5 eLearning Mistakes to Avoid

5 eLearning Mistakes to Avoid
Michael Management Corporation
www.michaelmanagement.com

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Meet Your Host & Speaker
Erin Lett
• Operations Manager
• Joined MMC in 2010
• BA in Communications from Stetson
• elett@michaelmanagement.com

Meet Your Co-Speaker
Leslie Bass
• Project Manager &
• Senior Instructional Designer
• Over 25 years IT experience
• Joined MMC as Lead Instructional Designer
• Created hundreds of eLearning simulations
• lbass@michaelmanagement.com

Developing Good eLearning is Hard
• Ever wonder what your students really think of the
eLearning courses you build?
• Employees will often offer complaints before praise.
• Many employee complaints can be easily addressed.

• As the leading provider of online SAP training, we’re
the first to tell you that developing good eLearning
material is challenging!
– Over 90 certification level eLearning courses
– 1,000 hands-on simulation lessons
– Delivered over 25,000 online training sessions
to over 6,000 students
- 200 corporate customers

• Many students are only taking the course because
they have to, not because they want to.
• Others take the course because they truly want to.
• Their motivation is different, but they also want the
course to be focused and a good use of their time.
– Improve their job skills
– Make them more efficient
– Avoid mistakes & errors
– Solve problems

# 1 Wrong Tools & Unclear Objectives
• Using the wrong tool to create your eLearning is just
as dangerous as having poorly defined objectives.
• Rapid eLearning packages should be labeled
“For Emergency Use Only!”

• Begin by deconstructing your existing material.
• No single tool performs every function an eLearning
developer requires. Try several before committing!

• Learning objectives focus on action.
• Learning objectives require clear goals.
- Why is the course being built?
- What is expected after completing the course?
- What is the desired outcome?
Describe
Analyze
Build
Compose
Identify
List
Order
Verify
• Break learning objectives into smaller subcategories.
- List main objective
- List smaller supporting objectives

# 2 Time & Interactivity Engagement Issues
• Keep lessons no longer than 30 minutes, maybe shorter
depending on the scope & topic.
• Break complex training concepts into smaller lessons.
• Test your audience and then fine-tune each module.

• The absence of a classroom & instructor must
be replaced with engaging & valuable features.
• Include interactive click-through, quizzes, games,
simulations, etc.
• Ask questions & teach students how to apply
their knowledge.
# 2 Time & Interactivity Engagement Issues
ANSWER A ANSWER B

# 3 Inappropriate Use of Audio
& Visual Elements
• Audio & Visual elements are key objects of eLearning.
• Include audio on every slide & use professionals.
• Poor quality & inconsistencies can distract and take
away from your learner’s overall experience.

• Create a visually stimulating experience for your learners.
• Stay away from stock images.
& Visual Elements
• Use images of your own team members.
- More interesting
- More relevant & fun!

• Don’t link to external content.
- Video URLs can change unexpectedly
- Publishers can change the content to just about anything
- Content & quality can be poor/grainy/outdated
& Visual Elements

# 4 Feature & Content Overloading
• As technology exists, we often feel we
must have it & we must use it.
• Important to identify where authoring
tool features are applicable and have
educational value.

• Avoid overloading your slides with too much content.
# 4 Feature & Content Overloading
• Focus on one main idea per slide.
• Replace paragraphs with bullet points.
• Replace text and numbers with visuals/charts/graphics.

# 5 Lack of Assessment & Feedback
• Evaluate & assess your students on a regular basis.
• Implement quizzes, surveys & assignments that
evaluate student progress.

• It is important to collect course feedback from learners.
- Did you feel satisfied with the course overall?
- Did you experience any technical issues?
- If you could offer any suggestions, what would they be?
# 5 Lack of Assessment & Feedback
• Don’t be afraid of your mistakes – correct them!
- Use your feedback and turn it into actionable items.

• # 1 Wrong Tools & Unclear Objectives
• # 2 Time & Interactivity Engagement Issues
Summary
• # 3 Inappropriate Use of Audio & Visual Elements
• # 5 Lack of Assessment & Feedback
• # 4 Feature & Content Overloading

Questions & Answers
Have additional questions?
Contact us at (800) 608-0490
info@michaelmanagement.com

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