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Who should be responsible? IT or Instructors?
Who should be responsible for converting a pptx into a SCORM (Storyline 360), our Instructors or our IT department?
Our Instructors currently develop the Lesson Plans with pptx, then converting them to storyline to create the SCORM for online training. However, since it takes a significant amount of technical skill to do this, should we have out IT department do it? Where is the line between Instructing and IT?
I'd say that IT folks should concentrate on the tasks that require their special technical skills, such as keeping the network running and cybersecurity. They aren't trained in adult-learning theories or instructional design, so they shouldn't do that.
Yes, it takes some practice to get good at Storyline. Rise is a lot easier, so your team could consider using that, instead (though you'd have to give up some functionality that's only available in Storyline).
Another option would be to hire someone just to develop the courses. Depending on the volume of courses, that might be a full-time position, or it could be done on a contract basis.
It should be an elearning developer, which IT team may or may not have,
Ideally they are part of the instructor team but can sit elsewhere.
I think it depends on what you're course requirements are. I agree with Phil and Judy above. However, if it's just a matter of converting PPT files to a SCORM package, you could use Studio which comes with Articulate 360.
At that point, assuming no major instructional or interactive considerations, anyone could publish the PPT file and output with SCORM. This wouldn't require an import into Storyline.
Instructors are trained to use different techniques to keep the students engaged, such as Ask-Pause-Select. However, online courses do not have that luxury. Online courses must use techniques like overlays, animation, transitions, layers and triggers. This is where the technical skills come into play. Also, a keen eye developed by photo/video training is needed to make sure the layout/framing of the scene is correct.
IT may not have the creativity needed to develop an engaging course - but Instructors don't have the technical skills. They also don't have the time, between developing In-class Lesson Plans and instructing to learn a new software program.
This seems to be a conundrum . . .
Hi,
I've done this type of project many times, and as Phil said, It should be done by an eLearning developer.
The IT team provides the technical subject matter knowledge, and the eLearning developer creates the course.
Once a clear set of project team member roles and responsibilities have been determined, it's a pretty simple process.
The ideal elearning team. A instructional designer, a graphic designer/animator and a elearning developer. I know a lot of you combine those into 1 role. Well then you need to know all ins and outs of all 3 specialties. Scorm publishing for sure is for the elearning developer.
