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6PointstoRememberWhileDevelopingaCourseware Aneffectivelydesignedcoursewareessentiallytakesintoaccountthefollowingfactors – thecharacteristicsandprofileofthetargetedlearners,learningobjectiveandits outcome,contentdesignandorganisation,contentclarityandlastlyintegrationof assessmentandfeedback.Anexcellentcoursewarealsoincludesampleopportunities forreinforcementandpracticeoftheacquiredknowledge. Developingane-learningcoursewaretakestimeandoncedeveloped,itisnoteasyto incorporateamendsortoredesign.Hence,itisimportanttodoaneedanalysisand understand the learners’ profilebefore creating the courseware.To develop aconcrete, contextuallymeaningful experience for the learners, continuous expert feedbackduring thedevelopmentprocesscandirectenhancementofknowledgeintoaction.Courseware designersatStylusSolutionsPvtLtd,oneofthecoursewaredevelopmentcompaniesin Mumbai,keepthefollowingsixpointsasaguidelinewhiledevelopingacourseware. 1.DevelopContentBasedOnNeedAnalysis Coursewarecontentthatisdevelopedbasedontheunderstandingoftheneedandthe learnerprofilehavegreatereffectonthelearnersthanacontentmadeonanadhoc basis.Aneedanalysisdoneonthedemographicgrouprecognisesthegapsthatcouldbe existinginthelearner’sknowledgebase.Itwouldalsoenablethedevelopertocorrectly
usematerials,graphics,animation,gamification,voiceandaudioinputsthatwouldbestusematerials,graphics,animation,gamification,voiceandaudioinputsthatwouldbest suitthelearnerdemographicprofile.Aneffectivecoursewareistheonethatcanengage thelearnerthroughoutthelearningprocessandmotivatesandinspiresthelearnerstill itscompletion.Thiscanbeachievedwhenacoursewareisdevelopedbasedonanalysis doneontheneedandlearnerprofileofthetrainingcourse. SpecifyLearningObjectives Asuccessfulcoursewaredesignstartswithspecific,well-definedlearningobjectives.A learnerneedstoknowwhyhe/sheisgainingtheknowledge.Ahumanmindisconstantly seekingand is continuously processing anythingthat is presented as information.So,as thecoursecontentunfolds,thelearnerstartsrelatingtoit.However,withoutaclearly definedlearningobjective,thelearnerisoftenlostandcan’trelatethelearningtoits application.Awell-definedlearningobjectivesetsthetoneforthelearnertobe preparedwithwhattoexpectandhowmuchhe/sheneedstolearnorunlearnandadd tohispreviouslearning.Thecoursedesignershouldstartwithbreakingdownthebroad aimstospecificobjectivesthatcanguidethelearnerstowardsadefinitivedirectionin theirlearninggraph. DevelopEffectiveContent Acontentiseffectiveandaptwhenitisevaluatedontheparametersofsufficiency, accuracyandrelevancenotforgettingthequalityofthecontenttoo.Thecontentthatis
relevanttothetopic,issupportedbyevidenceandexamplesandisnotrepeatedwillrelevanttothetopic,issupportedbyevidenceandexamplesandisnotrepeatedwill generateinterestsinthelearners.Thecontentthatincludesdifferentlearningstylesthat isrelevanttothetopicaswellastothelearnerdemographicprofilemakesitmore impactful.Thecontentneedstobeinteractivetocontinuallyengagethelearnerand createapathwaytowardshisperformanceandprogress.Acontentthatincludesarange ofassignments,activities,andassessmentsallowlearners tointeractandpractice with contentinmultiplewaysonseveralcognitivelevels. OrganiseaClearandConciseContent Clarityandorganisationofthematerialsinfluencealearner’sabilitytoprocess informationquicklyandeasilyinonlinelearningexperience.Clarityofthecontent involvesthemannerinwhichinformationispresented.Content,activities,and assessmentshouldbesequential,cumulative,andlucid.Informationshouldbebroken intopartsorchunkedapartthatgraduallydevelopsfromsimpletocomplex,concreteto abstractandgeneraltospecific,inclearandconcisemanner. Organisationofcoursewareincludeseaseofaccessandnavigation,multi-levellearner entrypoints,andwell-designedinteractivemoduleforgoode-learningexperience.A well-organisedcoursedesignnotonlysupportsbothindividualandgroup’slearning,but alsopromotesexperientiallearning. IncorporateAssessmentMethods
LearnerinvolvementorengagementcanbeevaluatedwhenthereisamechanismtoLearnerinvolvementorengagementcanbeevaluatedwhenthereisamechanismto gaugelearner’scomprehensionofthecontent,performanceandprogress.Itgivesa measureoflearningandknowledgeacquiredandthereactionofthelearner.Itisalsoa verygoodindicatortounderstandwhetherthelearningobjectiveshavebeenmet. Assessmentthatusesmultiplemeasuresandmethodstoassesslearning,enables reinforcementinlearningtoo. Awelldesignedassessmentmodulemayincorporatequizzes,taskbasedlearning, real-lifescenario-basedtasks,games,etctogaininsightintothelearner’sinvolvement andimprovementthroughthecourse.Thecourseadministratorcanalsoassessthe progressofthelearnersandthedurationeachlearnertakestocompletethecourse. Thisgivesanideatothecoursedesignerabouttheefficacyofthecontentintermsof howimpactful,interestingandengagingitis.Besides,itgivesaninsightintowhatmore canbeaddedordeletedtomakethecontentapt,cohesiveaswellaslearnercentric. 6.IncludeaFeedback Foracoursewaretobeconsistent,relevantanduptodate,afeedbackmechanismis extremelynecessary,whichcanbeincorporatedattheendofthecourseware.To determinetheeffectivenessofthetoolsandmethodsusedtodeliverthecourseware andtomeasuretheefficacyoftheassessment,afeed-backsurveyformshouldbe addedattheendofthecourseware.Theresultsofthesurveycanthenbeusedto
modifyandimprovethecontentandthetoolsusedincoursewareaswellaseliminatemodifyandimprovethecontentandthetoolsusedincoursewareaswellaseliminate thosethatareineffective. Agoodcoursewaretapsintothediverseinterestlevelofthelearnersbychallengingand motivatingthemtolearn.Coursewaredesignthatisinteractivewithwell-structured activitiesandisflexibleenoughtobeusedonvariousplatformsandsoftware,generates greaterinterestsinthelearnersandprovidesabettere-learningexperience.
