A “Trojan horse” approach to teaching about online design

A range of skills and knowledge are required for the development of quality educational material for online delivery. These include an understanding of instructional and multimedia design issues as they relate to the online environment. Although academic staff becoming involved in online education recognise the need for training in the technical skills involved in creating educational web sites, this paper argues that they do not recognise the importance of these design skills. This paper describes the inclusion of training in these areas as part of a basic introductory skills building workshop.