eLearning Development and Localization
eLearning is an increasingly-growing solution that is highly regarded as the most efficient alternative for traditional methods of learning in light of many crucial factors. Living in the digital era, with the spread of smart devices and electronic screens everywhere, has changed our lives in many useful ways. One of these changes is the move from physical to virtual existence. You could now be anywhere around the world without leaving your seat. This merit provides a huge amount of flexibility in time and space, which is also clearly reflected in saving a lot of valuable resources like time, money, effort, etc.
Being a dynamic, interactive solution, numerous institutions around the world currently tend now to shift towards eLearning. It’s being adopted in both the business and the educational sectors. Whether you need to train your employees on work ethics, or instruct a curriculum to your students, eLearning is always the right answer. It could be used both online and offline, and accessed by individuals literally from anywhere at any time. Offering an interactive interface and multiple scenarios, supported by lively visual and auditory aids, eLearning provides the value of learning within an interesting framework. A recent study showed that 42% of companies claimed the eLearning has led to an increase in their revenue, while 73% of students in the USA expressed that they favor eLearning over physical education.
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, new concepts have been introduced to our lives, like distant-learning and work-from-home. The widespread of such practices resulted in a stronger dependency on eLearning. Moreover, it also proved to have positive effects on other aspects of our life, like nature reservation and pollution reduction. That was a result of converting to virtual learning instead of using tangible materials, and also reducing the need for commuting.
Ultra Localize, supported with its specialized experts, enjoys the perfect expertise to handle different projects and domains in the field of eLearning development and localization. Since our services cover all needs of the eLearning industry, it is important to identify the difference between two different phases within the scope of eLearning projects:
– eLearning Development: This is the first phase, which includes encompasses the complete creation of the eLearning course form scratch, turning it from an idea into reality. This includes course design, script or storyboard writing, relevant multimedia production, testing and publishing.
– eLearning Localization: This is the second phase, in which the whole course content, including both text and multimedia, is localized into different locales, taking into consideration the unique specifications of multiple aspects, including language, culture, regional factors, nature of target audience, etc.
Many important factors have to be taken into consideration when handling eLearning projects, whether in business, education or other sectors. Our process starts with project analysis, in order to identify the phases of the project and the right tools needed to handle it. Then comes the phase of actual production, with full attention to details and unity of the project. Following that comes the phase of project revision and testing, in order to validate the output of the localization process. Finally, comes the phase of project delivery after implementing client feedback and taking their approval on the final product.
Our unique development and localization processes are marked with many special aspects. One of the main aspects is the awareness of the cultural background of the target audience and the nature of the content. It’s very important to find the right manner to deliver the course content while taking into consideration the cultural considerations of the receiving party. Another aspect we always care about is to always keep our clients informed with any required changes or adaptations, so that the final product comes within the original vision of the client.