a collaborative methodology for the rapid development and delivery of online courses
This paper describes a collaborative methodology (tools and processes) for cost-effective development and quality delivery of online courseware. These methods are being used in the development and delivery of online courseware for information designers in the areas of technical writing, user interface design, usability testing, graphic design and web-based programming.Using this methodology, each course is touched by various members of a geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary team of professional writers, instructional designers, graphic and visual interaction designers, human factors specialists and software engineers as it migrates through the analysis, design, development and verification process. Each member contributes their individual expertise. The process leverages familiar collaborative authoring tools while supporting robust single-source development using XML and eLearning standards.This methodology alleviates many of the common problems associated with virtual team collaboration such as interworking of multiple disciplines, managing geographical distribution, managing quality control. Through the use of this methodology we have been able to maintain constant quality-control while dramatically reducing the development times ordinarily associated with online course development.As such the purpose of this paper is to share our expieriences and experiences with other professionals in the information design community.
course development e-learning course delivery mentored learning