Now what? So you’ve decided to take your training online. There is an audience eager to access your expertise, you’ve narrowed down your topics, you’ve have identified your target audience, and you’ve even selected an authoring tool. Now what? Despite the common assumption, developing a successful eLearning course is not as simple as transferring your Powerpoints to an online environment. However, it’s not rocket science either. The secrets to eLearning success lie in between purposeful planning and engaging interaction.

Every day more companies are opting to convert their classroom material to digital courses. Fitting for modern learner needs, eLearning allows a continued education option for those who want to train anywhere, anytime or master a subject at their own pace. Also, by going digital, companies cut down training costs as the recurring instructor fee and logistical costs are shelved off. If you are one of these companies eager to convert your classroom training to eLearning, you must first understand what mistakes to avoid early on. Certainly avoiding them alone won’t be enough to guarantee great results from day one. However, they will guide you in establishing a strong foundation.

Elearning is widely used by companies to facilitate continued education among employees. It saves costs as well as allowing workers to learn on their own time and at their own pace. As we all know, an excellent instructor not only offers in-person interaction but has a way of conveying the information to keep students interested. If the instructor is to be removed from the learning experience, then the most important thing to consider is how you will maintain the quality of delivery and engagement despite this change in dynamic. Without an instructor guiding through slides, how can you bring the content to life? Without the classroom discussion, how can you introduce examples to further develop points? It’s important to keep this challenge in mind as it will help you navigate the decisions ahead. Luckily, once considered, it will help you create a new dynamic in which students will eagerly breeze through the course.

We are now in the age of visual information where visual content plays a role in every part of life. As 65 percent of the population are visual learners, graphics are key to engaging students in eLearning courses.