Guidelines for Developing a Course

If you have never developed a course before, there are many online resources from the eLearning industry that provide excellent insight on how to do it. The following are simple guidelines to help you get started.

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General Guidelines

The way your course is presented or designed will take shape as you start to define the learning objectives. Determine the following:

  • What is the overall goal, and how does it fit into your eLearning program?

  • Who is your audience, and what do you expect the audience to learn?

  • How can you best take advantage of Flare's single-sourcing features, and HTML5 skin options?

Knowledge Check Development

  • Create a storyboard (or outline) for the course. Be sure to identify key concepts, learning objectives, and knowledge check points.

    Note A storyboard is a visual outline of each part of your eLearning course where you can plan out every detail. This is a great way to organize the story you want to tell for training. Creating a storyboard can be done using a piece of paper, a tool that supports flow diagrams, or a simple text editor. There are resources online to learn about storyboarding.

  • Create an engaging introduction that clearly states the expectations of the course.

  • Use relevant graphics, multimedia, blocks of text, bulleted points, etc., to aid in retaining information.

  • Include intuitive navigation throughout the course.

Quiz Development

  • Keep the test short and simple.

  • Use a consistent number of answers for each question.

  • Pay attention to the order of questions, and alternate question types.

  • Balance questions between easy and hard.

  • Define a meaningful passing score.

  • Provide accurate feedback.

Resources

For more information on how to create an engaging learning program, see the following: