COURSE OVERVIEW:

Instructional design is the practice of making learning experiences effective, interesting, and engaging for a learner. Anyone can create an e-learning project, but a skilled instructional designer will build e-learning that meets the learning objectives and needs of the audience.

Instructional design is the process of using our knowledge of how people learn to guide our choices of instructional sequences and strategies to meet the needs of the learners and desired learning outcomes.

Instructional design can be applied to anything that involves Human Performance Improvement. The instructional designer is a learning expert who can use their knowledge of the principles of learning and instruction to find the optimal method of instruction. This means finding the most effective, appealing and cost-effective solution. The instructional designer analyses the instructional problem, the task, learning needs and learning environment. By clearly defining the learning objectives the instructional designer can sequence the content and choose strategies to meet the learning goals. These decisions are based on both knowledge of proven learning strategies and practical experience.

Research has shown that particular ways of delivering instructions are more effective than others. Different kinds of learning goals require different approaches to instruction. The instructional designer can determine the best instructional conditions or methods to deliver learning outcomes. The instructional designer develops instructional strategies that are tailored to the learning objectives and the needs of the learners.

The aim of instructional design is to make the instructions effective, efficient, appealing and cost-effective. The instructional designer uses a variety of interactive media to improve learning and address learning objectives. Traditional face-to-face teaching methods can be enhanced by, or even replaced by innovative e-learning methods. The instructional designer is the expert in finding the right technology to support good pedagogy.

This course is divided into six main topics. The first topic explains what e-learning is and what should you look for when creating an e-learning course. The second topic explains what instructional design is and its importance. The third top explains what an authoring tool is and how you can create inspiring e-learning using these tools. The fourth topic explains what Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Record Store (LRS), and xAPI are. The fifth topic discusses what the life cycle of a course look like (following ADDIE). Then explains how to evaluate and test your e-learning course after implementation. The sixth topic shows you how to design e-learning courses for adults that are engaging and inspiring. Then discusses how to engage and motivate busy adult learners. Finally, examines the key elements to include in e-learning courses.     

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• What is e-learning?
• A brief history of e-learning
• The advantages and disadvantages of e-learning
• What is instructional design?
• The common models and theories of e-learning
• What is an authoring tool?
• The things to look for in an authoring tool
• What is a LMS?
• Which LMS is right for you?
• What does the life cycle of a course look like with ADDIE?
• The role of the instructional designer
• The role of the e-learning developer
• The role of the graphic or multimedia designer
• The role of the subject matter expert (SME)
• How to know your audience?
• How to identify your objectives?
• The importance of easy user interface and navigation in e-learning
• The layout, graphic design, content, colour, font and imagery of the e-learning course
• How to create a prototype?
• Why you should continuously evaluate and modify the prototype?
• The importance of a responsive course design
• How to evaluate and test your course after implementation?
• What is WCAG 2.0? and what is the purpose of WCAG 2.0 compliance?
• What does WCAG 2.0 compliance mean for e-learning design and development?
• How to create engaging and inspiring adult e-learning courses?
• How to make the most of cloud-based online training resources?
• How to encourage active learning?
• How to create a detailed e-learning course outline?
• How to define the scope of your e-learning course?
• How to assess learner’s skills?
• The facts and stats of adult learning for e-learning professionals
• How to identify obstacles with adult learners?
• The importance of goal-centred learning
• Why adult learners prefer a hands-on approach?
• How to design an e-learning course for adult learners?
• The common models and theories of e-learning
• The adult learning theory
• The cooperative and collaborative learning theory
• The discovery learning model
• The problem-based learning model
• The ARCS model of motivation
• The elaboration theory
• The cognitive flexibility theory
• The action learning model
• How to engage and motivate busy adult learners?
• Why consider the background of your adult learners?
• How to provide constructive e-learning feedback?
• Why consider LMS platform accessibility?
• The key elements to include in e-learning courses for adult learners

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.