| There are many things to think about when | | | | - Font (Headers, body) |
| creating eLearning. There's no way that I can | | | | - Colors (text, images) |
| mention all of them in this article but I'd like to | | | | - Grammar (tense, spelling, etc.) |
| mention a few that come to the top of my mind. | | | | - Bullets |
| Course Outline / Storyboarding | | | | - Image placement |
| - Know the audience | | | | - Introduction pages, end of lesson, test launch, |
| - Find good SMEs | | | | evaluation, etc. |
| - Always create an outline of the course | | | | - Interface and navigation |
| - Storyboarding allows you to structure content | | | | - Job Aids and reference material |
| flow | | | | - Formatting of list of steps |
| - Decide what knowledge/skills need to be taught | | | | - Hyphenated words consistent (i.e. on-line vs. |
| first | | | | online) |
| - SMEs can take a glance at the flow and content | | | | Images |
| - Content creating will go more quickly. (it's faster | | | | - Learners scan text and often look at images |
| than creating content and then starting over) | | | | first |
| Text | | | | - Can learners understand your page by only |
| - Learners scan, they don't read | | | | looking at the image? |
| - Keep it simple | | | | - Make them meaningful. (not gratuitous images) |
| - Don't introduce too much information at once | | | | - Explain the process visually |
| (chunks) | | | | - Import the.png, jpg, gif into PowerPoint for best |
| - Use bullets/lists | | | | quality |
| - Avoid font color | | | | - Can part of the text on the page be in the |
| - Use bold and italics sparingly | | | | image? |
| - Talk to learners or not (choose a style) | | | | Tests/Assessments |
| - Formal or informal verbiage | | | | - Ensure that the questions are answered |
| Example: Bad | | | | - Decide an appropriate number of questions |
| These are challenging times for the financial | | | | based on the needed score to pass |
| services industry. | | | | - Will you have a pool of questions? |
| Increased competition, recent uncertainty in the | | | | - Should the questions be randomized? |
| markets, and increasing expectations are just a | | | | - Submit after each question vs. submit all at once |
| few of the challenges we face as we seek to | | | | - Quizzes vs. tests |
| strengthen relationships with our clients. | | | | Quality Review |
| Example: Good | | | | - Always click through the finished course before |
| These are challenging times for the financial | | | | and after the final upload to the LMS |
| services industry. | | | | - Have someone outside of your area click |
| As we seek to strengthen relationships with our | | | | through the course |
| clients, we face: | | | | - Don't test the course on the same computer |
| - Increased competition | | | | that it was created on |
| - Market uncertainty | | | | I hope that the previous list helps get you thinking |
| - Increased expectations | | | | while designing online training. |
| Consistency | | | | |