How to Turn Classroom Training into an Engaging Online Course

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Problem: You have classroom training that you’ve been asked to turn into an online course—and make it just as engaging as that face-to-face training.

Solution: The benefit of eLearning is that you can create interactive online training that’s MORE engaging than that outdated, boring classroom course. eLearning allows you to add interactions like quizzes and games, plus videos and images that support your training.

Mikki Teneyuca, from Tasbo, shared great tips for how to create an engaging online course in her session at the 2015 Lectora® User Conference, “Rocking Your Face-to-Face Content in an Online Format.” Here are a few of her suggestions for developers who’ve been given this task:

• Follow up with your training instructions to make sure the interactions and quizzes you created are working.

• Support images with text.

• Make videos between 1 and 3 minutes long.

• When outsourcing, make sure you get quotes, understand what hours mean to them, and know what they are billing you.

• Create a blueprint for your courses with your SME. Make sure you plan your questions before meeting with your SME so that you don’t overwhelm him or her.

• Take advantage of the awesome eLearning Brothers assets!

• Connect with other developers in an eLearning community.

Want to easily turn your classroom training into interactive, engaging eLearning? Sign up for a free 30-day trial of Lectora® Inspire, now with eLearning Brothers Lectora Template Library, Cutout People Library, and Interaction Builder inside the software.

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