Writing for e-Learning Environments

More Strategies for Improving Readability Online

  • Use clear headings with different size and colour than the rest of text.
  • Include white space (spacing) to separate ideas.
  • Create side-bars to highlight key points, provide image metaphors, etc.
  • Use active voice in sentence structure.
  • Select a sans-serif font (e.g., arial font).

Where possible, summarize text.