A Guide for Work Based e-Learning Developers

This publication is a product of the Socrates-Minerva project Learn@Work and is designed as a simple guide for people interested in the design and development of applications that enhance the learning process. It may be of interest to e-learning developers, but also tutors and other stakeholders involved in e-learning projects. The learn@Work project is focused on some aspects of e-supported work based learning and this guide tries to address these issues from the developer’s perspective. However, the design process in all its stages and ongoing support are equally important in other modes of learning, and the guide aims to capture the general rules of a good practice in developing e-supported materials for learners, utilising a learner-centred approach.
This guide presents a short and practical introduction to the development of e-learning materials from the perspective of the Learn@Work team. It also comprises a description of the CoED method, which may help to better understand the design process. There are many books, articles and online resources on aspects of work based learning and e-learning (planning, design, development, support, motivation and many more). The project resources for developers will be available for public on the Learn@Work portal.
The guide consists of three parts: Preparation, Development and The Course. The third part addresses aspects of induction, support and e-moderation related mainly to e-learning courses. However, some issues like support may be of interest also to developers of small and standalone applications.

We hope that you will find this guide useful. Your comments are welcome – please visit our website using the link provided in ‘About Learn@Work’.  Your feedback will be used to improve our materials designed for developers, learners and communities.

 

 

 

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