Course Design

We can help you develop the right training programs for your employees. Our services include:

Consulting Services

Recognize gaps between what is and what is desired through various forms of analysis:

Learner analysis: Identify background, learning characteristics, and existing skills of the audience
Technology analysis: Identify availability and accessibility of technology
Learning environment/situational assessment: Analyze learning environment in which the instructional product will be used
Task analysis:

Analyze and determine appropriate instructional goals
Write test items which identify possible valid assesment objectives
Describe job-rleated tasks performed as a result of training and performance support.
Identify environmental or organizational constraints that may have an impact on goals or design

Critical incident analysis: Identify which skills or knowledge should be targeted
Objective analysis: Write the objectives for the job tasks
Media analysis and selection: Select the appropriate media and delivery mode
Extant data analysis: Identify and analyze existing materials and data

Determine goals and/or action items to fill any identified gaps

Design

Learner-centered approach to course development
Perform content review to evaluate or select existing materials
Make recommendations for improvement or enhancement of existing materials
Translate decisions and specifications into instructional materials
Storyboard consultation or creation
Create instructional outlines and course structure
Determine interface design
Determine learning objectives, performance objective or instructional goals
Determine need for instructional use of learning objects
Determine appropriate uses of existing learning objects
Determine appropriate uses of technology
Design graphics for instructional materials
Design interactive activities, animations or simulations
Establish design standards for projects
Establist standards and practices for cohesive programs or other groups of courses; document practices to streamline production; create models or objects as necessary to improve efficiency
Establish writing and style specifications

Production

HTML, JavaScript, etc.
Cascading style sheets
Graphics
Audio scripts, talent casting, session scheduling, digitizing, editing and compression
Video storyboard or scripts, scheduling, digitizing, editing, and compression
Animation and interactive pieces
Object VR
PDF creation, bookmarks and hyperlinks
Creation and packaging of learning objects
SCORM compliance of online materials
ADA compliance of online materials
Courseware setup (D2L and others)
Integrate media elements or graphics with content
Create prototypes
Create Help files
Create custom instructions or documentation to help learners use third party or non-standard technology more effectively in a specific situation or course
Revise instruction based on evaluation
Coordinate implementation, delivery and launch

Quality Assurance & Editing

Mechanical editing is, for the most part, the application of rules and standards and involves the technical aspects of language:

Substantive editing is concerned with larger amounts of content and frequently involves the following:

It may also involve:

Evaluation

Usability testing and interface review
Accessibility (ADA) testing and compliance review
Quality review and product testing
Determine software requirements for end users
Software or technology evaluation
Existing product, course, or program review and design recommendations
Develop evaluation instruments and procedures
Coordinate pilot tests or evaluation delivery
Collection of data
Analysis of data
Provide findings and recommendations used to revise and improve product or to prove its validity and instructional value