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eLearning Standards and Style

Guide

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Month 20YY

Version X.XX

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eLearning Template Standards/Style Guide

Contents

1. Introduction 3
2. Document History and Revisions 3
3. Courses 3
4. Development Timeline and Delivery Dates 3
5. Roles and Responsibilities 3

Instructional Designer............................................................................................................................. Subject Matter Expert..............................................................................................................................

6. File Naming Conventions 4
7. Properties 4
8. Review and Delivery Process 5
9. Stencils/Page Layouts 5
10. Writing Style 8
11. Terminology and Acronyms 9

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• Meet with SME to help validate objectives and map previous content to new instructional model.
• Create module in uPerform using the Instruction Model as your guide.
• Create, test, and publish recordings.
• Publish and review course.
• Work with SME through the review cycle making the appropriate edits.
• Create zip package of recordings and course file as the final deliverable.
• Check-in final course files to uPerform server. (Files should also be checked-in nightly.)
• Create course syllabus.

Subject Matter Expert

• Validate objectives for each module.
• Review content to ensure accuracy.
• Supply application images for conceptual pages as requested by course developer.
• Review course and simulations. Use the annotations feature in uPerform to indicate required edits.

6.File Naming Conventions

[Use this section to list the file naming structure for each type of file you are using in the course development.] File Type Style Example PowerPoint storyboard

courseinitials_version_mod #_title_storyboard

intro_8-0_mod1_introduction_sto ryboard Module file name

courseinitials_version_mod #_title

intro_8-0_mod1_introduction

Simulation file name

courseinitials_mod#_title intro_mod2_using_chat_feature

7.Properties

[Use this section to list the standard properties you are using in the course development.] Property Style Example

Title [Course Title and Release Number]: Title

Introduction to Service Desk

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Course Code [List code with capital letters and no space before the number]

SD

Description [Provide a sentence or two to describe the course]

This course introduces the Service Desk application and provides steps for logging into the system. Release/ Version Number

[List release and/or version number]

Release 8.0.0, Version 1.

User Roles Copyright

8.Review and Delivery Process

[List job titles and/or names as appropriate when you need to send storyboards, modules, and finished products to a product manager, project manager, team members, and more.] When a module is ready for review, upload the file to the SharePoint site and inform [name/title].

9.Stencils/Page Layouts

[Based on the software application you are using to develop and publish your eLearning courses, you can modify this section to include screen designs, images, and more.] Page Type & Stencil

Format and Writing Style Example

Title

Standard-Half- Bottom, 65% split, centered

In Course pane, list the module number: Module ##

Use module number and name style from source content as the image (see title image to the right).

Nothing in the heading area.

List the module objectives in text area. Use the corresponding audio file.

Module 01

If there is no audio, include text to say " Note : There is no audio for this screen."

Images should be left aligned unless otherwise specified.

Page Type & Stencil

Format and Writing Style Example

Simulation

Simulation-Half- Right

Grab text from source materials to explain what the simulation is about. Then follow with this text: The simulation will open in a new browser window. Click the button below to launch the simulation. Note : There is no audio during the simulation. Use the begin_simulation image to the right.

Course pane: Changing profile and preferences simulation (sentence case)

Content heading area: Using supplemental features (sentence case)

Knowledge Check Introduction

Standard-Half- Right stencil, 35% split

In the Course pane area, the text is "Knowledge Check." In the heading area, the text is "Introduction."

Some lessons contain more than one knowledge check, so the launch page text can vary. See document to the right.

Use the question mark image to the right.

Welcome to the final assessment. The assessment contains 50 questions that will test your understanding of the concepts and processes discussed in this course.

Note: There is no audio during the final assessment.

Click Continue start. Knowledge Check Questions

Page type depends on the question type

In the Course pane area, the text is "Knowledge Check #.#" The first number corresponds to the lesson and the second number corresponds to its order within the knowledge check (i.e., question 1, question 2). The question text can be copied/pasted from Word files. Use the custom feedback from Word files but start with "Correct." or "Incorrect."

If there is more than one knowledge check in a lesson, the numbering varies (second

Knowledge Check 2.

Knowledge Check 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.

Hotspot question stems need ", then, click Continue ."

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Assessment Questions

In the Course pane area, the text is "Final Assessment #.#" The questions are randomized, so the numbering doesn't matter to the learner.

Final Assessment 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.

10. Writing Style

[Use this section to provide guidance on the expected writing style and formatting for course materials, including when to use bold or italics for emphasis, the preferred capitalization style, and a focus on active voice. As applicable, reference organizational writing and style guidelines, including preferred authoritative sources] For this project, the content has been vetted, so only minor alterations to the text are allowed (e.g., changing a capitalized job title to lowercase). Do not alter the transcript text because it matches what is spoken in the audio files, which are not going to be re-recorded. Bold is used to emphasize main points. Below are lists of some common formatting and UI elements. Type Font Size Style Color Line spacing Example Headlin e

Verdan a

24-pt Regula r

RGB: 79,

Paragraph spacing: 10-pt after

Line spacing: Multiple at 1.

Headline

Headin gs

Calibri 14-pt Bold RGB: 0, 128, 0

Paragraph spacing: 0-pt before and after

Line spacing: Multiple at 1.

Heading

Type Example Button Click the Save button. Icon Click the Calendar icon. Link Click the Asset Console link. Click the 4 link. (Example of what to write when there's a calendar date.) Text Entry Click the Title+* text box. Type Web Report in the Title+* text box. (When the user

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has to type a lot of text, right-click the action, select "Edit Action," and condense the text in the "example text" field.)

For guidance on how to name UI elements, consult the [Microsoft Manual of Style]. Materials must conform to organizational branding standards. [Link]

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