Smarter Course Design

By |2026-02-25T18:14:13-07:00April 30th, 2025|Blog/News, eLearning, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

Smarter Course Design for Busy Employees: Design With Respect Introduction: Getting caught up in delivering all the necessary information at once is easy when developing corporate training. After all, leadership, compliance, and HR often have a lot they want employees to know. But here's the truth: most employees aren't sitting at their desks with 90 minutes of free time, waiting for a course to launch. Respecting the reality of your employees' busy schedules isn't just polite — it's a [...]

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Finding the Optimal Length for Online Corporate eLearning

By |2025-04-29T08:03:35-06:00April 28th, 2025|Blog/News, eLearning, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Training, Xcelus|

How Long Is Too Long? Finding the Optimal Length for Online Corporate Training Modules In today's fast-paced corporate environment, attention spans are dwindling, making it crucial to design online training modules that are both engaging and concise. But what is the ideal length for a training module? And how can organizations effectively deliver longer content without losing learner engagement? Optimal online training Length Backed by Research: Studies consistently show that shorter modules enhance learner engagement and retention. For instance: [...]

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What Compliance Training Can Learn from Marketing

By |2026-03-10T12:56:40-06:00January 16th, 2025|Blog/News, HIPAA, Leadership, Microlearning, Todd's Blog, Xcelus|

Training and Marketing: Lessons Training and Development Can Learn from Marketing Understanding what training can learn from marketing can help organizations design learning programs that reinforce key ideas over time rather than delivering information all at once. At first glance, training and marketing might seem like two very different fields with distinct purposes and methods. However, when you break them down, both disciplines share a common goal: they seek to influence behavior, reveal new information, and showcase the benefits [...]

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What is Microlearning

By |2022-02-02T09:45:50-07:00January 5th, 2022|Microlearning, Todd's Blog|

Microlearning is especially ideal for acquiring, repeating, or refreshing knowledge.We all use microlearning daily. We do this, for example, when we do an internet search for the answer to a question about a DIY project, when we read an informative article, or when we watch an online tutorial video to learn how to change a guitar string. Microlearning can be text, video, infographic, or podcast, whatever the format; the goal of a microlearning event is to get the information we [...]

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Is Microlearning Right For Your Business?

By |2021-10-20T08:55:25-06:00October 20th, 2021|Blog/News, Microlearning, Todd's Blog|

Is Microlearning Right For Your Business? Microlearning is built on the concept of Learner Centric, based on the needs of the learner. It is an approach capable of combining several strengths such as conciseness and speed, or even availability and adaptability.  What is Microlearning? We all use microlearning daily. We do this, for example, when we Google the answer to a question about DIY or cooking, when we read an informative article, or when we watch a tutorial video [...]

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