Tips to Improve Lms User Engagement

"I'll finish it later" - The 4 words that kill more online learning progress than any technical issue ever could. Most learners never complete their courses. But it's not random. It's fixable. Let's decode why motivation dies: 1. No Clear Path = No Progress   • Goals feel fuzzy and distant   • Progress markers missing   • Value proposition unclear   ↳ Solution: Build milestone-driven journeys 2. Isolation Kills Drive   • Zero peer accountability   • Missing community support   • Learning feels lonely   ↳ Solution: Create social spaces 3. Feedback Vacuum   • Progress feels invisible   • Questions go unanswered   • Wins aren't celebrated   ↳ Solution: Enable real-time responses 4. Content Overwhelm   • Information overload   • Poor chunking   • No clear starting point   ↳ Solution: Break into micro-moments 5. Focus Fragmentation   • Constant distractions   • No dedicated time   • Environment chaos   ↳ Solution: Design distraction-free zones 6. Missing Momentum   • No quick wins   • Progress feels slow   • Motivation fades fast   ↳ Solution: Build early victories 7. Relevance Gap   • Theory without practice   • Generic content   • No real-world connection   ↳ Solution: Link to daily work The secret isn't more content. It's smarter engagement. ☑️ Break content into chunks ☑️ Build social accountability ☑️ Celebrate small wins ☑️ Make it relevant ☑️ Enable quick feedback Motivation beats information every time. Your learners want to succeed. Give them the right tools. Which motivation technique will you try first? 

“We need to break up the content.” “I threw in a drag-and-drop to keep it engaging.” “It’s just something to click.” Sound familiar? Here’s the thing - interactivity shouldn’t be decoration. It should be purposeful. The biggest mistake I see in eLearning? 👉 Adding interactions that don’t do anything for the learner. True interactivity should make them think. It should deepen understanding, simulate a decision, or reinforce recall. 🎯 Here’s how to shift from fluff to function: ✅ Replace “click to reveal” with a mini-scenario ✅ Use branching to explore real consequences of choices ✅ Add drag-and-drop only when it mirrors a real process or sequence ✅ Always ask: “What does this interaction help them learn or practice?” 💡 Remember: interaction isn’t engagement if it’s empty. Let’s design learning that’s active and meaningful. What’s your favorite example of an interactive element that actually improved learning? #InstructionalDesign #LearningExperienceDesign #eLearning #IDOLAcademy #EngagementWithPurpose #LXD

We consume too much calories online 🍔 People burn more mental energy than they realize—on interfaces, and cluttered messages. Design with calories in mind 🥗 Great products minimize effort: fewer choices, explicit actions, less friction. 3 strategies you can apply (Fogg’s Behavior Model) 1️⃣ Increase Ability (make it easier) - Refactor the steps required to complete key actions. - Leverage progressive disclosure to simplify key screens. - Use familiar patterns and intuitive interfaces to lower the learning curve. - Offer prefilled options to remove friction. - Simplify and shorten your UX copy. - Offer tooltips to reduce unknowns. 2️⃣ Increase Motivation (make it more rewarding) - Clarify pain points to solve. - Highlight benefits clearly—why should users engage? - Tailor experiences so users feel more connected to the product. - Use social proof, progress tracking, or gamification to encourage action. 3️⃣ Leverage the right trigger (show it at the right time) - Use timely nudges, notifications, or contextual hints to guide users when they are most receptive. - Ensure triggers are relevant and not intrusive. Bad timing and wrong interactions create friction instead of engagement. - Design triggers that align with user intent. Reinforce positive behaviors instead of adding distractions. Good design saves users from unnecessary effort. 🥗 - Simple beats clever. - Familiar beats novel. - Predefined beats start from scratch. Great products don’t just look simple—they feel effortless. Learn more about my latest article on https://lnkd.in/dhNUmnGt

In 2019, the leadership development team at Home Depot ran into a fascinating challenge: Their high-potential leadership development program was a huge success. But, to achieve its success, the program relied on a high-touch, hard-to-scale approach. An approach leveraging coaching and a boutique LMS. The challenge was this: To replicate the success of their “High-Potential Program” in their “New Director Program.” But new directors made up a much larger audience. So they wouldn’t be able to use coaching or their boutique LMS. Luckily they have clever people like Michael Cabe, their Sr. Manager of Learning Strategy. Here’s how Michael and his team pulled it off with a self-built, FREE approach: 1️⃣ His team diagnosed what made their high-potential program so effective. Michael’s team had a realization. Exec coaching and their boutique LMS worked so well because they drove leaders to practice. They needed to find a new, more scalable way to push practice. 2️⃣ They devised a creative solution: nudges! Michael built out an automated system of email nudges. The system delivered action learning exercises directly to learners’ inboxes. The nudges worked incredibly well because: - Email was where Home Depot employees spend the most time. - Michael made the nudges simple, concise, and immediately actionable (PDFs in an email). *** With nudges driving action learning for new directors, Cabe’s team saw: —> attendance at peer meetings and in-person sessions increase. —> engagement with the content increase. —> the quality of discussions in peer meetings increase. The bottom line? Nudges can replicate a high-touch approach. *** P.S. I’ll drop Michael’s full interview in the comments if you’re interested. #leadershipdevelopment