eLearning tips and tricks

Did you know that within the same amount of time that it takes for you to read this paragraph, you can easily upload a large, media-rich eLearning course to your corporate learning environment? For anyone who has seen a SCORM file balloon alarmingly in size with every video they’ve added and patiently waited for the lengthy upload process to finish, this sounds like a fantasy. However, the workaround is real, very simple, and it has the potential to change the way you work.

The eLearning industry is awash with misconceptions about what authoring tools can and cannot do. This post looks at five common eLearning authoring tool myths to debunk some out-of-date thinking on the best possible use of authoring tools.

The end of 2019 brings us to the end of an eventful decade in corporate learning. Before the year is out we also wanted to acknowledge a milestone for Gomo—it’s been five years since we launched to the market. While looking forward to everything 2020 has in store for us and our products, we thought we should also take some time to say a little about Gomo’s journey so far.

It’s the end of an era: the once common Adobe Flash format will be discontinued on December 31 2020. Support will be dropped from all major web browsers on that date. If you haven’t yet moved all of your learning content over to HTML5, now is the time. Our guide will help you through the process.

Many authoring tools claim to be responsive but what exactly are they referring to? In this post, we outline some of the main features of being responsive to give you an idea of what to expect from a responsive design eLearning authoring tool.

Gomo Customer Success Manager, Simon Waldram, acts as your advocate within our team. In this intro to his role, Simon reveals how he’s helping the team tackle your feature requests, bug reports, and other inquiries. Also featured: read all about our upcoming training tool, Gomo Academy.

An eLearning instructional designer reveals how an authoring tool saves time and money when designing effective training content.

Subject matter experts (SMEs) have a deep understanding of specific areas. And whether it’s helping customers and clients or sharing their insider knowledge with peers, SMEs play a vital role in your organization. Let's look at how you can identify internal SMEs and capitalize on their expertise to create and share knowledge across multiple channels.

eLearning authoring tools and xAPI go together like the proverbial horse and carriage. But what makes them the perfect match? In this blog post from Customer Success Manager, Simon Waldram, we look at the love affair between xAPI and authoring tools, and detail three ways an authoring tool can use xAPI to drive learning value.