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I wrote the NCSL E Learning Guidelines: Technical and Design Specification document whilst working at NCSL, to improve standards and consistency of commissioned online materials. This document is designed for suppliers of e-learning to understand the technical requirements for creation, testing and integration of e-learning units into NCSL’s Learning Gateway. It is assumed that the [...]

Some useful notes on good Instructional Design principles for E-Learning. Each course is divided into individual lessons. This ensures that the student is not overwhelmed with the material. In these fast-paced times, students often want to learn the material during breaks between other tasks Each course has 5 to 15 lessons and is no longer [...]

Some useful notes on good Instructional Design principles for E-Learning. Selected bullet points from horton.com/ Motivate learners Provide options on how to learn. Ease anxiety. Opportunities for meaningful application. Do not require learners to keep more than a few items in memory at a time. Give opportunities for application & consolidation. Ask people to summarize [...]