Learning content is any material used for educational purposes, including e-learning courses, training guides, instructor guides, instructional videos, and more. This might represent the bulk of the content you produce, or it might be just one part of your overall content set. Either way, it’s … Read More
LearningDITA: a free online resource
Are you considering a transition to DITA XML and wondering where to get started? LearningDITA.com provides free e-learning courses on the foundational aspects of DITA. Each lesson includes instructions, practice exercises, and quizzes to test your knowledge, supplemented with additional resources.
Improving DITA workflow
An organization’s first foray in DITA and structured content is most often driven by one of the following: Merger or acquisition: After a merger, the organization needs to refactor content workflows and so they decide to move into structured content and DITA. Localization: The organization … Read More
LearningDITA Live 2020 highlights (podcast)
In episode 70 of The Content Strategy Experts Podcast, Elizabeth Patterson shares some highlights from LearningDITA Live 2020. “Structured content is a way to strategically optimize your content so it frees your content from the format. Because it’s free of the format, it also frees … Read More
LearningDITA Live 2020 recordings
All of the 2020 LearningDITA Live sessions were recorded and uploaded to a YouTube playlist for your convenience! If you had to miss this year’s conference for some reason, or missed a session you were interested in, you can go back and watch. Thank you … Read More
Reuse with the Learning and Training specialization
You have your technical content in DITA, and you are reaping the benefits of reuse. Now it’s time to move your training content over, but it’s a little confusing to figure out how to structure your content with DITA Learning and Training elements. How can … Read More
LearningDITA updates
LearningDITA.com got a makeover! We rolled out an update to the learning management system to give you a better user experience when taking the free courses.
LearningDITA: four years later
If you had told me in July 2015 that LearningDITA would have 10 courses and be available in three languages, I wouldn’t have believed you. Since the site’s initial launch, it’s grown from a single course to a major resource for those who need to … Read More
Migrating to DITA: convert or rewrite?
So you’ve decided to move your content to DITA. You want all the benefits of reuse and less expensive translation, and you’ve completed your content model. But now the question is, “What do we do with our existing content?”
High return on high-design in DITA
If you’re transitioning to DITA and have a wide variety of documents, it’s probably best to do a phased rollout. When you move into the second phase of that rollout, however, how can you best leverage the work that’s already been done to smooth the … Read More