How to Build a Single Course That Satisfies Many Online Learners
January 18th, 2022
Many online training courses go by a one-size fits all model: build one course and everyone has to take it exactly the same way. I like to think of this as the e-learning gulag where there’s not a lot of freedom for online learners and little concern for their experience.
Who Are Your Online Learners?
Regardless of how you design your online courses, it is important to understand your online learners, their needs, and what motivates them. ...
There’s often a big disconnect between the training that is delivered and the training that has impact. It’s because training is commissioned by someone who doesn’t take the training like a manager or subject matter expert. What happens is that while the training has all the right information it doesn’t frame it in a perspective that is true or relevant to the learner; and that’s because the end-user usually doesn’t have a seat at the table when the training is being developed.
Here ...
As many of you know, I tend to 
Even though many e-learning applications have their own audio tools, I usually don’t use them. I may for quick projects, but generally, I like to keep my audio production separate from my e-learning course production. It provides more control over the audio files and dedicated audio editing software tends to have more features.
Here’s a list of some free audio editors that are more than sufficient for what you may need for most of your e-learning course production. And the price is right.
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Earlier we looked at the 
In a previous post, we discussed 
Here are two common challenges when building online training courses: knowing what content needs to be in the course and then having the right visuals to support the learning of that content. One way to overcome these challenges is to increase your visual thinking skills. You’ll learn to focus on the right content and then find the right visuals to support what you’re teaching.
What is Visual Thinking?
The essence of visual thinking is to convert your text-based information to images and text that ...
One of my pet peeves is when courses use too many font types. Most of the time it comes from a lack of forethought about how and when to use certain fonts. Some people like to change up the fonts to make the course more visually interesting. This is a noble goal but perhaps not the best reason.
An interesting font will not make the course more interesting. And it's possible that the font distracts from the content.
Be Intentional
Understand why you're using the font you're using.
The font not only ...
"I want to become an e-learning pro. What do I have to do to get better?"
This is one of the most common questions I'm asked. I've addressed it a few times in the blog by 
I’m often asked how long an e-learning course should be. My quick response is that it should last long enough to meet your objectives. On the surface that’s not a bad answer, but it’s usually one that doesn’t satisfy either. There are a few variables when it comes to determining how long an e-learning course should be.
However here are some tips that may help answer the question.
Chunk Your Content
The trend in online learning is small, digestible chunks. Some people call it ...
If you're using Articulate 360, you already get access to more than enough stock images. However, if you're looking for a place to find more, one of my favorite sites for free stock images is 
One of the activities we do at my workshops is prototype an interactive e-learning module. I provide some generic content and their task is to do two things:
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