Instructors need a fast and easy approach to develop E-Learning material. The easiest way to do this is to start with a tool that they are very familiar with, PowerPoint and enhancing interactivity. In this workshop the instructors will learn how to start authoring E-Learning material with Power Point then move on to enhancing interactivity of the courseware by converting the Power Point to ToolBook files and subsequently capitalizing on the powerful objects available in ToolBook. What a revolutionary way to author E-Learning!

This fundamental workshop provides you with a proven step-by-step design process. Learn how to apply the 12-step design cycle and incorporate time-saving shortcuts to simplify your job and produce better courses faster. It gives you plenty of practice so that you will be able to design top-quality courses immediately after the workshop.

Graphics are everywhere in our lives and are vital for communicating messages, helping us sift and categorize a bombardment of information, and remembering concepts and ideas. Graphics are the powerful way to make sense of information in e-learning. Bullet points, well edited running content without suitable graphics makes the e-learning meaningless. Adobe Photoshop is a graphic editing tool that can help even the uninitiated personnel develop a quality piece of image for E-Learning Development.

Learning with multimedia, research shows that visual imagery is better retained when accompanied by verbal information; that learners are better able to integrate information via multi-modal instruction. Principles of Learning, describes how information encoded and transmitted using both visual and auditory channels reduces the cognitive load on the learner, so their working memory can process information more effectively. Adobe Audition and Adobe Premier are the audio and video editing tools that can help even the uninitiated personnel develop a quality piece of audio and video for E-Learning Development.

Developing E-Learning Material is fast becoming a standard task for a Human Resource or Training Personnel. In the near future the ability to develop and deliver E-Learning Material would be a key competency that determines the employability of an incumbent for Human Resource and Training positions in any reputable organization. ToolBook Instructor is a software application that can help even the uninitiated personnel develop a quality piece of E-Learning Material.

This five day training program will walk you through Instructional Design Principles, principles for design and selection of media elements, editing graphics with Adobe Photoshop, Capturing and Editing Audio, Capturing and Editing Video with Adobe Premier and Courseware Development with ToolBook Instructor. At the end of the 5 day training programs participants will be able to output an interactive E-Learning courseware ready to be deployed on a CD or online.