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Creative e-Learning Makeovers: Practical Ways to Redesign Your Courses
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Wednesday November 11, 2009 01:30 PM
David Anderson, Articulate
Social learning, informal learning, and virtual worlds are some of the hottest topics affecting learning organizations today. But while these are essential elements in any organization's learning strategy, courseware continues to be the foundation of corporate e-Learning. With the adoption of rapid authoring tools, course design is no longer only performed by expert designers. Trainers, SMEs, coordinators, and even instructional designers are faced with designing and developing e-Learning.
In this session, you’ll learn how successful visual design, like instructional design, doesn't occur by accident, and can be traced to fundamental design principles anyone can learn. We’ll look at common e-Learning courses, and identify actionable makeover opportunities for designing more engaging courses. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the visual design process as it relates to e-Learning, this session is the perfect place to begin. You’ll learn practical techniques for creating more visually effective courses, while identifying ways to create custom themes for diverse topics.
In this session, you will learn:- How to design graphics libraries, mood boards, and visual style guides for custom designs
- How to design appropriate themes and layouts for specific course topics
- Ways to use emphasis, focus, and composition techniques to enhance learning graphics
- Ways to use type to align your visual voice to your instructional voice
- Where to find free and inexpensive Flash widgets for learning interactions
Audience:
Beginner to intermediate designers and developers who are comfortable writing courses and using authoring tools to develop. If you've never designed a course, you won't get as much as someone who has either dabbled or actually developed.
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