Keep E-Learning Affordable for Your Corporate Training Program

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Run a Successful E-Learning Program with (Almost) No Money

Katrina Baker, Resources of Fun Learning

www.ROFL411.com

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Three Keys to Affordable E-Learning


Agenda


SET EXPECTATIONSWhen everyone wants results and you just want your sanity.


Envision the Vision

• Who will the project or program serve?

• Set expectations for stakeholders

• Match the time and effort to the size of the audience


Match the Strategy to the Project

• Use virtual classes to respond to urgent training requests

• Don’t create a course if a PDF will do

• Consider using blended or long-form courses


YOUR PROJECT PROCESSIs your process cramping your e-learning style?


See the Future

• Solicit and anticipate future projects

• Use surveys to determine training needs

• Create a course development process

• Modify the process for different project scopes


Consistency is Key

• Keep software and tools consistent across projects

• Use common file formats

• Organize editable files and mark versions

• Release a standard set of templates and elements


Trust Your Developers

• Create and communicate a project review process

• Limit the cooks in the kitchen

• Encourage developers to try new things and think for themselves

• Don’t expect immediate perfection


WORK WITH YOUR TEAM & VENDORSBecause synergy is a beautiful thing.


Third-Party Developers

• Sometimes the expert is worth the extra $$$

• Be able to explain your vision of the finished product

• Know how much you can afford

• Get everything in writing


What You Don’t Ask, May Haunt You

• Does the project require frequent updates?

• Is the vendor in another country?

• Consider buying ready-made compliance courses

• Ask about volume discounts

• Weigh the cost of templates vs. full courses


All Teams Can Create Training

• Pull in developers and SMEs from all teams

• Departments can alternate releasing new content related to their areas of expertise

• Create a way to share project workflows


Encourage Content Creation

• Use a “pay it forward” training technique for new developers

• Have new developers lay the groundwork for complex projects

• When buying software, be sure your computers meet the minimum requirements. Test with a trial copy

• If course translations are regularly needed, get someone certified in-house


STREAMLINE TRAINING USING TECHNOLOGY

But don’t streamline it too much.


Using Webinars Wisely

• Train a few virtual instructors , then use a buddy system to train additional instructors

• Track webinar attendance using your LMS

• Upload webinar recordings to the LMS as training resources

• Have all departments generate webinar topics and run past the training manager


Be Trendy with Your Tech

• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) reduces the need for corporate devices

• Mobile learning expands the reach of online training

• Use gamification to drive interest in learning initiatives


Sneaky Ways to Harness Technology

• Create IT video tutorials

• Use desktop wallpapers and emails to promote classes

• Make some training initiatives mandatory so employees are motivated to participate


Incorporating the LMS

• Keep a company- or region-wide calendar of upcoming ILT and virtual classes

• Market ILT and virtual classes by email and have employees register through the LMS

• Embed training materials on internal web sites

• Make sign-in sheets, handouts, assessments and surveys available electronically through the LMS


SHOW ROIAnnouncing your results is half the battle.


SHOW ROI

• Collect post-course feedback from learners

• Accurate data starts with an all-inclusive training data policy

• Two elements to successfully tracking ROI:• Track the data that will accurately measure the

results you are trying to achieve

• Track consistently and completely


Thank you for chatting!Katrina can be contacted at [email protected],

on LinkedIn, or on Twitter at @ROFL411.

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