Welcome to Designing e-learning
Introduction
This site shows the many ways you can use e-learning to engage learners, provide flexibility and improve quality in vocational education and training (VET). It can be used as an individual guide, or as a resource for professional development and training sessions.
This site has four sections:
- Gallery of Strategies
an A-Z showcase and guide to adding the 'e' to learning programs - Learning Design
show-and-tell stories of successful e-learning, plus guidelines - Assessing Online
a comprehensive step-by-step guide for VET professionals - Further Information
useful sources to help you move on.
Click the tabs above to move between sections.
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Who's it for?
Our context is e-learning for competency-based VET in Australia - but you'll find lots here whatever kind of e-learning you're into. Our main focus is on designing for delivery, to help you with planning and presenting a course using e-learning tools and materials. You'll also find the samples, designs and ideas useful if you are developing e-learning materials.
So, you can use the site to:
- get your bearings - enjoy a visual tour of how e-learning works
- get started - find examples, practical tips and strategies you can try
- get ideas - look for new tricks to add to your e-learning repertoire
- get guidance - find clear, practical info on specific strategies
- get the gear - find out where to get materials, software, tools, etc
- get together - use our samples in your professional development or training sessions.
Gallery of Strategies
We've arranged the Gallery around the key tasks in designing and delivering courses - organising the content , preparing the learning activities, providing learner support and arranging assessment.
The gallery has a detailed teaching guide for each strategy, including:
- click-and-view samples from a range of industry areas
- details of each sample (where from, which course etc)
- advice on when to use the strategy
- the practical steps involved, and any skills or tools you need
- links to other useful resources.
Some of the Gallery samples are learning objects you can obtain and re-use.
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Learning Design
We've collected examples of innovative Australian course designs using e-learning and shown you how they tick. The section includes:
- Sample Learning Designs
real examples of e-learning courses, each with a photo story commentary, a map, and course documents to show just how it was all put together - Design Options
a summary of the main types of e-learning design being used in VET.
Assessing Online
This is a detailed guide to planning, designing and delivering assessment using the online environment.
It addresses the requirements of the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), and includes:
- Stages and Tasks Guide
details of all the steps in online assessment, with practical tips, tools and downloadable templates - Case Studies
stories of online assessment solutions from around Australia - Research
a summary of methods, issues and findings.
Further Information
Includes:
- links to recommended sources on designing e-learning
- notes on accessibility issues in e-learning.
