Best Practices For Creating Online Training (eLearning)
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Andrew_Scivally]Andrew Scivally
There are many things to think about when creating eLearning. There's no way that I can mention all of them in this article but I'd like to mention a few that come to the top of my mind.
Course Outline / Storyboarding
Know the audience
Find good SMEs
Always create an outline of the course
Storyboarding allows you to structure content flow
Decide what knowledge/skills need to be taught first
SMEs can take a glance at the flow and content
Content creating will go more quickly. (it's faster than creating content and then starting over)
Text
Learners scan, they don't read
Keep it simple
Don't introduce too much information at once (chunks)
Use bullets/lists
Avoid font color
Use bold and italics sparingly
Talk to learners or not (choose a style)
Formal or informal verbiage
Example: Bad
These are challenging times for the financial services industry.
Increased competition, recent uncertainty in the markets, and increasing expectations are just a few of the challenges we face as we seek to strengthen relationships with our clients.
Example: Good
These are challenging times for the financial services industry.
As we seek to strengthen relationships with our clients, we face:
Increased competition
Market uncertainty
Increased expectations
Consistency
Font (Headers, body)
Colors (text, images)
Grammar (tense, spelling, etc.)
Bullets
Image placement
Introduction pages, end of lesson, test launch, evaluation, etc.
Interface and navigation
Job Aids and reference material
Formatting of list of steps
Hyphenated words consistent (i.e. on-line vs. online)
Images
Learners scan text and often look at images first
Can learners understand your page by only looking at the image?
Make them meaningful. (not gratuitous images)
Explain the process visually
Import the.png, jpg, gif into PowerPoint for best quality
Can part of the text on the page be in the image?
Tests/Assessments
Ensure that the questions are answered
Decide an appropriate number of questions based on the needed score to pass
Will you have a pool of questions?
Should the questions be randomized?
Submit after each question vs. submit all at once
Quizzes vs. tests
Quality Review
Always click through the finished course before and after the final upload to the LMS
Have someone outside of your area click through the course
Don't test the course on the same computer that it was created on
I hope that the previous list helps get you thinking while designing online training.
Andrew Scivally
Co-Owner - eLearning Brothers http://www.eLearningBrothers.com
Using games, flash interactions, and challenges to create engaging, interactive, and inspiring eLearning.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
E-Learning Solutions Now Allow Accelerated Learning For All Types of Learners
E-Learning Solutions Now Allow Accelerated Learning For All Types of Learners
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Joel_Owens]Joel Owens
The premise of accelerated learning was only once viewed and applicable in education when a particular learner displayed advanced aptitude and knowledge that was already beyond the level of the others, thus making continued learning at the present level quite redundant. Once this has been properly established, the learner would then be accelerated to the next graduated level, or to whatever graduated level the learner's current aptitude is most appropriate. The introduction of e-learning solutions and the practical applications and potentials it presents to both learners and instructors, however, has made accelerated learning a possibility for practically anyone who wants to learn.
This is especially true in instances wherein certain proficiencies need to be learned in a minimum of time, such as in industrial and corporate situations. One of the most common forms of accelerated learning types is done through the use of simulations, entailing a minimum of theoretical knowledge and putting the bulk of the training in actual physical training through various forms of simulations. Simulations work by directly teaching muscle memory the appropriate or necessary response, and then promoting retention through repetition of the exercise, literally programming the muscles to the appropriate action given the situation. This type of training has been effectively integrated with the stimulus of multimedia and innovative learning tools to create very effective e-learning solutions.
Typically, simulations only work to teach learners how to react accordingly to certain situations, without much room for contingencies. These innovative tools add the knowledge component to this exercise, effectively teaching the learner why the response is the appropriate one to the simulation, as well as adding the contingency aspect of the situation, allowing them to formulate an alternative action once the traditionally accepted response proves to be ineffective or redundant.
