Top content development tips for eLearning courses

E learning is the new normal now. There is big role of teachers in success of individuals and time has come to demonstrate that learning will continue in any situation using technology to continue spreading knowledge.

1. Avoid using too many graphics and audios. It can distract students.
2. The interface should be clear, clean and easy to read.
3. Use short videos to give visual explanations and demonstrate how to do specific tasks.
4. Use sound sparingly. Audio can be distracting so it is advisable to use images & students read a passage themselves faster than the audio read function so avoid using it.
5. Give outline for recorded lecture to help students to navigate
6. Use free packs to communicate course details with students. For example, Mailchimp, which provides free lists of up to 2,000 names
7. For video recording, set up a separate digital audio recorder to capture sound.
8. Use real experiences examples more since they have very high engagement rate.
9. Body of text should occupy only 30 – 40% of the screen.
10. Avoid using italics, underline or all caps
11. Top five colors to be used for online training material are blue, purple, yellow, white, red.
12. Keep the color palette constant.
13. To have more attention, use photos and other images that contain relevant information, use comparisons (what’s new and different), ask questions, add lists.
14. Test it by yourself as a student.
15. Add animated gif to make e-learning more engaging. Visit www.gifs.com.