As the end of another year approaches, I like many bloggers look back on the year that was. It’s been a quieter year on the blogging front for me as my wife and I welcomed the birth of our first child in May, a beautiful baby girl – Eva Rose – who has kept us […]

There was a woodcutter. He used to work incredibly hard to ensure a good livelihood, but he always felt that his work was not giving him enough output. Every day he would decide to work harder and longer, but at the end of the day he would find his pile of wood smaller than the […]

Dear Engaged Learner, Thank-you for your letter and my apologies for the delay in replying. I receive so many from engaged learners like you that it takes me a little while to respond but it always warms the cockles of my heart to read them. I’m so pleased to read that you were engaged during […]

Dear eLearning Creator, I don’t normally do this but after what was one of the greatest hours of my life, I felt that I must. I’ve just completed a wonderful eLearning course that you created and I wanted to personally let you know how much I enjoyed it and that I was so engaged from […]

In the eLearning space, a phrase that I see used a lot by designers and developers is their ability to ‘create engaging eLearning experiences’. But what does that really mean? Well, according to dictionary.com the word “engage” is defined as: “To occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons)” Sounds reasonable and definitely […]