The dreaded alert icon—it’s there when something goes wrong with your computer or you make a mistake when trying to publish your e-Learning. Depending on your operating system, it might be red, yellow or blue. But no matter the color, it’s still a terrible sight.Keep the alert icon away by avoiding these m-Learning development mistakes:
1. Forgetting to define learning outcomes. Instructional design is still a necessary step when designing for mobile. Just because it’s a new medium doesn’t mean you can skip the essentials. A needs analysis is a great way to start a project. Here are some ways to help you define learning outcomes: 4 Tips for Creating Effective e-Learning Objectives for Yourself. Plus, define when and where the learning will be done. m-Learning tends to be shorter than traditional online training, especially if a learner needs to complete it on the go.2. Not planning for different device sizes. So you designed your course to fit perfectly on the latest version of the iPhone. Awesome! Except… what about your cubicle mate who’s clinging to his iPhone 4S? Or that annoying guy on the other side of the office who loves to brag about how much better his brand new Samsung Galaxy S5 is? That’s right, you have to design your e-Learning for them too.3. Ignoring the capabilities of mobile. While you want to start with your typical instructional design base, storyboarding and writing learning outcomes, you don’t want to get too stuck in your old e-Learning mentality. Embrace the things that m-Learning can do thate-Learning can’t—like gesture-based interactivity.4. Not publishing to HTML5. With HTML5, you can create more engaging and interactive training for use on mobile devices and tablets. Check out these tips for creating m-Learning content with Lectora®.5. Not testing before releasing your course. Testing is especially important when it comes to m-Learning because it’s so new. It’s a good idea to run through your course one last time as if you were the learner. Make sure the questions make sense, your interactive content works on multiple platforms, etc. For tips on testing the usability of your course, check out this blog: How to Create the Best e-Learning Courses from User Testing.
Now all you have to do is avoid making these m-Learning development errors and you’ll be on your way to avoiding that alert icon. Plus, your learners will thank you!For even more blog posts on how to create effective e-Learning and successful mobile content, subscribe to the Lectora e-Learning Blog!
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