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eLearning 101 is the first of a five part series that covers the basics of what developers should know about building online courses. Congratulations on becoming an eLearning developer! You are on your way to creating your first course. Take a few moments to familiarize yourself an introduction to eLearning There are various software's to use to build eLearning. My favortie is Adobe Captivate because it is a dynamic robut eLearning development tool which offers developers the ability to convert pertinent training information into web delivered and self-paced courses. If you are lucky, you will be part of a development team were you can work with a variety of subject matter experts (SME's) who provide documentation, scripting, images and other assets which can contribute to a course being created. As an eLearning developer it is important that you are able to effectively communicate the benefits and features of the eLearning developer's program. Being able to describe the value of the program and your development skills will ensure that you gain the support of your supervisors, peers and intended audience. Think about the value of the course(s) you are creating and communicate this value to your team.

Assessments are critical elements of instruction; they determine accomplishment of lesson objectives. However, you can design assessments to be more than an evaluation of what has been learned. You can design them to be a part of the learning process itself. Authentic assessments require learners to apply their new knowledge and skills to real-world challenges, which promote retention and enhance problem-solving skills. An introduction to the practice of authentic assessment. How can you design assessments that promote the learning process?

Instructional Design Strategy for Achieving Alignment Which Comes First, Activities or Assessments? We have been told all our lives to put things in order. Keep your tax files in order. Keep your house in order. Alphabetize your index. Number your chapters. Write the introduction before the conclusion. Yet, sometimes actually doing things in the order in which they appear as a final product is not the most effective approach. Take course design for example. When we see the finished product of an online course, we see the objectives followed by activities and resources, and finally the assessment. While this sequence may be the logical order for the published course, it is not necessarily the most effective approach for the design process, especially when alignment is a critical focus. http://elearningindustry.com/instructional-design-strategy-for-achieving-alignment