Perhaps you are starting your course development from scratch, perhaps you are
struggling to get appropriate information out of the heads of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) or perhaps you are re-purposing existing content from one format to another (eg a paper-based user guide into an e-learning course).
Whatever your starting point, you need a clear set of strategies to help you get to grips with the scope, quantity and complexity of content you wil be working with and an understanding of the audience you will be delivering to.
Typically, this module covers the following:
- Quality not quantity: how pre-defined content categories take the pain out of eliminating irrelevant and confusing content, take the fear out of dealing with SMEs and help you to plug any gaps or remove any inaccuracies in your content
- Content scoping: avoid problems later on by not creating a course outline just yet
- Objectives before outcomes: the benefits of avoiding detailed learning outcomes too early on
- Analysis: how really getting under your audience's skin pays dividends later in the development process