A concept for eLearning course development : learning experience to the next level

Abstract

The main goal of this thesis was to create a concept for Sandvik’s upcoming technical eLearning courses, that meets learners' needs and is engaging. One particular course was taken as a target to define the way for development. The first part of this work was analyzing existing courses and user’s opinions via survey.

The second part of this thesis was to find out, how an eLearning course can be developed into an effective and engaging learning experience and is memorable. Survey answers, literature, articles, and online publications have been used as sources in this thesis. The research results have helped define the guidance and final concept of the eLearning course.

As a result, the pros and cons, and suggestions for the course development have been clarified, engaging methods were defined, and chosen the most relevant with the help of a literature review. The storytelling method has been chosen for this case. The principles of learning and forgetting also have been explored as well and have been taken into account in the final concept. The original plan was to develop one course as a target, however, the concept has been extended to the comprehensive learning experience.