ASTD Education Programs

Blended Learning Certificate

This program provides a roadmap for creating high-impact solutions that address these needs by combining various learning platforms, methods, and formats to motivate learners, produce real results, and increase productivity. More »

Essentials of Designing Synchronous Games and Activities

Transform your online classes into active, collaborative, and fun events by learning how to design engaging activities and games in your programs. You’ll receive several recipes for specific games and activities, a process for discovering what your technology does, and a worksheet for integrating any activity into the online classroom. Walk away from this program with a game or activity of your choice ready for the online classroom! More »

Essentials of E-Learning Authoring Tools

In this virtual workshop, participants will classify the elementsof a good e-learning software design suite and be able to describewhat 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 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 Podcasts, Video and Writing for the Web

Essentials of Podcasts, Video, and Writing for the Web covers thethree key media that can be used to easily develop to enhanceonline learning products. More »

Essentials of Social Media for Learning

Join Dr. Jane Bozarth for a tour of real-world, concrete ideas forincorporating social media tools into your training programs. Thisinteractive online workshop comprised of three sessions will takein-depth look at Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, wikis, and microblogs(Twitter), among other technologies. Along the way we will examinespecific strategies for leveraging the strengths of each, andchoosing which to use when. More »