Style vs Substance
Creating eLearning using an authoring tool can take many hours. The actual development time can vary. Once you have a storyboard or even a general idea of what needs to be created, many hours can be spent working through the development process. If there are stakeholders, SMEs and other interested parties that need to review, …
Understanding the other stuff
We were recently engaged by a client that had a bunch of eLearning modules on a rather special learning management system that had been custom built for the content. A. Long. Time. Ago. The brief from the client was to migrate the content to a new system and update the modules. The client didn’t know …
iDesignX Presentation – Video Design Skills
Summary of key points Use (engaging) subject matter experts It’s ok to read from a script if we are able to draw the attention away from the presenter Video can be super imposed in different environments (see previous point) Prepare and share talking points before hand Have an interviewer asking questions to prompt the conversation …
Working with a vendor – checklist
Development requirements analysis There’s a possibility that you are visiting our website because you wish to engage a vendor to help you with some work you have. Well, you have come to the right place! That’s what we do. We help companies, large and small, achieve their learning goals. There are many areas we can …
Storyboard templates
We’ve collated this list of storyboard templates from a wide variety of sources. The templates listed below are from reputable sites. No signup or membership is required for any of the links provided. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please get in touch via our contact form. Storyboard Depot (Storyboards for eLearning) – The …
How to facilitate a webinar from the front seat of your car
Do you need to conduct a webinar from a remote location? As part of my role with Learning Plan, I facilitate the twelve-week eLearning Essentials course with AITD. The dates are scheduled well in advance with the following year’s timetable advertised throughout the AITD network at the end of the previous year. On a separate, …
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Naming Conventions
We always find ourselves coming back to this conversation, year after year. New players in the field, students joining us in the eLearning industry for the first time. Applying naming conventions, and naming “things” properly, are an important consideration as we travel the road to development and project success. What are naming conventions? First of …
Case Study – Sydney Catholic Schools
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NSW is currently the only state in Australia where language studies are not mandatory in primary schools. Recognising that this could change, Sydney Catholic Schools took this challenge to heart and asked “What features of learning environments best enable children to grow and adapt?” Teaching 11 and 12 year olds a foreign language comes with …
Adobe Captivate training – Online Delivery
We’re excited to announce that we’re launching an online facilitated 4 week Adobe Captivate course. This course is exactly the same as our classroom course, with the benefit of being conducted live online. Instead of 2 days in the classroom, we will deliver the course over 5 weeks consisting of 90 minute live facilitated online sessions …