Skills Education

What makes online content useful?

Often, knowledge and information-based learning resources often fail to connect with a learner’s application of skills and knowledge, making outcomes tedious and shallow.

This session considers the skills critical in writing effective digital learning content and framing self-paced and collaborative activities for students. It will look at the essential characteristics of digital learning content and activities, and how to develop content that supports intended learning outcomes.

In it, explore factors including:

• Planning
• Aligning to the unit of competency
• Structuring the content
• The best instructional approaches to use depending on the content
• What's the best formula for on-screen text
• Working with SMEs to ensure relevant, valid content
• Using AI as a support
• Simple principles for successful digital learning content

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Understand the essential characteristics of digital learning content and activities

• Condense text-heavy resources into lighter and more interesting content

• Apply story-driven characteristics when writing case studies and scenarios

• Recognise writing styles that enable interactive and engaging self-paced and collaborative learning activities

• Work with subject matter experts and facilitators when planning and drafting content

• Pocket some tips and tricks for writing

• Understand how AI can provide ideas and inspiration

Join to know more about writing content for online purposes,  and how to write your content so it's relevant, engaging and effective for learning!

Register for this session separately or as part of the

5 session bundle 'Digital Technology Series'

Other Details:

• Recorded - June 2024
• Duration - Approx. 60 mins
• Access - 30 days from date of purchase (*annual for PD Library Pass subscribers, Education Matters PRO and Elite members)
• Trigger your certificate on completion

Past Feedback

Here's what others who watched a version of this session in the past had to say:

• "The extensive knowledge demonstrated by Mick was fantastic"
• "Lots of ideas and suggestions"
• "Thanks so much, very informative!"
• "Really enjoyed this, thank you Mick! Very valuable and could listen to you all day"
• "Fantastic webinar with lots of ideas generated and great tips received!"
• "The most positive aspects were when Mick demonstrated his points with real examples - he went further than just showing an example, he discussed how the content ideas and SME conversations led to a particular design solution."
• "The enormous overview of exactly how to do this was great. This is what I have been looking for for a long time. Thank you."
• "So good - I have already recommended this session to others!"