Guidance for Subject Matter Experts

1. The Guidance for the
eLearning modules
development

2.  What needs to be learned?
 Who needs to learn it?
 What prerequisite skills or
knowledge do they need in order
to start?
 How to communicate with
learners?
 Motivation level of the learners
How to start
• Identify your Goals
• Create your Objectives

3. How to start

4. How to create a course
• Break your course into several modules
• A module should not be more than 15
minutes.
• The entire course should not be more than
45 minutes.

5. Module plan
1. The introduction
2. The body
3. A case study / examples / best practices
4. The Conclusion
5. The Quiz
Tips
Recommend duration of each module ~ 15 min
Recommend duration of each video ~ 1-7 min

6. The introduction
• The title (1 slide)
• The aims, objectives, outcomes (1-2 items) (1 slide)
• The module structure (List of topics) (1 slide)
Tips:
• Interesting opening, clip, image,
question, problem to solve
• Highlight keywords

7. The body
• List of key points (3-4 per lessons) (1 slide)
• Content (3-10 slides per a key point)
Tips:
• Keep information simple
• Avoid too much content
• Use examples, illustrations
• Highlight keywords
• Just main ideas, 3-6 lines of text

8. Case study, examples, best practices
Title
Aim
Description
Result, outcome
Causes
Tips:
• Use images
• Use relevant examples or cases
• Why was this case (not) successful
• Link with the lesson
1-3 slides

9. Conclusion
Key points and short conclusion (1-2 slides)
Tips:
• Remind and summarise what you have told
• Link it back to the Introduction
• Conclude with the topic leading next

10. Quizzes
Quiz should consist of 3 - 5 questions
• Multiple choice questions (3-5 options)
• True or false questions
Tips
• Provide a response
• Use scenarios to make the knowledge checks

11. Content development work plan
Introduction
the Guidance
Content
development
workshops
Presentation
of eLearning
courses
Outcomes:
How to plan a course
How to animate
How to record a video
How to add diagrams
How to make quizzes

12. Tips for Finding Good Images
• Use only Royalty Free images
https://openclipart.org/,
http://www.everystockphoto.com/
Commons-licensed photos on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
• Try various keywords in your search
• Get inspiration from other people
(via Google)
• Infographics could be a good idea
http://www.coolinfographics.com
Guardian Budget Charts, etc.
visme.co, http://www.easel.ly/,
piktochart.com, https://venngage.com,
• Contact Comms team

13. Power Point templates for your course
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14. Which colours to use

15. Which colours to use

16. How to create a video in Office MIX
1. Click on the MIX button to open MIX ribbon

17. How to create a video in Office MIX
2. Select Slide Recording

18. How to create a video in Office MIX
3. Click to select Camera

19. How to create a video in Office MIX
4. Start Recording

20. How to create a video in Office MIX
5. When you will finish press Stop and Close

21. How to create a video in Office MIX
6. Recorded video will appear and you can resize it manually.

22. How to use light

23. How to use light

24. How to use light

25. Video tips for recording
in Office Mix
• https://mix.office.com/watch/1uoglxt8jp9mt
• https://mix.office.com/watch/rpo46zuz1d46
• https://mix.office.com/watch/1s8uqt0f4itbt

26. Tips for recording video
• Set your camera to maximum quality
• Shoot in lots of light (webcams have tiny
lenses it’s important to shoot in as much
light as possible)
• Hold the camera steady
• Move the camcorder only when necessary
• Zoom in with your body, not the lens
• Find a quiet room without any noise
• Practice makes perfect!

27. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Too Much Text, and
Font too small

28. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Overwhelming
images

29. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Don't include more
than four or five
items on a chart

30. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Don't use acronyms
unless all members
of the audience are
familiar with them
Structure of Oasis TZELP
OTZPB
OTZPM CDC WB
ATL Managers

31. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Don’t add
transitions without
a reason

32. The DON'Ts for presentations
• Too many animation
effects
Principles of risk management
• create value
• be part of decision
making process
• be a systematic and
structured process
• be tailorable

33. Course
development is
Teamwork