Digital Learning Design Programme

We're experiencing rapid change in the way we learn and consume information, with traditional media becoming fast outdated...

Ensure you’re prepared with CIPD learning arm’s new five-day Digital Learning Design programme. Aimed at a wide-ranging audience, you’ll be provided with both the competence and the confidence you need to create engaging digital learning content.

Regardless of your organisation’s chosen learning strategy, digital learning content, in all its forms – from web pages to videos, PDFs to quizzes, slides to interactive scenarios, will play an ever increasing role, whether that’s in the classroom, on the job, on the move or at home.

Designed for learning professionals and subject specialists, the Digital Learning Design programme provides you with both the competence and the confidence to create engaging digital learning content. You’ll develop the skills you need to analyse learning requirements and audience characteristics, select the most appropriate forms of content, and then work individually or with specialists to design, develop and deploy your content.

Gain an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the creation of digital learning content, including how to effectively analyse, design and develop digital learning initiatives.

Programme:

Monday

AM 09.30 - 12.30

• Welcome and introductions / overview of the week

Session 1: The role of digital learning content

• Practical exercise: Analysing the requirement

Session 2: Analysing the requirement

• Group practical assignment 1: Create a slide show to communicate with pictures only

PM 13.15 - 17.00

Session 3: Media chemistry: working with the media elements

• Review practical assignment 1
• Practical workshop: Graphic design and typography (guest expert)
• Group practical assignment 2: Create a PDF or web article (planning only)

Tuesday

AM 09.30 - 12.30

• Inalise practical assignment 2 and review

Session 4: Writing for the screen and for voice

• Practical workshop: Recording and editing audio (guest expert through to mid-afternoon)

PM 13.15 - 17.00

• Group practical assignment 3: Create a podcast
• Review practical assignment 3

Session 5: The design and development process

• Group practical assignment 4: Create a narrated slide show (planning only)

Wednesday

AM 09.30 - 12.30

• Finalise practical assignment 4 and review

Session 6: Working with subject-matter experts

• Group practical assignment 5: Create a screencast
• Review practical assignment 5

PM 13.15 - 17.00

• Practical workshop: Shooting and editing video (guest expert for whole afternoon)
• Group practical assignment 6: Create a video
• Review practical assignment 6

Thursday

AM 09.30 - 12.30

Session 7: Creating e-assessments

• Group practical assignment 7: Create an e-assessment
• Review practical assignment 7
• Practical workshop: Building interactive content (guest expert)

PM 13.15 - 17.00

Session 8: Documenting design

• Group practical assignment 8: Create an interactive tutorial
• Review practical assignment 8

Friday

AM 09.30 - 12.30

Session 9: Creating interactive scenarios

• Group practical assignment 9: Create an interactive scenario

PM 13.15 - 16.00

• Review practical assignment 9

Session 10: Evaluating the effectiveness of learning content

Review and close

This programme is ideal for you if you’re:

• a learning professional looking to improve your skills in the design and development of various forms of digital learning content
• an existing designer and/or developer looking to formalise your understanding of the key principles of effective learning content design and of the processes of design and development
• an existing designer and/or developer looking to broaden your skills to encompass a wider range of content types
• a subject matter expert who wants to be able to create your own learning content or work effectively with others who will be doing this for you
• a learning and development professional aiming to improve your understanding of the principles of effective learning content design and of the processes of design and development, so you can better manage these activities.