eLearning - Is your training material ready? Read on for insights from CEO and Co-Founder of CommLab India. Learn how to build engagement by applying rich knowledge from SME inputs.
eLearning from Classroom Material – All You Need to Know to Get Started
1. Everything You Need to Know to Make
Your Training
Material Ready
for eLearning
2. eLearning – What it is and What it Isn’t
eLearning is learning facilitated
by technology for:
Design
Development
Delivery
Administration
Evaluation
eLearning is NOT:
Publishing a well-designed PPT using
authoring tools
Just video
Digital resources
3. Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Has knowledge of the subject.
Write the content on
their own
Roles – Who is Involved in Designing and Developing
an eLearning Course?
Does
NOT
Does
Provides and interprets source
content.
Shares what worked for
training/presenting material in
the past.
Reviews courses for technical
accuracy.
4. Roles – Who is Involved in Designing and Developing
an eLearning Course?
Project Manager
Coordinates and manages stakeholders and the design team.
Design and develop the course
Ensures the design team
provides a product that meets
stakeholders’ specific
requirements and business
objectives.
Decides on the timelines and
allocates resources.
Acts as a single point of contact.
Does
NOT
Does
5. Instructional Designer
Designs the blueprint (storyboard) for the course
Roles – Who is Involved in Designing and Developing
an eLearning Course?
Provide sign-off to move to the
next step in the process
Picks need-to-know content to
fulfill learning objectives.
Fills gaps (with the help pf the
SME).
Designs course using the
selected strategy.
Converts classroom activities to
their online equivalents.
Frames assessments and
scripts audio.
Does
NOT
Does
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6. 3 Key Considerations for High-Impact eLearning
Bring Strategic Focus: Aligning
eLearning to Business Results
Desired Organizational Results --->
Desired Performance ---->
Performance-based Learning
Objectives
1
Pick Right: Decisions to be
Taken
Format – eLearning, microlearning,
mobile learning, blended learning?
Structure – Curriculum vs
standalone, duration?
Performance Support – Job-aids,
digital assets?
2
Pack the Engagement… Select
the Right Strategy
Audience
Content
Tool
3
This should be based on:
7. Techniques to Increase Learner Engagement when
Converting Your Existing (Classroom) Material to eLearning
1. Analyze What Worked in the Classroom and Replicate in
eLearning
Role plays to scenarios
Hands-on experience to simulations
Quizzes to assessments
2. Apply Theory from SMEs’ Experience
Add anecdotes to build familiarity
Share specific on-job challenges
Build a course with a “personality”