Developing an eLearning Strategy: 8 Elements to Consider

In the current economic climate, more and more organizations are looking to e-learning as a method of reducing staff training costs. Many companies are new to eLearning and don’t consider the impact of eLearning on their entire organization. Each 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 project life cycle? Who are your stakeholders (internal and external)

Technical problems

What is the current computing platform? How will your e-learning strategy integrate with future IT changes and developments? You gotta 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 be your quality standards? You need to think about creating e-learning guidelines so that you can control the outcome.

feedback systems

How will you measure performance? How will the cost of ownership and return on investment be measured? What are the projected costs? How will learning effectiveness be measured?

costs

How will ROI be measured, how will you work with cost centers within the business?

restrictions

Think about the problems you might have and highlight them soon

types of apprentices

Several things to think about: IT literacy levels, mobile learning, e-learning 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 quick implementation, creating a strategy can seem like a time-consuming activity. However, if done correctly, it can provide the foundation for a successful and structured implementation.