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Welcome to Media Learning Systems, a Toronto-based, twelve-time award-winning eLearning company, and Canada's Number 1 online learning organization voted by you, our many students and clients.
At our core, we are — and have always been —a company focused on learning. As our name suggests, we utilize various media such as audio, video, animations and illustrations to craft engaging eLearning programs. Since 1996, we have set ourselves apart with the belief that compelling eLearning can make anything possible. Well-designed eLearning boosts performance, enhances on-the-job effectiveness, increases learner satisfaction, drives better outcomes, and improves your bottom line.
Explore our four key areas of digital learning expertise below.
Our core focus is on creating AI-driven, highly immersive eLearning using the powerful Articulate suite of products. It's quite simple: Effectively designed courses produce better online learning outcomes. Courses we develop engage your learners and are built to be optimized for any device. We work with Storyline® primarily to produce cost-effective (yet striking) AODA-accessible and ADDIE-complaint eLearning in any language you require. We are your Toronto authorized Articulate development company for a reason.
Looking for new curriculum to be developed in English or any of the 15 languages we work with including American Sign Language? We can work from scratch or from your rough PowerPoint, Word outlines or directly from your subject experts. We employ a team of skilled content writers, technical editors, test question experts, disability complaince consultants, and language translators to assist you with all of your curriculum development needs for eLearning delivery. We also provide instructional design development including storyboard creation, ideas to make content more interactive, and ways to evaluate successful learning outcomes of your eLearning programs. Let us take care of all of your content procurement needs.
At Media Learning Systems, we combine eLearning with edutainment! If you would like sophisticated AI powered animation-based explainers, Synthasia AI talking heads, advertising videos, digital video enhancements, branching scenarios, or interactive simulations added to your Storyline projects, you have come to the right place. Our explainer videos service educational, research and advertising sectors with clients such as IMAX, University of Western and Dairy Farmers of Ontario to name a few. Let us script, storyboard, shoot new video and build your engaging explainer videos or animations that will wow your audience and jump start your learning or advertising campaign.
For Toronto and GTA organization in need of on-site or virtual personalized eLearning/digital learning consulting, look no further than Media Learning Systems. Our CEO, Dr. Jonathan Ross, will work with your company and move your eLearning program ahead without having to go through the hassle and budget requirements of hiring a full-time or internal learning manager position. He can assist you with: LMS RFP consulting and best practices, ADDIE model application, project management, enterprise learning platform integration, DACUM needs assessments, and provide advice on the best solution for delivering eLearning to your employees or customers. If required, Dr. Ross can even take on your organizaton's identity (with a dedicated email address).
Our core focus is on creating AI-driven, highly immersive eLearning using the powerful Articulate suite of products. It's quite simple: Effectively designed courses produce better online learning outcomes. Courses we develop engage your learners and are built to be optimized for any device. We work with Storyline® primarily to produce cost-effective (yet striking) AODA-accessible and ADDIE-complaint eLearning in any language you require. We are your Toronto authorized Articulate development company for a reason.
Looking for new curriculum to be developed in English or any of the 15 languages we work with including American Sign Language? We can work from scratch or from your rough PowerPoint, Word outlines or directly from your subject experts. We employ a team of skilled content writers, technical editors, test question experts, disability complaince consultants, and language translators to assist you with all of your curriculum development needs for eLearning delivery. We also provide instructional design development including storyboard creation, ideas to make content more interactive, and ways to evaluate successful learning outcomes of your eLearning programs. Let us take care of all of your content procurement needs.
At Media Learning Systems, we combine eLearning with edutainment! If you would like sophisticated AI powered animation-based explainers, Synthasia AI talking heads, advertising videos, digital video enhancements, branching scenarios, or interactive simulations added to your Storyline projects, you have come to the right place. Our explainer videos service educational, research and advertising sectors with clients such as IMAX, University of Western and Dairy Farmers of Ontario to name a few. Let us script, storyboard, shoot new video and build your engaging explainer videos or animations that will wow your audience and jump start your learning or advertising campaign.
For Toronto and GTA organization in need of on-site or virtual personalized eLearning/digital learning consulting, look no further than Media Learning Systems. Our CEO, Dr. Jonathan Ross, will work with your company and move your eLearning program ahead without having to go through the hassle and budget requirements of hiring a full-time or internal learning manager position. He can assist you with: LMS RFP consulting and best practices, ADDIE model application, project management, enterprise learning platform integration, DACUM needs assessments, and provide advice on the best solution for delivering eLearning to your employees or customers. If required, Dr. Ross can even take on your organizaton's identity (with a dedicated email address).
