Instructional Media in eLearning: Overcoming the 'Yes, but will it have video?' Syndrome

Session Description:

Do you or your customers suffer from the "Yes, but can we have video?" syndrome, otherwise know as the desire for the gratuitous use of video and graphics in elearning? If you answered yes, this is the session for you. Learn practical, evidence-based guidelines for the purposeful use of instructional video, graphics, and other visuals in elearning.

Presenter: Roberta Everson, Technologies for Learning Group

Roberta directs Technologies for Learning Groups (TLG) learning development and is responsible for ensuring instructional integrity in all TLG paper-based and online learning products. As Director of Learning Strategies, Roberta has been instrumental in building and implementing TLG's instructional design and content development process, including a multimedia decision matrix.

An experienced educator, Roberta has participated in the envisioning and building of many client-learning systems in industries such as retail, customer contact, manufacturing and aerospace. During her twelve years in the education field, she has worked in diverse environments ranging from workplace-based training programs to secondary schools, in addition to designing and developing paper based and online training with TLG. She received her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba and has considerable experience designing offline and online learning material and delivering classroom based training. Roberta has recently enrolled in a Master of Science, Instructional Design and Technology at UND.