1. E-learning Projects Overview
Compiled by Balázs Turi
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

2. Overview Where projects come from Project team ADDIE model
Systems Approach model
Content development process
Interaction types
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

3. Where Projects Originate
Business need
RFQ
Proposal
Contract
Project kick-off
Development
Testing
Delivery, handover
RFQ: Request for Quote
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

4. E-learning Project Team
Instructional Designers
Project Manager
Graphics Designer
Web Designer
LMS Administrator
Technical Writer
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

5. ADDIE Model ADDIE ANALYSE DESIGN DEVELOP IMPLEMENT EVALUATE
Once requirements are determined, follow good instructional design - analysing the needs and the audience, planning the structure - before writing the material
ANALYSE: well-designed instructional material is thoroughly thought out
- audience profile
- and objectives defined
DESIGN: logical structure helps learners
- content outline (flowchart)
- course map, storyboard
- content and test specs
- instructional strategy
- interface design
DEVELOP : instructional components (content, exercises, tests, evaluation)
- elaborate instructional components
- build the learning interface
- revise, test
IMPLEMENT: get your program where it does the most good
- test, test, test
- Delivery
- LMS integration
EVALUATE: Did it work?
- effectiveness, sufficiency, usability
- objectives fulfilled?
- trainee’s reaction sheet
- skills evaluation
- monitor new skills on the job
- return on investment (ROI) evaluation
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

6. Analyse & Plan user analysis task analysis
determine (performance) objectives
develop look&feel designs
The aim of the analysis phase is to scope the whole project. It allows you to determine the exact learning solution for the client.
Reviewing existing learning deliverables and technologies.
User analysis:
- get to know for whom you are creating training
- through personal interviews or questionnaires on current skills and knowledge,
attitude, educational level, learning preferences
task analysis:
- identify the tasks the learners need to be able to perform, determine priority and levels of knowledge
determine performance objectives during the planning phase: HANDOUT: Defining Terminal Objective
-> help training design (consistency)
-> help people to follow the training
-> serve as measures (link solution with defined business problem)
Experiment with look & feel
- analyse and plan visual aspects
- investigate corporate branding (logos, colour schemes, slogans)
design and style guidelines
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

7. (Re-)design Technical Specification Requirement Specification
Content Specification
The design phase covers the analyses required to develop the structure, navigation model and detailed technical specifications of the solution. It also identifies broad branding and corporate design and media expectations. Often from paper to e-learning.
Technical specification
- appropriate learning management technology/system
- SW/HW
- file formats
- storing issues (LCMS?!)
- integration mechanism (with intranet, with HR systems….)
Requirement Specification
- understand client’s needs -> assess needs
- check expectations and demands -> identify objectives
- investigate e-learning opportunities
- show how objectives are interrelated
- identify learner audience
- identify basic technical requirements
- set main target areas, key success factors and priorities for action
Content Specification
- adhere to technical platform, SW & HW requirements
- take into account delivery logistics and considerations
- determine file structure (start file, map file, content modules, other needed files)
- develop module navigation structure (structure of main screen, navigation panel)
- Specify content (source material, language standards, modules & steps)
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

8. Develop draft the learning material draft evaluation components
text
video
audio
draft evaluation components
end products
storyboards
multimedia e-learning components
lesson files and quizzes
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

9. Implement Integrate to LMS test, test, test Functionality Usability
Effectiveness
Accuracy
Stress and load testing
Implementation
- be consistent with using fonts and colors
- structure the pages, leave white space
- use descriptive names for links and pages
- provide transcripts for video files
- ensure learners have access to help
- eliminate dead-ends
Testing = Quality Assurance
- functionality
- usability
- effectiveness
- accuracy
- stress and load testing of the system
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

10. Evaluate keep in mind Critical Success Factors evaluate the product
remember to maintain the product
Critical Success Factors
- focus on content – continuous updates
- focus on technology - enabler (harmonise quality content with the best technical solution)
- never-ending propaganda around the solution
- carefully selected target group
Analyse the training material
you can evaluate effectiveness in the actual training environment (LMS)
Evaluate the product against users’/client’s/management needs and expectations
Maintain
the solution with continuous updates: new features/functionalities, new content modules
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

11. Systems Approach Model
Identify Instructional Goal: determines what students should be able to do when they have completed the course: TERMINAL OBJECTIVE
Should correspond to a business need based on the collected business requirements
Conduct Instructional Analysis: analyse goals and identify the subordinate skills/procedural steps that must be followed: CONTENT/TASK ANALYSIS
Identify Target Audience: several audiences, user profiles + prerequisite, specific skills that students must have: USER/NEEDS ANALYSIS
Write Performance Objectives: specific statements that learners will be able to do when they complete the course: PERF. OBJECTIVES
Develop Test Items: based on the objectives, develop parallel test items that measure what is stated in the objectives: TEST ITEMS
Develop Instructional Strategy: develop Content Specification: CS
Develop Instructional Materials: produce the content of the course: CONTENT
Design and Conduct Formative Evaluation: evaluate first draft: one-to-one, small group or field evaluation: REVIEW
Revise Instruction: on the basis on formative evaluation, modify your course: CORRECT
Conduct Summative Evaluation: evaluation of the absolute or relative value of the course: ROI
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

12. Content Development Process
User/Task/Needs Analysis
Collect source materials
Create objectives
Create test items
Create content
Implement, document
Test, test, test
Hand over
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

13. Interaction Types Single choice Multiple choice True/False Button
Hot spot
Hot object
Drag & drop
Text entry
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview

14. Summary Project overview Project team ID methodologies
Content development process
Interactions
Intro to Instructional Design - Project Overview