Four Levels of Custom Courseware Development
| Level I |
| Usually, for level 1 courses the content needs to be segregated into "need-to-know" onscreen content and "nice-to-know" supplementary content which will be under links, pop-ups and hot-spots. This will ensure that the essential content is displayed prominently for the learner to grasp. The content is enhanced with appropriate graphical elements. Likewise, assessments and self-checks are limited to simple question types. |
| Level II |
| The courses essentially address simple skill development, which requires animations and simulations of limited complexity. Thus, appropriate content is converted into an animation or simulation to allow the learner to understand how a particular concept or principle is applied. Setting performance-based learning objectives and aligning the content along with simulation-based assessments in them. |
| Level III |
| Courses with highly interactive practice exercises, complex interactive self-checks (20 steps or more). Case studies with Branching Logic. Complex animations with illustrations. Audio for entire course.
In case of advanced software products, we adopt a Watch, Try, Do (WTD) approach. The instructional strategy is to first show the operations, and then invite the learner to try and perform the required operations with some guidance and finally, allow him/ her to try the operations all by himself / herself. This provides a smooth transition in learning - from watching, to trying and finally, doing. |
| Level IV |
| Developing level 4 courses would be to use visual / graphic environment with complete audio / video. The real life situations that need to be recreated for the learner to apply his learning, requires the highest level of graphic and programming capability in addition to complete understanding of the subject and continual collaboration with the SMEs. |