• Hello Friend,
  
  I am going out of town until Monday so this issue is a little
  early. If you need anything while I'm away please submit
  a help ticket at http://www.Lisamcope.com and I'll get back to
  you as soon as I can.
  
  Below I have an article that I think will help you if you have
  ever wanted to create your own training course weather it
  be to train your readers, affiliates or your employees.
  
  It is a little long but I hope you will find it very helpful.
  
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  Before we dive into that I wanted to let you know that there
  is still time to get your CCD license before the WSO
  price goes up. Did I mention that the license lets you keep
  all of the up front profits, plus earn backend affiliate
  commissions?
  
  Check it out here:
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  Now let's talk about the steps you need to take to create
  your own course.
  
  Once you have decided to create a course or tutorial on a topic
  that you feel very passionately about, you might be somewhat
  confused about where to start. Whether you plan to create a
  short tutorial or a semester long course, there is no need to
  worry because there is a process available to get your course
  or tutorial completed.
  
  To create a course, one suggested model to use is the ADDIE
  model. The ADDIE model is not a template or a document; it
  is rather a process to assist you in creating your course most
  efficiently. The steps of the process are: (A)nalysis, (D)esign,
  (D)evelopment, (I)mplementation and (E)valuation.
  
  Analysis.
  
  During this step you take time to think about your intended
  audience. Your goal in this step is to identify the gaps that you
  hope to fill with the course you are creating. You do not want to
  create a course that is too easy which could become boring to
  your students. You do not want to create a course that is too
  difficult which could become frustrating to your students.
  
  Start your analysis by asking these types of questions: Who are
  the people in my intended audience? What are their needs
  concerning this topic? Do they have any prior knowledge of this
  topic? Do they know and understand the jargon or technical terms
  for this topic?
  
  Once you have answered these and additional questions you may
  have concerning your audience, you can then begin to formulate
  your objectives. Your objectives will indicate exactly what your
  learners will know after taking your course. If you have analyzed
  your audience deeply enough you will be able to identify any
  objectives that will be unnecessary or that need to be included
  for this particular audience.
  
  You can have one or more objectives and each should be stated
  as follows:
  
  At the completion of this course, the student will be able to
  [indicate what they will be able to do here].
  
  For example, for a web design course one objective would be
  "At the completion of this course, the student will be able to add
  an image to a web page."
  
  Design.
  
  This is the main part of the process. This is the step where you
  begin to write your content for your course. Using the objectives
  you defined in the Analysis stage, you focus your content around
  meeting those objectives. As you write content, always ask
  yourself, "What objective does this block of content fulfill?"
  
  Start your design process by asking these questions:
  Considering my objectives, what is the best way to organize my
  content? Should I include activities and exercises? How should
  the content be presented to the learner? How will I know if the
  student has learned what I have taught? What is the best delivery
  format for my course?
  
  Your answer to these questions will help you select how your
  instructional pages will look, the layout of text and pictures,
  navigation through your content, what types of activities you will
  have and how you will evaluate or test learners' grasp of the
  content.
  
  One big issue to resolve is the delivery format. Consider
  whether it will be best for your course to be taught by you in
  person or perhaps in the format of an instructional ebook with
  text and pictures. You may even consider teaching your course
  online. Whatever option you choose will have some effect on
  your design - and your design may have an effect on course
  delivery. You will need to closely examine the relationship
  between design and delivery for your particular topic.
  
  For example, a course on beginning web design might be
  presented in self-paced online format. Examples of HTML
  code and samples can be provided in a text format. Learners
  can review their results by checking their webpage to see if
  their page was created properly. However, a course in sales
  techniques or customer service might require interaction,
  coaching and guidance - in this case and instructor-led course
  with other students might be more beneficial.
  
  Development.
  
  Ideally, if you spend most of your time in the Analysis and
  Development steps, the amount of time needed in Development
  is drastically reduced. At this point, most of your content should
  have been written, however some content may be created in this
  step. In Development you begin to create your course, be it an
  ebook, PowerPoint presentation or elearning in Flash. You may
  or may not take a part in developing the course depending on
  your delivery format.
  
  If you are not personally creating the course, you will receive a
  prototype from the developer. At this time, you would review the
  prototype to make sure that your design has merit and make any
  necessary adjustments.
  
  Implementation.
  
  This is the step you have waited for. Finally delivering your course
  to the learners! Depending on your delivery format, this step is
  your product launch, course roll-out, first class, or the day you come
  face to face with the learners wanting to take your course.
  
  Evaluation.
  
  Once your course has been delivered, regardless of the medium,
  you must evaluate, evaluate, evaluate! This is not the evaluation of
  student progress in your course, but rather an evaluation of your
  content, design and delivery.
  
  Ask these questions during your evaluation: Are the students
  enjoying taking my course? Did the students reach the learning
  objectives? Where can I make improvements to content, activities
  and delivery of my course?
  
  The goal here is to understand whether you are meeting your
  objectives with your content and providing a course that is not
  boring and not frustrating to the learners. Once your evaluation is
  complete, take the information you have learned and revamp your
  course to fulfill any deficiencies you may have uncovered.
  
  There is great satisfaction that comes with writing and delivering
  a course or tutorial. You may choose to create a course to sell for
  profit, or simply because you love a particular topic. Regardless of
  topic or your motivation to create a course, the best advice for
  course creation without frustration is to use an instructional design
  model, such as ADDIE, spend considerable time in Analysis and
  Design and Evaluate and update your course.
  
  
  I hope you have a great weekend. I'll be in touch soon,
  Lisa M Cope
  
  PS. Don't forget to grab you license before the price goes up on
  Monday when I get back!
  http://www.warriorforum.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=219521
  
  PPS. If you are a Content Collectors Dream member you can
  up grade to Platinum Reseller from inside the members area

  February 7th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

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