What is it?

Designing Instruction for Web-Based Training is a three-day workshop based on proven instructional design principles adapted to take advantage of the web and the corporate intranet for distance and self-paced learning. You will apply what you learn in the course to a project of your own with feedback from your instructor and colleagues. The course focuses on the practical aspects of designing web-based training and helps you determine how best to design, develop, implement, and evaluate web-based training.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is for those course developers, content experts, and trainers who will be developing instruction for a web-based training site. This workshop is also for project managers who will be managing the development of web-based training either with their staff or with contractors. Training managers who want a consistent methodology and approach to designing web-based training for their training department will find our systematic approach invaluable. And web designers who want an effective methodology for developing web-based training will be introduced to a process that works effectively and efficiently for all subject matters.

Benefits to You

You will learn the foundations for web-training development that are not dependent on any one authoring tool, but incorporate the principles of effective instruction and development applied to the web.

You will have over 25 job aids that detail all the steps of the process and help you back on the job in designing web-training sites.

You will take home a 326-page Participant Guide that documents the entire course, provides you with examples, and specifies the how to of web development.

You will learn how each web site in an intranet leverages corporate knowledge and best practices and how your site fits into that network.

You will have criteria to evaluate the usability of web sites that you develop, manage, or are considering for your corporation.

Workshop Topics

Day 1

The Big Picture: WBT and Performance Support

Learn about the range of Web-based electronic performance support systems (EPSS) you can use to meet specific business needs.

Learn how to value-add your training with other Web-based EPSS elements.

Defining the Business Need

Learn how to write an effective and accurate business need statement for web-based training.

Use a job aid to determine whether or not Web-based training is a viable solution for your training need.

Learn about applications for blended learning that combine Web-based training with other types of training.*

Project Management for WBT

Get useful metrics from actual DSA projects so you can better anticipate your development requirements.

Identify the major roles and responsibilities for the Web-based training design team.

Identify the critical paths and milestones for Web-based training projects.

Day 2

Selecting Development and Delivery Software*

Learn about software used for the following:*

• Website development

• Graphics development

• Rich media development

• Synchronous learning environments
  

• Learning management systems (LMS)
  

• Learning content management systems (LCMS)

Web Site Design Strategies for WBT

Learn general principles for Web design and describe the effect of visual Web design violations on the learning experience.**

View examples of Web sites to identify how message design principles are used to increase perception, comprehension, retention, and transfer of learning.

Learn how an open navigational design vs. a closed navigational design effects the learning experience.

Defining Standards and Templates for WBT

Learn how to design technical specifications for a Web-based training project.

Define a site structure and file-naming conventions for your project.

Learn how to use storyboards to develop templates, information presentation, and interaction sequence.**

Day 3

Learn a powerful strategy for writing Web-based instruction that ensures your learners are actively involved and will be able to meet your learning objectives.

Develop content and interaction sequences for your project using a storyboarding technique.**

Learn how to write effective, engaging introductions.

Identify appropriate types of learning interactions possible in a Web-based environment.*

Learn the various technical approaches to enabling active responding in Web-based training as well as the limitations imposed by server, network, and client configurations.*

Storyboard engaging interactions for your project.**

Formative Evaluation and Pilot Testing for WBT

Learn how to use formative evaluation techniques in order to make your training the best it can be.

Learn effective techniques for organizing pilot tests, defining variables to investigate and gathering and analyzing evaluation data.

The Future: WBT Development and E-Learning Solutions

Learn the classes of service provided by third part providers; Development, Hosting, Testing and Curriculum Management.**

Describe the concept of reusable information objects and their application to Web-based training.

Learn about three major initiatives for global standardization of E-learning (IMS, SCORM and AICC).**

You will bring home a personal handbook filled with important decisions and design specifications you've created for your own project.**

*Expanded topic **New topic!

Reservation Information

The price to attend this workshop is $1199 which includes:

The three-day workshop, 9:00-4:00 each day.

A personal copy of the Designing Instruction for Web-based Training binder, a 326-page step-by-step guide to course development for the web.

Continental breakfast and refreshments each day.

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