There are many exceptional eLearning companies out there, so what makes us stand apart from the competition?
With 30 years of proven success and more than 300,000 learners engaged through our courses, we know how to transform your content into effective, high-impact eLearning. By blending our decades of instructional design expertise with the efficiency of AI, we deliver lightning-fast course development—from concept and storyboarding to full digitization and launch. Our streamlined process consistently achieves industry-leading turnaround times, often under four weeks. Whether you need a single course or a complete training program, we take care of every detail so you can focus on results. Discover why clients trust us to meet—and often exceed—their tightest deadlines.
Have you received sticker shock from another company's quote or final invoice? Now you CAN have it all when it comes to eLearning. High quality, creative solutions developed in Toronto with no outsourcing, but for a price that is amazingly affordable. Our bronze, silver and gold price plans will appeal to almost every project budget. Or, we can quote on our per hour consulting rate if you prefer. We also do not charge for ANY change orders before your project launches, even if you change your mind! Ask us for a project quote and see for yourself. Let us focus on the best learning for your workforce, while other companies focus on your pocketbook.
We are proud to be Canada’s ONLY online learning company led by a founder and CEO with a PhD in eLearning, specializing in Adult Learning Theory—and backed by 30 years of hands-on industry experience. As a learning strategist, project architect, and instructional designer, Dr. Ross is directly involved at every stage of your project. This leadership ensures unmatched quality, a superior learner experience, and a level of professionalism that stands out in the industry. Our proven approach has delivered exceptional results for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations worldwide.
Need one missing part to be developed in your eLearning project? Or do you need us to do everything? Go ahead and choose to use any of the services we provide. We have a dedicated and experienced team right here in Toronto who bring their expertise in every facet of the eLearning industry. Whether you would like powerful explainer video development, production quality custom video work, LMS consulting/MOODLE deployment, curriculum writers, Articulate 360 experts, instructional designers, or even AI driven learning, we really do it ALL when it comes to eLearning!
Review samples from some of our recent work. Select each image to open the demo in a new tab.
However, we thought it would be helpful to demonstrate our eLearning course development abilities by including a few screenshots of recent portfolio pieces over the last few years. Contact us for working demos of projects we are able to share with you. We also have a promotional Storyline demo we can send you that shows our best work and provides more information about our development process.
Media Learning Systems is powered by a talented team of staff and contributors who make the magic happen. At the center of it all is our President and Learning Officer, Dr. Jonathan Ross.
As Founder and President of Media Learning Systems Inc. (MLS), I have guided the company’s growth from its beginnings in 1996 as a small University of Calgary-based Distance Education Unit (DEU) to a leading force in eLearning innovation across Canada. For three decades, I have been dedicated to helping organizations transform the way they deliver training through engaging, effective, and scalable online solutions.
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I have had the pleasure of working with MLS for over a decade, and I can confidently say they have set the standard for excellence in e-learning....
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It has been an extremely positive experience working with Dr. Ross and his team at Media Learning Systems (MLS) in creating engaging and interactive eLearning courses ...
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From needs analysis through to design and customization phase, MLS was easy to work with. A very short turnaround and a high-quality product on this eLearning effort ...
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As Founder and President of Media Learning Systems Inc. (MLS), I have guided the company’s growth from its beginnings in 1996 as a small University of Calgary-based distance education unit to a leading force in eLearning innovation. For three decades, I have been dedicated to helping organizations transform the way they deliver training through engaging, effective, and scalable online solutions.
Alongside my leadership at MLS, I have worked as a Learning & Development Specialist with a variety of Toronto-based organizations, supporting their transition to online learning and digital training strategies. My academic foundation includes a PhD in Educational Technology from the University of Calgary (2000), where my research on adult learning theory, instructional design, and distance education has been widely published and cited internationally. I also spent more than 12 years teaching adult learning theory at Mount Royal University.
My doctoral research revealed a key principle that continues to guide my work: effective online learning must be designed to first reach the learner, and only then teach the learner. By accommodating learning styles, personality preferences, and subject matter knowledge, we can create online environments where all learners feel engaged and supported—an insight that was groundbreaking in the late 1990s and remains central to the MLS philosophy today.
Under my leadership, MLS has consistently pushed the boundaries of instructional design, developing multimedia-rich, simulation-based learning that bridges theory and practice. Our commitment to deep, applied learning has earned MLS twelve awards for eLearning excellence and the trust of clients across industries. I am proud of what our talented team has accomplished and remain committed to advancing the profession of eLearning in the years to come.
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