Course Development Process

Developing a course with SkillStudio requires planning, an understanding of course architecture, and knowledge of instructional design. SkillStudio supports creation as well as development of the basic components of effectively-designed courses (relevant content, learning objectives, presentation and practice strategies, and evaluation). There are three basic stages to instructional design:

• Planning Stage

  The instructional design process begins with research and analysis of the content and learning requirements for each course.

• Design Stage

  The design stage typically results in a high-level outline that includes the content to be covered, the learning objectives, some ideas about presentation and practice strategies for each objective, as well as the strategies to be used to evaluate (test) learners' attainment of the objectives. The design stage can be completed independently, or by using the related fields in SkillStudio.

• Course Development Stage

  The course development stage begins after the initial analysis and design stages are complete.

Follow these general development steps to use SkillStudio to develop your course:

1. Select a course type.
2. Add your course components, which are typically determined during the design stage:
   • Create a course overview to give your learners an idea of the course content.
   • Create lessons to detail specific information.
   • Create a lesson overview and topics that further break down a lesson's content.
   • Create objectives for the learner to attain.
   • Create learning points for the topics.
3. Create pages using templates appropriate for the content and the instructional intent:
   • Enter the course content into your pages.
   • Enter text in the Writing tab.
   • Place images on the Graphics tab.
4. Preview and audit your course for errors or warnings, ensuring the text and graphics are editorially and instructionally accurate.
5. Record audio for learners to see and hear the content.
6. Add or edit the course resources.
7. Publish the course to Skillport or your LMS.

Note: If you want to create a SCORM version of a SkillStudio course and publish it to your Learning Management System (LMS), contact Skillsoft Technical Support for assistance.