Creating eLearning Content for the Online Reader
There’s a wealth of information on the Web providing advice about how to create eLearning content for the online reader. One of the best articles we’ve read recently, comes from SHIFT’s eLearning Blog.
Some of the practical tips to remember when creating content are listed below.
- Some users can spend up to 69% of the time on the left side of the screen.
- Less than 20% of content on an average web page is read!
- It takes on average 2.6 seconds for web page visitors to form their first impressions of your content.
- Dominant headlines capture attention faster.
- Use graphics to reinforce text. We process visual information faster than text.
- Use whitespace on a page generously.
- Use a readable size and type of font.
And remember that we read online content more slowly than when reading articles or content on paper!
When you are next creating articles or content for online users, consider the points above. Rather than simply uploading paper based articles as online documents, why not edit the documents down, add graphics and make points of information succinct. Readers will remember more!