4 Collaborative Authoring Problems Solved With eNetAuthor

For a project to be a success it is essential that all stakeholders are involved from the outset and continue to be involved throughout the duration of the project. This allows for course content and design critique as it is being created, ensuring the course is on brand and that it will effectively deliver the learning objectives.

Ongoing project collaboration although deemed beneficial is not without its challenges. Discover 4 collaborative authoring challenges and learn of eNetAuthor features which can help you overcome these.

Collaborative Authoring - Challenge 1 – Location based

eLearning projects require input from key personnel such as content authors, instructional designers and reviewers. Often these individuals work in different offices and sometimes even in different countries, so communicating can be a formidable task.

Solution

With a cloud authoring tool like eNetAuthor you are not restricted by location. The very nature of the tool allows users around the globe access via a secure login - the perfect tool for cross-team working.

Collaborative Authoring - Challenge 2 – Visualising Course

Often it can be a challenge to visualise how the course is taking shape. With collaborative working, there is always the risk of misinterpretation of the content. With no sight of the course as it develops, there is a real danger that the final output will not be as expected, deviating along the path of creation.

Solution

eNetAuthor offers full project preview functionality. This features allows the user to view how the content is taking shape and visualise how it will be presented across different devices. With full sight of the course as it is being developed, changes can be made along the way as opposed to having to edit once published once expectations have not been met. This saves an invaluable amount of time and effort for all project team members.

Collaborative Authoring Challenge 3 – Communicating Changes

When working on a project with multiple team members and stakeholders there is the potential for miscommunication or misinterpretation which can have damaging consequences. When communicating out of context e.g. via email, over the telephone or even via documentation it can be difficult at times to convey specific revisions or requests.

Solution

eNetAuthor offers the ability to append a comment against the section of the course you are referring to. Categorisation of comments have been made easy with sub headings of Content, Design and Signoff.

This ensures clarity of purpose and meaning of each element and allows for a remote “conversation”. With all project collaborators having view of revisions within the system and full visibility of comment history, project development changes can be easily tracked.

Collaborative Authoring Challenge – Working On Most Recent Version

With are a number of people working on the same document, ensuring you are all working on the most up to date version can be a challenge.

Solution

Within eNetAuthor there is a “lock out” option at the page level so there is no confusion over changes to the same content. This allows for a proper version control to be established.

eNetAuthor offers features for both experienced and inexperienced users. Getting started is easy with our helpful demo and how to videos within our support section.