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A small selection of the range of educational/training situated e-learning in Southampton Education School

This resource provides a comprehensive framework of 20 scoping questions designed to guide initial discussions between learning designers and subject matter experts (SMEs) when planning eLearning projects, particularly those with clinical or healthcare content. The document systematically addresses critical project planning areas including strategic alignment, stakeholder management, learning design approaches, assessment strategies, accessibility requirements, technical specifications, and resource allocation. It incorporates evidence-based time estimates for different levels of content complexity (basic to advanced) and includes specific cost projections based on development hours. Key features include: Structured questions covering project fundamentals through to risk management Specific guidance on scenario-based learning and branching complexity Compliance and accessibility considerations aligned with WCAG 2.1 AA standards Platform-specific development time estimates (Blackboard Ultra, Articulate Rise 360, Storyline 360) Budget frameworks with realistic hour-per-finished-content ratios Healthcare-specific considerations including clinical accuracy validation and SME involvement timeframes This resource would be particularly valuable for learning designers initiating healthcare or clinically-focused eLearning projects, project managers establishing realistic timelines and budgets, or institutions seeking to standardise their eLearning scoping processes. The framework ensures comprehensive early-stage planning whilst managing scope, compliance requirements, and stakeholder expectations effectively.

An E-Learning Gateway for the latest news and information relating to Computer Crime for INFO2009

Investigating the use of Virtual Learning Environments by teachers in schools and colleges

An introduction to Learning Technologies at the University of Southampton for PCAP / PGCAP

Technology is changing how students learn and how we research. Perhaps you want to use technology to enhance communication or improve student support. You may want create a distance learning activity, a flexibly delivered module or indeed a whole course. You may simply want to find out where to find authoritative information, or to see what support exists for this type of work. The University is committed to delivering high quality learning and teaching, using technology where appropriate, in order to offer a distinctive Southampton educational experience. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), also known as e‑learning, is becoming increasingly important to students, teaching staff and the institution. This guide highlights some of the most important matters to consider. It is intended to help you to tackle the key issues that determine the success of TEL projects and to work on those projects in a considered way. Written with the input of colleagues from around the University, it prompts you to ask important questions and points you to sources of up-to-date knowledge and advice. Technology changes rapidly. This guide is about managing the work in a practical way. The University supports the use of a variety of TEL approaches for teaching and learning and colleagues are ready to offer their experience and advice. Each person has distinctive skills and specific experiences. No single person will have all the answers you are looking for. Be ready to investigate alternative approaches that suit you and your students’ needs in different ways. - Madeline Paterson, University of Southampton

Web 2.0 is sometimes described as the read/write web, giving everyday users the chance to create and share information as well as to consume information created by others. Social media systems are built on this foundation of participation and sharing, but what is the mindset of these users, and are they quite so everyday as we might suppose? The skills and attitudes held by users can be described as their literacy, and there has been a lot of debate over the last few years about how to describe these literacies, and design for them. One field that has been changed radically by this notion is Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) where a fierce debate has raged about the potential of a new generation of highly literate digital natives, and Edupunks have argued for open and personal systems that challenge traditional models of institutional control. In this session we look at the arguments surrounding digital literacy and examine TEL as an example of how social media can change an application domain.

This evidence-based Excel calculator provides comprehensive time and cost estimates for eLearning development projects within higher education and healthcare contexts. The tool generates detailed project costings by incorporating multiple variables, including content duration, platform selection, authoring tool requirements, scenario complexity, assessment specifications, compliance levels, and media production needs. The calculator draws on peer-reviewed research and industry benchmarks (Chapman Alliance, 2010; ATD Research, 2023; Tucker, 2025) to produce realistic development time multipliers for different authoring tools and complexity levels. It automatically calculates platform-specific development hours (ranging from basic platform creation to advanced tools such as Articulate Storyline 360), applies appropriate compliance multipliers for WCAG 2.1 AA, PSBAR, and European Accessibility Act requirements, and generates risk assessments based on project specifications. Key features include automatic platform selection based on target audience (Blackboard Ultra for students, Totara for staff, Course Catalog for external professionals), dynamic cost breakdowns showing development hours and associated costs, scenario-based learning calculations with complexity ratings, and integrated risk assessment with mitigation strategies. The calculator is particularly suited for learning designers, project managers, and academic staff planning eLearning projects who require accurate budget estimates and timeline projections. It includes comprehensive maintenance documentation and lookup tables that can be updated to reflect changing institutional rates and industry standards.