Content Selection for e-Learning
Unit Number: NE04
Programme Value: 30 Credits
Offered Under: Award, Certificate and Diploma in e-Learning
Overview
The web supports a wide range of media, including text, audio, video and animation. HTML, Microsoft Office, Macromedia Flash and Adobe PDF. Whilst this allows content developers to create diverse e-Learning resources, the impact on learners of each content item must be carefully considered.
This unit considers the implications of the use of different types of content for both developers and learners .Through a problem-based learning approach, candidates will have the opportunity to match content types to course and learner needs.
Key Unit Areas
- Selecting content formats for e-learning
- Problem based approaches to content selection
- Optimising learning through media
- Locating and evaluating reusable content
- Digital content repositories
- Learning objects - embedding, aggregating and re-purposing
- Learning technology standards and interoperability
Unit Support
This unit is supported by the following Netskills workshops:
Required evidence
Candidates will be required to submit a short practical assessment to demonstrate that they have met the outcomes for this unit.
