Certified e-Learning Specialist

What You Will Learn

Creating an e-Learning Strategy

• How to create a comprehensive, cost-effective e-learning strategy that meets your organization's needs.
• The 4 main e-learning strategies.
• How to assess organizational readiness for e-learning.
• 24 core competencies required to implement e-learning.
• How to identify possible funding resources for an e-learning initiative.
• How to align e-learning objectives to your organization's strategic goals.
• A step-by-step worksheet for building a detailed inventory of current courses.
• 12 proven criteria for determining which courses to convert to e-learning.
• A fast and powerful technique for prioritizing courses.
• How to calculate the e-learning ROI quickly and easily.
• The value-added benefits of e-learning.
• How to identify the resources required to implement e-learning.
• Create a strategic plan to secure senior management approval.
• Mitigate potential risks.
• Assemble an e-learning steering committee.
• Establish e-learning measurements.
• Promote e-learning to maximize learner buy-in and commitment.
• Develop e-learning transfer strategies.
• A 50-point worksheet for selecting an LMS that best meets your needs.
• How to write a compelling strategic plan to secure management approval.
• How to determine the potential risks of launching an e-learning strategy.
• 15 tangible measurements to evaluate e-learning initiatives.
• 20 strategies for ensuring e-learning transfers back to the job.
• How to promote e-learning so that learners embrace the initiative.
• How to deal with the show-stopper question:  "What percentage of our training should be e-learning?"

Planning a Successful e-Learning Project

• A step-by-step procedure for analyzing training and e-learning needs.
• When (and when not) to train.
• How to plan a successful e-learning project.
• How to select the most appropriate type of e-learning for each course.
• Creative techniques for blending different WBT strategies with traditional training methods to maximize learning.
• Specific design constraints that affect e-learning.
• 10 key questions to determine potential technical constraints.
• 6 fundamental tips to establish a solid working relationship with your Technical Department.
• The most suitable type of content for each strategy.
• How to target e-learning to your audience.
• How to estimate e-learning design time.
• How to assemble a highly productive e-learning team.

Designing Web-Based Training

• How to create robust e-learning that goes far beyond simply converting text-based materials into boring web-based “page turners.”
• Major e-learning design flaws and how to avoid them.
• Over 50 tips for applying adult learning principles to e-learning.
• How to write course objectives that guarantee learner success.
• 16 application methods for creating interactive exercises.
• How to design performance-based tests that work on the web.
• Guidelines for creating 7 different types of quiz questions.
• 20 creative methods for presenting content on the web.
• A rich variety of methods and media for creating highly interactive e-learning.
• How to select the most effective instructional methods for e-learning.
• Tips for designing simple and clear demonstrations regardless of the media used.
• How to build case studies that engage learners.
• How to design creative web-based role-plays.
• How to provide tangible feedback to learners even for online tutorials.
• 12 proven web-based media techniques to facilitate learning.
• How to build a course structure that works for all e-learning strategies.
• A design worksheet to create a complete script of the course.
• When to incorporate storyboards.
• 10 ways to create a user-friendly course framework.
• 8 proven strategies to ensure that learners won’t quit mid-way.
• How to choose an authoring tool to maximize productivity.
• 20 tips for conducting a design prototype session.
• How to validate the course for instructional soundness and usability .
• How to evaluate the 4 outcomes of e-learning.
• 50 possible items to include in an evaluation, including 2 sample forms.