Posts by Ben Arellano
The Key to Creating Visual Content That Your Students Will Love!
It’s a well known fact that one of the primary learning styles is through visual learning. In fact, I myself am a visual learner. I learn best by watching videos, looking at drawings, graphs, maps, or any type of visual aide. While we absolutely feel it’s best to provide resources for various types of learning…
Read More5 Plugins for Better Communication with Your WP Courseware Students
As we mentioned in a recent post, it’s often difficult to facilitate discussions within an online learning environment which replicate the face-to-face interactions of in-person training sessions. Many of our WP Courseware customers are teaching content which is either completely new to their course enrollees or which includes material which may be too complex to…
Read MoreSocial Learning Has Arrived. Introducing BuddyPress for WP Courseware!
Today we’re thrilled to announce another great addition to our library of WP Courseware integrations… Introducing BuddyPress for WP Courseware Let’s face it, learning retention is enhanced by social interaction. And when your learning environment is virtual, it can be difficult to provide the interactions which a student might benefit from in an offline setting.…
Read MoreWP Courseware Version 3.8.4 is Here! And We’re Celebrating with a Special Gift for You!
Today we’re thrilled to announce another update to WP Courseware! If you’re a current license holder, WP Courseware version 3.8.4 will be waiting for you in your “Installed Plugins” screen within your WordPress admin dashboard. So What’s New in Version 3.8.4?
Read MoreHow to Create an eLearning Presentation That Doesn’t Suck!
In this video I will cover several aspects of creating an eLearning presentation. We will cover everything from planning a presentation, creating a slide deck, recording your presentation and delivering your presentation. I hope that this video will help you create great eLearning presentations.
Read MoreStop Wasting Your Time: How to Earn More from Your Online Training with Less Effort
While many of our WP Courseware customers are just getting started creating a business around their content, we have a number of successful entrepreneurs already earning a full-time income from their courses. Some of these “solopreneurs” have courses which have accumulated tens of thousands of students. And I’m not talking about our corporate training or university…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Giving Your Students an Excellent UX
The other day I was scanning Amazon for a book which I purchased via Amazon One Click. I was reminded of how ridiculously easy it was to purchase something on Amazon. If you stop and think about what Amazon has done, it’s brilliant! They have single-handedly or “single-clickedly” (yes I know clickedly isn’t a word,…
Read MoreHow to Easily Embed Document Files Within Your WP Courseware Course Units
One of the most common questions we receive through our WP Courseware help desk is “What types of content can I place within my course units?” WP Courseware course units are actually just a custom post type and for the most part function like other posts and pages you’ve created before. There are a few…
Read MoreFormative Feedback: Reinforcing Key Course Concepts with WP Courseware’s Custom Feedback Messages
No matter what niche your online training course falls into, there’s no denying that all of the time and effort you’ve put into your course content should accomplish one goal: students walking away with an actionable and useful set of knowledge points and skills. Our WP Courseware customers have created courses on an incredibly diverse…
Read MoreWP Courseware Version 3.8.3 Released!
If you have a current WP Courseware license and haven’t noticed yet, we’re very excited to announce that we just released version 3.8.3 of the plugin and it should be waiting for you in your “Installed Plugins” panel! WP Courseware has become the leading learning management system plugin for WordPress and we’re committed to some…
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