In today’s economic climate, more and more organizations are looking to e-learning as a method of reducing staff training costs. Many companies are new to e-learning and don’t consider the impact of e-learning on their entire organization. Every organization will have its own aspirations and requirements, this document looks at 8 things to think about before implementing ‘e-learning’.
This is not an exhaustive list, but it will give you a starting point. I would make sure that any strategy focuses on a number of key areas, these will be specific to your organization, but you may want to think about the following:
Stake
Who are the affected parties? What additional training provision will you need to implement during the life cycle of the project? Who are your stakeholders (internal and external)
Technical problems
What is the current computing platform? How will your eLearning strategy integrate with future IT changes and developments? You have to think about how they line up
Content creation and acquisition
Where are you going to get the content? Are you going to develop it internally? What will your quality standards be? You should think about creating eLearning guidelines so that you can control the outcome.
feedback systems
How will you measure performance? How will cost of ownership and return on investment be measured? What are the projected costs? How will the effectiveness of learning be measured?
costs
How will you measure ROI, how will you work with the cost centers within the business?
restrictions
Think about the problems you might have and highlight them early
types of trainees
Several things to think about: IT literacy levels, mobile learning, eLearning expectations
business improvement
Where will this be? Cost, Improved access to training material, process efficiency?
Obviously, there are many other things to consider, some of which will be specific to your organization. The structure, content, and details included in your strategy should match the size of your organization. If you’re looking for a quick implementation, creating a strategy can seem like a time-consuming activity. However, if done correctly, it can provide the foundation for a structured and successful implementation.