Providing learning is becoming a very popular trend, which shows that people are eager to learn. Lifelong learning is a beautiful thing! Just look at you doing it …

BUT, the trick is to design learning well – you know, where learners actually learn. We can assume they
read, see and/or hear your content, but is anything going into their brains and changing? Are they acquiring
new knowledge, developing skills or altering their perceptions? That is the real challenge for any teacher.
I am sure you have experienced some class, course, workshop, etc. where you felt disappointed that you
learned very little.

Think about what was missing. Was it the instructor had poor teaching skills, the learning materials were
lacking something, there was little practice, no feedback was given, or the course was unorganized and had
no point?

Regardless of the format you use to deliver your e-course, sound learning strategies and designs are essential.
Once we establish that in the first part of this e-book, we can get technical.