I am a huge fan of Tom's Articulate blog. I wanted to share a great discussion generating article with you that Tom posted on his site. To get the full effect, you may wish to start at the previous article.
Take a look at The Rapid E-Learning Blog and see what has me so ex-E-cited.
This isn't the first time I've found myself nodding in absolute agreement with Tom saying something about PowerPoint presentations are different than PowerPoint e-learning! A template is a guide, and once you have become proficient with a template, you don't need it anymore – right? Well – maybe not – while Tom does mention templates are great for beginners and not so great for experienced e-learning professionals, he does bring to light the problem of reliance. While you rely so much on the template you can lose focus on developing your own ID (instructional design) skills. He's Right! – AGAIN I found myself nodding in agreement so hard I feel a bout of whiplash coming on!
So read along and see why Tom thinks there is still a place for templates within E-Learning – and let's get the discussion going.
1 comment:
You are absolutely right, Jac - when you create your first e-learning course, templates are a life saver. You save so much time not creating from scratch, and if the template has been well received before, odds are, it will be again.
For example - I created my first e-learning course last year, and I was lucky enough to use a template from someone who has been in the business for many years. "Filling in the blanks" really cut down on my delivery time, but it also limited my creativity on how I could make it my own. But as I learned more about the content, and the learning process, I began to tweak the look and feel, and structure the content for my audience without adding too much time to the project. I'll continue to use templates for a while yet, but being aware that you need to make them your own really helps you think outside the box.
I read Tom's blog as soon as it hits my inbox - I highly recommend it!
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