Are you planning for your next elearning project?
Ready to commence your next elearning (or digital learning) initiative? Starting to establish a scope for your project?
Before diving into your next project, there’s some planning that should happen to ensure that all stakeholders have a shared understanding of the project’s goals, content, and limitations.
In our experience, this generally includes:
Defining Learning Objectives
- Identify the core goals of your elearning module.
- Determine what learners should know or be able to do after completing the course.
- Where possible, try and create objectives or outcomes that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART).
Identifying your target audience
- Define your target audience. Gather information on their demographics, prior knowledge, and learning preferences.
- Consider any potential barriers to learning (for example language barriers).
Documenting known scope and resources
- Consider the desired length of the course. This preference should factor the time commitment for learners, and time commitment expectations from the organisation depending on the topic and drivers.
- Consider preferences for how you’d like the course to look and feel, including any existing brand guidelines
- Identify Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who have in-depth knowledge of the topic, and their availability for consultations, content reviews, and feedback.
- Set a budget that aligns with your overall project goals.
- Gather and document any source materials.
Planning for success
- Engage people or teams that have experience in delivering elearning projects within your organisation.
- Identify any elearning standards or Learning Management System (LMS) guidelines that may exist for your organisation.
- Define how you will measure the success of the elearning course by establishing Success Metrics, and how these metrics can be reported within your organisation.
Access the Elearning Project Start-up Checklist
The Elearning Project Start-up Checklist provides a more comprehensive list of questions you should consider before developing your next elearning course.
Our team are well-equipped to build and support your learning requirements. If you need further assistance creating accessible learning experiences, please contact us with your enquiry.
