Developing elearning materials is divided into two distinct areas: teaching method and technology. As it is a special area, it has own teaching method(s). Technology is a tool what is filled with content by pedagogy. Instructional design covers
  • Objectives and learning outcome
  • Content
  • Methods of organizing the material and strategies
  • Activities and exercises
  • Tasks and quizzes
  • Assessments and tests

Technological design (TD) is responsible for

  • Layout
  • Format
  • Visual design
  • Navigation, etc.

They mutually interact during development. Working on content development (ID) begins earlier and has an effect on TD. Later it changes, the content may change as well, adjusting it to suit the technological options.

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