The addition of these tools to the traditional simulations is seen as highly beneficial in the aspect that it does not only teach the learner to look for an alternative response should the traditional response fail, but it also gives a deeper understanding of the current situation that the learner is presented with. Equipped with that knowledge, the learner is presented with a greater overview of the situation, allowing him to foresee potentially critical areas of the situation and even formulate a response should a contingency in that area arise.
This deeper understanding also presents a failsafe of sorts to an otherwise unforeseeable occupational or situational hazard or danger, since the deeper understanding and comprehension afforded by the e-learning solutions allows the learner some crucial insight to the situation, or because of the learning and research habits fomented by the learning management solution, the learner may actually do a prior research and analysis of the situation and everything encompassed in it, to ensure better understanding of everything in it. The combination of simulation and e-learning actually promotes a form of multi-tasking on the part of the learner, since the trained muscles and reflexes afforded by the simulation, allows for an almost automatic response and will not require much thought from the person, allowing them to allot some attention to other aspects of the task.
A computer graduate and loves to travel. Reading current news in the internet is one of his past times. Taking pictures of the things around him fully satisfies him. He loves to play badminton and his favorite pets are cats and walk with them in the park with some dogs.
For more information regarding [http://www.intelladon.com]E Learning you may want to call directly at 813-814-2345 or visit our website for more help.
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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Joel_Owens]Joel Owens
The premise of accelerated learning was only once viewed and applicable in education when a particular learner displayed advanced aptitude and knowledge that was already beyond the level of the others, thus making continued learning at the present level quite redundant. Once this has been properly established, the learner would then be accelerated to the next graduated level, or to whatever graduated level the learner's current aptitude is most appropriate. The introduction of e-learning solutions and the practical applications and potentials it presents to both learners and instructors, however, has made accelerated learning a possibility for practically anyone who wants to learn.
This is especially true in instances wherein certain proficiencies need to be learned in a minimum of time, such as in industrial and corporate situations. One of the most common forms of accelerated learning types is done through the use of simulations, entailing a minimum of theoretical knowledge and putting the bulk of the training in actual physical training through various forms of simulations. Simulations work by directly teaching muscle memory the appropriate or necessary response, and then promoting retention through repetition of the exercise, literally programming the muscles to the appropriate action given the situation. This type of training has been effectively integrated with the stimulus of multimedia and innovative learning tools to create very effective e-learning solutions.
Typically, simulations only work to teach learners how to react accordingly to certain situations, without much room for contingencies. These innovative tools add the knowledge component to this exercise, effectively teaching the learner why the response is the appropriate one to the simulation, as well as adding the contingency aspect of the situation, allowing them to formulate an alternative action once the traditionally accepted response proves to be ineffective or redundant.
The addition of these tools to the traditional simulations is seen as highly beneficial in the aspect that it does not only teach the learner to look for an alternative response should the traditional response fail, but it also gives a deeper understanding of the current situation that the learner is presented with. Equipped with that knowledge, the learner is presented with a greater overview of the situation, allowing him to foresee potentially critical areas of the situation and even formulate a response should a contingency in that area arise.
This deeper understanding also presents a failsafe of sorts to an otherwise unforeseeable occupational or situational hazard or danger, since the deeper understanding and comprehension afforded by the e-learning solutions allows the learner some crucial insight to the situation, or because of the learning and research habits fomented by the learning management solution, the learner may actually do a prior research and analysis of the situation and everything encompassed in it, to ensure better understanding of everything in it. The combination of simulation and e-learning actually promotes a form of multi-tasking on the part of the learner, since the trained muscles and reflexes afforded by the simulation, allows for an almost automatic response and will not require much thought from the person, allowing them to allot some attention to other aspects of the task.
A computer graduate and loves to travel. Reading current news in the internet is one of his past times. Taking pictures of the things around him fully satisfies him. He loves to play badminton and his favorite pets are cats and walk with them in the park with some dogs.
For more information regarding [http://www.intelladon.com]E Learning you may want to call directly at 813-814-2345 or visit our website for more help.
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