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You have limited resources within your department at the office. So how do you know the best ways to maximize your design when creating courses?

Overall remember when creating the design of a course,  your design should always support your content not detract from it. Use the visual design to enhance or reinforce the story or the message.

Here are 5 top design mistakes that Instructional Designers often make and how to fix them:

1. Not using a consistent user interface design

TLS Learning is on facebook!

(Comparing Lectora Online, Lectora Publisher, Lectora SNAP! with Articulate, Captivate and others)

This Friday I have the pleasure of speaking at the PACT Excellence Share. We will spend time exploring the topic, "How to choose the right elearning tool for your project".

Do you:

- Get overwhelmed at the thought of choosing an elearning tool?

- Tend to wander from tool to tool depending on what looks "cool"?

I attended a seminar today about trends in the elearning industry. One of the topics was on Learning Management Systems (LMS).Many companies struggle with the question of whether they need one and then if they do, which one to choose. There are many factors that play into how to decide and then when you do, how to make it happen. Historically, LMS systems were limited to large companies with deep pockets and lots of resources. Not anymore.

Coming soon.Custom flash templates for Articulate. These templates will allow you to customize the player that shows within Articulate.Why customize your templates? Here are a few ideas.

• Match your corporate template
• Match other courses that have been built in other tools
• Have interactive buttons
• Get rid of the generic "player" look that comes with Articulate

What other ideas do you have? Tara 

In working with my various organizations I am often in the position to dispel myths of what the various elearning development tools can and cannot do. Are there elearning development tools out there that do more of what you want than others? Of course, but the majority of the time any tool can get you pretty close to what you want to do as I will show you in the following example.