Building e-learning in Pluvo

This skill describes the complete process for designing and building e-learning in Pluvo. It's based on ADDIE, Bloom's Taxonomy and Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction.

Follow this instruction as a step-by-step plan: always start with the analysis phase and work through to delivery. Don't skip any steps unless the user explicitly indicates that a step isn't needed.

Never build content without first asking what the user wants. The analysis phase isn't a formality — without a clear picture of the goal, target audience and learning objectives, the course will end up mediocre.

1. Analysis phase — Before you start

Ask the questions below before you build or write anything. Group them logically and adjust the order based on what the user has already provided. Only move forward once you have enough context to make sound choices.

If the user supplies a module profile or organisation style skill, skip any questions that are already answered there. Only follow up on what's missing or different.

How to ask

• Bundle your questions. Don't ask one question per message — group them logically (for example, all questions about the target audience in one go, all questions about content in another).
• Only ask what's unclear. If the source material or context already provides the answer, skip that question.
• Make a proposal if the user has no preference. Offer a concrete suggestion based on the course type and context, and ask for confirmation. Don't leave things endlessly open.
• Confirm with a summary. At the end of the analysis, summarise the answers in a project profile and put it forward for approval before you start building.

The analysis questions

1. Source material and content

• What source material is available? (PowerPoint .pptx preferably, documents, transcripts, interviews, videos)
• Always ask for the original .pptx — speaker notes often contain valuable depth that isn't on the slides themselves.
• Is all the content already available, or does some still need to be supplied? What will the user provide themselves, and what do you need to fill in?
• Is online research allowed or required? (for extra context, recent figures, examples, illustrations)
• Do sources need to be cited in the course? (source references for facts, links to in-depth articles, a bibliography)
• Source use: only work with the supplied sources, or may you supplement with general knowledge?

2. Imagery and media

• Is photography or visual material available? If so: where is it stored? (Google Drive, Dropbox, supplied separately)
• If imagery sits in an online drive: ask the user to connect the folder or share links so images can be used directly.
• If there's no imagery: may you work with royalty-free sources (Unsplash, Pexels)? Or should placeholder images be inserted that the user replaces later?
• Are there videos, audio clips, or other media? (own material, YouTube, external embeds)
• Are images via HTML elements allowed (infographics, diagrams, icon blocks) instead of separate photos?

3. Placeholder content (quotes, anecdotes, examples)

Ask explicitly whether the user wants placeholder content for:

• Quotes from customers, experts or learners — placeholder or real quotes?
• Anecdotes or example cases — placeholder or supplied?
• Numbers and statistics — placeholder, look up yourself,

Updated on: 06/05/2026