Overview
This programme will help L&D professionals, with experience of designing or developing other forms of learning, apply their skills to designing bite-sized eLearning modules. It includes how to add the important human element into online learning and how to create both engaging and effective content.
Prerequisites
This course is suitable for L&D professionals who wish to design eLearning self-study programmes. There are no formal prerequisities.
Assessment information
The learning outcomes for eLearning Design include:
- Appling the six-stages of the development process for eLearning
- Designing effective and engaging eLearning modules through storytelling and scenarios
- Structuring content to create bite-sized eLearning content 'on demand'
- Discussion on the main eLearning tools on the market
Course objective and assessment
Participants will create a detailed storyboard for an eLearning object of their choice to meet the criteria of the TAP eLearning Design Profile.
Session details
Week 1: Creating engaging eLearning
This week includes:
- Tutor-led online session: 'Analysis and Creating Engaging eLearning' (2 hours)
- Self-paced activities including contributing to an online forum discussion on the differences between e-information and eLearning
- Reading the course notes on the 6 stages of the development process
- Submit assignment one- choose a topic for your eLearning project
Week 2: Creative Learning and Visual Design
This week includes:
- Tutor-led online session: ‘Creative Learning and Visual Design’ (2 hours)
- Effective learning design to include ‘think and do’ activities to keep the learners attention
- Ideas for designing eye-catching slides
- Collaborate on a ‘dull to engaging’ activity
- Submit assignment two- complete the design overview and draft your welcome slide for your eLearning project
Week 3: Storyboarding
This week includes:
- Tutor-led online session: ‘Storyboarding’ (2 hours)
- What details are included in a storyboard?
- Why create a prototype?
- Different formats for creating a storyboard
- Balancing information slides with interactive slides
- 4 steps for writing great scenarios
- Submit assignment three- storyboard your eLearning project
Week 4: Production and Getting Started with eLearning Tools
This week includes:
- Tutor-led online session: ‘Production and Getting Started with eLearning tools’ (2 hours)
- Discussion on the main eLearning tools on the market
- Mini experiment with an eLearning tool
- Submit assignment four- screenshots of a couple of slides from the storyboard developed using an eLearning tool (using a free trial or prototype in PowerPoint)
Week 5: Implementation, Evaluation and Wrap up
This final week includes:
- Tutor-led online session: ‘Implementation and Evaluation’ (2 hours)
- Mini showcase of individual projects
- Peer and tutor feedback
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