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essential steps in creating an online course 8
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1. Analysis & Recommendations

While taking into consideration your vision for the course, we draw on best practices to align content, pedagogy, technology, and the learners’ needs to propose effective online learning solutions.

Things to keep in mind

  • Relationship with faculty

  • Needs analysis

  • Pedagogical and technological strategies

  • Recommendations

  • Online learning solution proposal

Step 2

2. Project Management

Once the learning path is chosen, the course is assigned to a Project Manager that closely follows every step of the development plan.

Things to keep in mind

  • Planning

  • Roles and responsibilities

  • Time

  • Quality

  • Communication

  • Subject Matter involvement

Step 3

3. Content Strategy

At this stage, we will repurpose your content for online delivery,  and build on online strategies.

Things to keep in mind

  • Repurpose of content for online delivery

  • Engagement and interactivity concepts

  • Storyboarding

  • Copyrights

Step 4

4. Video & Audio

At this stage, any video or audio components are recorded.

Things to keep in mind

  • Video opportunities outside the classroom setting

  • Length

  • Video and audio quality

  • Post processing

  • Formats and sizes

Step 5

5. Design & Integration

From a visual perspective, the online course starts to take shape.

Things to keep in mind

  • Course look & feel

  • Layout

  • Images – quality and editing

  • Video integration

  • Interactivity

  • Animation

Step 6

6. IT Development

All the course infrastructure is put in place. LMS requirements are set up too.

Things to keep in mind

  • New features development

  • Assessments set-up

  • Tracking

  • Learning Management System

Step 7

7. QA

Quality assurance tests are performed.

Things to keep in mind

  • Testing
    – Browsers
    – Devices

  • Course evaluations

  • Surveys

  • Focus Groups

  • Ongoing QA – post implementation

Step 8

8. Implementation

All the support services for the course are set up.
All necessary training is conducted.

Things to keep in mind

  • Upcoming sessions preparation

  • Post implementation course communication

  • Day to day course operation
    – Outline integration
    – Students’ issues
    – Administrative support

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Our team includes instructional designers, graphic and multimedia designers, video producers, programmers, web developers, quality assurance specialists and, of course, Concordia faculty members.
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