Elearning Quality Framework

A quality framework ensures that things are produced in a consistent way. The Elearning Quality Framework (EQF) provides a set of adaptable criteria to use as the basis of your organisation's or project's own quality framework.

I recommend that you include elements from each of the categories below within your own framework

Please note: This framework is designed for online materials used as a deliberate learning intervention. It would need adapting for performance support materials.

Evaluation

  • What is the measurable business need for these materials?
  • What difference do you expect them to make?
  • What changes do you expect to happen as a result of your materials?
  • How will you measure whether or not you have been successful?
  • Is your operational environment capable of providing those measurements?

Learning design

  • Can you map everything back to the change you want to effect?
  • Have you removed everything that isn't supporting that change?
  • Is it the right length for the audience?
  • Are there opportunities to practice?
  • Are there opportunities to meaningfully interact with the content or other people?

Assessment design

  • Are all assessments aligned to the change you want to effect?
  • Do multiple choice questions contain plausible distractors of similar lengths?
  • Are there a range of difficulty levels represented?
  • Are the assessments valid? Do they assess what they set out to test?
  • Are the assessments reliable? Do they consistently and accurately indicate whether the person has learnt what you intended?

Technical design

  • Do pages load within the minimum specified load time, on a representative internet connection?
  • Does the correct data flow between the learning materials and the host or data analytics platform?
  • Does the content and platform handle internet drop-outs or crashes reliably and without losing data?
  • Does the content and the host platform contain the metadata required for it to be organised and found?
  • Does the content work when accessed through a firewall or VPN?

Accuracy

  • Has the content been checked by one or more subject matter experts for factual errors?
  • Is the information current?
  • Has a date been set for an update review?
  • Does the content meet the requirements of the organisation's writing style guide?

Legal

  • Are the materials compliant with your organisation's data protection policy?
  • Are the materials compliant with your organisation's intellectual property policy?
  • Are the materials compliant with your organisation's privacy policy?
  • Do you have the rights to use content such as images?
  • Do you have a record of the images and the rights assigned to you?

Accessibility

  • Do you have a justifiable accessibility policy for your learning materials?
  • Does each page meet the requirements of your accessibility policy?
  • Have you tested for use by people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive disabilities?
  • Are the materials usable on the required range of devices and screen sizes?
  • Have you written in language suitable for the target audience?

Brand

  • Do the materials reflect the organisation's specified "tone of voice"?
  • Do the materials reflect the organisation's visual brand?

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