The best return on investment from eLearning is achieved when the courses are simple, targeted, and highly focused on a few objectives per module. Everything in the eLearning solution should be focused on these objectives and learning outcomes.

The learner’s journey is at the heart of what we do – we're focussed on making the online learning experience as compelling and engaging as possible.

Each eSeminar typically contains the following elements:

1. A title slide – with corporate music (a loop or "stinger") if appropriate
2. Welcome slide
3. Navigation - to show users how to control content and interactive portions
4. Objectives and Learning Goals - specific to the module.
5. Content – spilt into chapters if necessary
6. Interactive elements – at least one per learning objective
7. Test / reinforcement quiz to test what the learner has understood. This score is usually not retained - any formal testing and certification is done through the certifications area
8. Summary section - to reinforce the key learning points
9. End of eSeminar
10. Optional Elements

The following elements also need to be built into the eLearning:

Interactivity

Interactivity keeps the learner interested in, and participating with the content. Interactions available include process flows, labelled graphics, tabs, “circle diagram”, timelines, media tours, FAQs, “pyramid” diagrammes, Guided Image and Glossary.

**NOTE – Interactions are typically created using slide content, and replace several slides. They are useful when clarifying, for example, options available (circle diagram), features of a new product (labelled graphics), or when explaining the constituent parts of a process (FAQ).

Discussion, design and agreement – on a course-by-course basis when initial content provided.

Quizzes, knowledge checks and tests

A good way to keep learners interacting with the content is to include short knowledge checks towards the end of the eLearning module. Types include yes/no, true or false, multiple choice, multiple answer, free text etc. When consumers get an answer right, learning should be reinforced/confirmed. When an answer is incorrect, explanation needs to be provided.

Corporate loop/Stinger

It's standard practice to have a corporate music track, loop” or “stinger” on the first and last slide, with a fade-in-fade-out effect. A 30-second selection is all that is required; the first slide will have a 5-second edit created, and the entire track will be used on the last slide.

eLearning Creation

The process

Stage 1

Project set up and scheduling

Stage 2

Storyboarding, learner's journey, creation of .ppt template. Meetings with stakeholders to discuss and sign-off PowerPoint template and user interface.

Stage 3

Co-ordination and telephone discussion with subject matter experts. To include research of subject matter areas prior to calls and assimilation of PowerPoint materials provided

Stage 4

Voiceover per language (all courses will be produced in English first, these will then be signed off in full before being translated into other languages.

Stage 5

Creation of flash eLearning

Stage 6

QA stage – Amendments as necessary, full testing of all elements and interactions by customer on server/LMS, finalization, launch and post-production file handover.