Our team is finally able to hire someone to help with QC for our elearning courses. Do anyone have a checklist they are currently using and wouldn't mind sharing with me? We started to create one, but it seems like a lot of what would be on our checklist is subjective and dependent on the course design.
Would love any insight from everyone! Thanks in advance!
I don't have a brilliant idea for you since I'm always having to adapt mine depending on the course design, too. But I'd love to see what kinds of answers you get!
It's based on one that I used at my old company. It can be very dependent on the course (and I included space for that) but there are a lot of items that remain the same in each course. The first page is more of a guide that is editable, then the second two screens are where the QC person adds their comments and issues.
Thanks so much for sharing this! I really like your blog post about it, too.
It's far less specific than what I normally use, but I like the idea of approaching it this way. Very helpful. Again, I really appreciate you sharing it!
As mentioned by others I do think the checklist greatly varies depending on the project and many other variables.
That being said a few years ago I compiled this "Ultimate e-Learning Design and Development Checklist" that covers quite a few things, ranging from instructional design, to navigation, to visual design. This might be helpful for you!
I've used a checklist similar to Rachel's but included columns so reviewers could report which slides needed tidying up along with any concise comments. Google Docs is also a great way to manage this because of the shared editing capability.
IMO structured QC is often overlooked when it comes to signing off a project. Then again, when it is implemented, it needs those involved to be disciplined in the way they complete it, otherwise the process can become one of double-checking, triple-checking and general wasting time and resource.
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*does anyone .... sorry, bothered me too much not to make that correction.
Hi Tram,
I don't have a brilliant idea for you since I'm always having to adapt mine depending on the course design, too. But I'd love to see what kinds of answers you get!
Thanks for asking the question.
Jackie
I made this one fairly recently: http://www.ohthatrachel.com/2014/05/28/quality-control-template-for-e-learning-modules/
It's based on one that I used at my old company. It can be very dependent on the course (and I included space for that) but there are a lot of items that remain the same in each course. The first page is more of a guide that is editable, then the second two screens are where the QC person adds their comments and issues.
Hi Rachel,
Thanks so much for sharing this! I really like your blog post about it, too.
It's far less specific than what I normally use, but I like the idea of approaching it this way. Very helpful. Again, I really appreciate you sharing it!
Jackie
Hi Tram,
As mentioned by others I do think the checklist greatly varies depending on the project and many other variables.
That being said a few years ago I compiled this "Ultimate e-Learning Design and Development Checklist" that covers quite a few things, ranging from instructional design, to navigation, to visual design. This might be helpful for you!
Nicole
Nicole,
That was very useful! Thank you for the checklist.
I also subscribed to your blog.
Richard
I've used a checklist similar to Rachel's but included columns so reviewers could report which slides needed tidying up along with any concise comments. Google Docs is also a great way to manage this because of the shared editing capability.
IMO structured QC is often overlooked when it comes to signing off a project. Then again, when it is implemented, it needs those involved to be disciplined in the way they complete it, otherwise the process can become one of double-checking, triple-checking and general wasting time and resource.
Thanks!
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