ASTD Education Programs

Essentials of Adobe Captivate 6: An Introduction

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

Essentials of Articulate Storyline

In this interactive online program you’ll 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 withArticulate Studio 09 in this engaging, hands-on workshop. Aftercompleting three 90-minute live sessions, you will be able tocreate a program that incorporates audio, interactions, quizzes,and video straight from your PowerPoint materials. Though thisprogram will focus primarily on use of Presenter, all Studio 09applications will be covered. More »

Essentials of Camtasia Studio 8: An Introduction

This one-day live, online workshop provides a high-levelintroduction to Camtasia Studio 7, a software package that allowsyou to quickly and easily create high-quality training and salesvideos for mobile devices and the Web. 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 Flash for E-Learning Designers

Adobe Flash has two distinct audiences: the hardcoreprogrammer/developer and the creative designers. As aninstructional designer or e-learning designer, where does thatplace you? Rapid E-Learning software relies on Flash and Flashelements to add interactivity, but most high-quality e-learningcourses 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 toolsavailable within Flash; programming foundation ActionScript 3.0 tocreate interactions, navigation and communication elements; andcreating a Flash-based online learning course using both design andprogramming 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 »