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Technical Writers and E-Learning

Posted on May 26, 2007 | Filed Under Authoring, Custom Development, Elearning Development 

There are many different people involved in bringing an E-Learning project to life.  Typically, large E-learning projects involve project managers, instructional designers, instructors, subject matter experts, graphic designers, web programmers, and A/V specialists.  It is becoming more and more common for technical writers also to be included on E-learning project teams. 

The trend to add technical writers to the mix when developing E-Learning comes from an increased understanding that writing E-Learning materials requires special skills that the other members of the E-Learning team members don’t bring to the table. 

Writing copy for the E-learning environment is very different from writing for an academic journal or conference proceeding.  It also isn’t the same as creative writing.  E-learning materials have to be written very clearly and concisely, in terms that a novice learner can easily grasp and understand. 

Technical writers are skilled in creating short, meaningful sentences that are easy for learners to comprehend and digest.  The same skills that make technical writers effective for creating help page and FAQ copy translate well into creating effective training materials for E-learning curricula. 

Before you start your next E-learning project, take a look at your team members, and think about whether or not you need to bring a technical writer on board.  Your learners will probably be very glad that you did! 

Mary

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