Presentation slides from a recent webinar, using templates to create your own e-learning. This presentation will give you an insight into how you use templates to transform your learning content and create your own eLearning course in-house.

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WEBINAR:
Essentials for using templates to
build your own eLearning
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Speaker
Dr. Maureen Murphy
Managing Director & E-Learning Strategist
Aurion Learning
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Overview
• Types of eLearning templates
• Tips
– Importance of a content style guide
– Instructional design techniques to designing courses
– Best practices to use when creating/developing templates
– How to make the most of resources available
• Q&A

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Full Service Learning and
Development Company.
We use a range of creative
techniques to deliver a solution
that fully meets your
learning and development needs.

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Learning that reflects each organisation

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What is a template?
“Something that
serves as a model
for others to copy”
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/template

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AV
Webinars
Work-based
learning
Instructional
Model
Script
Storyboard
Build

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Build Templates
1. Design
2. + Structure
3. + Instructional Guidance
4. Complex interactions eg
scenarios / storytelling
5. Overarching Instructional Model

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1. Design
• Focus on:
– brand guidelines
– multiple colour palettes
– multiple navigation styles
– icon sets

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2. Design + Structure
• Focus on:
– visual design
– suggested top level
structure of programme
Welcome
Navigation
Aim and Outcomes
Topics 1-N
3 slides
Knowledge Quiz
3 slides
Knowledge Quiz
Next Steps
Summary
Assessment
10 questions

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3. Design + Structure + Instructional Guidance
• Also focus on:
– onscreen instructional guidance & exemplars (content style
guide)

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4. Complex interactions
eg scenarios/storytelling
• Focus on
– simplifying a more
sophisticated instructional
technique
– core instructional and
visual design agreed
upfront and can be
populated easily
– Works well for real-world
scenarios/role plays –
behaviour-centred learning
TLS Links
Sepsis

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5. Overarching Instructional
Model
• Focus on:
– proficiency model
– learning pathway
– Templates for different
types of learning
• video nuggets
• learning programmes
• work-based activities
• webinars
TI screen shots

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Tip 1: Create a content style guide
Should cover (minimum):
• Writing style & Tone
• Agreed terminology
• Structure and rationale
• Exemplars
• Allowable variations on the template
• Copyright clearance
• AV use and Reuse
Separate, accessible
document (linked from
template)
Include or summarise in
your template screens

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Tip 2: Focus on the Instructional design
• Include your Instructional Designers early in the template design
process
• Template(s) should be based on a solid instructional model -
content, learners, technology, in-house skills, platforms
• Build an exemplar for a wide variety of screen templates
• Use a scripting template to match the build template

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Tip 3: Best build practices
• Structure the template for reusability and development

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Content
Master slides
Player
Specialised
content
(scenarios, new screen
layouts)

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Tip 3: Best build practices
• Spend time on the Master slide (branding layer)
• Be vigilant when naming and ordering layers & naming assets –
name before importing into tool – timeline management
• Use the rulers and guides for consistent alignment when building
• Minimise use of sophisticated features of the tool e.g. animations,
variables – dependent on skills of the team, and frequency of tool
use – Keep it simple!

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Tip 4: Make best use of resources
available
• Launch the style guide and template and train your team to use it
• Build standard content into the template
• Create versions of templates based on skills levels of the team
• Reuse audio snippets
• Create a photo library or access an online stock image library
• Spot check adherence to template, get feedback from the team on the
design and update as needed

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When does learning start
in your organisation?
Thanks
Questions

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