"How long will it take to develop this eLearning course module? What will be its exact length?" These are the two major questions that the eLearning course designers and managers often struggle to answer correctly. As an instructional designer, it is of prime importance that you correctly estimate the length of your course and the amount of time required to develop it. After all, these are the two elements that play a huge role in deciding the costs and other project plans of the eLearning module. Sorting out the course content, the graphics, and the audio/visual elements you will be incorporating in your eLearning deliverable is still easy. But estimating how much time you'll require to get all of this done can be a fairly challenging task. And to help you out, I've created this article that will walk you through the best way of estimating the effort and time required for developing an eLearning course. So, let's get going! 1. Select a Benchmark Before you start … [Read more...] about How to Accurately Estimate eLearning Development Time And Course Length
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How to Estimate ELearning Development Time in 5 Easy Steps
Whether you are an HR manager considering an in-house eLearning course, or a consultant thinking of bidding on an eLearning project. The one question that’s always front-and-center is: How long will this eLearning project take? We’ll explore that question in this post, and leave you with a simple 5-step process to answer it! Factors to consider The methodology explained below is based on a set of logical steps that you need to follow when putting together a timeline for eLearning development. As an eLearning content developer, however, when applying the 5-step process provided below, you must also factor the uniqueness of your project requirements, and the development environment, into the equation. For instance: How many course designers, developers, and content producers will I have? What types of course authoring tools will I have access to? Do I have developers who have experience with those tools, or will there be an associated learning curve? Untrained or less … [Read more...] about How to Estimate ELearning Development Time in 5 Easy Steps
How To Estimate ELearning Development Time And Course Length
When putting together cost estimates and preparing project plans instructional designers and eLearning project managers often find it difficult to correctly estimate the length of the course and the amount of time it takes to develop one. While there is no exact formula that would help to make these estimates, most instructional designers believe that 50 slides or content screens equal 1 hour of eLearning, and a 10,000-word script is also equal to 1 hour of eLearning. Now that we have a better idea as to what constitutes 1 hour of training, let’s look at the number of hours needed to develop 1 hour of eLearning. These estimates would differ depending on the complexity of the eLearning module. Obviously, basic eLearning that does not have much if any interactions will take less time to develop than complex courses that contain high-level interactions and games. Once the level of complexity has been determined instructional designers need to make a list of all the developmental tasks … [Read more...] about How To Estimate ELearning Development Time And Course Length