These days, huge sums of money are handed over to people with a specific expertise-web design expertise. Are you a web designer? If so, you’re already aware of the value of your knowledge base. You may, on occasion, have considered sharing your expertise with other people-an enterprise which in itself can prove very lucrative. Have you ever thought of creating your own web design course?
Even if you’re a beginner, you might know enough to design your own introductory web design course. One benefit that beginner designers have over pros is that they understand well the fact that you don’t need to know everything about designing for the web, or the internet to create your own effective and aesthetically intriguing website.
If you’ve never created your own online course before, that process can also be a simple one. All you need are knowledge about design and your own pedagogical approach which breaks down the information into neat, well-ordered steps, allowing students to gain the skills they need in a logical fashion, and to test them out. An LMS online course which is dynamic and allows for trial and error will make all the difference in this aspect.
There are a few great options for course creation toolkits out there. Some LMSs provide tools and applications for web design courses such as Rapid Intake Unison, which allow designers and subject matter experts to collaboratively capture, storyboard, develop, review, test, and publish Flash-based courses-without having to know Flash. (Although most designers would probably know Flash, Fireworks and other programs, it’s not always necessary, either.)
