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Accessibility Matters: The Fundamentals of Achieving Accessible Content

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Just like a website, documents are required to meet accessibility standards. These document accessibility standards can be broken down into three areas: Structure Readability Perceivability Structure The structure of a document is the behind-the-scenes organization. The structure allows users to easily navigate the document.

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Managing eLearning Projects

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This is why it is important to discuss not only the content with stakeholders but also the design of the eLearning course. In addition to showing examples of similar eLearning courses, ISD professionals should provide completed demos to stakeholders, and walk them through the look and feel of the course the first time they view a demo.

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Best Practices for Online Course Design

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Instructional designers have many tools to make their courses more entertaining and engaging, like video, audio, image editing, interactivity, and more. Here are a few instructional design best practices to keep in mind when building your next course. Begin with a Clear Course Syllabus / Content Outline.

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Design for Non-Designers

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You don’t need to be a designer to use design to your advantage: from the typeface and colors you select to the images that accompany your text, the design elements you choose are all part of communicating effectively with your audience. Ready to learn more? Check out our resource site to see how we can help your team.

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Working with SMEs

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Many instructional designers find working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) challenging. This is where instructional designers come into play. While instructional designers are not expected to know everything about the topic of the course they are creating, they should still be prepared for discussions with the SME.

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Adding Social Learning to Your Existing Training Strategy

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So, what can instructional designers do to add social learning to their training courses? To receive clients’ buy-in, instructional designers can share articles, blogs, and studies that reinforce the importance of social learning. Adding social learning to existing training doesn’t have to be time consuming or expensive.

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Navigating the Journey to Teaching and Learning Online: Step 1

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Find someone to fill the following roles: Instructional Designer, Resource Curator, Subject Matter Experts (SME), and Content Reviewer. . Creating a FAQ document that is easily accessible can point students and parents to answers. This is a good time to team up, divide and conquer, and problem solve.

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