Tag: first draft

Create Learning Course Outlines in Microsoft Word

Whether you are designing an in-person, virtual or blended learning course, you may want to create an outline to get organized. In this toolbox tip, our founder and co-owner (and all-around guru), Diane Elkins, shows how to use Microsoft Word’s outlining tools to facilitate your course planning process. She highlights features, such as the built-in… Continue reading Create Learning Course Outlines in Microsoft Word

Action Mapping: A Great Way to Get Started

The pre-writing process of writing is often more important than the actual stringing together of sentences. Pre-writing is all about figuring out what you’re setting out to accomplish and how you’re going to get there. There’s no perfect way to pre-write. Some people draw a lot of pictures, others have shared how they draw clear… Continue reading Action Mapping: A Great Way to Get Started

Ready for Review

You’ve spent the hours gathering materials, talking with SMEs, creating outlines, and getting your masterpiece of a storyboard completed. It’s time to send it to the Writing Manager for Review, but there’s one more step to do. Take the time to make sure your storyboards are clean and ready for review.  Check out these general proofreading… Continue reading Ready for Review

Checklist for Your First Draft Delivery

Please go through this checklist and review and update your course accordingly before you let the managers know it is ready for our review. This will ensure a smoother review process for us and will result in fewer change requests being sent back to you. (Note: All these items are taken from the Artisan Online… Continue reading Checklist for Your First Draft Delivery