Final 22-point checklist for eLearning developers
Posted by Kam Amilthan | Posted in eLearning | Posted on 09-02-2012-05-2008
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Unveiling a brand new eLearning course is really unnerving for most eLearning developers. You would panic thinking about how the stakeholders or how the client would rate the product. Any small glitch or even a typo can blotch reputation or lose your face in front of the team.
But before the litmus test, you still have the breather – a chance to do QA testing.
So before you roll it out, it’s recommended to check the course delivery and content using a checklist. Based on the said scenario, we’re sharing an eLearning checklist in this blog post, to identify and fix errors before it becomes public. So, during testing phase ask yourself the following questions:
Did I …
- Start the course introduction in an interesting way?
- Include the course content with the index?
- Consider my leaner’s perspective in the course?
- State the objective of the course in clear terms?
- Meet the instructional objectives?
- Use the right instructional flow?
- Give the option for learners to skip portion they already know?
- Make assessments interactive, complete and effective?
- Write in a “you” centric way?
- Write clearly and concisely?
- Avoid complex sentences?
- Use interesting images and visuals to explain difficult concepts?
- Frame the right persona that match with the users?
- Use action words to make the content compelling?
- Narrow down the gap from course idea to outcome?
- Use neutral gender in my content?
- Check for typographical errors?
- Use challenging activities that will sustain learner’s interest?
- Include multiple media to make it interesting?
- Display the score at the end of each evaluation page?
- Use activities that are realistic to the problems they face at the job?
- Conclude the course in an interesting and powerful way?
Conclusion:
Don’t skip the final testing phase with the usual bunch of excuses. Even if you are an eLearning veteran, there are always chances for mistakes to creep in. Keep testing and review it before you wave the green flag. It’s going to be seen by many eye balls. So if something needs to be changed, you get the last chance to change it.
As always you can add more points to this checklist. It all depends on your assignment and the organization objective. If you have any other points, we would love to hear from you.
Hopefully, these points will help you to reduce mistakes, as well improve your eLearning outcomes. If you’ve any eLearning project requirement, we can provide custom content, animations and video simulations for your next project. Click here to reach us.





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