tips and tricks

1. Building sustainable
e-learning courses
Presenter:
Penny Neuendorf
Penny.neuendorf@cit.edu.au

2. Penny Neuendorf
Who am I and why is sustainable eLearning
development a passion

3. Types of sustainability
1. Teacher
2. Student
3. Institute

4. Key to sustainable courses

5. Tip 1
Use forums sparingly
Clear goals, clear guidelines

6. Tip 2
Use forums sparingly
Peer lead and feedback

7. Tip 3
Clear crisp design
Obverse WHY

8. Michael Abulencia
5 Trips for training designers
Week 5
• Keep it simple (but not) stupid
• Tell a story
• Stimulate the senses

9. Tip 4
Use a range of tools

10. Ray O’Brien
Designing e-learning
presentation – Week 3
• Rapid e-learning tools – Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate
• LOCO
• Power point – photo album, add audio (Camtasia, Power Point,
Adobe Presenter, Prezi) – export as PDF
• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story
• Edmodo
• Audacity
• GoAnimate
• Voicetread

11. Tip 5
Document size and quality

12. Ways to share large
documents:
• Dropbox
• Google Docs
• You Tube/ Teacher Tube
• Slide Share

13. Ways to change file size:
• IrfranView (images)
• Audacity (audio)
• Powerpoint – change and save as JPEG
• TubeChop.com
• Movie Maker, Avidemux, Lightworks
(free) (Video)
• Adobe Premiere Prod, Final Cut, Vegas
Prod ($) (Video)
Videos should be only 4 – 6 minutes long

14. Tip 6
Reuse, recycle or repurpose
content

15. Marlene Manto’s
presentation
Finding Free e-Learning Content on the
Web from Week 2 had some gems:
• Toolboxes
• Games
• Moodle courses
• Videos – tubechop and blubbr
• Khan Academy
• Image Chef, ToonDoo

16. Tip 7
Use self making tools
Or
Peer assessment

17. Tip 8
Student generated content

18. Tip 9
Make it count
Record session

19. Shane Jeffery
Video presentation Week 5
Screen Casts software
CamStudio (Free), ActivePresenter (Free),
Screencastle (Free), Adobe Presenter ($),
Adobe Captivate ($), Camtasia ($)

20. Tip 10
Keep it contained

21. Natalie Denmeade Presentation
Week 4
• Use Completion tracking
• Progress bar
• Clear instructions – where the
information is

22. Summary
You have the power to make the
Sustainable courses
Penny.neuendorf@cit.edu.au