ASTD Education Programs

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Essentials of Adult Learning

This workshop answers the questions that should guide the designand delivery of workplace training, such as: How do we motivate theadult learner? How long should a lecture be? How do I accommodatedifferent learning styles? What is the best duration of a trainingsession 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours? And much more. 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 Developing Case Studies

The Essentials of Developing Case Studies online workshop will provide a step-by-step approach to guide you in designing and developing custom case studies for their learning programs. As a part of the program, you’ll have an opportunity to write a case study example and if you want to, share it in the final session to gain feedback. 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 Evidence-Based Training

How much resource is your training organization wasting on trainingmyths? Based on her forthcoming ASTD Press book, Evidence-BasedTraining, Dr. Ruth will lead you on a tour of brain-basedlearning to include the latest research on the best use of visuals,words, and engagement during learning. Whether you are afacilitator, course designer, or training manager, and whether youwork in classroom or e-learning or both, attend this interactiveonline workshop to sort out fiction from facts 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 »