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8 Visual Design Mistakes to Avoid When Developing eLearning

Tim Slade

An image gets distorted when the image is resized in such a way that it affects the aspect ratio of the image (i.e., Most design programs, including PowerPoint and Articulate Storyline, will maintain the aspect ratio of an image when resized from the corner. scaling the image too tall or too wide).

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eLEARNING DEVELOPMENT: Dude, Watch Your Aspect. Ratio!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

For that reason, I think the eLearning canvas should be set up to use a 16:9 aspect ratio as opposed to 4:3.   The aspect ratio of an eLearning canvas designed to be viewed on its side, or in landscape mode, is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side. Both 1024x576 and 1280x720 are 16:9 ratios.

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Research, Course Pricing, Free Images: ID Links 11/29/22

Experiencing eLearning

More time spent by the instructor and lower ratios = higher prices. These tiers work well for me: Premium: ~4 hrs of my time per week: £500-£1k per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:20. Mid: ~1-3 hrs of my time per per week: £250-£500 per seat, cohort-instructor ratio of 1:50. Diverse stock photos.

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Content/Practice Ratio?

Clark Quinn

So, I’d roughly (and generously) estimate that the ratio is around 80:20 for content: practice. The point is that I think our ratio should really be 50:50 if not 20:80 for content:practice. What ratios do you see? And what ratios do you think makes sense? Which many orgs aren’t doing yet.

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Instructional Design Hourly Rates and Salary

Experiencing eLearning

At the 184:1 ratio for that level of learning, that’s about a $100/hour rate, but that includes everyone on the team (IDs, project managers, SMEs, developers, etc.). Bryan Chapman includes some cost estimates with his benchmarks for how long it takes to create learning. Image Credit: Money 2 by Daniel Borman.

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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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Balancing Quality and Speed in Rapid eLearning Content Development

Thinkdom

One can evaluate the cost to benefit ratio of a solution by measuring the results in terms of the time or effort saved. For an eLearning project to be executed successfully, it is not required for the team to have all the tools in their box.