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How Long Will It Take To Develop My eLearning?Theresa Freese

ICELW Conference – New York City, NYJune 2014

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How long will it take for you to develop?

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Level 1Content containing pages, text, graphics, perhaps simple audio, perhaps simple video, test questions. NOTE: PowerPoint-to-eLearning often falls into this category. Basically pages with assessment.

• Rapid Development = Simple Content

• Average Development• Advanced, Complex Development = increase

complexity, more media production.

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Level 2Content containing Level 1 eLearning content plus 25% (or more) interactive exercises, allowing learners to perform virtual "try it" exercises, liberal use of multimedia (audio, video, and animations).• Rapid Development = development through templated

interactions, simple animation, efficient or low-end media production

• Average Development• Advanced, Complex Development = advanced and

custom interactions, embedded simulation activities and lots of media

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Level 3Content containing highly interactive, possibly simulation or serious game-based, use of avatars, custom interactions, award-winning caliber courseware.• Rapid Development = development through

templated interactions, templated games and simulations, or using efficient simulation development practices

• Average Development• Advanced, Complex Development = advanced

learning simulations and games, extensive media production

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In Summary• Components of overall development time,

factors of development• What impacts development time • The factors that extends the development

timeline

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Questions & Discussion

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References

• Chapman, B (2010). How Long Does it Take to Create Learning? [Research Study]. Published by Chapman Alliance LLC. www.chapmanalliance.com