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You can enter design consideration information to help with the development of any table of contents item. On any screen that displays a Design Considerations link, click that link to display the Design Considerations Detail screen. Once you've opened the Design Considerations Detail screen from the Design tab, you can:

•Select View Comments to view, edit, and add to the comments.  

•Add a entry to a selected tab (heading) and convert it to a Note, Caution, Warning entry.

•Paste a copied Text, Note, Caution, or Warning entry to the end of the list of entries.

•Select Explain Flag to review the reasons an item on the design considerations has been flagged.

•Edit a selected Text, Note, Caution, or Warning entry.

•Delete a selected Text, Note, Caution, or Warning entry. Once you've selected OK to the confirmation message, an Undo button displays on the bottom left of the screen that allows you to revert the deletion.

•Copy /Paste a selected Text, Note, Caution, or Warning entry.

•Move a selected Text, Note, Caution, or Warning entry Up or Down in the list of entries to resequence the list of entries.

Note: On the Develop tab, you only get all of the above options, when you select the course, module, TO (e.g., lesson), overview, summary, or EO (e.g., section) level. If you select anything underneath these main levels, you can view the design considerations, and copy them, but you can't edit them. For example, you can view the course level design considerations from the Front Matter elements, but you can't edit them from that screen.

Select in the top right of the screen to close the Design Considerations Detail screen.

[TO Level Name] Overview

On the [TO Level Name] Overview screen, you can enter an overview or description of the terminal objective level table of contents item. You may wish to copy and paste the text from the Training Management Document > Initiative Overview screen to give you a starting point. This overview should include the recommended sequence of the content and any interrelationships.

Target Audience

On the Target Audience screen, you can describe who the Learning Event is for and how many people are in the target audience. You may wish to copy and paste the text from the Training Management Document > Target Audience screen to give you a starting point.

Learning Strategy

In the Learning Strategy field, you can describe the strategies to be used in designing and implementing the presentation of material, including the instructional media, as well as the methods of interactions within the content and with the instructor(s) and participants. Training strategies should be included here, too. Here are some things to include:

•Statements as to what type of behavior the participant must show in order to master the learning objectives.

•A list of the facts to be memorized, the critical attributes of a concept, the steps to follow in applying a rule or procedure, or the cause-and-effect relationship of a principle.

•A list of the aids that shall be included in the instructional content to help the participant recall.

•A list of the most common errors made by participants when learning.

•A description of the theoretical basis of each instructional strategy used.

For Shareable Content Object (SCO) include:

•A description of the SCO specifications and metadata tagging requirements to ensure the SCO can work across platforms and systems, along with information on how to reuse the SCO.

•A description of the level of granularity for the SCO to be applied within the lesson and the rationale for the level of granularity applied.

•A list of the metadata tags required for each SCO in final deliverable format (i.e., compressed or uncompressed) as an element of a course or lesson.

•A list of the metadata tags required for each original uncompressed format media object.

Remediation Strategy

In the Remediation Strategy field, you can describe how participants can or should be remediated when they fail a test or other assessment in the learning event. For e-learning event, you should also describe whether the system will remediate automatically, or whether the participant can choose to review information for remediation.

Test/Assessment Strategy

In the Test/Assessment Strategy field, you can describe the specific strategies and procedures that will ensure testing is completed at appropriate times and at the appropriate levels. You can identify the objectives to be tested in this field, along with the testing method. Include a description of:

•What type of behavior the participant must show in order to master the learning objectives.

•Each type of scenario that is to be included in the practice, and test items. A table shall be provided listing the total number of practice and test items that the content author must produce for each type of scenario.

•The test types, their sequence and frequency.

•The test interface (on paper or electronic) and test marking procedures.

•The remediation options.

•How the performance of individual participants will be tracked.

Test Items

In the Test Items field, you can list potential test items (in narrative form) based on the objective and proficiency definition(s). These can later be developed into test items on the Develop tab.

Prerequisite Knowledge

On the Prerequisite Knowledge field, you can list any prerequisite knowledge that the participants need to benefit from the learning event. You can also list the expected knowledge and skills participants have. This will help the developer write the content to the level that will best enable the participants to make the most out of the learning event.

Activities/Scenarios

In the Activities/Scenarios field, you can describe the activities and scenarios to be used. Activities and scenarios allow the participants to apply what they have learned. Include a description of each type of scenario. Use a table to list the total number of examples, practice and test items that the content author(s) must produce for each type of scenario.

Media Requirements

In the Media Requirements field, you can describe the media required to support learning, including audio-visual, printed, models, and any other media. Also include the required interactivity level and fidelity level if you're going to create e-learning or simulations.

Keyword Listing

In the Keyword Listing field, you can enter keywords that could be used to find matching content in another system (for example, if another system is used to complete the development of e-learning).

Points of Contact

The Points of Contact area lists the personnel and places involved for this table of contents item.

ISD Personnel

The ISD Personnel (instructional system design) working on this table of contents item.

Initiative Manager

The name of the Initiative Manager working on this initiative.

Content SME

The name(s) of the Content SME(s) (subject matter expert(s)) working on this table of contents item.

Production Facility

The name of the Production Facility responsible for this table of contents item.

Graphics/Media Personnel

The name(s) of the Graphics/Media Personnel working on this table of contents item.