The 5 Stages of eLearning Development

In this blog, let’s funnily examine the five stages of eLearning development.

Every training team knows the drill, and it’s kind of like assembling furniture without instruction.

eLearning development can be exciting, puzzling, and sometimes, a comedy of errors. Here’s a candid peek at the emotional journey of eLearning development, as experienced by Instructional Design and eLearning teams everywhere:

The 5 Stages of eLearning Development (As Told by Every Training Team Ever)

1. Excitement: “We’re finally getting a custom eLearning module! This will revolutionize our training!”
   Translation: You’re pumped and already dreaming of awards for ‘Best Training Program of the Year.’
2. Planning: “Let’s map out the content and deadlines.”
   Reality: Endless debates over fonts, color schemes, and whether to use stock photos or hire actors. Meanwhile, deadlines quietly laugh in the corner.
3. SME Involvement: “The SMEs will give us everything we need.”
   Reality: SMEs: “Here’s a 300-slide PowerPoint deck. It’s all important.” You: “Great… we’ll just distill this into 10 minutes of engaging content.”
4. The Build: “This tool will make it easy.”
   Reality: Clicking through Articulate Rise or Storyline at 2 AM, wondering why you ever thought branching scenarios would be “simple.”
5. The Review: “The team will LOVE this!”
   Reality: Feedback from the team: “Can you move this logo 2 pixels to the left?

Also, let’s rewrite everything and add another section on the thing we forgot.
But in the end? It’s all worth it when learners actually engage, and you hear those magical words: “Wow, this was actually helpful!”

At Check N Click Learning and Technologies Private Ltd, we make eLearning smoother, funnier (optional), and way less stressful.
Reach out if you’re tired of these stages and just want training that works