately, sometimes, even the most interesting subjects can turn out to be boring when it is under the wrong hands. E-learning is no exception when it comes to this. If your course is not designed with care, it may turn out to be boring and unpopular. Here are some steps which will help you in this matter:

1. Understand the Objective of Your Cours

Is your course materials connecting with the students it is suppose to target? If you are making a course for primary school students and you use languages that are at the level of high school students, then your e-learning objective is not on target. 

Not only you, but even the students should understand the objective of the course. Will they get to learn what they are expecting? What are the benefits that your students will get after completing the course? Everything should be transparent. 

2. Not just interactive, it needs to be practical
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It is a good thing that you have made your e-learning courses interactive; but is it serving the purpose. Interactive is the best feature when it comes to e-learning. It lets the learner to have a better control over what they are learning. There are different types of interactive learning processes like click to pop-up, rollover, carousel, flash cards, and the list goes on. You must be aware which type is best-suited for your e-learning courses​.

3. Should be functional and easy to navigate

A thing is interesting when you spend a lot of time with it. If an e-learning course is supposed to be interesting, then learners should be able to feel easy to navigate. Otherwise, they would just close the window and never come back. Navigation also helps the learners in their flow of learning. Bad navigational styles make it less efficient and hamper the whole learning process. 

4. Use multimedia and games to make it interesting

Multimedia is an effective medium for learning. It helps learners to connect and stimulates the brain to form a memory of the course through visual description. It has been found through research that one can remember things more easily through visual descriptions. 

5. Narrators should be able to grab the attention of learners

If you are using narration for some text in your e-learning course, then make sure that you use proper human narration rather than robotic ones. It will give the impression of human interaction. Also, do not use a narration that feels boring. It should be well-articulated and have a script that makes the user understand the topic very well. 

​The above steps will definitely tune up your e-learning course and make it more interesting that before. If you have any ideas of your own please feel free to share. 

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Internships provide a window of opportunity to those looking for hands-on experience to enhance their relevant knowledge and skills required for a particular career field. Short term in nature, Internship is all about applying the theoretical knowledge of the classroom into the real world. Usually, a supervisor assigns specific tasks and does the evaluation of the allotted work. These intern programmes are proving to be very beneficial to every organization. Below are the five benefits of having an internship program in your organization:

1. Streamlining of recruitment drive
Through intern program a company can search a better qualified candidate who is most suitable for the job. Interns give reviews about the intern program and they can refer qualified candidates for the company. These interns can be hired for full time employment if they have proved their worth for the company. Moreover, a company can judge their strength and weakness efficiently which is not very apparent in their resume.

2. Cultivating the crop of tomorrow's Manpower.
By hiring the interns a company is not only providing benefits to itself, infact it is also providing support and skills to the students through employment and training. To put in other way, the company is paying back to the society.

3. Learning with the Interns
It is not that only Interns are getting the opportunity to learn and grow but as a fact of the matter you will also learn while teaching them and answering their queries about organisation, technology and workforce etc. To be a able mentor or teacher employees need to be equipped with required knowledge and skills in order to answer their queries.

4. Widening of the Horizons
Younger generation (or shall I say digital generation) is equipped with modern technology, connected with social media and plugged with digital devices to accomplish their task quickly and efficiently. Learning never ends, therefore, the employees should not shy from learning while teaming up with interns in order to produce innovative products and services for the company.

5. Saving on the Cost
Company can save on its costs and resources while extending this wonderful opportunity i.e., internship to interns who are ready to take on the world. Generally, a company spends a lot on its employees in terms of salaries, allowances, pensions, packages etc. but in case of interns they just need to provide the relevant exposure to the interns who in turn provide their knowledge and innovative ideas to the company. It is a win-win situation for both parties.

The world is constantly evolving and changing. Things have come a long way since we started learning in open spaces to the temperature controlled, technologically advanced classrooms of the current times. Here is a sneak peek into how the education has evolved and people have started using education as a tool for overall development. 

The older times – There were times when learning happened in the most unusual way. People did not have the right kind of infrastructure to aide learning and the education was imparted in an amateur manner. The stress in those days was on written learning and it was ensured that the students are taught to read and write to earn a living.

The beginning of change – The change started to happen and people started paying more attention to the way in which students spent their day at the school, the infrastructure was developed and technology was introduced. Students were given an opportunity to present to their class and they were taught to speak in public.

How we fare today – The scene of the classroom has completely changed in the modern times. The focus has shifted from teaching to development and subjects are changing from the conventional ones to those that influence the personality growth and development of the students. More stress is given to learning subjects that interest the students than the stock subjects. It is also made sure that the students are prepared to make career choices early on in life while the education is imparted to them.

Learning and education has seen great amount of changes. We do not realize it but the changes that have come about are extremely important and it is seen that the modern education really makes the students ready for their future and life, unlike the education in the olden times that only focused on imparting information.

For those who enjoy no bars held learning, almost anything can turn into a tool for aiding it. One such tool in the recent times has been the mobile. With the increasing popularity of the smart phones, a number of learning avenues and techniques have opened up for those who like to go on learning irrespective of where they are or what they are doing. Here’s a list of ways in which mobile proves to be the most important learning tool for the modern user. 

The application:
The most common feature of smart phones is the ability to offer access to applications. The applications that are developed for learning a subject, a language or a skill may all be used on the mobile and one may be able to go on increasing their knowledge with the help of the application.

Web searches:
A lot of times the mind feels intrigued and yearns to know the nuances of things. When there is no one to explain, you tend to turn to the mobile for all the information that you need. The online search feature that a web driven mobile offers is one of the biggest instruments that aides learning.

