eLearning Industry's Guest Author Article Showcase [October 2025]

"Why do nontechnical skills matter now more than ever? Kalyani Rao explores how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping communication, creativity, empathy, and stakeholder skills for the future of Learning and Development. Building effective learning content and learning paths is essential to the success of any certification program. Sarah Sedgman discusses how to design a certification program from the ground up and create eLearning courses that support every stage of the learner's journey, including testing."

"Discover practical, time-tested strategies for creating meaningful eLearning on a shoestring budget. Whether you're a department of one, a freelancer, or part of a small team, Marina Arshavskiy highlights approaches that will help you maximize impact while minimizing cost. Leaderboards can be one of the most engaging social gamification features for students, but often fail to deliver on their promise. Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe looks at the common mistakes educators make in implementing leaderboards and lays out best practices for learner engagement."

Artificial Intelligence is transforming nontechnical skills such as communication, creativity, empathy, and stakeholder engagement for future learning and development. Effective certification programs require carefully built learning content and sequential learning paths that support every stage of development, including testing. Low-budget eLearning can be highly impactful through practical, time-tested strategies tailored to individuals and small teams. Leaderboards offer strong social gamification potential but frequently fail without careful implementation; common mistakes undermine engagement while best practices improve outcomes. Organizational processes need formal updates after testing to capture lessons learned and preserve institutional memory. Monthly guest showcases highlight notable contributors and share practical insights.

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