Process of Content Creation

Steps that can help you create outstanding quality content allowing you to reach a wider audience. 

Deciding what to teach 

To step into the world of e-Learning, it is important to understand your strengths and what is the topic which you are confident to teach. While choosing a topic, it should also be kept in mind what the students are most interested in.

In e-learning, you have a wide spectrum of topics to teach based on your capacity and your area of expertise. The main aim while choosing a topic should be to make it your USP. The primary aim should be to create different content.

Identifying the target audience 

Every course or topic should be decided by keeping in demand of your target audience. When marketed directly to the target audience, it helps to boost the acceptance value of the content. Narrowing over to a specific target audience will help you to effectively market your product and achieve greater outcomes from it.

Defining the goals of your topic 

It is important to define the objectives and goals of your content. It will provide the students with a better understanding of what they can expect to learn once they finish your course. Clear objectives of a course will provide better outcomes as it will target the audience better.  It will provide a better point of view of your course. You can design your course in different stages.

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced levels

So students can learn according to their level of understanding. While creating a course it should always be kept in mind that quality is way superior to the quantity of the course.

Listing the objectives of the course will help you to reach the target audience better as well as increase the quality of the course.

The structural makeup of your course 

As an educator, it should be evident that you cannot cover everything that exists in one topic. It is important to outline the course you are teaching to restrict yourself to topics in which you are an expert, as well as provide the students a better understanding and focused approach towards the course. 

Creating Practice modules 

As the saying goes practice makes a man perfect, so creating practice module tests, quick question series, etc. will help the students to grasp your content better and get a better understanding of the questions that can be asked from it. Creating a practice module will help you to draw a better audience towards your course as it increases the quality of the course tenfold.

Deciding where to film –

As mentioned under the quality standards for content creation it is important to understand the value of a good video and audio. For the creation of quality content, it is important to create videos in a well-lit environment having proper lighting as well as a clear background.

For the audio part of creation, it is important to record the audio in an environment free of disturbances, echoing, and distortion.

Troubleshooting common problems faced in audio creation 

The audio file sync with video is an important aspect for the student to understand the content well. Hence, the creation of audio files with no issues is of utmost importance. The audio creation after saving is hard to alter. So here are some troubleshooting methods to help you overcome common problems that you can face while recording audio.

Creating and uploading a Test Video 

The creation of content on your specific topic requires much more than just the information about that particular topic. It requires expertise in managing the audio and video well. The video and content you create must follow all the given and mentioned standards for audio and video creation on the platform.

To get well-versed in content creation at the platform, it is advised to create a test video and get feedback from the video experts for the same to guide you in the areas that require improvement and specific details about the creation of content.

The creation of test videos will help you understand the basics of video and audio creation and will help you get familiarized with the entire process of content creation. You need to create the test video in the environment in which you are creating your course so that honest feedback on the whole video and hence your content can be given.

Preparing a lecture 

After the completion of the above steps, this step will give you a get-going in your journey of creating an e-learning course.

 You can prepare a lecture on the topic you have decided on and shoot a good-quality video and audio, syncing them together will give you your first lecture as the output.

The first lecture of your course can also be kept free to give the audience a better understanding of your teaching style and what you offer. 

Preparing the landing page for the lecture 

The course landing page is an important landmark for the audience to find your course. The information on this page should clearly state the objectives and goals of your topic.

The value of your content should convince the audience to opt for your course.

Setting pricing of course 

Proper pricing of a course is a very important factor in deciding if your course will be popular and accepted by the audience. For the initial stages, you can also keep your course at a discounted price and you can also keep it free just to give the audience an insight into your work your teaching style, and your objectives.

Interact through Automated Messages 

It is always beneficial to interact with your customers. Interaction through automated messages makes it possible for you to reach out to your audience and stay connected to them via the platform. It is a newer and better approach to staying connected as well as answering the messages as and when you get time.

Caption generation 

This feature of captions generation will allow the not-very-well-versed audience to understand your content and get the best out of it. It can increase the market value of your content highly as it will provide you with a larger reach of an audience of various backgrounds and languages.