Teaching and learning how to design e-learning didactic materials: reflections on the practice in the University of Alcala

This paper explores some of the difficulties encountered in the design of elearning materials. The starting point is the teaching experience of a group of tutors in the course Ensenanza a traves de Internet. Diseno instructivo de materiales docentes" held by the University of Alcala from February to May, 2004 and designed by the Online Teaching Centre of Granada University. The research analyses how students, all professors, assimilated the content which was divided into three modules (instructional design of didactic materials, editing documents in HTML format using Dreamweaver MX and management of the Platform WebCT as teacher-administrator). The research also focuses on the problems found afterward. The main objective is to promote the optimization of the design with a view to the next course. Furthermore, the paper aims to provide elements of analysis in order to use it in other contexts.