ISTC Merit Award Winners for creative eLearning
Published on 27 Sep 2022 by Emma Eynon
As a proud business affiliate of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators we were thrilled to receive a Merit recognition in their recent UK Technical Communication Awards.
Our creative eLearning was evaluated by their panel of expert judges on the quality of our technical and scientific communication. We submitted our Haystack Essentials course for review against for the quality of these attributes:
Background | Purpose and scope |
Navigation | Index and search, links, logical structure |
Content | Accuracy, understanding requirements, styles of delivery |
Design | Easy to use, inviting, use of space and colour |
Graphics | Effectiveness, consistency, choice, implementation |
Text | Clear and concise, appropriate vocabulary, defined abbreviations |
Typography | Attractive, easy to read, appropriate |
Production | Format of delivery |
Judges feedback (summary)
Creative eLearning to explain data modelling with Project Haystack (Fantom Factory)
Fantom Factory works with The Project Haystack which delivers an open source data tagging standard to enable people, machines, and systems around the world to "understand" processed data. The entry is Fantom Factory’s official online eLearning course for Project Haystack. The methodology is difficult to learn so pace and content are very important.
The material is consistent in level and the course components are well constructed. The user is guided through the subject matter and can be confident of having the necessary information on completion. The material is consistent in level and the course components are well constructed. The user is guided through the subject matter and can be confident of having the necessary information on completion; an excellent example of elearning.
Other Merit award winners included: Government Digital Service (Gov.UK), IBM, Government Digital Service Cabinet Office, BTL Group, and 3di.
Congratulations to everyone, and to the overall award winner Makeen Energy!
You can read more about the award entries here on the ISTC website.
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