Moving your training to an eLearning platform is exciting and full of new opportunities for your business. But having to develop new content can seem daunting (unless, of course, you hire the right company to create your content for you). One great way to overcome this challenge is to turn existing material into engaging eLearning content. Here’s how to do just that.

Create A Plan For Your Existing Content

The last thing you want to do is take old material (training material and other material) and just start dropping it into your eLearning program. First, create an overall strategy to creating an effective training program. This includes identifying your training objectives, assessing your training needs, and then creating a program around that. The same process applies to your content. Analyze your existing material. Identify what works, what needs modification, and what can just be left out. Then, start transforming that material into digital training resources for your program.

Turn Your Existing Material Into eLearning Material

Your business likely has a lot of great material available, from both existing (or outdated) training programs and from other information that’s being used for non-training purposes. Here are some ways you can turn those materials into current digital learning materials:

1. Transform Existing Material: This one seems obvious. But the key is to transform the content for eLearning, not simply to move it over to that platform. It needs to fit nicely into the goals and the curriculum for your training.
2. Update Material for eLearners: Go through the material and update it to match the current times and platforms used for your learning program.
3. Give Materials A Makeover: You want all of your training to be consistent in branding, look, and feel. Take your old material and update the design to match your current program.
4. Leverage The Benefits of eLearning: Make the training interactive, engaging, and interesting. Use available technology, including animations, collaboration, gamification, videos, and more.
5. Rewards, Certifications, and Recognition: Did we mention gamification? When moving your existing material into your eLearning platform, include features that keep trainees motivated and excited to learn.
6. Find Hidden Gems: Most businesses have handouts and presentation slides (PowerPoint) lying around. This can easily be converted into applicable training material. Look at sales and marketing presentations as well as department and meeting slide decks.
7. Liven Up Boring Data: Turn boring data from reports and spreadsheets into training with the right graphics, images, and animations.

Begin With Your Objectives

Before you get started on this project, contact us to review your project requirements. We will help you identify the best and most cost-effective way to build and develop your eLearning program on top of a proven Learning Management System. That includes developing the right content and moving your existing material into the new system.

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