147 pages pdf - ICT Digital Literacy

Content, Content (Not To Mention Content) … How To Best Design & Deliver It
#288: Save Learner Time, Build In Help
Build in a help system to allow the user to determine how the course works.
Roger Steinhorst
Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies
#289: Huh? Where Was That Covered?
Make objectives of what you want to accomplish with the e-Learning. Make sure all training activities and
test questions match the objectives. Next make sure the test questions are answerable based on the
information presented in the e-Learning material. There is nothing more frustrating to a learner than being
expected to pass an evaluation test based on presumed knowledge.
Michael Tucker
Compuware Corporation
#290: Can You Hear Me Now?
E-Learning should have voice recognition so when a student has to reply, he/she can do so with
normal discussion/feedback/brainstorming/idea generation -- as if replying face-to-face to a
teacher. Words can be automatically typed as he/she speaks so the train of thought is not lost -
- then edited afterwards. This is especially effective if an individual cannot type fast enough.
Dori Ottaviano
#291: Practice "Hidden" Instructional Design
Most heuristics in instructional design -- such as objectives and sequencing -- is for the
instructional designer to better understand the task at hand and NOT for the learners. All the
learners need is a seamless, meaningful and memorable experience.
Maish Nichani
eLearning Post
#292: "Elastic" Design
When designing e-Learning, the "one size fits all" philosophy will not work. With the multitude of
technologies out there, don't try to create THE BEST way to get your message out, instead
create ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE to getting a message out.
Brian Lauer
Freddie Mac
#293: Use Standard Default Fonts When Publishing
Despite the thousands of fonts that are available only a few have become regarded as
standards for the Internet. A browser will select a font from the viewer’s computer to create the
content. Although a content developer may select one font, the viewer’s browser will select
another is the original font isn’t available. This system has evolved so that now a handful of
fonts are default fonts. They are: Arial, Arial Black, Times, Comic Sans, Courier, Courier New,
Georgia, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Times, Trebuchet, and Verdana. If you specify these
fonts for live text, your viewer will likely view them as you designed them. For other fonts, you
should convert your text to a graphic in a program like Photoshop or Illustrator. If you specify a
non-standard font, the browser will convert it to a default font. To insure your communications
arrive as planned, stick to the short list
Jeff Harris
Trivantis Corporation
#294: Don't Overwhelm Your SME
SMEs hate to review storyboards. Find ways to make it as easy for them as possible by using
visuals and avoiding unnecessary details (file names, notes to programmers, etc.).
Deborah E. Blank, Ph.D.
SI International
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