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What are Development Ratios and How Do They Affect eLearning Courses?

Thinkdom

This is where the concept of ‘development ratio’ becomes important. What is a Development Ratio? A development ratio is a measure that reflects the amount of time required to develop an eLearning course. The development ratio is influenced by the complexity and interactivity of the eLearning course.

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Top Five Tips to Create Accessible Content

CourseArc

Top Five Tips to Create Accessible Content. Despite good intentions, not all website content is created equal. We’re not talking about the design aesthetics (though we’ve discussed this in previous posts ) — we’re talking about accessibility. Well-executed content creates a better user experience for everyone.

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

This can be detrimental to learners who need that interaction to assess their new skills against others, discuss ideas, and gain new perspectives. So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? I agree with Clive’s observations on this topic.

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Accessibility Matters: The Fundamentals of Achieving Accessible Content

CourseArc

This image, created by Elisabeth Aguilera and Netta Korhonen, from Arbetsförmedlingen.se level AA requires a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 Deep Dive This is just a touch of what our team will be discussing in the second of our Actionable Accessibility Advice Series. 1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

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Make your training website more accessible: 10 essential tips

Arlo Training & Events Software

Web accessibility is about creating a more inclusive web experience for everyone. Some ways you can do this include: Adopt high contrast ratios – ensure that text and background colors have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 Tools like the WebAIM Color Contrast Checker can help verify these ratios.

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Free color contrast checker for PowerPoint

BrightCarbon

Creating digital content that’s accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or disability is extremely important. More ephemeral content, like PowerPoint presentations, are not explicitly mentioned when we’re discussing accessibility. It’s also worth remembering that the contrast ratios provided by WCAG are just there as a guide.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The questions prompt quite a lively and interesting discussion among online community members. What is new, however, is the ratio of on-demand solutions to more traditional training offerings. This month, it is time for me to stop lurking and throw in my two cents.