Writing for eLearning – Motivating Online Learners
Course Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Learn to adapt your writing style to both motivate and support learning on line, using strategies
that include story, characters, dilemma, humour and more.
Learn internationally-recognised principles for multimedia learning to prepare learners for the main or important concepts to come, reduce clutter and redundancy, keep the on-screen text close to and relevant to the associated visuals.
Understand the impact and importance of segmenting on-screen text for animation and videos and how to create conceptually meaningful chunks to minimise overload.
Learn how and when to use signalling to present on-screen text with narration. Learn to write texts for online examples (distributed, step-by-step), practice problems (on-screen text for directions, writing online instructions, while maintaining clutter-free delivery) and, finally, how to write online feedback.
- Duration: 12 – 15 hours
- Group training: Yes (min. 3 people)
- Individual training: No
- Costs available on request and dependent on group size.
- Training available on-site, in all regions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Course-ware development, Graphic Design, Educational technologists, HR and training, Lecturers, Trainers and Authors
COURSE FEATURES
- 12 – 15 hours of instructor-led classroom-based content.
- Workshop includes online examples, case-studies and research-based evidence.
- Information packed practical training starting from basics to advanced techniques.
- No prior courses or experience necessary.
- Practical tasks and discussions in every session.