Presented at Online Learning Conference 9/26/17. Building eLearning courses is getting easier. But how about building them within your limited budget? The good news is that it IS possible to create quality eLearning courses on a shoestring budget. It’s a matter of prioritizing your efforts, focusing the core learning objectives and deliverables, planning ahead, using toolkits, and reusing content. In this clinic, you will use a cloud-based authoring tool to build an eLearning module from scratch.

1. Technology on a
Shoestring
Budget
Debbie Richards
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2. Common eLearning Budget Breakers
Using new
eLearning software
that are difficult to
master.
01
Not providing
enough/right info
to team upfront
02
Lots of unplanned
revisions
03
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4. Planning
Do you need
courses? What
else would work?
Who needs to
review?
Use a rapid
design mindset
Determine your
limitations
Create a
storyboard
Include only the
essentials
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9. Design and
Development
Use Use learners to create content
Use Use in-house narrators
Create Create re-useable elements
Use Use templates - develop once, use many
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10. Graphic Toolkit
Knowledge
checks
1
Module
template – title
pages, images
2
Graphics –
logos, icons
3
Videos
4
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14. Tools
Use PowerPoint
as your
development tool
Use free
resources
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23. Project
Management
Have Have one person get the final say
Use
Use collaborative review tool (multiple
reviewers) for Storyboards and Course
review
Agree Agree to deadlines in advance
Use Use a project management tool
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24. http://www.capterra.com/project-management-software/

27. Resources

29. Content Development
Type Website Cost
Customizable diagrams http://www.duarte.com/diagrammer/ Free
PPT templates https://slideshop.com/ Free – weekly slide
Color Picker https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel Free
Icons https://thenounproject.com/ Free
Design ideas http://billiondollargraphics.com/graphic-cheat-sheet/ Free
Royalty Free Stock Photos http://www.123rf.com/ About $1 per photo
Assorted Links from Tracy Parrish https://e-learning.zeef.com/tracy.parish Free or Low Cost
Other tools http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/elearning-design-toolkit-
freebies
Templates. Books etc. https://community.articulate.com/ Free

30. Course Development
Type Website Cost
PPT add-in course development http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/ $14.99/month
PPT add-in course development http://www.ispringsolutions.com/ispring-converter $297
Online Authoring Tool https://obsidian.black/ $20/month
Adobe Captivate http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/buying-guide.html $30/month
MicroLearning https://www.umu.com/ Free to begin
Sound Recording http://www.audacityteam.org/ Free
Screen Capture https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Free
Video Recording and Editing https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html $299

31. Course Review
Type Website Cost
Storyboard Review https://proofme.com/pricing Free
Course Review https://www.reviewmyelearning.com/ $15/month for 1 course
Testing and Review http://scorm.com/scorm-solved/ Free for 10 registrations

32. Books
E-Learning Fundamentals, A PRACTICAL GUIDE - Diane Elkins, Desirée Pinder
Better than Bullet Points – Jane Bozarth

33. ResourcesType Website
Google In eLearning https://elearningindustry.com/tags/google-in-elearning
"My Training Budget Was Cut!" And You Deserved It! https://elearningindustry.com/training-budget-was-cut-deserved
How to Create an ELearning Course on a Tight Budget? 14
Lessons from Top Learning Designers
https://www.joomlalms.com/learning-management-system/create-elearning-course-budget.html
75 Tips to Reduce eLearning Costs - The eLearning Guild https://www.elearningguild.com/showfile.cfm?id=4402
What You Need to Know to Create Amazing E-Learning https://community.articulate.com/articles/what-you-need-to-know-to-create-e-learning
Infographic: What is eLearning and what it isn't https://www.pinterest.com/pin/122582421081597281/
5 Skills You Need to Create Better E-Learning https://community.articulate.com/articles/5-skills-you-need-to-create-better-e-learning
5 Steps to Create and Deploy a Successful eLearning Course https://elearningindustry.com/5-steps-to-create-and-deploy-a-successful-e-learning-course
8 Things Every eLearning Professional Should Know About
People
http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/317143/Understanding-People-is-the-Most-Important-Thing-in-
eLearning-Design
Levels of interactivity in eLearning: Which one do you need? http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/190140/Levels-of-Interactivity-in-eLearning-Which-one-do-you-
need
Quick Insights: Create storyboards like the experts http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning_design/storyboards-for-elearning/
Teach Yourself Visual Design http://theultralinx.com/2013/08/5-quick-tips-great-visual-design/
Desktop Vs Cloud-Based Authoring Tools https://elearningindustry.com/desktop-vs-cloud-based-authoring-tools
The eLearning Color Guide: Evoking The RIGHT Emotion https://elearningindustry.com/the-elearning-color-guide-evoking-the-right-emotion