Tips To Create An Elearning Course That Is Both Simple And Sensible

Learn and a lightbulbCreating an elearning course is not as easy as putting relevant content into your chosen learning management system. You need to think about the whole process of learning that the participants of the course will get. It is important to think, not just about the relevance of the content in your course but also of the way that it will be delivered. All of this and more can sometimes make the e-learning process quite confusing and complicated. There are so many elements that you need to consider while still ending up with a simple and sensible course.

Of course, the end product of your course should be your main concern – which is making it both simple and sensible. When we say simple, we mean a course that is clear and easy to learn. When we say sensible, we mean it should be realistic and reasonable.

Here are tips to assist you with any confusion that you may have about creating an elearning course.

  1. Know the motivation of your learners. All learners who will enter the course should have a motivation to learn something new. This should be clear to you as it can help you simplify the content of the course. At the same time, it will allow you to focus on what you think the learners will need to know in order to implement the course as it is needed in their daily routine.
  2. Make scenarios realistic and straightforward. Using scenarios in the learning process is one of the best ways that you can connect the content to the learners. However, you have to be careful about the type of scenario that you will use. First of all, you have to make it realistic. If it is not realistic, the learners will not take it seriously. The scenario that you will use in your course is one of the ways that you can illustrate how your learners can implement what they have learned. If you fail to make it realistic, the connection from learning to implementation will not easily happen. Your scenario should also be straightforward so as to make your course  clear and concise. Although you want to jam everything into the learners to maximize what they will get out of the course, you risk making them confused. If you have to, chop the scenarios into manageable proportions that will make it easier for them to be understood.
  3. Ensure that all terms and concepts are comprehensible. Although the participants in the course are meant to learn something new, you need to be careful about introducing topics by using unknown terms. For instance, let us assume that your course is all about the use of batteries. Although it should be understood that learners of this course be familiar with the parts of a battery, it is still important that you do not assume this is true for all. You do not have to discuss the parts one by one. However, make sure that you will give a brief definition or explanation of the parts as you mention them in the course.
  4. Challenge how your learners understood the elearning course. Lastly, you may want to think about how you will challenge the way that your learners understood the course. Do not assume that just because they went through all the pages of your course, that everything was absorbed correctly. They may think they completed the course but you need to check if they understood it in the way that you want them to. Assess them and see how they have come in comprehending the content in your course. This is even something that you can do as the course is progressing by setting up discussions that will encourage learners to relay the knowledge they gained from the course so far.

By following these three tips, you can simplify the elements of your elearning course without sacrificing the core of the lesson. Not only that, you will be guided as to how you can keep the course realistic so that it can be easily implemented by the learners when it is necessary.

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