Contract eLearning Developers
May 15, 2023
Hello everyone,
I appreciate you taking the time to read (and comment, if you do so) on this post.
I am a Graphic and eLearning designer for a nonprofit, and recently my workload of just graphic projects has become a lot, so we are considering contracting out to companies or individuals to create some eLearning content for us. We are currently in the planning stage of this, and I am just reaching out to find some industry people's thoughts and feelings regarding this.
The projects, that I have created over the past few years, have ranged in length, but most of our modules come out to be 15-25 minutes in length for the user.
I'm wondering if anyone could give me additional insight from what I've already Googled, as to:
- The timeframe it would take to complete a 15-20 minute course
- This should take into consideration creating graphics for the modules, although I do have a small library of graphics I have created that I try to reuse as much as possible. Templates and branding are already in place, so they would just have to follow those guidelines.
- The cost per hour (I know this definitely could vary, but a range would be helpful for initial discussions and making sure it would work for us since we are a nonprofit!).
- And any other general thoughts or knowledge anyone would be willing to share would be helpful when we go to find companies/individuals, etc., and what to expect when we meet with them.
Much appreciated! :)
Rodney
2 Replies
Hi Rodney. The question of how long it takes to build a course is a common question people askāand also a tough one to give a definitive answer to since so many variables are at play. This conversation thread has some good ideas on how to think about this challenge. And here are a few questions I find helpful for roughing out e-learning project timelines:
While the answers to these questions may not give you an immediate timeframe for e-learning production, they'll make time estimates much easier to determine for any e-learning development vendors or freelancers you're considering working with.
Thank you for your insights :) I know this is a packed question, with lots of variables that can result in a lot of different answers, but I appreciate your feedback and the link to the other thread.