The video playback feature:
Videos and tutorials play a major role in learning trends in the modern times. Almost everyone refers to watch a video or a tutorial in order to learn as compared to reading about a topic. The ability to play videos on the mobile makes it the most loved gadget among those who rely on tutorials for their knowledge database.

As times change and the world advances, the small inventions such as smart mobiles are the ones that make the greatest impact on the knowledge accessibility for people. Without the mobile, one may feel lost out. 

A Powerful Participation Tool
Smartphones encourage participation in classes. Many a times, kids are shy or ashamed to ask questions. So they can text their questions to their respective teachers. The smartphones can also be used for note making when there is an important session going outside the class. They can also opt for voice recording. Phones could also be used for taking pictures of class assignments or lecture images.

Enhanced Literary Units
There are many teachers who have made their smartphones work like literary units. Here, you can choose a particular piece of literature, and create a Google+ community for class. The students in this case use smartphones to access and participate in that community.” The students hence can read novels on their smart phones.

Cooperative learning through apps
The teachers can also employ apps in her classroom, while incorporating phones into weekly lessons. Here students work in groups to ensure that the students who don't own smartphones aren't singled out.

Keeping the Focus
Teachers can help out students to keep their focus on the task by inning them to G+ community for the shared task. Here she can see who posts in Google+ and responds to surveys in her forums.

​Tips for Getting Started
Here are a few tips to get started with smartphones into classroom activities.

1. Get Comfortable With Your Smartphone
2. Start With a Conversation
3. Fix Rules of Engagement
4. Set Expectations
5. Do Periodic Check-Ins

 

Internet is the new big thing in our lives nowadays. Whether it’s shopping or booking a hotel or transacting money from one account to another, internet rules. The bug of internet has swiftly entered into the education sector as well. 

Almost a decade or two ago, internet had been used as a medium of online application submission for different courses in different institutes. But, today the scenario has changed and institutes scattered across the globe is offering numerous online courses in different field of studies. And, the current trend shows that working professionals are giving preferences to these online courses than the conventional distance education programs.
If we delve deep into the matter, we will find some very intriguing factors that are behind pulling working youth towards online education.

• One can pursue the course right from home. You need not to go to the institution for attending classes and giving exam. Rather, you can study online from even far offshore institutes sitting at your personal computer and give exams at their authorized centers at your preferred time slot. So, no need to take long leaves from job for attending the exam anymore.
• The courses that these online institutions are offering are at par with market demands.
• The certificates that you get after completing these online courses are validated by almost all companies.
• The faculties are experienced and a good institution always provides thorough assistance to the students.
• These courses are compact and most of them get finished within weeks.
• You can easily compare the fees of a certain course from different online institutes. Choose one that suits you and thus you save money.
• You save your travel expenses as well as now you don’t need to travel to the institute.

Are you a PhD student and feeling clueless how to finish your dissertation? The area of research at doctoral level is a tough job in itself. And, accumulating all gathered knowledge into a single dissertation is not a child’s play. It incorporates rigorous studies, data analysis, sample size determination, statistical analysis and so on. Preparing a dissertation is a tedious and time consuming job no doubt. But, most importantly, this single paper is going to shape your future career and prospect, so you need to be perfect and particular about it.

It is obvious that you require more than one guide to help you in making of your dissertation. But, who is going to help you out in your time of need? And, moreover, this particular person needs to be qualified and experienced as well. Here comes the online support from different dissertation consultants, who offer all kinds of services regarding thesis preparation and presentation. They also provide extended support to the students to meet all kinds of queries so that students can face any question asked during viva.

All you need is to search the internet database for a reliable service provider who gives consultancy on dissertation. Check carefully about their services, background, experience; and execution process. Once you shortlist a consultant, ask for one-to-one interactive sessions to share your views and requirements with the consultant. Stay in touch with the entire process and if at any point of time you have any queries popping up in your head, feel free to ask them. You never know what you will be asked during your viva, so you must be aware of the entire process of dissertation preparation. So, keep aside your worries and stress and take a smart step by hiring an online consultant today to complete your thesis.

Learn and play and play and learn! Sounds a little weird, but the phrase has deep-rooted meaning for the same. When playing a game, one has to remember the basic tricks like trial and error, ignore, punish, appease, praise, incentivise, banish, and the list goes on.

One has to learn these tricks in the long run as they can be of immense help at your workplace as well.  At the same time, you need to treat your workplace like a playground where you have to emerge as a winner. There could also be an opposite team who wants to defeat you, but your tactics that you learned at playground could help you here. Here you need to adopt different strategies to emerge as winner. Here are some of the benefits that could be seen as a result of learning from playing. 

Positive Reinforcement
This term indicates giving a ‘reward’ for good behavior. It includes training instructions or performing a skill. To ensure that positive behaviour is maintained, rewards could include simply commenting on good practice. It could also include offering a smile. By associating between good behaviour and positive feelings, athletes will always want to receive further rewards and will continue to behave well. So this approach should be adopted in management world as well and the employees performing the best should be rewarded.

Negative Reinforcement
The term ‘Negative reinforcement’ involves providing negative response to bad behaviour. The coaches can tell the athletes to stop a bad behavior. He should also be strict enough to say that if bad behaviour is continued, a negative consequence will definitely occur. An example in this reference is that the coach states his team that if the group is badly behaved, they won’t play the games which they enjoy the most.

Tactical Ignoring
If we stop safe inappropriate behaviour, it is like not being ‘rewarded’ with attention and will definitely lead to its stopping.