Becoming an e-learning author in 5 steps

E-learning has become an essential part of business life. All companies and other organisations and institutions need a way to train internal and external target groups online, not only since the corona crisis.

The training topics cover a wide range, from statutory content such as occupational health and safety, data protection and the General Equal Treatment Act to typical training topics such as sales, communication, and personal development, as well as company-specific trainings on products and processes. Many of these online trainings can be purchased or individually designed and produced by providers such as X-CELL AG. Especially for some internal topics/online-trainings, this makes no sense because of the cost-benefits ratio. Therefore, at least every larger company will need its own staff trained in the field of e-didactics sooner or later. You should bear in mind that "e-learning author" is not an official educational profession.

This five-part training series from X-CELL guides your potential e-learning authors through the process of creating their own e-learning courses - from the initial idea to implementation to the final success control. On request, participants can also receive an individual coaching session: an experienced X-CELL e-learning specialist reflects the work results with them after each step.

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The training series consists of the following learning units:

Step 1: Define Learning Objectives

Laying the foundation for a successful e-training and starting with the preparation: In this learning unit, your prospective authors learn how to analyse their target group and define learning objectives.

Step 2: Structure the Content

In the second learning unit, the prospective authors transfer their learning objectives into chapters and sub-chapters. In doing so, they learn details about typical content and structural elements of e-trainings and find out how to design learning paths in training series.

Step 3: Design Concepts and Methods

Being creative! In this part, your prospective authors learn how to create an exciting and effective e-training from the first to the last page. They develop an overarching concept and use didactic methods.

Step 4: Develop Learning Content

What are good texts? And what should authors pay attention to in the visual design? After this training, your prospective authors will be able to fill their e-training page by page with texts, images and other media.

Step 5: Ensure Learning Success

In the final step, the authors learn how they can monitor learning success with an effectively designed exam. Finally, they receive tips on testing, evaluating and communicating - for a successful roll-out of their e-learning.

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