How to plan your e-learning module
The videos and information on this page have been created by the NES e-learning team to help content owners plan their e-learning modules, particularly the planning of modules to be built by the e-learning team using Rise software.
Guidance
Identify aims and learning outcomes
The first stage of planning is to identify aims and learning outcomes of your e-Learning module. These will provide clarity and focus for your content.
- Aims state the general intention of the module.
- Learning outcomes state what the learner should be able to do because of the learning.
You can learn more in the TEL team’s Guide to Writing Aims and Learning Outcomes on Sway
Create a plan
This short video explains how to start by creating a rough plan for your e-learning.
To help you plan, you can use the following template planners:
- Map an outline for a programme of modules using the template programme planner
- Map the finer details of single modules using the template session and resource planner
How many modules do you need?
This video will help you to organise your content into modules of the right size to provide an achievable learning experience.
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Structure your Rise module
This video explains how lessons, content headers and headings will help to provide a structure for your Rise module.
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Provide your content
This video will show you how to provide the content for a Rise module as a ‘storyboard’, or ‘script’, or ‘module plan’.
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Download this template to create your storyboard
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You can download this example of a completed storyboard.
Image copyright in e-learning
The images you use in modules (or in videos you create, or any images you upload to Turas learn) must comply with copyright law. These videos explain copyright in an easy-to-understand way. Further information on copyright can be found on Turas learn at Copyright | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)
Video: Copyright
This video covers image copyright in NES e-learning modules. What kind of images you can use, where to find images and where to get advice about education exceptions.
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Video: Education exceptions
There are some exceptions to copyright restrictions that you may be able to make use of. In this video the NES copyright team explain educational exceptions and the criteria that apply.
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Video: Creative commons image search
How to search for creative commons images.
Creating and reviewing the script for your module
Flow chart 1: Creating and reviewing the script for your module
This flow chart shows the steps you need to take to ensure that your script is in good shape before the build of the module commences. The emphasis at this stage is on establishing what the content is and the accuracy of that content. The script will require sign off before the project can move to the module build stage.
Flow chart 1: accessible text version
Creating and reviewing the module
Flow chart 2: Creating and reviewing the module
Hold ups at the review stage are often the main cause of delay with an e-learning project. Common problems are that feedback arrives in a piecemeal fashion or feedback arrives after a deadline. The project will run more smoothly, and the build will be faster if you can be disciplined about the review stages.
You will have three opportunities to review the module and ask for any changes to the module. This flowchart explains the process. The emphasis during the module build should be the look and feel of the module (most decisions about content should have been taken at the scripting stage).
Flow chart 2: accessible text version
Who to contact
Contact your local Learning and Development teams for help with designing e-learning modules. Please note you should always refer to your health board or organisation's policies and procedures in the first instance and these may differ from the advice given here which was created by the NES e-learning team.
For NES staff, the NES e-learning team can be contacted via the learning departmental email address:
learning@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Requests for new NES e-learning modules or updates to existing modules can be submitted via the
Digital Learning Helpdesk