Instructional Design for e-Learning

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This course is designed to answer the question of how e-learning courseware can best be structured to facilitate effective, performance-enhancing e-learning - this course takes you through the instructional design process by working on a real project. Covering the key learning theories and the part they have played in the development of the principles of instructional design, we examine their application to the design of synchronous and asynchronous e-learning experiences, within a context of 'blended learning'.

Delivery:
  • Classroom
Regions:
  • South East England
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Further Details

Who Will Benefit?




Those responsible for designing and producing e-learning programmes, or who need to know how to assess online learning materials. Trainers, instructional designers new to e-learning, HR, IT and technical writers. N.B. no detailed knowledge of psychology or instructional design principles is necessary to benefit from this course: all important concepts and terminology will be explained.




Learning Objectives




You will gain a blueprint for designing well-structured and compelling online learning experiences. You will understand how to choose suitable courses for conversion into e-learning, when and how to use different media and how to combine e-learning with more traditional instructional methods. You will work on a project throughout the course and receive a set of practical tools and checklists to take away




Course Content


NB 'Five principles for effectively incorporating cognitive learning and teaching methods' are defined for this course as




Define the training need


Know your audience


Define your e-learning content as learning objectives


Be aware of the limitations of your authoring tool


Learning objectives drive screen interactivity


These are threaded throughout the day and will be revealed gradually as a list.




Introductions (15 minutes)




Housekeeping


Who I am


Introduction to day and outline of what's going to happen


Introduction by delegates


Definition of e-learning (30 minutes)




What is it/could it be?


What's it good for?


What's it not good for?


Introduction to instructional design (15 minutes)




What is it?


Why do we need it?


Instructional design and the development life cycle (15 minutes)




Where instructional design fits in the development process and what it involves


Before you start… (30 minutes)




Principles 1 & 2 - define the training need and know your audience


What you need to be clear on before you start:


· Deadlines and what's driving them


· Interdependencies


· High level training needs - what performance gap(s) are you trying to fill and why is training the most appropriate solution?


· Target audience - role(s), number, location, preferences, expectations, prerequisite skills/knowledge


Defining the specific learning requirements of your course (60 minutes)




Principle 3 - define your e-learning content as learning objectives


Definition of a learning objective for this workshop


How to write learning objectives


Breaking content down into learning objectives for the content they've brought with them


Types of learning (30 minutes)




Types of learning (look at behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism)


Exploring the barriers and opportunities for these in e-learning


Defining the blend (30 minutes)




Applies outcomes of previous discussions about e-learning to learning objectives


Course map (30 minutes)




Defining the sections of your course


Options for interactivity (15 minutes)




Principle 4 - be aware of the limitations of your authoring tool


Introduction to types of interactivity


From learning objectives to screen interactivity (75 minutes)




Principle 5 - learning objectives drive screen interactivity


How to design screen interactivity to fulfil learning objectives, considering types of learning and audience


A word about templates (15 minutes)




What to look for in a well-designed template


Writing for screen (15 minutes)




Scriptwriting - what it is and what it's for


Hints and tips for writing onscreen learning


Closing session - Q&A (15 minutes)




Recap 5 principles


Any questions…







Past delegates from this course have said:




"Great course, thanks! Had a fantastic time, lovely venue and the people were alright as well! No seriously, it was very informative and I've put my news skills into practice already!", Cambridge County Council






"I am amazed at how much progress I have made from just one day's course. I have my objectives, course map, story board - basically, all of the hard work done and ready to hand-over to the developers! The course is a must for anyone who is designing e-learning." Tamsin Drennen, Deployment Consultant, Ernst & Young Center for Business Knowledge®


This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
Brighton

Guide Price: £495.00 + VAT per person