While converting classroom training material to eLearning helps use your resources, saving time and cost, you need to ensure eLearning design is seamless for courses to be relevant and engaging. This SlideShare compiles 10 must-know best practices.
5. The Successive Approximation Model (SAM) is an agile
development model created by Michael Allen. Each of its 3 phases
follows an iterative process with constant communication between
the design team and the stakeholders.
Source: Allen Interactions
9. Let Learners:
Think: Icebreakers, Do you know?/Can you recall? questions
Do: Click to reveal, drag and drop activities, interactive
videos, assessments
Apply: Scenarios, simulations
11. Ensure audio is not a verbatim of onscreen text but
provides a summary of each slide.
Provide an audio script and fast forward button (for more
learner control).
Use professional voiceover (not robotic) to make a
connection with the learner.
13. Formative Assessments
After every learning point/topic
Diagnostic, offer immediate feedback
Can be in several formats (drag and drop, scenarios,
gamified questions)
Summative Assessments
After completion of the course
Assess learners’ achievement of learning objectives
Multiple choice or single select questions preferred
15. eLearning Authoring Tools:
Speed up eLearning course development
Cut eLearning development cost
Support translation of eLearning content
Make multi-device compatible learning a reality
17. Design the master course in a translation-
friendly manner
Ensure at least 30% white space to accommodate translated text
Use internationally accepted formats for units of measurement,
dates, and currency
Avoid using slang, idioms, colloquialisms, and
culture-specific humor
Avoid embedding text (labels) on images
19. Create and follow a style guide
Use templates and standard checklists
Go for a preferred authoring tool
Partner with a good eLearning vendor
21. Technology standards determine how eLearning courseware
interacts with the LMS.
SCORM compatible courses function on most LMSs as well as
transfer content between multiple LMSs whenever needed.
Tin Can (xAPI) can receive, store, and share information on
Learning Record Stores (LRS) across learning environments.