If you’re familiar with WordPress, you’ll know that there is a really handy feature that lets you schedule your posts to be published in the future. This is a real time saver if you queue up lots of blogs. But that’s not the only thing WordPress uses scheduling for....
Want to learn how to strengthen the security of your LearnDash LMS in less time than it takes to eat lunch? We've pulled together a handy walkthrough guide on how to install and set up Defender on your WordPress site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncU81I3DqJQ...
If you’re a regular reader of the Training Spark blog, you’ll have noticed that we’re big fans of cohort-based courses. This powerful online course format mixes live video calls with on-demand online learning materials to create a high-impact training experience. Yet...
We’re delighted to announce that you can now test our Cohort Manager and Organization Toolkit plugins for LearnDash on our dedicated demo site. Naturally many WordPress administrators and LearnDash course creators are keen to try a plugin before they purchase and add...
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cohort-based online courses. We believe there is huge untapped potential for course creators and training providers in this online course format. Cohort-based courses - where a group of learners study together over a number of...
One of the biggest challenges with online learning can be motivating your learners - to enrol, progress and complete. Often life can get in the way, particularly when a course is self-paced and there are so many things competing for their attention. Ironically...
As the old saying goes, "The only constant in life is change", and the world of online learning is no different. In the last decade, we’ve seen the rise of platforms like Udemy, LinkedIn Learning, Udacity, Teachable and Thinkific. These offer subject experts the...
Taking an online course requires commitment and motivation, irrespective of how relevant, engaging or interactive we make the training. As learning designers, we can use lessons from behavioural science to help our students overcome some of the obstacles and...
If you’re a training company providing online courses to your clients and their staff, you’ll need to make sure your online learning platform (aka as Learning Management System or ‘LMS’) has the functionality you need to deliver this successfully. In our experience,...
Sometimes after you launch a new product, you realise the name ain’t right. And that’s certainly the case with the Business-to-Business Toolkit. As such, we’ve rebranded our flagship WordPress plugin as the Organization Toolkit. Why the change? We developed the...
The “LearnDash LMS Tips & Tricks” Facebook forum is a brilliant place to go if you have any questions or issues related to LearnDash. We recently spotted an issue from a LearnDash user whose website broke whenever they activated LearnDash: Whenever they activated...
We’re excited to announce the release of version 1.1 of the Business-to-Business toolkit for LearnDash. When you update to this version you’ll get a few great new features to really enhance the delivery of your training into organisations. Some of the new features in...
If you deliver online training, it’s crucial to ensure there are no accessibility barriers that might prevent learners with disabilities from experiencing your online courses. If you sell your courses into organisations that have...
In our opinion, the first place to start when designing any online course or programme is understanding the person(s) you will be creating it for. This will affect many aspects of your online course, including: What impact you want to have. What should be the change...
A member of the LearnDash LMS Tips & Tricks Facebook group recently asked people to name something that LearnDash does that makes you glad you opted for the plugin. There were some responses you’d expect - like eCommerce functionality, its low cost and how simple...
LearnDash 3.5 was released at the start of September 2021 and one if its new features is the ability to save learner quiz progress. Historically, a learner would have been expected to complete a LearnDash quiz in a single sitting. The new version of LearnDash provides...