TAP Certificate in eLearning Design – online 5-week tutor led

This programme will help L&D professionals, with experience of designing or developing other forms of learning, apply their skills to designing bite-sized eLearning modules. It includes how to add the important human element into online learning and how to create both engaging and effective content.

The learning outcomes for eLearning Design include:

• Appling the six-stages of the development process for eLearning
• Designing effective and engaging eLearning modules through storytelling and scenarios
• Structuring content to create bite-sized eLearning content 'on demand'
• Discussion on the main eLearning tools on the market

Course objective and assessment

Participants will create a detailed storyboard for an eLearning object of their choice to meet the criteria of the TAP eLearning Design Profile.

This course is suitable for L&D professionals who wish to design eLearning self-study programmes. There are no formal prerequisities.

Week 1: Creating engaging eLearning
This week includes:

• Tutor-led online session: 'Analysis and Creating Engaging eLearning' (2 hours)
  • Self-paced activities including contributing to an online forum discussion on the differences between e-information and eLearning
  • Reading the course notes on the 6 stages of the development process
• Submit assignment one- choose a topic for your eLearning project

Week 2: Creative Learning and Visual Design
This week includes:

• Tutor-led online session: ‘Creative Learning and Visual Design’ (2 hours)
  • Effective learning design to include ‘think and do’ activities to keep the learners attention
  • Ideas for designing eye-catching slides
  • Collaborate on a ‘dull to engaging’ activity
• Submit assignment two- complete the design overview and draft your welcome slide for your eLearning project

Week 3: Storyboarding
This week includes:

• Tutor-led online session: ‘Storyboarding’ (2 hours)
  • What details are included in a storyboard?
  • Why create a prototype?
  • Different formats for creating a storyboard
  • Balancing information slides with interactive slides
  • 4 steps for writing great scenarios
• Submit assignment three- storyboard your eLearning project

Week 4: Production and Getting Started with eLearning Tools
This week includes:

• Tutor-led online session: ‘Production and Getting Started with eLearning tools’ (2 hours)
  • Discussion on the main eLearning tools on the market
  • Mini experiment with an eLearning tool
• Submit assignment four- screenshots of a couple of slides from the storyboard developed using an eLearning tool (using a free trial or prototype in PowerPoint)

Week 5: Implementation, Evaluation and Wrap up
This final week includes:

• Tutor-led online session: ‘Implementation and Evaluation’ (2 hours)
• Mini showcase of individual projects
• Peer and tutor feedback