“Me and IT???” How instructors and subject matter experts can create well-designed e-learning content

Workshop Description:

This hands-on workshop will walk participants through how to create well-designed e-learning content when e-learning development team expertise is not available. This workshop is for people who are being challenged to put course materials online but who do not have the technical skills required to create the necessary html documents. The goal of the workshop is to put the design, development and revision of e-learning content into the hands of the instructors and subject matter experts.

The following topics will be addressed:

• The adoption cycle of technology in learning.
• Common web design mistakes made in e-learning content creation.
• Creating well designed e-learning content using PowerPoint.
• How to optimize PowerPoint e-learning for delivery in an LMS, using Impatica.
• How to revise materials once created.
• Things to watch out for when using this design/development method.

This workshop an excellent companion to the morning workshop “Winning Guidelines and Practices for Using Instructional Media in eLearning” which discusses practical guidelines and methods for integrating purposeful instructional video and other visuals into your elearning. In combination (or separately!), the two workshops will give the learner practical skills for selecting and creating good quality e-learning materials.

Presenter: Carol Stroud, MDE

Carol has been active in the field of Distance Education in Winnipeg since 2000. As an e-learning instructional designer, Carol has been involved in the design and development of web-based courses for academic institutions, professional associations, and commercial organizations. She is very experienced in the instructional design of courses for delivery using Learning Management Systems such as WebCT and Desire to Learn as well as proprietary commercial systems. Prior to her work as a private consultant and Program Officer in the Business and Management Studies in Distance Education at Red River College, Carol was employed as an Acquisition Editor and Online Course Development Specialist for U.S. based publisher Human Kinetics. Working in a telecommuting position from Winnipeg, Carol initiated and managed the overall development of the Distance Education Division’s web-based courses.

Carol completed her undergraduate studies at Ottawa University in 1997, earning a B.Sc. in Kinesiology. She graduated from Athabasca University in 2000, with an Advanced Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (Technology) (AGDDE(T)) and a Master of Distance Education (MDE) degree. She was co-winner of the Governing Council Scholarship for completion of studies with highest GPA upon graduation and received the Alberta Heritage Fund Graduate Scholarship in 1998 for academic excellence. In 2004, Carol completed a Web Design Certificate from the University of Winnipeg.