{"id":3596,"date":"2014-08-21T14:58:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T19:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/blog\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2021-06-17T06:25:10","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:25:10","slug":"prerequisites-of-building-a-custom-elearning-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/blog\/prerequisites-of-building-a-custom-elearning-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Prerequisites of Building a Custom eLearning Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you aren\u2019t a tech savvy person and simply require a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/what-is-lms\">learning management system (LMS)<\/a> then you can\u2019t go wrong with a prebuilt, ready to use an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/solutions\/instructional-design-services\/\">instructional design<\/a> course. However, if you are in need of a course which would fit all of your technological\/educational needs you may consider building your own custom eLearning course. In order to design one that fits your organization\u2019s requirements you will need to do some thorough research and preparation. So let\u2019s discuss the aspects which you must consider to successfully start an\u00a0elearning course development\u00a0process\u00a0for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Branding:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For many companies, it is essential that their custom eLearning course implements the company\u2019s image and services in an accurate and positive manner. Most people will have an idea of what kind of image their company wants to convey. Therefore, it is possible for the designers and developers to take this idea and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/courses\/custom-elearning-course-development\">create a custom elearning course<\/a> which will showcase the business and its products in the most convenient and efficient way. The designer and developers will have to focus on style, choice of colors, layout and the services which must be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Graphics:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">One of the most important aspects of your company\u2019s branding is the graphics. The overall look and feel of your custom eLearning course development process will contribute to the client\/employee\u2019s instruction experience. The environment of your course will be set by the graphics you decide upon. Therefore, it\u2019s important to design a user friendly interface, fonts and an appropriate logo which displays your company in a positive light. Producing high quality graphics will help you attract more clients to your courses and improve the image of your organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space]\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f7169-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"7169\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596#wpcf7-f7169-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init default\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"7169\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f7169-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<div class=\"as_blog_form inlinecf\">\n\t<h3>Get in touch to avail some awesome eLearning services!\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"as_blog_row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box\">\n\t\t\t<p><label class=\"inlinelable\">First Name *<\/label><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"firstname\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required txtsize\" id=\"fname\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"firstname\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box\">\n\t\t\t<p><label  class=\"inlinelable\">Last Name *<\/label><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"lastname\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required txtsize\" id=\"lname\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"lastname\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box\">\n\t\t\t<p><label class=\"inlinelable\">Company Name*<\/label><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"companyname\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" id=\"email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"companyname\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box\">\n\t\t\t<p><label class=\"inlinelable\">Contact Number *<\/label><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"phoneno\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"15\" minlength=\"10\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-tel wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-tel\" id=\"phone\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"tel\" name=\"phoneno\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box\">\n\t\t\t<p><label class=\"inlinelable\">Email Id *<\/label><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"emailid\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"emailid\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"ps_full\">\n\t\t\t<p><label>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap recaptcha\" data-name=\"recaptcha\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-recaptcha g-recaptcha\"><\/span><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"as_b_box_12\">\n\t\t\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner contact_blog\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Contact Us Now\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hidden-source hs-hiddenfields\" style=\"display:none;\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"referer-page\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text referer-page\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/blog\/https:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596 &amp; 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You must consider the users who may not always have access to their desktop. Therefore, your course should be available to both on IOS and Android devices to provide on-the-go access to the clients. This will be an attractive and convenient feature to include.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Interactions:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A popular feature of the\u00a0custom eLearning courses is the interactivity and its implementation into the instruction environment. Depending on your course and materials, you may add many features such as quizzes, games, social media integrations, badges, wikis and tips. It will enhance the client\u2019s experience while providing him\u00a0with additional information. These features should be user friendly with an appropriate function. Be sure to develop suitable designs for these features so that they stand out among the page content.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Development Tools:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In order to\u00a0customize an elearning course development plan, first you need to decide what are your needs and the type of courses you need to be build. From there, you may use many tools available to showcase your information such as Articulate, Captiva, Lectora ect. in an efficient manner. Organization is key when it comes to build one. <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Don\u2019t go overboard and create a complicated looking course with endless amounts of information. Keep your information short, precise and understandable.<\/span> You want your platform to look clean, modern and user friendly, that&#8217;s the reason we use very well-known design tools to develop the platform&#8217;s graphics and its content, tools like Articulate studio, Captivate,\u00a0 Lectore Inspire, among others.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>For more information, please v<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>isit us at <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradisosolutions.com\/\"><b>www.ParadisoSolutions.com<\/b><\/a><b>, contact us at <\/b><\/span><a href=\"mailto:sales@paradisosolutions.com\">Sales@ParadisoSolutions.com<\/a> or call us +1 800 513 5902<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you aren\u2019t a tech savvy person and simply require a learning management system (LMS) then&#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[500,501],"tags":[535,856],"class_list":["post-3596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","category-educational","tag-elearning-course-creation","tag-elearning-course-development"],"contentshake_article_id":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - 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