CETS 2011, Marge Feely, slides for The Devil Is in the Details: Technical Considerations for eLearning
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The document discusses considerations for elearning projects. It identifies five key considerations: interchangeability, maintainability, compatibility, usability, and accessibility. It then provides details on each consideration and describes potential issues to address such as content reuse, long-term maintenance, standards compliance, navigation design, and language translation. The presentation aims to help consultants effectively advise clients on elearning best practices.
CETS 2011, Marge Feely, slides for The Devil Is in the Details: Technical Considerations for eLearning
- 1. The devil is in the detailselearning considerationsMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 3. ObjectivesDescribe considerations for every elearning project
- 4. Identify some common technical issues with elearning tools such as WebEx and Captivate
- 5. Articulate ways to consult with your client regarding elearning considerationsMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 6. AgendaIntroduction – 5 min
- 7. 5 elearning considerations – 5 min
- 8. Group activity – 5 min
- 9. Debrief – 30 min
- 10. Wrap-up – 5 minMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 11. Five eLearning considerationsMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 12. Five eLearning ConsiderationsInterchangeability (Modularity)
- 13. Maintainability
- 15. Usability
- 17. Interchangeability (Modularity)The extent to which your elearning can be reused for different audiencesMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 18. MaintainabilityThe extent to which you can maintain your elearning solution over timeMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 19. Compatibility (Interoperability)The extent to which your elearning solution is compatible with other solutions in the marketplace and adheres to industry-wide standards (LMS) MarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 20. UsabilityThe extent to which your elearning solution is easy to useMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 21. AccessibilityThe extent to which your elearning solution is accessible by everyoneMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 22. Group ActivityDuration: 5 min.Directions: Brainstorm issues related to your assigned elearning consideration and identify potential resolutionsMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 23. Group ActivityInterchangeability (Modularity) - The extent to which your elearning can be reused for different audiences
- 24. Maintainability - The extent to which you can maintain your elearning solution over time
- 25. Compatibility (Interoperability) - The extent to which your elearning solution is compatible with other solutions in the marketplace and adheres to industry-wide standards
- 26. Usability - The extent to which your elearning solution is easy to use
- 27. Accessibility - The extent to which your elearning solution is accessible by everyoneMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 28. Interchangeability (Modularity)Determine extent of desired reuse
- 29. What is your philosophy around reusable learning objects (RLOs)?
- 30. What is the desired balance between reuse and contextualized learning?
- 31. Determine whether you have the required technology to support reuse
- 32. What is your knowledge management strategy?
- 33. Do you have an LCMS that you can use to tag objects using metadata?
- 34. Do you have an LMS to deploy the learning objects?MarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 35. MaintainabilityEnsure you have a long-term maintenance strategy in place
- 36. Internal vs. external expertise
- 37. Check authoring tools for backward compatibility
- 38. For example, Captivate is not backward compatible
- 39. Ensure you can maintain your elearning solution at all
- 40. For example, there is no WebEx editor for recordings created using the WebEx Advanced Recording Format (.ARF files)MarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 41. Compatibility (Interoperability)Stick with widely recognized off-the-shelf authoring tools
- 42. Captivate, Flash, and Articulate are just a few authoring tools to consider
- 43. Ensure elearning deliverable follows standards compatible with the LMS
- 44. AICC or SCORM
- 45. Build a quick elearning prototype and test within the LMSMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 46. UsabilityEnsure navigation allows for quick and easy access to needed content
- 47. Keep backward and forward buttons active
- 48. Provide a menu
- 49. Avoid “controlling” the user’s interactions
- 50. Conduct a usability test
- 51. Provide access to ongoing support for content and technical-related questionsMarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
- 52. AccessibilityWill your audience use more than one LMS to access the learning?
- 53. Are any special plug-ins required?
- 54. Are there any firewall restrictions prohibiting the audience for accessing externally hosted content?
- 55. Does your learning need to be Section 508 compliant?
- 56. Does your learning need to be translated to another language?MarqueePerformance Consulting, Inc.
Editor's Notes
- #16: The .WRF (WebEx Recording Format) player is used to watch recordings of WebEx sessions you've made yourself and saved to your computer. You can edit .WRF files and convert them to .WMV (Windows Media Video) format by using the WebEx Recording Editor, which is a separate download. The .ARF (WebEx Advanced Recording Format) player is used to watch recordings you've downloaded from WebEx and saved to your computer. You can convert .ARF recordings to .WMV (Windows Media Video) format or .SWF (Flash) using the player. No stand-alone .ARF editor is currently available.