ASTD Education Programs

Essentials of Adobe Captivate 6: An Introduction

This interactive virtual classroom workshop provides expert guidelines to make online learning the best it can be. Participants will be guided through best practice scenarios regarding recording, adding interactivity, and working with audio. More »

Essentials of Articulate Storyline

In this interactive online program youll have the opportunity to take the lid off of Articulate Storyline and look at its most popular features. Storyline is a powerful and intuitive e-learning development tool that both beginners and seasoned pros can leverage. This program will introduce you to the foundational basics of the software, and provides the skills you need to begin developing your e-learning designs quickly. More »

Essentials of Articulate Studio

Learn the basics of creating self-paced training programs with Articulate Studio 09 in this engaging, hands-on workshop. After completing three 90-minute live sessions, you will be able to create a program that incorporates audio, interactions, quizzes, and video straight from your PowerPoint materials. Though this program will focus primarily on use of Presenter, all Studio 09 applications will be covered. More »

Essentials of Camtasia Studio 8: An Introduction

This one-day live, online workshop provides a high-level introduction to Camtasia Studio 7, a software package that allows you to quickly and easily create high-quality training and sales videos for mobile devices and the Web. More »

Essentials of E-Learning Authoring Tools

In this virtual workshop, participants will classify the elements of a good e-learning software design suite and be able to describe what tool types they will need to create online learning. More »

Essentials of Experiential Learning and Simulations

Join Ken Spero in the exploration of experiential learning and simulations and learn how to train participants in new ways and on a restricted budget. More »

Essentials of Flash for E-Learning Designers

Adobe Flash has two distinct audiences: the hardcore programmer/developer and the creative designers. As an instructional designer or e-learning designer, where does that place you? Rapid E-Learning software relies on Flash and Flash elements to add interactivity, but most high-quality e-learning courses are built entirely in Flash. Where do you begin learning? This online workshop covers creating and animating graphics, buttons and movie symbols; designing a custom interface using tools available within Flash; programming foundation ActionScript 3.0 to create interactions, navigation and communication elements; and creating a Flash-based online learning course using both design and programming best practices. More »

Essentials of Game Design

This interactive online workshop will break the process of game design into basic steps that make it easy to add interest to your workshops. More »

Essentials of Graphics for Learning

Are your e-learning visuals eye candy or do they promote learning? What does the latest evidence tell us about how and when to use visuals to represent content and to show content relationships? This workshop offers the latest evidence and guidelines for how to design and develop visuals for e-learning. Whether you are an experienced graphic designer or a visual neophyte, you will benefit from the updates to the latest evidence and methods for visuals in e-learning design. More »

Essentials of HTML5

In three 90-minute sessions well consider what HTML5 means to you as an e-learning designer, examples of its capabilities and shortcomings, how you can prepare yourself to deliver to HTML5, and how to start delivering HTML5-based courses today using tools you already have. More »