This checklist will allow you to create and implement successful, effective, informative, and practical e-learning courses for learners in both educational and professional settings. Here is detailed e-learning course design checklist that you can use to get your e-learning courses ready for launch.
- Have you analysed the eLearning needs and identified the budget and time constraints?
- Have all eLearning course audiences been examined and analysed?
- Are the eLearning course objectives clear and do they include the criteria for evaluation?
- Are the eLearning course requirements consistent with the overall objectives?
- Does the structure of the eLearning course meet instructional goals?
- Have you completed the task analysis?
- Have you utilized a number of different instructional models or theories?
- Is the content offered in smaller, “bite sized” chunks for the learner?
- Have you made the headings clear and concise?
- Is the information grouped together in a practical way?
- Have you included a sufficient number of presentations (multimedia, etc)?
- Is the information broken down into bullet points (at least 5 per slide)?
- Does every eLearning course’s module contain a summary and your eLearning course a glossary of key terms?
- Are all assessments relevant, challenging, clear, and complete?
- Have you used a variety of testing methods throughout the eLearning course?
- Do you have a final assessment (test or exam) at the end of the eLearning course?
- Do you have a pass/fail structure in place?
- Are the assessments interactive and engaging, and do they clearly focus on the objective?
- Is there a feedback system that allows for instructor feedback in a reasonable time frame?
- Have you included a post eLearning course evaluation at the end of the course?
- Are the assessments free of new content that the learner has not yet acquired?
- Does the content flow, free of grammatical or spelling errors?
- Is the content current and in-line with the core curriculum?
- Does the content help to achieve the desired learning objectives?
- Is referenced content properly credited and quoted?
- Is the language used clear and descriptive (without being verbose)?
- Have you chosen text that is appropriate for the target audience and not gender specific?
- Is your tone consistent and appropriate?
- Have all stats, facts, and dates been checked and referenced?
- Is the information consistent? For example, are all dates listed in the same manner?
- Has correct capitalization and punctuation been used throughout?
- Is the content available in all local languages?
- Have you included relevant and legally owned images and video elements in the eLearning course?
- Are all files compressed for easy download?
- Are all of the multimedia elements consistent (in terms of size and quality)?
- Is the audio synced to the video presentations within the eLearning course?
- Is the narration clear and easy to understand?
- Have you ensured that the audio or video can be controlled by the user (i.e. paused)?
- Display on-screen text to provide the best readability and clarity.
- If possible, use diagrams, graphs and flow charts to help the learners understand the content.
- Use graphic conventions consistently; for example, italic style must always be used for the same purpose.
- Use lists or tables to help learners organize the information.
- Use list points or blank spaces to separate items in a list or focus the attention on them.
- Consider word and row spacing to improve text readability.
- Can you easily navigate through the entire eLearning course using just the keyboard and mouse?
- Have you used all of the ALT tags available?
- Are captions included for all audio or video elements that deal with core content?
- Are all of your fields and clickable areas easy to use?
- Have you included text for all of the elements that aren’t text-based?
- Is the e-Learning course easy to navigate for the learner?
- Are all eLearning course modules featured in their correct sequence?
- Are hyperlinks displayed clearly and do they all work properly?
- Have you included backward links so that learners can return to previous screens?
- Is there an abundance of navigation graphics? If so, whittle down to only what’s needed.
- Is there a table of contents and a map of the course?
- Does the eLearning course load within a reasonable time frame?
- Are shortcut keys available to the learner?
- Has an FAQ page, with hyperlinks to other areas of the eLearning course, been created?
- Have all hardware and software requirements and recommendations been listed?
- Have the dimensions of the eLearning course been optimized for users?
- Is the eLearning course viewable in all of the major web browsers?
- Can the eLearning course material be printed with ease?
- Are assessments being timed properly?
- Do you have a clear syllabus in place at the beginning of the eLearning course?
- Is the eLearning course aesthetically uniform and have you included branding elements throughout?
- Is the colour usage consistent and appropriate?
- Are all of the elements visible with the chosen colour scheme?
- Does at least half the screen consists of white space, to keep the look clean and organized?
- Have you verified that all content fits the screen (no horizontal/vertical scrolling)?
- Have you avoided backgrounds/patterns that may be distracting for the learner?
- Can instructors easily add or modify the content within the course?
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